Metal Kingz, who are yours?

[Sweaty Betty]

I was just about to post that i love Queensryche, but i thought some would laugh, then up pops old biffy boy.......again

 

[pogofish]

As Denim n' Leather metallers me and my teenage mates would have been horrified to discover that our look had been inspired by Rob Halfords interest in gay bondage

As similar young denim & mettalers, we never had any illusions about Halford's preferences.

 

[northernhord]

Wheels of Steel, talkin bout my wheels of Steel

 

[pogofish]

Saxon is wicked, dont be a twat

Saxon & Motorhead together on the Bomber Tour was a pretty-good metal night.

 

[Belushi]

I was just about to post that i love Queensryche,

Glad Im not the only one who loves Queensryche!

 

[saucisson]

I found a Saxon 'crusader' tour tshirt the other day at the back of an old drawer...had knights in armour on it, very fetching.

There could be a whole thread on your fave tour tshirts.

 

[Sweaty Betty]

Glad Im not the only one who loves Queensryche!

Really...........I saw them at donnington, when ACDC headlined.....bloody brilliant......Empire is a top top albumn. What was it about them that was soo different, even now they sound fresh...??

 

[el_starkos]

Bad News.

"I thought Bad News set a new high in altruistic, self-indulgent, bullshit, mollycoddled, you know... mother-my-dark-instinct rock 'n' roll. I thought it was a piece of pimply shit from the worst kind of city ghetto, probably populated by winos, junkies and just general all-round fuck-ups." Lemmy

 

[northernhord]

Port Vales football ground - Motorhead, Ozzies Blizzerd of Oz, Frank Marino Mahogany Rush, Triumph, Venom, Vardis

 

[Juice Terry]

Any discussion about the greatest metal bands just has to include Blue Oyster Cult, their first 3 albums were as ground breaking as anything Sabbath ever did.

Harvester Of Eyes, ME 262, Subhuman, Flaming Telepaths, Hot Rails To Hell,
Screaming Dizbusters, Cities On Flame

All stone cold classics

 

[Dubversion]

Any discussion about the greatest metal bands just has to include Blue Oyster Cult, their first 3 albums were as ground breaking as anything Sabbath ever did.

you're kidding, right? were they even metal?

 

[lights.out.london]

Lazy raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawk from acts like BoC allowed the new breed of metallers to break through - people knew there had to be more to aggressive music/heavy metal than band slike that.

When I think of all the vinyl wasted on a one song band, I could weep.

BoC? Garbage.

 

[Juice Terry]

you're kidding, right? were they even metal?

Sandy Pearlman their manager at the time claimed that he invented the term "Heavy Metal" to specifically describe their music, so yes they were metal, possibly the originals if you believe him.

Of course the music attributed to the genre has changed hugely since 1969 so they probably don't fit with the modern image but they definitely were heavy metal back then.

 

[Juice Terry]

Lazy raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawk from acts like BoC allowed the new breed of metallers to break through - people knew there had to be more to aggressive music/heavy metal than band slike that.

When I think of all the vinyl wasted on a one song band, I could weep.

BoC? Garbage.

They were shit from Mirrors onwards I'd agree but prior to that they were one of the best.

 

[lights.out.london]

Sandy Pearlman their manager at the time claimed that he invented the term "Heavy Metal" to specifically describe their music, so yes they were metal, possibly the originals if you believe him.

Sandy Pearlman?

I'd suggest either Steppenwolf or William Burroughs.

Sandy Pearlman and The Clash. Lol.

 

[sojourner]

Wheels of Steel, talkin bout my wheels of Steel

My 2nd proper gig that tour

 

[sojourner]

As Denim n' Leather metallers me and my teenage mates would have been horrified to discover that our look had been inspired by Rob Halfords interest in gay bondage

Ahem http://www.flickr.com/photos/63217051@N00/158869145/

 

[saucisson]

They were shit from Mirrors onwards I'd agree but prior to that they were one of the best.

I like the first BOC lp, it does rock, and its wierd! its not all AOR until the late 70s....(although I like fire of unknown origin and mirrors as well)...

 

[damnhippie]

my god...what a thread...i'd have been here sooner but i was too busy ROCKING

ok:
iron maiden, esp. number of the beast and powerslave
black sabbath
mastodon definitely worth a mention
and of course...conquest of steel

and in the 'aargh, it's just noise' category:
iron monkey
agoraphobic nosebleed

 

[Appassionata]

Wheres Haylz

Twice I saw them

Me too, both times in 1983 I think. They were pretty good live, even though they looked pretty ancient even back then Second time was at a mini-festival at Leeds Queens Hall with Twisted Sister, Girlschool, Anvil, and a couple of other not-so-good bands we won't bother talking about, lol

 

[118118]

Aren't sepultura "a joke" to metal types, I don't know.

 

[118118]

Am I thinking of someone else?

 

[Final]

Am I thinking of someone else?

you might be thinking of GnR or someone like that.

If you liked the thrash sub-genre, then Sepultura were the nuts in the early to mid 1990s.

Of course, not all metal-heads like every sub-genre thats been spawned, and the ones who dislike thrash will think sepultura were a pile of crap.

Different strokes I guess.

 

[Belushi]

Twisted Sister

They were wish I'd seen them live.

 

[Appassionata]

They were wish I'd seen them live.

lame on record, incredible on stage.