100 Greatest Metal Artists

Black Zeppelin · **Posted:** Sun May 01, 2011 5:41 pm

The top 10 is perfect! Awesome job, I really can't disagree with anything about it. Not too sure about the rest but the top 10 seems perfect to me. :metal:

Floyo Mounier · **Posted:** Thu May 05, 2011 4:37 pm

YEAH!

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11681

Manowar > Dio?

Wtf seriously?

Sherick · **Posted:** Tue May 31, 2011 8:15 pm

Manowar has much more direct influence. Like, way more.

Zach · **Posted:** Tue May 31, 2011 10:38 pm

Ministry could move up a bit, eh? They pioneered industrial metal, after all. And I know the style isn't all that big these days, but it certainly had a significant movement in the '90s.

Maddolis · **Posted:** Tue May 31, 2011 11:57 pm

I don't see them being any greater than the bands ahead of them.

metalmaiden · **Joined:** Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:24 pm **Posts:** 35

Love the top 10 and glad to see Slayer higher than Motorhead. Thing is though, I'm still not sure why Metallica is higher than Judas Priest? I'm sure this has already been talked a lot about but can someone tell me the facts on this one? I always thought that the only thing Metallica had over Priest was popularity...and that's it. Isn't Judas Priest more influential than Metallica? They have been around since the 70's and are one of the founders of metal (right next to Black Sabbath).

Woodgod · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:16 pm **Posts:** 323

I think the main argument is that most post-NWOBHM bands are influenced by Metallica because that's likely going to be one of the first bands they listen to and get them interested in playing metal. For what it's worth, I think Judas Priest should be above Metallica as well.

Shuure · **Posted:** Wed Jun 01, 2011 10:44 am

I also think it would make more sense to have Judas Priest above Metallica, but I think we came to the conclusion that if we are to strictly follow the criteria, Metallica win.

Sherick · **Posted:** Wed Jun 01, 2011 2:22 pm

What happened to the criteria anyway?

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11681

Sherick wrote:

Manowar has much more direct influence. Like, way more.

Explanation?
Dio is renowned as one of metal's 3 greatest vocalists, and is known for some of the most beloved and respected metal music in the history of the genre.

Sherick · **Posted:** Wed Jun 01, 2011 3:41 pm

Exactly. Ronnie James Dio is very influential and important. There's already a thread for that.

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11681

Dio certainly is more popular, more impactful and more influential than Manowar.
Dio was a titan that everyone in the metal business looked up to. Manowar was....another power metal band with a technical singer.

Sherick · **Posted:** Wed Jun 01, 2011 3:58 pm

Except when you consider that Manowar was the first power metal band. And by several years.
And that they had a huge influence on the Viking metal scene.

In fact, what you said applies more toward Dio.

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11681

Yeah, and we all know how significant "viking metal" is......come on.
I have never heard a single bad comment about Dio from ANY metal artist, 'cept Ozzy.... :lol:

Dio's influence spreads across the whole of metal, not just "power" and "viking".

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