Greatest Metal Bands
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1)
Metallica
“Influenced so many other bands on this list”
“just the best”
“Kill’ em alL, Ride the lightning, MASTER OF PUPPETTS,... and justice for all, Black album and also death magnetic. Say no more...”
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“The band who MADE metal, all other bands on this list came after Sabbath, and were ALL influenced by them in some form or fashion.”
“Black Sabbath is simply the best Metal band ever no question (Metallica is still amazing and deserves to be number 2 or 3)”
“Made Metal”
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3)
AC/DC
“Best guitarist, best vocal!”
“Album after amazing album!”
“one of the greatest bands of all time
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“they rock
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“guns n roses the music history great”
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5)
Iron Maiden
“The band that made me start liking metal in the first place!”
“calm metal that sounds great, no other band has been able to do that”
“Metal without the rage.”
6)
Linkin Park
7)
Slipknot
“HELL YES!”
8)
Judas Priest
“One of the four fathers of metal”
9)
Pantera
“Hands down the best rock talent, period”
“Dimebag Darrell is the greatest metal guitarist of all time.”
“simply.. can I say.. MONSTER!”
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10)
Slayer
“The original Death Metal band!”
11)
Avenged Sevenfold
“they’re RAD!”
12)
Megadeth
13)
Alice in Chains
“"one of the most underrated bands of all time"”
“The only Grunge band that I would add in the discussion of metal. R. I. P. Layne Staley. Missed every day.”
14)
Dio
“Metal Royalty”
15)
Led Zeppelin
“To have a list of greatest metal bands of all time and not have led zeppelin in the top 5 takes away any validity of that list.”
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16)
Aerosmith
17)
Bullet For My Valentine
18)
Disturbed
“AWESOME!”
19)
Kamelot
20)
Cannibal Corpse
21)
Dream Theater
22)
Nightwish
23)
Riot
24)
Testament
25)
B.F.M.V.
26)
Mudvayne
“One of the best new metal bands around”
27)
Rhapsody of Fire
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28)
Cradle of Filth
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29)
Van Halen
30)
As I Lay Dying
“Amazing Christian Metal Core.”
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