critical mass of metal music knowledge here

@clousems said in #29:
> Some more NWOBHM bands not mentioned in my blog post:
>
> Geddes Axe
> Cloven Hoof
> Blade Runner
> Chateux
> Tytan
> Excalibur
> Dark Star
> Warfare
> Wytchfinder General (Not to be confused with Witchfinder General or Wytchfinde)
> A-II-Z
> Bleak House
> Chariot
> Bashful Alley
> Virtue
> Persian Risk
> Battleaxe
> Black Axe
> Badger
> Tranzzam
> Traitor’s Gate
> Tokyo Blade
> Girl
> Tysondog
> Holocaust
> Def Leppard (Yes-- THAT Def Leppard. They used to be metal, okay?)
> Trespass
> Heavy Pettin’
> Goldsmith
> Montreaux
> Blind Fury
> Angel Witch
> Wolf
> Chinawhite
> Stampede
> Youngblood
> Bitches Sin
> Soldier
> White Spirit
> Buffalo
> Triarchy
> Black Rose
> Black Axe
> Demon Pact
> Overdrive
> Crucifixion
> Trident
> Parallex
> After Dark
> Marquis de Sade
> Scratch
> Dragon Fly
> Mendes Prey
> Dawn Watcher
> Dealer
> Venom
> Limelight
> Hammer Head
> Wikker Wikker
> Seventh Son
> Warrior
> Split Beaver
>
> That seems like enough at the moment.

what about KISS???

@theodorecalexico said in #30:
> why is there no metallica?????? come on man they are like top 5 best heavy metal bands EVER up there with Iron maiden and Black sabbath

I will dispute that.

If we consider heavy metal to encompass all metal subgenres (Metallica's thrash), and if we look at the whole discography (rather than just the first few albums), these 10 are all better:

Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Dream Theater
Black Sabbath
Saxon
Megadeth
Dio/Heaven and Hell
Uriah Heap
Motorhead
Satan

That's not counting the bands that had awesome early albums and fizzled (Danzig, Queensryche, Praying Mantis), ones that I've not hear enough of to evaluate them as a whole (Sortilege, Elixir), or the ones that live on the border between rock and metal (Deep Purple, UFO, Thin Lizzy).

@clousems said in #32:
> If we consider heavy metal to encompass all metal subgenres
Why would we? Metal already encompasses all metal subgenres. Heavy metal should only encompass heavy metal.

@i-bex said in #33:
> Why would we? Metal already encompasses all metal subgenres. Heavy metal should only encompass heavy metal.
Fair enough-- I'll swap in Accept and Savatage for Dream Theater and Megadeth

My first metal song I learned on guitar was Fly by Night by Rush.

@morphyms1817 said in #35:
> My first metal song I learned on guitar was Fly by Night by Rush.
lol i literally just listened to that

Interesting album, their second. They departed their straight ahead backbeat sound of their former drummer, John Rutsey, began transforming into more progressive/prog style with Neil Peart.

@theodorecalexico

@morphyms1817 You said you like Yngwie so here's a cover for you
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2hZDzJp9Pc

I saw Yngwie about 2 years ago. Had to leave early because he had like 4 warm-up bands and only got on the stage at 11:30

I like his Flamenco Diablo.

Slow thread, how about some mellow tunes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=suG-c_i2fBQ