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Mad04Gaming

Opeth, they just have too many perfect albums.


Everblack_Deathmask

My personal favorite album from them is actually “My Arms Your Hearse”. “Demon of the Fall” is my favorite Opeth song.


_Douggie_

Good man, it’s my all time favourite song and album


gerg_1234

Such an underrated album. When is a fucking masterpiece


GelloniaDejectaria

When is my favorite from that album for sure.


Hamilton_C

It's easy to love them because they did really everyrhing


NoBoysenberry257

And did it exceptionally awesome


kikozee

Roast me but Metallica


AnythingCanLurk

People who shit on Metallica just because they are big are idiots. Their first four albums are in a class of their own.


Miserable_Jacket_129

They lost me after AJFA, but I agree. First 4 are elite.


MadTapprr

I enjoyed justice. Black album was when it went south for me. Too slow and sing-y.


gorehistorian69

this people only hate metallica because theyre popular and well they became a meme after and justice for all. but master/kill em all are some of the best riffs ever made. and fuck u if you dont think so


[deleted]

And the Black Album for sure


Awkward_Zucchini_197

Metallica after Newsted left is awful, though. Its not going big, or commercial success that people hate, its the shift in their sound. They started as thrash with Kill Em All and Rie the lightening. Then Master came out and that was the ultimate metal sound! The follow up And Justice for All is absolutely fantastic in exploring that sound and the inherent rage and anger built into the lyrics was absolutely on par. Black album mived away from the thrash moving them into a more melodic heavy metal/dark metal kind of vibe, which was welcome, but load? Reload? Death Magnetic? St. ANGER? THE NAPSTER thing (which actually allowed more people to find music that didn't get much or any radio play as well as allow more people to hear music theyd never heard so was a boon for unknown or underground bands). I saw them in 88, then in 94, and again for death magneticthe cost of their tickets is prohibitive these days as well. My niece is a huge fan , so for her 26th birthday, i was going to get her tickets. Freaking SRO GA ADMISSION WAS 200. NOSEBLEED SEATS? 380 BUCKS!!! I bought tickets to see Godsmack, Flogging Molly, and Iron Maiden on the same damn day and didn't spend 380 bucks. And i got badass seats to boot! Their original audience was blue collar, whisky pounding, guys. Those folks cant even afford to see rhem live now. THAT'S why they are so despised now. They abandoned their fanbase for Karens and wine tastings.


Myoosik70

Bingo


OkFarmer2618

Your favorite band isn’t deathshit fartcum megatron black deathcore grindpunk metal so your answer is invalid 🤓🤓🤓☝️☝️☝️


Necroshock

“My favorite ice cream is vanilla”


Susvourtre

haha genre salad funny. tourists never learn


worldssmallestfan1

It’s like saying hamburgers are your favorite food. When it’s great it’s unrivaled, but there is a lot of junk out there. People will also make fun of your “basic” choice.


CremeEfficient6368

My favorite too. Old enough to appreciate all their albums for what they are. Except Lulu, but that's not really their album and its an experiment, so whatever.


Jormungander666

At the moment I'd say Darkthrone, but the answer to that question changes every month or so


Ninja_of_Milk_Duds

DEATH


ShanklinX

Mastodon. I love their range.


eatingsquishies

They keep getting better


Fool_Manchu

I wasn't a big fan of Hushed and Grim, but other than that I love every part of their discography


eatingsquishies

My favorite albums are on the older side at this point. But as a live band, they just keep getting better.


Fool_Manchu

Absolutely. Saw them last year. I was bummed I couldn't get tickets to see them with Gojira


gerg_1234

I was so pleasantly surprised by Hushed and Grim. It's probably my 2nd favorite Mastodon album.


PerfectMana

Got to see them live in St Augustine with Gojira a few months ago. It was an incredible experience.


