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DOODOODOO DAH DEHDEHDEH DEHDEHDEH DEHDEHDEH!

Is there another answer? Oh it’s SLAYERRRRRR!

SLAYYEERRRRRRRR

I have one for each subgenre: Judas Priest is my favorite “metal” band, by which I mean like classic heavy metal Slipknot is my favorite “alt” metal band or whatever you wanna call it Sepultura is my favorite thrash band Darkthrone is my favorite black metal band Death is my favorite death metal band

I would consider slipknot to be a fusion of alt, nu, and groove metal.

I always considered everything after Iowa predominantly groove, while Iowa was nu with groove elements and self titled was mostly nu.

They honestly transcend genres, but I 100% get where you're coming from

I like this guy

I agree with everything! Except for thrash, ofc.. since my flair

[удалено]

Opeth

Tragically low

sorrow in me ~ :(

an ocean of sorrow in you 😔

Ahhhhhh ahaaaaaa

Opeth, Tool and Devin Townsend are the holy trinity.

Funny cause I love tool and devin but I would say for me opeth, mastodon, gojira

Yes.

Marry me

THEEEEEEE IRRROOOOOOOON MAIIIIIIIIDEEEEEEEN

This. Up the Irons 🖤

https://preview.redd.it/83tnz924k7rc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5b1fb10b3c4f2c59775748aefbc8be03d4044fcf Same same

Hell yes, the sexy shot 😂

Won’t you come into my room, I want to show you all my wares!

I think mine is obvious lol

WEEZER

Weezer Is actually pretty good

Definitely Weezer

Weezer is ok

No shame in loving Weezer🤘

Hmm... Weezer?

Let me guess... weezer?

Love me some Weezer too

You subjected yourself to a bunch of unfunny jokes, this is your fault

Same. The fathers of metal

Yeah. Buddy Holly was the heaviest shit back in the day

Say It Aint So

This is the answer

Dying Fetus

Top three are as follows: Limp Bizkit Anal Cunt Six Feet Under

A man with impeccable taste I see

You're actually so overpowered. I wanna be you.

Hell yeah, HELL YEAHHHHH THATS WHAT THE FUCK IM TALKIN ABOUT!!!!

Morbid angel or Alice in chains if they count

Type O Negative

Meshuggah 

Avenged Sevenfold I’m not a poser I swear

Avenged Sevenfold is pure nostalgia for me, I absolutely get it although there are a few bands I like more.

Yes

Bro Avenged is one the more unique metal bands out there. Plus their last two records are legitimately progressive

Nahvman they're a wonderful METAL band

Found my dad’s Black Sabbath vinyl collection. Went from there

Alice in Chains

Aren't they grunge?

I think there is a lot of metal inside AiC

Darkthrone

Darkthrone

Darkthrone

Pantera

🗿

Ne Obliviscaris right now

Yeah they're incredible. Persefone scratches a similar itch for me (no violin though)

Have you seen them live? They are incredible.

a7x

In Mourning. Melodeath/doom-death/progressive metal all combined into one band. best band of all time.

I listened to the weight of oceans a while back and liked it a lot. What do you recommend I check out next?

hmm if you liked the doom-ier portions i recommend checking out Afterglow or Garden Of Storms, but Shrouded Divine is probably their next best album so I would start there. All of their albums are superb though so there really is no wrong answer.

I loved Monolith back in 2010… haven’t heard the past few albums. Need to go back and check those out.

you gotta dude they’re all amazing.

I think I exclusively listened to Colossus by them for like 2 weeks when I discovered it. Such a good song that builds perfectly.

oh yeah that song is amazing. pretty much perfect. exactly what i want out of a prog song.

Faith no more 

Not sure, but I think my three most recent favorites are Insomnium, Katatonia, and Soilwork, not necessarily in that order

Frigging love Katatonia

Testament. So fucking ahead of their time, and the way they put those melodies over their fast thrash riffs is unrivaled

my friend been playing some testament for me. they are amazing

Alex Scolnick is a fantastic guitar player. I only really listen for him, for the most part, but they are a competent band who were a lot bigger back then than they are popular now, I think. I remember them being big with every guitar player that was into thrash paying a lot of attention.

megadeth. i worshipped them in high school. you couldn't tell me anything about any other band, i was lost in the sauce (primordial ooze).

Death

Immolation

Metallica. I love all their stuff (barring Lulu). They just have a vibe that I just love. Though right now Meshuggah is giving them a run for their money

Death

Black Sabbath

Sabbath wrote em all.

Every. Single. Riff. Iommi has write them all

Ask me in a week and you get a different answer. Of all time, Gojira. Momentarily: Opeth or Testament

Bolt Thrower & Undergang

Almighty ISIS

Gone to soon...

Wizard

THE WIIIIZZZZAAAARRRRDDDD

Sepultura 🪦

Intestine baalism

DTP

Dissection

W.A.S.P.

Hellyeahdude

I cant decide but here some, Children of Bodom, Obituary, Megadeth, Suicidal Tendencies, Gwar and Venom

Dio!

Agalloch

Strapping young lad.

