Favorite Metal CD's
messimarja
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Surely I can't be the only one here who enjoys listening to metal on my Polks. Metal is a demanding genre to reproduce accurately. What are your favorite metal records? I'll go first:
1. Painkiller by Judas Priest
2. Slaughter of the Souls by At the Gates
3. Keeper of the Seven Keys pt. 2 by Helloween
4. Wages of Sin by Arch Enemy
5. Cowboys from Hell by Pantera
What do you say? What are you blastin'?
1. Painkiller by Judas Priest
2. Slaughter of the Souls by At the Gates
3. Keeper of the Seven Keys pt. 2 by Helloween
4. Wages of Sin by Arch Enemy
5. Cowboys from Hell by Pantera
What do you say? What are you blastin'?
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1. Operation Mindcrime Queensryche
2. Reroute to Remain In flames
3. Rust in Peace Megadeth
4. Sounds of the Playground In Flames
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In no specific order:
Slayer-Seasons in the Abyss
Slayer-Rein in Blood
Metallica-Kill 'Em All
Metallica-Garage Days
Sepultura-Roots"He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche -
Metal is obviously a somewhat vague category, but bearing that in mind...here are my top 5
1 - Metallica Justice
2 - Dream Theater Awake
3 - Opeth Blackwater Park
4 - Opeth Ghost Reveries
5 - Queensryche Operation Mindcrime -
No order....
Queensryche-Operation Mindcrime
Megadeth-Peace Sells
Metallica-Master Of Puppets
Iron Maiden-Somewhere In Time
Iron Maiden-Powerslave
Slayer-Reign In Blood
Dio-Holy Diver
Ozzy Osbourne-Blizzard Of Ozz
Testament-Practice What You Preach
and many more...--Gary--
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No order....
Queensryche-Operation Mindcrime
Megadeth-Peace Sells
Metallica-Master Of Puppets
Iron Maiden-Somewhere In Time
Iron Maiden-Powerslave
Slayer-Reign In Blood
Dio-Holy Diver
Ozzy Osbourne-Blizzard Of Ozz
Testament-Practice What You Preach
and many more...
Testament-Practice What You Preach!!!! I freakin love that album!!!Polk Audio SDA 2.3tl Fully Hot Rodded. 😎
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yep love me some Queenryche
Metal Church
Pantera
those come to mind and it's too early in the A.M. for my brain to work.... -
Black Sabbath- Heaven and Hell
Dream Theater- 6 Degrees of Inner Turbulence
Iron Maiden- 7th Son of a 7th Son
Megadeth- Countdown to Extinction
Queensryche- Operation Mindcrime -
I haven't heard Keeper of the Seven Keys in years. What a great album. Probably in my top ten.
Metallica Master of Puppets
Slayer Reign in Blood and South of Heaven
Pantera Cowboys from Hell
Iron Maiden Somewhere in Time and Seventh Son of the Seventh Son
Megadeth Peace Sells and Countdown to Extinction
Queensryche Operation Mindcrime
Well that's ten but there are a boat load more. -
not my top genre...but i've got a few...black sabbath 'mob rules' is a good jam
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Sooo...just to clarify here - is this a post to get recommendations for metal cds that sound good - not just what metal groups folks like?
cuz I would agree, there are metal cds that sound horrific when cranked.
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AsSiMiLaTeD wrote: »Metal is obviously a somewhat vague category, but bearing that in mind...here are my top 5
1 - Metallica Justice
2 - Dream Theater Awake
3 - Opeth Blackwater Park
4 - Opeth Ghost Reveries
5 - Queensryche Operation Mindcrime
That could be a stranded on a island list for me. Nice picks Assimilated.
Hockeyboy....surprised you put the new In Flames CD in your list. While I would not have it in my top five, it is a great CD from them. Love it! -
I don't care much for metal from the last 15 years or so, but I have my list.
Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Def Leppard - Pyromania
AC/DC - Back in Black
Cinderella - Night Songs
Judas Priest - British Steel
Motley Crue - Too Fast For Love
Skid Row - Skid Row -
I see that Operation Mindcrime is showing a trend here. It is truly "The Wall" of the heavy metal world. One of my favorite albums of any genre of all time.--Gary--
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jmwest1970 wrote: »I don't care much for metal from the last 15 years or so, but I have my list.
Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Def Leppard - (High n Dry)
AC/DC - Back in Black and Highway to Hell!!!
Cinderella - Night Songs
Judas Priest - British Steel
Motley Crue - Too Fast For Love
Skid Row - (Slave to the Grind)
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No love for Death??? Some of the darkest metal out there!!!
Sal I knew you would post Mercyful Fate those are two of the best metal albums out there!!Polk Audio SDA 2.3tl Fully Hot Rodded. 😎
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TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »No love for Death??? Some of the darkest metal out there!!!
It's not for me! I just can't get into that 240 bpm drummer with a singer that sounds like he has a hair ball stuck in his throat. I've played guitar in bands on and off since I was 17, 40 now. And I always wondered how those bands (death metal, black metal whatever) could make money sounding like that. Pretty much sounds like a lot of noise to me. But apparently there is a crowd that likes it. My oldest brother (43) is into that stuff. He has been playing drums since age 15 or so, played in cover bands for years. Can play YYZ by Rush and not miss a beat. But he would rather play that death metal stuff for some reason.--Gary--
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Granted I listen to very little of the "WHAT I CALL METAL" now days but I have to have my fix now and then..
