Most Influential Metal Bands, Who are they?
jer
Dec 24 2008, 02:29 PM
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Who do you think is/was the most influential metal band?

And why?

What/who did they influence?

It needn't be a band from years ago. It could be a newer band too...

No right or wrong, just explain your reasoning so we may understand your point of view.

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- jer   Most Influential Metal Bands   Dec 24 2008, 02:29 PM
- - opeth.db   For me it was Faith No More. Many metal bands cr...   Dec 24 2008, 02:33 PM
|- - Trond Vold   QUOTE (opeth.db @ Dec 24 2008, 02:33 PM) ...   Dec 24 2008, 07:47 PM
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- - fatb0t   Sabbath. Metal as we know it today would not exist...   Dec 24 2008, 03:10 PM
- - Tomás Santa Clara   Rammstein the revolutionary Industrial Metal Band...   Dec 24 2008, 03:17 PM
- - ZakkWylde   Venom and Slayer for opening the path to Black and...   Dec 24 2008, 03:31 PM
- - Praetorian   Black Sabbath without a doubt!!   Dec 24 2008, 03:36 PM
|- - opeth.db   QUOTE (Praetorian @ Dec 24 2008, 09:36 AM...   Dec 24 2008, 03:57 PM
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- - tommyboy   Black Sabbath period! They were first true me...   Dec 24 2008, 04:03 PM
- - jer   I have a hard time accepting Sabbath in this role ...   Dec 24 2008, 04:03 PM
- - fatb0t   Ok, Carcass - Mixing death and grind core - amazi...   Dec 24 2008, 04:12 PM
|- - opeth.db   QUOTE (fatb0t @ Dec 24 2008, 10:12 AM) Is...   Dec 24 2008, 04:16 PM
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- - jer   RE: Most Influential Metal Bands   Dec 24 2008, 04:28 PM
- - TreyDeschamp   I'm going to say as an older band(and still to...   Dec 24 2008, 05:11 PM
|- - Guitarman700   QUOTE (TreyDeschamp @ Dec 24 2008, 11:11 ...   Dec 24 2008, 06:07 PM
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- - Marc_Maiden   Edit: im changing my post because i dont like how ...   Dec 24 2008, 07:08 PM
- - VinceG   i would go with Bathory on this one. There sound i...   Dec 24 2008, 08:16 PM
- - Tono Fyr   In terms of Influence, SHEER INFLUENCE, Black Sabb...   Jan 2 2009, 10:13 AM
- - audiopaal   Iron Maiden and Faith No More   Jan 2 2009, 10:25 AM
- - Emir Hot   It was about 15 and more years ago when I was goin...   Jan 2 2009, 10:53 AM
- - Marcus Siepen   For me Black Sabbath   Jan 2 2009, 07:09 PM
- - berko   You don't have to take me serious guys but the...   Jan 2 2009, 07:14 PM
- - Oxac   Of course Black Sabbath. They "invented...   Jan 5 2009, 05:27 PM
|- - utak3r   QUOTE (Oxac @ Jan 5 2009, 05:27 PM) Slaye...   Jan 6 2009, 01:28 AM
|- - Guitarman700   QUOTE (utak3r @ Jan 5 2009, 07:28 PM) I l...   Jan 6 2009, 03:05 AM
|- - utak3r   QUOTE (Guitarman700 @ Jan 6 2009, 03:05 A...   Jan 6 2009, 08:41 AM
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- - Gabriel Leopardi   I would say Metallica and Iron Maiden. But I woul...   Jan 5 2009, 06:16 PM
- - Fsgdjv   The Beatles. They made the song Helter Skelter.   Jan 5 2009, 09:14 PM
- - The Uncreator   Touche. And that is a pretty good point.   Jan 5 2009, 09:33 PM
- - enforcer   I love Maiden   Jan 5 2009, 09:41 PM
- - skennington   Well...To get Technical...The tree of Metal...   Jan 6 2009, 03:28 AM
|- - Fsgdjv   QUOTE (skennington @ Jan 6 2009, 03:28 AM...   Jan 6 2009, 01:18 PM
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- - UncleSkillet   Very cool find Skenny   Jan 6 2009, 03:38 AM
|- - skennington   QUOTE (UncleSkillet @ Jan 5 2009, 09:38 P...   Jan 6 2009, 04:43 AM
|- - tommyboy   QUOTE (skennington @ Jan 5 2009, 09:43 PM...   Jan 6 2009, 05:20 AM
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- - g-forcelover   PANTERA!!! Dimebag is one of my bigges...   Jan 6 2009, 04:00 AM
- - cony71   I vote for Black Sabbath! They are awesome. Bu...   Jan 6 2009, 05:33 AM
- - Barenaked Ninja   Gotta love how Yngwie get's his own line on th...   Jan 6 2009, 06:34 AM
- - Dreamcatcher   My personal influence Megadeth, Queensryche and I...   Jan 6 2009, 06:39 AM
- - OrganisedConfusion   DEEP PURPLE \M/   Jan 6 2009, 09:54 AM
- - Enucleation   I think it was Metallica that did it for me but as...   Jan 6 2009, 01:24 PM
- - Martin la guitarra   Metallica, no doubt   Jan 6 2009, 01:26 PM
- - Carlos Carrillo   Initially,Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force,but ...   Jan 6 2009, 03:05 PM
- - Sensible Jones   To be absolutely Historically Correct it was Led Z...   Jan 6 2009, 06:03 PM
- - berko   Well I think the tree is only one approach, but I ...   Jan 6 2009, 06:16 PM
- - skennington   Lot's of good opinions here. Could Steppenwolf...   Jan 6 2009, 06:26 PM
|- - tommyboy   QUOTE (skennington @ Jan 6 2009, 11:26 AM...   Jan 6 2009, 06:49 PM
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- - Matt23   Black Sabbath and Metallica for me. Black Sabbath ...   Jan 6 2009, 07:07 PM
- - Iron King   QUOTE (utak3r @ Jan 5 2009, 07:28 PM) I l...   Jan 10 2009, 09:26 PM
- - VinceG   Yeah, no one really created "Thrash". It...   Jan 10 2009, 10:25 PM
- - Sigfridsson   For me personally it must have been Maiden and Met...   Jan 13 2009, 03:23 PM
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