Poll: Dear Europe,

[Arsen]

I would like to leave this post open ONLY to those from Europe...
Please elect your metal band.

 

[RAWKSTAR]

Judas Priest any day.

 

[Ken Korda]

You know, I heard the Young brothers were born in Scotland before they went to Australia and Brian Johnson is form Tyneside. Does that mean we can have AC/DC?....please

 

[John Stalvern]

This is a bad thread.

 

[Arsen]

I would like to leave this post open ONLY to those from Europe...
Please elect your metal band.

That's balls, I like all of those bands. Also, I take offense to the last option.

1. I am American.

2. Slayer has four good albums.

3. European Metal > American Metal...

Minus Death, Iced Earth, Nile, and the other goodies.

 

[jdnoth]

European metal sucks. American metal has all the pioneers. Metallica, Pantera, Machine Head etc etc. There hasn't been any good European thrash since the early 90's.

From the EU btw

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

You know, I heard the Young brothers were born in Scotland before they went to Australia and Brian Johnson is form Tyneside. Does that mean we can have AC/DC?....please

AC/DC aren't metal.

 

[Ken Korda]

You know, I heard the Young brothers were born in Scotland before they went to Australia and Brian Johnson is form Tyneside. Does that mean we can have AC/DC?....please

AC/DC aren't metal.

Well....they're still AWESOME!!!

 

[Arsen]

European metal sucks. American metal has all the pioneers. Metallica, Pantera, Machine Head etc etc. There hasn't been any good European thrash since the early 90's.

From the EU btw

OPETH, Dark Tranquility, Therion, At the Gates, Dissection, (old) In Flames, The Summoning, Falconer, My Dying Bride, Candlemass, Solitude Aeternus, Hammerfall, BLIND GUARDIAN, etc etc etc...

Every band you just named is horrible.

 

[Gladion]

European metal sucks. American metal has all the pioneers. Metallica, Pantera, Machine Head etc etc. There hasn't been any good European thrash since the early 90's.

From the EU btw

Yeah, right.


Really, I'd say Iron Maiden, but it's just a question of personal preferrence. It's pointless.

 

[ygetoff]

How about...Australia? Wolfmother ROCKS!

 

[Malkavian]

From the poll? Iron Maiden!

European metal sucks. American metal has all the pioneers. Metallica, Pantera, Machine Head etc etc. There hasn't been any good European thrash since the early 90's.

From the EU btw

You know, there's more to metal than thrash...

 

[Labyrinth]

What about other Metalheads? I'm Australia based yet I adore many European metal bands. By the way, your list it heinously slim. While it would be impossible to encompass all of the genre at ANY time, you've missed a lot of more recent and very popular metal bands. Opeth is a prime example, as is Meshuggah. This is a poorly constructed and very slanted thread/poll.

 

[zirnitra]

European metal sucks. American metal has all the pioneers. Metallica, Pantera, Machine Head etc etc. There hasn't been any good European thrash since the early 90's.

From the EU btw

I love how you say american metal has all the pioneers then you just list a series of bands which came after all of the European bands. also...there are other types of metal than thrash.


Arsen why no motorhead? or any modern metal bands? or any older metal bands? if your going to say something as wide as metal you really need to have a massive poll.

 

[MSORPG pl4y3r]

I dont like any of those mutch, Iron Maiden I dont mind but I dont like it. and you missed out some truly great Europein bands, I cant name them all but there are meany.

I would like to leave this post open ONLY to those from Europe...
Please elect your metal band.

That's balls, I like all of those bands. Also, I take offense to the last option.

1. I am American.

2. Slayer has four good albums.

3. European Metal > American Metal...

Minus Death, Iced Earth, Nile, and the other goodies.

Does that last bit mean you dont like those bands?

 

[asinann]

You listed 5 bands.
Of the 5 most still perform, but only one has released anything new in the last decade, and it was crap.
Those bands were all great in the 70's and early 80's, and without them metal wouldn't be where it is today.
Now most of those bands will still sell out their shows, but instead of joins being passed around and mosh pits forming, it's Ben Gay and home in time for ER.
Neither of those are metal.

 

[Malkavian]

What about other Metalheads? I'm Australia based yet I adore many European metal bands. By the way, your list it heinously slim. While it would be impossible to encompass all of the genre at ANY time, you've missed a lot of more recent and very popular metal bands. Opeth is a prime example, as is Meshuggah. This is a poorly constructed and very slanted thread/poll.

While I won't pretend to understand OP's train of thought, could it be that he is interested in seeing which of the "old classics" has the more popularity in Europe?

You listed 5 bands.
Of the 5 most still perform, but only one has released anything new in the last decade, and it was crap.
Those bands were all great in the 70's and early 80's, and without them metal wouldn't be where it is today.
Now most of those bands will still sell out their shows, but instead of joins being passed around and mosh pits forming, it's Ben Gay and home in time for ER.
Neither of those are metal.

This is wrong.

 

[Bulletinmybrain]

Black Sabbath.. Who doesn't like them?

 

[Arsen]

I chose the bands I feel have had the highest impact, influence, and classic material in regards to metal as a whole.

No, I love the American bands I chose. The reason I say "Europe only" is because the sound came from their country and homeland, hence I want to know primarily their opinion.

 

[neoman10]

Im American, but Slayer sucks