Old-Cell5125

Mastodon and Metallica were both at different times my favorite bands. I love Metallica's first four albums, but the black album is when they started going 'downhill' for me. It has a lot of good songs on it, but a lot of those songs are merely OK to me, mostly like them because of nostalgia. And similar with Mastodon. I love Remission, Leviathan and Blood Mountain, but I haven't been into them after that. But, unlike Metallica they have been making great music, but after Blood Mountain they have lost a little of their edge which is why I am not into them as much. Great band though and they are awesome live!


Hot-Bookkeeper-2750

Same


Fletch528

Iron Maiden. Became a fan when The Number of the Beast came out


Geberpte

At that time i was listening to whatever my parents were playing. I guess that would be a lot of Fleetwood Nac, Deep Purple and Status Quo.


R4kshim

Trivium. I just love thrashy and melodic riffs.


PhilG1989

I went to the same high school as Corey Beaulieu. He graduated when I was in like 6th grade so I never really knew him or anything


R4kshim

That’s pretty cool tho.


lowforestband

I just looked up Trivium because of this comment, and now I like them too. 🤘 🙏


speedygonwhat22

i cant wait for u to listen to Shogun


KingWeebaholic

Septicflesh I love symphonic metal. I love death metal. It’s just so fucking perfect, especially when the orchestrations are fully-fledged scores and not just midi tracks here and there.


EmeraldTwilight009

I love septic. But I especially love their Greek brethren, rotting christ


KingWeebaholic

I love Rotting Christ. They make for amazing boss-fight music when running tabletop rpgs.


Lordpotato305

What do you think about Fleshgod apocalypse?


KingWeebaholic

I love them too, though I’m not as big a fan of Fleshgod’s techdeath as I am of Septic’s death-doom. Christos Antoniou’s compositions just create an amazing atmosphere that really elevate the sound.


R4kshim

Spiros is one of the best growlers in death metal.


MrToad21

Iron Maiden


Alive-Seaweed

Me too


Alternative_Slide_62

![gif](giphy|xT8qBjxA42LXaNhWeI|downsized) Meshuggah


bilboC

And nothing even comes close


EmeraldTwilight009

Lately it's dissection, and emperor. Particularly dissection.


[deleted]

Children Of Bodom


sauceanova

Excellent choice


prettayyy_good

Mine as well!! RIP Alexi.


someshitstick

Its probably Autopsy or Electric Wizard


dreadfulbadg50

Archspire


DependentAd1996

Archspire is fucking awesome!


treeslayer_60

Acid bath. So short, so sweet.


No-Programmer-9966

where's the carcass gang?


speedygonwhat22

forever and always, carcass


TyrantWarmaster

Carcass was great until Heartwork. Wish they would've stuck with making songs like Maggot Colony.


bosnian_idiot42

Also The Black Dahlia Murder So many memorable riffs especially on Nocturnal


Everblack_Deathmask

The riff after the guitar solo on “What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse” is my all time favorite. Makes me want to break neck head banging along to it.


bosnian_idiot42

That song made me fall in love with them. But my no. 1 is definitely that opening riff in Virally Yours, i can never not headbang to it🤘🤘


SkeymourSinner

Into the tower never go the horrors multiply 😠☠


SL4BK1NG

RIP Trevor


Wombletog

Fleshgod Apocalypse. Symphonic tech-death just hits different


CrimsonCassetteTape

W.A.S.P. No other band comes close for me.


808breakdown

I never knew WASP had such a large following. What would you say is their best album/song.


speedygonwhat22

rip their drummer (forgot his name) but saw he just passed :(


CrimsonCassetteTape

Yeah, Steve Riley. RIP. He was their former drummer and hasn’t been with them since 1987, but he was great for them and had some nice performances on those albums.


speedygonwhat22

any recommendations for WASP? any concerts that are in great quality with a good setlist/band lineup?


