10 Best Metal Bands in History

Here's my list

1.Black Sabbath(Started the Evilness, continued it)
2.Judas Priest(Pure Metal, Dedication)
3.Iron Maiden(Classic)
4.Motorhead(Speed Metal began Extreme Metal, kicked it up a notch)
5.Saxon(Pure classic Metal, influence)
6.Ozzy Osbourne(Randy Years, influence)
7.Metallica(Influence and songwriting)
8.Dio(great Metal singer, influnence)
9.Megadeth(Objective, themes and songwriting)
10.Slayer(Influence)

honorables: Scorpions, Death, Motley Crue.
Please share why you chose the bands you did.

1.Black Sabbath (the awesomness begin!)
2.Ozzy Osbourne
3.Metallica
4.Megadeth
5.Slayer(demoniac riffs all the way)
6.Judas priest
7.DEATH!!!(R.I.P Chuck =()
8.Cannibal Corpse
9.Necrophagist
10.Brain Drill (the awesomness of the awesomness "blah blah" etc,this is mad!!!)

Sorry if i converge in death metal but lol,today metal is not very the most alive genre(only Megadeth and Ozzy are ok)its for that i written the last 4 ones cuz they are what we are listening today and creating (that's my opinion of metal(lol)

hmmm im not into metal much anymore but ill name some of my favorites, not in any real order

Iron Maiden
Metallica
Megadeth
Children of Bodom
Death
Wintersun
Alice Cooper
Dio
Black Sabbath
i cant really think of another

Not into Metal what Happened?

Did you go into a mosh pit and come out changed? LOL


Forgot to mention Alice cooper but hes more of a rock guy.

im not sure, ive been into more folk and blues right now. im sure the metal will come back sometime though

I get you. Now that I have to practice all the time, I like to listen to anything besides Metal. Right now I am really into Latin Jazz/Blues, Psychedelic Rock, and Classical.

Yes League! Good man! Get into the good stuff! :D

Black Sabbath/Heaven and Hell (Created It)
Alice Cooper (Put on a great Metal show)
Megadeth (Pure Thrash)
Metallica (successful in many genres of metal)
Iron Maiden (gave metal a Mascot, and really promoted Prog Metal)
Judas Priest (Took metal out of the blues and gave metal a uniform)
Pantera (kept metal alive through the 1990s)
Motorhead (Inspired Speed and Thrash Metal genres)
Slayer (just straight up evil)
Testament (I just through this one out there)

Yeah, what he said. lol ^^^

yea i guess not into it anymore isnt right, more, not into it right now

Same with me. I'm kind of all over the place right now. Like I've been jamming Slave to the Grind the last couple of days but other than that idk.

that reminds me when i was younger and my mom thought i was going crazy because i would play completely opposite music back to back. First captain beefeater lick my decals off baby(love that song and that guys music will make people think your crazy by it's self ) to early Beatles to Hardcore punk like minor threat some random rap then to say Love's alone again or and your parents are calling the crazy home.

lol.

Haha You haven't been to a Ghetto party, man do they get funky with the different music they play! It makes me laugh just thinking about it.

I'm going to change this up a bit....

10 Best Metal Bands in History - (substract) Metal

1. Grateful Dead
2. Phish
3. Eric Clapton
4. Johnny Cash
5. Lynard Skynard
6. AC/DC
7. The beatles
8. Nirvana
9. Freddy King
10. Dave Matthews Band

I know you didn't ask my opinion as I'm not into metal but your getting it anyways

1. Black Sabbath
2. Megadeth
3. Iron Maiden
4. Judas Priest
5. Mercyful Fate
6. Ozzy Osbourne
7. Metallica (c.80s)
8. Alice Cooper
9. Motorhead
10. Children of Bodom

Ironman, those are some Classics its almost the same as my favorites except for Ozzy and Alice Cooper (at least not in my top ten)

If you like Thrash Metal listen to Sodom, Tankard, Heathen, Sacred Reich, Violator and you won't be dissapointed.

@Telecrater:
Those are such good choices who cares what genre they are!

Those are some of my favorites (except Fish)especially AC/DC and Skynard. And I incorporate Grateful Dead, Skynard, and AC/DC into my Bluesy solos.

thanks im gonna give them a listen to now.

wow these bands are kickass, especially Sodom and Tankard, I am also listening to Warbringer, Bonded by Blood and such. Any other suggestions?

10 Best Metal Bands in History:
1. Metallica
2. Iron Maiden
4. Black Sabbath
5. Judas Priest
6. Megadeth
7. Slipknot
8. Cradle of Filth
9. Children of Bodom
10.Korn
I think these are the 10 best ones, but my favorite ten are :

1. Parkway Drive
2. I Killed the Prom Queen
3. Nevermore
4. Iron Maiden
5. In Flames
6. Children of Bodom
7. Dream Evil
8. The Devil Wears Prada
9. Opeth
10. myGrain

In flames are cool.

yes im back.

hehe :)

my list....i dont like metal too much...

