Top 25 most influential heavy metal albums of all time

[Beemer]

I'm proud to say that I do not own any of those albums and only recognise half the band names. But as Jim says - thats the great thing about music (I assume this heavy metal is some form of music?)

Ditto, although I have heard of about two thirds of the bands named! I'm sure my husband has one or two, but thankfully he only plays them in the garage...

And as for the person who wondered why KISS was missing - do you REALLY have to ask?

[Bytor]

And as for the person who wondered why KISS was missing - do you REALLY have to ask?

eeerrrrr yes! Forget the make-up etc, they made some great stuff in the early years - Destroyer - pure class

[Beemer]

eeerrrrr yes! Forget the make-up etc, they made some great stuff in the early years - Destroyer - pure class

I think of them more as hard rockers than heavy metal. I could actually listen to KISS without wanting to kill myself...

[outlawtorn]

I think of them more as hard rockers than heavy metal. I could actually listen to KISS without wanting to kill myself...

Heavy Metal doesn't make you want to kill yourself.....it makes you want to kill someone else.......he he

[Beemer]

Heavy Metal doesn't make you want to kill yourself.....it makes you want to kill someone else.......he he

Ah, so that's why I never 'got' heavy metal!

[Bytor]

I think of them more as hard rockers than heavy metal. I could actually listen to KISS without wanting to kill myself...

I'm sure that I'm going to get shot down in flames here but Hard Rock & Heavy Metal are basically the same. Heavy Metal starts to get complicated with all the other metal off-shoots i.e. death metal blah blah blah.

Time to put on the tin hat and dive for cover....

[Beemer]

You're probably right, death metal is perhaps the crap I'm thinking of!

[Waylander]

Well, not a bad selection but I've got an issue with presence of Scorpions and absence of Rammstein (sp?).

Rammstien started as industrial rock, more techno stuff than pure metal. They've only lately come over to the darker side.

What?? No Iron Butterfly.............In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, shit I still go all spastic when I here that. Someone mentioned Uria Heep. That takes me back todays I can hardly recall. What about that other dude, Barnstorming that's the name of the album. Jo someone............Jo Walsh. Yea that's the guy. Mind you Rainbow. They did not last long enough to influence anyone other than Deep Purple... Yea I know dodge dodge.

Skyryder

PS

In July of 1968, Iron Butterfly released the monumental LP, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, featuring the 17:05 minute side-long track that shook the entire music industry with its phenomenal reception. 'Vida outsold every record in the history of recorded music within the first year of its release (over eight million copies sold) and therefore outgrew and outsold the standard of the music industry's "Gold Album" award. For this achievement, Iron Butterfly was subsequently awarded: The Industry's Very First "Platinum Album"! This historic award was created and presented by then-president of ATCO Records Ahmet Ertegun, who went on to become the current CEO of the WEA Group. Most recently, "Vida" received the Multi-Platinum award.

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, stayed on the charts for 140 weeks, with 81 weeks in the Top Ten. To date the album has sold in excess of 30 million copies and remains an undisputed classic in the archives of rock with DJ's and audiophiles worldwide.

Funny thing about that song, I played it for some of the 'Older' folks down here and they didn't have a clue what it was. I'm only 23 and I know that as good rock.

[El Dopa]

Shit, this thread is turning into the special Olympics.

The couriers on his way over with a saucer of milk. Can you accept delivery?

By the way, I do realise we're wasting our time discussing something that, y'know, doesn't actually matter.

OK, OK I'm not saying that the Black album is their best, but it's surley better than the Scorps 'Lovedrive' at no.25 - although I do like 'Holiday' - fuck now I've done it...

A very restrained reply to my ranty post. I raise my fist in salute to you, complete with studded leather wristband.

on the black album they had really good production, which was sorely lacking on Justice.

You and me are just going to have to agree to disagree on this.

Yes, they had good production. It's a pity nearly all the songs were shit. Best production in the world isn't going to compensate for that. The production on 'puppets' and 'justice' was awful. But the songs kicked arse.

I didn't buy 'black' back in '91 thinking 'i've paid for this so I'm going to hate it', I bought it thinking " 'enter sandman' wasn't great, but I bet this album kicks arse". I was sorely disappointed.

I've got all the time in the world for Lars and Kirk (and Jason, come to that). I also think Rob Trujillo is one of the best bassists in the world, full stop.

However, I think Hetfield lost something in the bottom of a bottle a few years back, and didn't regain it when he dried out. When I watched 'monster', I thought the INSTRUMENTAL stuff rocked as hard as it ever did. Hetfield looked like a stumbling old man trying too hard to remember what he used to be.

As Dover pointed out in another thread, middle-aged men shouldn't do angry metal, it doesn't suit them. Hetfields gone well past the point of no return.

[James Deuce]

I've got all the time in the world for Lars and Kirk (and Jason, come to that). I also think Rob Trujillo is one of the best bassists in the world, full stop.

Amen. Suicidal Tendencies, anything Cyco, Infectious Grooves - Mental and great fun.

As Dover pointed out in another thread, middle-aged men shouldn't do angry metal, it doesn't suit them. Hetfields gone well past the point of no return.

I'll raise your angry with F__king incandescent. You scooter riding midget.

[SlashWylde]

The black album was not influencial, just well received at the time, there are some brilliant tracks on it, but it's nothing compared to Master Of Puppets.

See, that's where I disagree wiht most Metallica fans. I reckon Justice was their best album. Certainly influenced my playing more than Puppets ever did.

[SlashWylde]

Stairway to Heaven has certainly influenced some fairly choice invective on my part, along with the bile I direct at those fools shallow enough to believe that the Smoke on the Water riff is strummed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke_on_the_Water

Hunh. I always thought that sounded like a Hammond fed through a Fuzz Face or some such, but OK it was a distorted Marshall. Wicked sound in any case.

[98tls]

Ah, so that's why I never 'got' heavy metal!

Dont worry your not alone.............best part of this thread is reading some of the groups names WTF.......then we have something called angry metal...is that opposed to non angry metal........:spudwhat: Then theres "middle aged men shouldnt do angry metal "

[SlashWylde]

I'm sure that I'm going to get shot down in flames here but Hard Rock & Heavy Metal are basically the same. Heavy Metal starts to get complicated with all the other metal off-shoots i.e. death metal blah blah blah.

Time to put on the tin hat and dive for cover....

Eat lead!!! Hard rock is what high school girls listen to under the naive delusion that it will make them seem egdy, and give them street cred.

Metal is what the rest of us listen to because we love the music and revel in the catharsis of the mosh pit - real or imagined.

Bottom line, when attempting to differentiate between rock and metal, simply ask yourself "Is this band/music sexy?"

If it's sexy it's rock, if its ugly it's metal.

Simple example:
Guns 'n Roses, often billed as metal during the '80s and '90s but far to sexy to be metal therefore are (were) rock.
Godsmack, bordering on being metal but still too sexy.

Slayer, well nuff said really.
Pantera, likewise.

[El Dopa]

I'll raise your angry with F__king incandescent. You scooter riding midget.

Alright. Singers, then.

I hate to think what passes for midget in Wellington.