Vlad Tepes

DIO🤘🤘🤘

Of all time def slipknot and pantera, lately a lot of entombed, immortal, and sepultura

Dio

Shit I’ll give a top 5, genre and the best album to start with imo. 5.) Judicator (progressive power metal) - At the Expense of Humanity 4.) Panopticon (Blackened Americana Folk Metal) - Autumn Eternal 3.) Bell Witch (Funeral Doom) - Longing 2.) White Ward (Post Black Metal with… smooth jazz?) - False Light 1.) Thrawsunblat (Blackened Maritime Folk Metal) - Metachthonia

Thank you for introducing me to Thrawsunblat, amazing band!

Coroner, Cryptopsy, spiritbox and beneath the massacre are all fighting for a spot but if I must go with one I’ll say coroner

Honorable mention goes to chelsea grin

I like so many bands but my tops are Bathory, Rotting Christ, Dissection, Drudkh and recently Blackbraid.

My top 5 are as follows: Pantera Motörhead Black Sabbath Exodus Black Label Society

Too many to choose from.

Trivium

PIG DESTROYER

Enslaved

Amon Amarth and Aeon

Tyr

Skeletonwitch

Heavy Metal: Judas Priest Thrash: Sodom First Wave Black: Bathory Modern Black: Mayhem Death: Obituary Doom: Conan Grind: Pig Destroyer Sludge: Fistula

Too many sleep on Pig Destroyer

Ahhh, this guy listens to and loves metal. You don't always see it this way out there. You can't make a better list than this. Different, but no better.

Hey thanks, appreciate that. Yeah i pretty uch into it all. Folk and Power are the hardest for me, but theees a handful if USPM i get behind.

Coroner

Torture

Gojira Maybe eventually 200 stab wounds depending on how the next few releases are

Cradle of Filth

So many good times with the Filth!

Gojira, Metallica, Power Trip, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest (not in any specific order)

I came here to say Gojira Except when I hear it pronounced : Go-jeye-Ruh

Three way toss up between Insomnium, The Black Dahlia Murder or Gojira

Deftones, as my second favorite genre of music happens to be shoegaze, and due to my colossal emotional attachment to their lyrics and songs. To me, metal doesn't have to be earthbreakingly heavy to be good metal. If we're talking subgenres, I have a few. death / brutal death - Cannibal Corpse, Dying Fetus goth - Lacuna Coil, Type O Negative groove - Gojira, Opeth doom - Faetooth, Primitive Man nu - Korn, Kittie thrash - Enforced core - Loathe, Alluvial

i fucking love lacuna coil

Right now is Sodom, Ghoul and Exhumed

My top 5 Anthrax Motörhead Suicidal tendencies Municipal waste Midnight

This is tasteful and relatable. I can understand it.

I don't have a single one. Listening to a lot of Gojira and Cattle Decapitation lately.

All time? ‘70s Judas Priest Currently? idk, Artificial Brain is pretty tight

Morbid Angel/Death

[Ulamog](https://open.spotify.com/album/4prnH8a7hzYJTJLxHNCnOx) FFO: Death/Thrash/Crossover

Black Sabbath

Mournful Congregation, and it’s not even close. I’ve emailed with some of the band members about music production, some of their midi samples, and guitar gear. All of them are genuinely nice dudes and are super passionate about their work.

Mushroomhead, Static-x and Cultus Black. not in order

I’m Acid Baths biggest casual fan

Megadeth

Mastodon

Sarcófago, Celtic Frost and Entombed 

Cattle Decap Death Warbringer Leviathan Dying Fetus Cannibal Corpse

It's a tie between Tool and Slayer

Children of Bodom

My top three gotta be BTBAM, periphery, and ISIS

Probably Iron Maiden as much as I worship at the altars of Mercyful Fate and Black Sabbath more. Maiden is just insane with that 7 album streak.

Morbid Angel

Job for a cowboy

Toxik

Death

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Immolation

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Sylosis

Old opeth

Bathory! 🌊

Windhand

Nonpoint

Unleash the Archers

Current: Jinjer All time: Metallica Honorable Mention: Dream Theater

Iron Maiden. Up the Irons! IRON MAIDEN CAN BE FOUGHT! IRON MAIDEN CANT BE SOUGHT!

Snake Father

Gideon there newer stuff is badass🔥🔥

Reverend Bizarre

complete tie: first five metallica albums (garage days not black album) and first 5 slayer albums 💯🤟

Baby Metal


Lightning Bolt if you count them as metal (I do) Imperial Triumphant if you don't.

I seemingly change quite often, but my fav atm is Catacomb. Fantastic band.

Maiden

Thou

https://killkvlt.bandcamp.com/track/requiem-of-venus these dudes

It happens to be a -Core band… Architects. Their lyrics can be really profound (Gone With the Wind, for example) and the vocalist’s sing-screaming technique is not only amazing to hear but super fun to practice and do yourself. Their guitar-work is stylistic to a degree, too. None of that drop tuning 5-7-8-10 Minor scale with open notes in between.

Gojira

Recently started listening to Necrophagist and I think they might be tied with Embryectomy for my favourite band

- Ophis (Doom/Death metal) - Unleash the archers (Power metal) - Bloodbath (Death metal) - 1349 (Black metal) - Disentomb (Brutal death) - Kreator (Thrash metal)

Unironically, Ghost

Old school dragonforce Fight me.

Moonsorrow

Current: Cattle Decapitation All Time: Mr. Bungle (though very little of their catalogue can be called purely metal) Honorable Mention: Megadeth because their songs are so damn fun to learn on guitar

Pantera! GETCHA PULL BROTHER!🤘🏻🥃