1.ozzy
2.black sabbath
3.judas priest
4.metallica
5.iron maiden
6.van halen
7.gnr (prog metal?)
8.def leppard
9.hair bands
10.more hair bnds.

DETHKLOK lol

haha, close to mine too man

1. Van Halen
2.Ozzy(really only with Randy Rhoads)
3.Judas Priest
4. Iron Maiden
5. Guns N' Roses(Appetite for Destruction)
6. Motley Crue
7. Hair bands
8. Hair bands
9. Hair bands
10.more Hair bands

1. Opeth
2. Mastodon
3. Metallica
4. Iron Maiden
5. Black Sabbath
6. Rhoads era Ozzy
7. Tool
8. Rage Against the Machine
9. Megadeth
10. Slayer

Tool and Rage are kind of up in the air for genres, but whatever.

Sodom and Tankard are both German and man do they know how to thrash.

RATM is a really talented band and I was a huge fan as a 11 year old kid but now I'm not a fan of Tom Morello with the new stuff he's come out with.

Great choices and welcome back Nightmare.

Yeah I've been listening to alot of Sodom and Tankard, also I have been listening to Kreator, All those "Teutonic Thrash Metal" bands are good.

Ok, here's my top ten Thrash Metal list

1.Megadeth(Obvious reasons)what really sets apart Megadeth is that it's really a different approach to guitar and Metal.

2.Metallica(Obvious reasons)

3.Testament(Musicianship)

4.Slayer(took it to the next level)

5.Exodus(Classic Thrash attitude)

6.Anthrax(well they're not my fav but they deserve credit)

7.Sodom(Evil blackened Thrash)

8.Sacred Reich(important lyrical themes)

9.Tankard(Pure Classic Thrash)

10.Heathen(great solos, good singer)

I probably left out some good ones but I'll remember eventually.

Gn'R is hard rock.

thanks league

I was debating whether I should have included hair bands but they're more hard rock in my opinion.

I would include RATT, Quiet Riot, Twisted Sister, Queensryche, and Motley Crue.

You're Welcome Nightmare.

I wish more of the classic members would come back like Notim, Taug, MightyDave and such but they could have died, people die every day.

late edit: First of all, BLACK SABBATH is above of all and should not be in the competition :P

Yeah, thanks league. I just forgotten Heathen, woot. I sign three first too :P. Few names that for me comes to mind are

4. Cradle of filth (what can I say?. Many hardcore fans maybe do not like new CoF, but I love it. Old one is pure legend.)
5. Mercyful fate (and lately King Diamond)
6. Obituary (well worth to check it out)
7. Iced Earth (could easily to be number 1 too..)
8. Iron Maiden (could easily to be number 1 too)
9. Judas Priest
10. (cant really decide this, there are so many great metal bands that do deserve this position atleast.)

Yeah, I also miss Doz, Bodom and other guys, even Ive not been here for so long... But we must remember that this is a world of Nicknames, Portraits... well this site is bit more unique than most of the others, but there is still real life out there... anything could happen. Gladly many really cool members joined to replace our loss.

1. Metallica [No one can say anything else]
2. Children Of Bodom [Because the melodic genius Alexi Laiho]
3. Pantera [U know]
4. Megadeth [Dave Mustains riffs and Marty Friedmans solo's]
5. In Flames [Great melodics]
6. Iron Maiden [Epic]
7. Judas Priest [Their are so heavy that people literally die]
8. Testament [Into the freaking pit]
9. Guns N' Roses [Slash is Amazing]
10. Slayer [slayer is like a million naked chicks, its all the same, but its awesome]

I want to continue my listxD

haha

haha I get you but some of Slayers early stuff is really different especially for Thrash.

Judas Priest never ceases to amaze me.

GnR is not Metal hahaha not even close.

Oh come on that was B.S. Of all the songs someone could kill themselves to, they pick "Better by Me, Better Than You"

Priest didnt even write that song haha

Well In Flames i believe they changed their styles along their way to the last album. They started with real melodic death and stuff and they where really good, but "Soundtrack to Your Escape" album they had some changes in their style.I think their last album "A Sense of Purpose" is a BLAST!!! it's so effin awesome and different from any other In Flames album.
I don't like slayer although i own Kerry Kings guitar.

I thought their last album is "Come Clarity" or am I living in the past?

Thats true but its a good bandxD

Their last album is A sense of purpose and it kicks ass:)

True GNR is a good band

especially because of Slash.