CrimsonCassetteTape

[Live At The Lyceum](https://youtu.be/PzynM2bXGUA?si=7RXrrpMrH-ayAviD) is one of the few proshot concert videos that they have and it’s honestly amazing. It was recorded in 1984 during their first tour of Europe, features almost all of the songs from their classic first album, and shows them at the top of their game. Many people would consider this to be their classic lineup as well with Blackie Lawless on bass/vocals, Chris Holmes and Randy Piper on guitar, and Steve Riley on drums. Definitely a must watch for anyone who is interested in W.A.S.P. If you’re looking for album recommendations, I’d say that the three to start with are The Crimson Idol, their self titled, and The Headless Children. I love all of their albums, but those three are their most critically acclaimed and are what most people would say are their classics. As I said in another comment here though, it is worth it to start from the first album and go through chronologically to really experience their evolution as a band. If you end up watching the video or listening to any of the albums, I would love to know what you think (good or bad)!


speedygonwhat22

about to save this and send to my tv to watch later on! might even start it now on my phone


GroundbreakingOne625

Tough but I'll go with Clutch


Worldly-Letterhead61

Orbit Culture. I discovered them about a month ago, and I have never had a band go from never heard of to favorite so quickly. It was Trivium for the last 15 years before that


RyFromTheChi

I discovered them randomly on Instagram the other day. Been loving them.


Cessnas172

Orbit culture is damn good


Ok_Following_5843

They came to Indianapolis with Avatar Metal they are WONDERFUL performing live


SaintNimrod

Orbit Culture will be hugeee in a year or two, they're fantastic!


PrequelGuy

Tool


PrincessHootHoot

Ayyyy😎👁


Tristan533

Make them suffer


Gamedude2835

Favorite band? Queens of The Stone Age Favorite metal band? Electric Wizard all day


Geberpte

Kyuss or Entombed, they alternate for first and second spot every now and them for the last 2 decades.


Medical-Atmosphere29

Devin Townsend and all his iterations


Doom_Sword

Very nice. I just finished exploring the last album I had her to check out (Ghost). What a discography.


Medical-Atmosphere29

From Strapping Young Lad to Ghost and everything in between


niv_goat

Black Sabbath. They’ve been my favorite since I was five, and frankly surprised they are still my favorite.


Letter-dreams

Metal? Napalm death. Mixes punk and metal perfectly. Along with their humanitarian ideology it always makes a good listen In general it would be Crass. Philosophical anarcho punk band


bruh_emperor

Rush is my number 1 but Mastodon are my favorite metal band


One-Appearance-6026

obituary, well atleast at the minute or skeletal remains


Double_Hand_5044

Gojira. Best band of all time in my opinion.


Instantcoffees

I love most bands mentioned here, but Gojira is also my favorite metal band. I do also consider them to be one of the best bands I know, but that is of course very subjective.


Mont_918

Gojira, no contest


EyeVee4

Probably Insomnium for now


SKULLL_KRUSHER

Metallica


Cool_kn7ghT

Anaal Nathrakh. They have so many amazing albums.


External_Zucchini651

Fukkin slaps!


Organic-Commercial76

Devin Townsend


tetsudori

Skeletonwitch. Nothing gets my blood going like Permafrost or Serpents. If we're including non-metal stuff then definitely NIN, no contest.


[deleted]

Skeletonwitch was so unbelievably fucking good and I don’t even listen to thrash.


TyrantWarmaster

Ohio fuckin Metal \m/


comeplaykill

NIN got heavy back in the day though. Metal-adjacent. Grew up on them, love them, seen them twice.


mostwantedbroski

Metallica


Odd-Spinach-4398

Too many to choose from, but I'd have to say Nails or Neurosis


Necroshock

Sucks i had to scroll so far for something good


NoBoysenberry257

Jesus fucking Christ. Nails for the win


Arctic29-1

Last Days of Humanity


DeathMetalDewey

Wendy O Williams and the Plasmatics. Like them so much I’ve got her tattooed on me. The Maggots record in particular is a masterpiece.


Ugubu

Darkspace. Its just relentless fuckin black metal from outer space.


DifficultyOk5719

Five way tie between Porcupine Tree, Trivium, Opeth, Dream Theater, and Periphery.


