Metalheads?

[AngelicShred]

I've always argued with a few friends that there are gay metalheads present and proud. But they continue that me and Rob halford are the only ones around. =P So I just wanted to make a shoutout to any gay, bi, or hell straight metalheads out there. Tell your favorite bands, where you think the genre's going and the ultimate question. Megadeth of Metallica?

 

[submit452]

Yo! definitely Metallica for me.

 

[AngelicShred]

Aww! Total Megadeth fan here. xP

 

[Deno]

Not sure I get the topic. Rat,Poison,Queensryche. I never liked thrash, contemporary Metalica is ok. Did like the dadadadadadadadadadadadad of the past.

 

[Qua]

I'll address the Metallica/Megadeth argument this way:

James Hetfield >> Dave Mustaine as a vocalist
Hetfield = Mustaine as a guitarist
Marty Friedman >>> Kirk Hammett as a guitarist, a musician and a fucking institution.

The answer to where metal (should) be headed is in my signature: Opeth for the fucking win. If you're not into deathy stuff check out their newest album, but Ghost Reveries and Blackwater Park are their best, the former being IMO the best metal album of the decade thus far. It's mature death metal, and alternatively some of the most achingly beautful music I've ever heard. Think about that for a second.

Also a big Meshuggah fan. And ironically enough these are the only two screaming/growling bands that I can even tolerate. Otherwise I'm really into proggy/melodic stuff like Fates warning, Dream Theater (cheese and all). It's gotta be slightly musically advanced for me nowadays.

I just gave in to my metal/shred side and traded in my strat foran Ibanez RGA121 today.

 

[D_Jurgen Klitgaard]

Metallica for me, all the way. Although I am not ashamed to say I have the entire Megadeth catalog on my iPod, next to my entire Metallica catalog (including rare stuff). But I did dowload free torrents of all the Megadeth. :tongue:

Dave's a great guitarist, and a one-of-a-kind vocalist. I often wonder what Metallica would be like if they still had his vocals. They would definitely be an even bigger juggernaut than they are now, but I've got much love for Kirk. He's my favorite guitarist.

Contrary to a few naysayers I've heard recently, thrash Metallica is definitely back on Sept. 12.

YouTube - Metallica - My Apocalypse (high quality 512kbps full version)

 

[AngelicShred]

I'll address the Metallica/Megadeth argument this way:

James Hetfield >> Dave Mustaine as a vocalist
Hetfield = Mustaine as a guitarist
Marty Friedman >>> Kirk Hammett as a guitarist, a musician and a fucking institution.

The answer to where metal (should) be headed is in my signature: Opeth for the fucking win. If you're not into deathy stuff check out their newest album, but Ghost Reveries and Blackwater Park are their best, the former being IMO the best metal album of the decade thus far. It's mature death metal, and alternatively some of the most achingly beautful music I've ever heard. Think about that for a second.

Also a big Meshuggah fan. And ironically enough these are the only two screaming/growling bands that I can even tolerate. Otherwise I'm really into proggy/melodic stuff like Fates warning, Dream Theater (cheese and all). It's gotta be slightly musically advanced for me nowadays.

I just gave in to my metal/shred side and traded in my strat foran Ibanez RGA121 today.

Well i'll give it to you that Hetfield is a better singer than Mustaine but no way is he a better guitarist! xP The Quality of Daves songwriting and the sheer badassery his riffs bring are way beyond the simple things Metallica turns out in EMinor. But as far as Opeth goes, they have to be one of the best modern bands i've heard. And one of the best bands period. Their elegance and complexity have me hooked. Usually a band with songs that long loose my intrest, but Opeth manages to keep you there simply by combining so many emotions in one song. Not to mention their vocalist is siiimply amazing!

And there's nothing wrong with an Ibanez! xP I have one and i'm currently building a strat aswell.

 

[nay-nay]

i think metallica sucks esp their new stuff.

MEGADETH! my favorite song when i was 6 was "symphony of destruction." hahaha! :tongue:

but...

i like Pantera the most. :biggrin1:

 

[thriller]

METALLICA \m/

but I do have a few fave Megadeth songs

 

[gioppa]

Metallica or Megadeth??not now,the first album yes for both,but for me only
MOTORHEAD!!!!!!
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[Zeuhl34]

I'm quite the fan of progressive (of all varieties), death, and folk metal, with some of my favorites being Opeth, Rudra, Dream Theater, Meshuggah, Dark Angel, and Moonsorrow.

 

[D_Maurice Mountlilly]

Mastodon
Lamb of God
Metallica
Megadeath
Black Sabbath
Black Flag
Slayer
Pantera
Slipknot
Down
Corrosion Of Conformity
Black Sabbath
Judas Preist
Black Label Society

aaaand Alice in Chains.. i know ya'll wanna say "that's grunge!" fuck that!
these song rock....

1-Sludge factory
2-Again
3-A looking in View
4-Last of my Kind
5-Head creeps
6-We Die Young
7-Man in the Box
8-and take your pick from any song from the album Dirt.

 

[helgaleena]

Iron Maiden. Korpiklaani and Ensiferum. AC/DC. Motorhead. Rush. Voivod. Kula Shaker. Cardiacs. Zodiac Mindwarp. Overkill.

 

[pornographicpoet]

Totally like Metallica more than Megadeth. Personally, I'm into Burzum, At the Gates, In Flames, Electric Wizard, Eyehategod, Down, Pantera, Slayer, Bottom, Motorhead, Manowar, Amon Amarth, High on Fire, and Sleep.

 

[Remington]

Hatebreed.
Suffocation
Opeth
Soulfly
Static-X
Machine Head
The Haunted
Fear Factory
DethKlok
Cryptosy
Akercocke
Chimiaria
Anthrax
Slipknot

And Strapping Young Lad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rqn_otVoNU

Just to name a few :biggrin1: