It has been a while since ive made a list, so for my next list im going to make, it shall be the top 20 greatest metal bands. this is just the heads up, the actual list shall come by the end of the day.
note: nothing about this list is official at all, but has been compiled by me, and many other fellow music critics around my local area
i dont consider led zeppelin to be "metal" while they were influential to the genre. they werent quite in the genre that artists like black sabbath and iron maidon were
I don't think Iron Maiden belongs at number two. While influential, they weren't -that- influential. More like six or seven.
Opeth totally deserves to be on the actual list, rather than a mention. Their take on the genre was completely groundbreaking. Stratovarius should also at least be in honorable mentions. Just saying.
Dragonforce are way overrated. They didn't revolutionize the genre, and just because they can play fast, does not make them the greatest. Their songs are roughly on par with your average power metal bands overall.
When it comes to all time I think Tool should be higher. And Like that Queensryche is on there. I don't really get Soundgarden...not metal IMO :S
You ignored Melodic Death Metal >.> and all death metal really >.> In Flames and Dark Tranquillity (the best band) are my two favourite metal bands! And they pioneered an entire sub genre!
Bands that I love that I wish would make a list like this but I know don't meet the criteria of being extremely popular and influential. Mastodon and Protest The Hero