FTR I don't look at TOOL, NIN ect.. as METAL. I don't see where they fall into be labled as Metal..
Black Metal (Death etc.)
Thrash Metal (Anthrax etc.)
Heavy Metal (Judas Preist etc.)
Speed Metal (Slayer etc.)
Hair Metal (Poison etc.)
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TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »Please add..
Damn, check out this link!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_subgenres--Gary--
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Very odd statement coming from a musician, in terms of grouping into a single genre and generalizing like that.It's not for me! I just can't get into that 240 bpm drummer with a singer that sounds like he has a hair ball stuck in his throat. I've played guitar in bands on and off since I was 17, 40 now. And I always wondered how those bands (death metal, black metal whatever) could make money sounding like that. Pretty much sounds like a lot of noise to me. But apparently there is a crowd that likes it. My oldest brother (43) is into that stuff. He has been playing drums since age 15 or so, played in cover bands for years. Can play YYZ by Rush and not miss a beat. But he would rather play that death metal stuff for some reason.
I'd encourage anyone who feels that way to check out someone like Opeth. It's my opinion of course, but I think that some of the best songwriting of any genre in the last decade has come from that band. The Drapery Falls is a great song and is probably the best song in their catalog in terms of illustrating what they're about, in case anyone wants to check it out.
That being said, Opeth is the only death metal band that I listen to, and I use that category only because it's the one most commonly attached to them. -
AsSiMiLaTeD wrote: »Very odd statement coming from a musician, in terms of grouping into a single genre and generalizing like that.
Unless that is a loaded response and you are mad at my reply to you in that other thread. My statement above is not odd at all. I listen to a little of everything, except rap. I love heavy metal, but that raspy singer and runaway drums and guitars those types bands write is not for me. That is pretty simple to understand I think. TFL understood it.
How is that an odd statement? If I were to say that I don't care for the sound of Martin Logan speakers....would that be an odd statement to you?--Gary--
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TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »haha Thanks!!! Sludge Metal?? Stoner Metal?? LOL!!!
Bathory is 'Viking Metal' :eek:--Gary--
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Of course not, you're absolutely welcome to like what you want. if you were to say, all electrostats sound the same and I don't like any of them, that would sound a bit odd.Unless that is a loaded response and you are mad at my reply to you in that other thread. My statement above is not odd at all. I listen to a little of everything, except rap. I love heavy metal, but that raspy singer and runaway drums and guitars those types bands write is not for me. That is pretty simple to understand I think. TFL understood it.
How is that an odd statement? If I were to say that I don't care for the sound of Martin Logan speakers....would that be an odd statement to you?
I wasn't attacking you or your tastes, I was arguing against dismissing an entire genre of music.
I was using it as a chance to point out someone like Opeth, who is Death metal but does not fit in the picture that you painted. -
AsSiMiLaTeD wrote: »I was arguing against dismissing an entire genre of music.
I was using it as a chance to point out someone like Opeth, who is Death metal but does not fit in the picture that you painted.
If the bands singer growls on every song. Every song sounds the same. Yeah, easily dismissed by me. I am headed to the Tube to check out Opeth right now! Any recommendations?--Gary--
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My Favorite Glam Metal albums
Motley Crue: Too Fast For Love and Shout at the Devil..
Twisted Sister: Under The Blade and You Can't Stop Rock n Roll..
Ratt: First EP and Out Of The Cellar
My Favorite Hair Metal
Poison: Anything by "Poison"
Britney Fox: S/T
XYZ: S/T (one of my favorite 80's metal album ever)
SteelHeart: S/T (the dude can belt it out big time)
Guns n Roses fits both bills and others, but AFD is one of those albums that will stand the test of time for years to come..
Thrash Metal
Metallica: First three albums
Megadeth !!!!! Nuff said!!!
Anthrax !!!! Nuff said!!!
Slayer!!! Nuff Said. yes all fit the Speed Metal as well esp. Slayer!!!
Goth Metal
Marilyn Manson.
Skinny Puppy.
they both fit other genres as well..
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I could see Opeth - The Drapery Falls growing on me for sure! But THAT is not that growler stuff I was referring to earlier. They are considered Death Metal? Seemed a little more progressive to me.--Gary--
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Check out The Drapery Falls. You will know if you like them or not with that song, and your opinion likely won't change with other material as it's the perfect representation of them.If the bands singer growls on every song. Every song sounds the same. Yeah, easily dismissed by me. I am headed to the Tube to check out Opeth right now! Any recommendations? -
See post #30.....--Gary--
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That's always how I see them listed, but they are definitely more progressive. Maybe if there is a category for progressive death metal they'd be the poster child, but I'm not sure such exists.I could see Opeth - The Drapery Falls growing on me for sure! But THAT is not that growler stuff I was referring to earlier. They are considered Death Metal? Seemed a little more progressive to me.
It's semantics really, just wanted to throw them out there as something to check out, they do have the growler but don't fit the typical mold of what people call death metal.
