Your Top 5 Metal Bands of All Time.

[Demolution]

Not once did I see anyone mention Tool. I am disgusted.

[Kaleo]

I wouldn't classify Tool as metal. Nu-Metal at the least, but that doesn't count.

I would also like to point out that Tool are a good band, and I will listen to them happily.

[Demolution]

Fine... "Progressive Rock"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool_(band)
It's still labeled as Metal, when imported into iTunes.
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u309/nikolawebpage/iTUnes.jpg

Personally I like all my metal to be in one category, since I'm only a general listener.

[TinMan]

iTunes is dumb about that stuff.
My music doesn't have genre tags and I don't use iTunes, most artists don't fall into clean lines of genres so I don't follow the genres anyways.

[Demolution]

iTunes is dumb about that stuff.
My music doesn't have genre tags and I don't use iTunes, most artists don't fall into clean lines of genres so I don't follow the genres anyways.

Music=Life 

[TinMan]

Yes, yes it is.
http://www.last.fm/user/th3t1nm4n

[Demolution]

http://www.pandora.com/people/oly_dropout
Online radio ftw. 

[TinMan]

I use this every once in a while: http://pandorafm.real-ity.com/login.php
Pandora + Last.fm

[Demolution]

Sweet. Damn now I'm gonna waste more time. 

[snb]

my top 5 are (in order)

Every
Single
Metal
Band
Sucks

i think most ppl would agree

[Kaleo]

I think you should stop trolling, or get banned.

I think everyone would aggree.

[Demolution]

I think you should stop trolling, or get banned.

I think everyone would aggree.

+1

[player1]

my top 5 are (in order)

Yeah
S
N
B
Sucks

i think most ppl would agree

[dan003400]

dude...

omg

wtf?

[mooseberry]

wow... I know I've got problems when I look at your post and start to complain that there's not 5 words in it. 

[snb]

Im stilll hungry keep feeding me

[Ingar]

Amorphis
Threatre of Tragedy
Tristania
Therion
Tiamat

Most bands got softer on their newer albums, I usually liked
the older harder work more. This doesn't mean I feel confided to metal,
I can enjoy Armin Van Buuren or Mozart just as easy.

[Kaleo]

Ahh, Vivaldi. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have metal at all.

[Demolution]

Ahh, Vivaldi. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have metal at all.

[player1]

Ahh, Vivaldi. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have metal at all.

Why, whatever do you mean?

[Kaleo]

Ahh, Vivaldi. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have metal at all.

Why, whatever do you mean?

Or my personal favorite...

(Yes, I know Hall Of The Mountain King is Greig)

[player1]

Nice!

If you also like Bach, you may enjoy this. Watch who plays what, and when they switch parts. I'd like to see a metal band cover this piece or some of the stuff from The Art of Fugue.

[Kaleo]

I would like to see metal covers of a lot of classical pieces, the key is an issue in a lot of pieces however. Needs to be all in minors in order to get the full effect.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hgk8pO7mIbs&feature=related

That is some cool stuff. I would like to see Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King (Slayer) do some classical covers.
Unfortunatly a YouTube search of "Slayer classical" only comes up with Raining Blood.

EDIT: You might want to take a listen to this as well.

[player1]

I would like to see metal covers of a lot of classical pieces, the key is an issue in a lot of pieces however. Needs to be all in minors in order to get the full effect.

In that case, I think some of the Bach Violin Concertos would be appropriate. Check out this violinist: Kyung Wha Chung - Bach - Violin Concerto - A_min - Allegro: link

Children of Bodom - Vivaldi - Summer That is some cool stuff.

I thought you might like that. I just discovered a new metal band to enjoy. I found that just by u-tubing "Vivaldi"+"metal", because, as you said, Vivaldi is very metal. I think that Baroque composers in general are.

I would say the Top Five Metal Baroque Composers would include:

Vivaldi
Bach
Scarlatti (the son)
OK, Scarlatti (the father) too
Buxtehude or Sweelink or Frescobaldi or Froberger

That is, if you like keyboards in your metal (like overwhelming church-organ sheer sonic spaciousness or intricately contrived clavi- or harpsichord barroca pearls of freakishly formed formal beauty).

I would like to see Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King (Slayer) do some classical covers.
Unfortunatly a YouTube search of "Slayer classical" only comes up with Raining Blood.

I lol'd at the second sentence. Slayer is indeed classic.

[Kaleo]

Violin concertos can be "metalized" (lets coin that, shall we?) easily. Screaming guitar shreds over that would be mind blasting.

And yes, lets all salute the Gods Of Thash. Slayer.

\m/

[player1]

...salute the Gods Of Thash.

Slay-er. Slay-er. Slay-er. Slay-er. Slay-er. Slay-er. Slay-er. Slay-er. Slay-er. Slay-er. Slay-er. Slay-er. Slay-er. Slay-er.

[Kaleo]

*digs out copy of Decade Of Aggression

Ahhhhhhhhh...

Slay-er. Slay-er. Slay-er. Slay-er. Slay-er. Slay-er. Slay-er. Slay-er. Slay-er. Slay-er. Slay-er. Slay-er. Slay-er. Slay-er.

[Fukacz]

Hmmz, so I guess that would be:

Iron Maiden
Sepultura + Soulfly (I count those as one )
Slayer
Black Sabbath
Judas Priest

Then would probably go Metallica with their very first albums.

(In that list I didn't count any hardcore/metalcore. If I had counted them (though it would be impossible to make top 5 then), I'd add these:
Caliban
Heaven Shall Burn
Killswitch Engage
Poison The Well
L'Esprit Du Clan
Arkangel
Faust Again)

[Jedarus]

Not a big fan of metal, though the five metal bands I like are: Metallica, Rage against the Machine, Linkin Park, System of a Down and Fighstar (for lack of a better band to choose). Other than that I like all kinds of rock, including post-hardcore, mainly pop-punk, indie etc.

[St. Anger]

Not a big fan of metal, though the five metal bands I like are: Metallica, Rage against the Machine, Linkin Park, System of a Down and Fighstar (for lack of a better band to choose). Other than that I like all kinds of rock, including post-hardcore, mainly pop-punk, indie etc.

Metallica is the only metal band you listed.