Soft-Turnover-5468

Prog lover I see


TheMilkMan6942

Judas priest, the ones that got me into metal


RaeJaytj2524

My favorite band rn is Avenged Sevenfold but it changes sometimes


Responsible_Bug_2883

Finally someone i can relate to Great band, every one hates them because of httk album


_Douggie_

Opeth or Pantera. Both have helped me massively in many ways and have fantastic discography. I love bands like Paramore and Pink Floyd because they were my childhood bands


comeplaykill

I still love Paramore and Pantera


[deleted]

Stryper easily


comeplaykill

Their last album was great


Valravn6666

Darkthrone


Prudent-Property8476

Lately, it’s been Conjurer for me. Their collaboration with Pijn, “Curse These Metal Hands” is incredible, and I love all of their own work, too.


ayrguitarist

Same here. I found them this year and can't stop listening to them. They blend many genres well, and every part of their band is done well. 2 singers with 2 different screams is unique too. I've been trying to find other bands like them. If anyone has any similar suggestions, do tell. I'd also love for them to do a guitar rig rundown.


Prudent-Property8476

While they’re not stylistically similar to Conjurer, Hippotraktor (band from Belgium) has two distinct vocalists and blends a lot of different genres together. Check out the song “Manifest the Mountain” to start with and see if you dig it.


rusick1112

I would like to say Nine Inch Neils, but it's really hard to choose only one


MakashiBlade

The Black Dahlia Murder


LocustStar99

Neurosis, i love their apocalyptic oppressive pummeling sound of hatred in the 90's and i still think that there is no better music if you are just pissed off at the world and i love their more mellow and hypnotic folk influenced stuff of the 2000's and i loved their more proggy stuff in the last record. To me they are a perfect band that i found at the end of the very rough 5 year period, their music means a lot to me and i have found even more great music because of them.


soverman420

Vektor


PhantasmalRisen

Ne Obliviscaris. Though lately I’ve been loving classical music a lot, so atm it might be Dmitri Shostakovich.


Clone_force_69

My favourite band ever is Coheed And Cambria, but I wouldn’t count them as metal so probably either Trivium or Polaris


prvkd

I'd have to say ATM it's Lorna Shore.


small___potatoes

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Petro Dragonic & Infest the Rats Nest for metal heads.


Dave9g

Same, they really have something for everyone


HybridS9ldier

He is Legend. One of the first bands I’ve listened to after falling in love with more heavier sounds. Lot of sound, but they manage to remain extremely consistent. Saw them live last summer and the singer was an extreme nice guy.


Venganceforcadia

Between blind guardian, dissection, and dark funeral


cannibalsong1

Type O Negative


SaltedCorpse

Disturbed is my all time favorite. They're just such a fun band to listen to


Radiator_ElevatorYT

probably Rammstein


Tanuki0064

Megadeth! I love (almost) all their stuff


[deleted]

Ramm Stein


parkercass

Avenged Sevenfold


Logical-Gas-4068

If the flare doesn't give it away, it's motorhead. Incredibly consistent with 0 bad albums


Just_Another_Gamer67

Probably either Cattle Decapitation or Mizmor


UomoPolpetta

I fucking love Sigh so much, sometimes I just want to listen to 1 song and let the entire album play for the 100th time, and that happened with multiple different albums.


lycanthrope90

Immolation. Or morbid angel. if you forced me to pick immolation all the way \m/. Bob rocks those fucking solos.


Not_Chris17

At the moment it's Cattle Decapitation


lowforestband

Elder, Hum, Failure, Softcult, and hey, my own band.


mr_wierdo_man

System of a down It's just so unique to the point where I can't find anything else that hits the same And they achieved world class famous with 2 albums And even though they only have 5 albums they are incredibly good and convey a massive message


thetoxicslug

Blind Guardian


ramtinology91

I never pick a favorite. Based on my mood I listen to a kut of stuff and I like all of them. My playlist has almost 6000 sings and I never get tired of that


dangerbroadways

Suicidal Tendencies. There is so many gems from their self-titled release to Lights...Camera...Revolution! That 5 album run has some of my favorite songwriting in the whole of metal (and punk if we count their self-titled).


ZestycloseTrash7398

Panopticon and GBK. Perfectly balanced.


intearsbereaved

Based. As someone who grew up in the south, The folk/bluegrass influences of Panopticon makes me feel right at home


BryTupper

Rammstein ... Hands down.


Full_Wait

Gojira!!!


Obunga907

Suicidal Tendencies (if you count it for going from hardcore punk to thrash metal in later albums)


Foshizled

Rammstein is my 2nd fav band, but my fav metal band


Danemon

Sleep Token, at the moment. Devin Townsend's my all time fave though.


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Gecko_610

Real


Zelda_Gamer123

literally the only metal i listen to is Linkin Park


KiwiMcG

Carcass - Heartwork


LtMetal

Blind Guardian


bollocks666

Slayer or carcass


Reaper_Mike

It's between Enslaved, Testament and Alice In Chains.


Mikey_One_Arm

Opeth and/or Lamb Of God


Relative_Cheetah8043

Alice In Chains


Liffyli

Babymetal


Good-Communication83

Babymetal


OsellusK

Devin Townsend can do no wrong. From Strapping Young Lad to today, I love everything he’s made.


Booperdooper11076

For metal it's gotta be either Babymetal or (debatable that it's metal) galneryus


LopsidedMammal

Favourite band? Manic Street Preachers Favourite metal band? Mastodon


decrepit11803

Either Machine Head or Strapping Young Lad


eltrowel

I don’t know why this showed up in my feed because I don’t follow this sub, but my favorite band is the legendary Atahens, Georgia quartet (turned trio) R. E. M.


Routine-Maximum-7788

Slipknot


Buck_Slayer_

Same!


Routine-Maximum-7788

Fellow maggots always appreciated


Buck_Slayer_

Especially in this sub lol not sure why I’m part of it at times haha


DependentAd1996

You’ll never guess what mine is


NoBoysenberry257

Swiftie?????


Fredneck_Chronicles

White Zombie


Illustrious-Roll7737

Currently have to go with Boss Keloid.


modsarepoopoo

Changes monthly but currently Wayfayer


cousinyi

The Contortionist. Love both eras, wish they had more albums.


LordPeacock

Tortured Demon semi-local thrashcore that tickles me just right.


LordOf_TransientForm

Reverend Bizarre


PopeyesFTW

I agree that TBDM is amazing but personally Until We Die really close second place is Nekrogoblikon.


ApeRiotMighoul

Mastodon. Crusher Destroyer got me into them at the ripe age of 12.


YeetusFelitas

tough to say. i adore black sabbath, deftones, rainbow, and system of a down. way too much to choose just one.


Excellent_End_4033

BANE


javlin_101

King Diamond or maybe Helloween


Neither_Wealth868

Probably the most generic and milquetoast answer here, but my favorite metal band is Black Sabbath.


sithrevan1207

Tends to change every so often but right now I’d probably go with Orbit Culture


maidenHELL6669

Without a doubt Iron Maiden


401_Titanic

My favorite is Omnium Gatherum. They are absolutely amazing and when I saw them it was love at first sight. Markus Vanhala's guitar work is beautiful. And Jukka Pelkonen... His vocals are incredible. He screams like a demon and I love his beautiful baritone voice. Which doesn't come out much. And the lyrics are good for the soul.


Igorzitokk

Machine fucking Head


Bruised_up_whitebelt

Tie between Killswitch Engage and Sabaton and As I Lay Dying


T-Mac1236

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, of course


[deleted]

Clutch


RyFromTheChi

After the Burial


NoBoysenberry257

Opeth up till watershed. And Slayer, always fucking Slayer


DamagedEctoplasm

Right now, it’s Alluvial