Favorite Metal Band?

Honestly I'm not a huge Type O guy, but I really like their first two albums.

 

Metallica
Megadeth
Sepultura
Cavalera Conspiricy
White Zombie
Iron Maiden
Black Sabbath
Dethklok
Kittie
The Agonist
Amon Amarth
Helmet
Ministry
Nailbomb
Slipknot
Pantera

and recently been listening to 12 Foot Ninja

 

FTWMF!!!

 

Abandon All Ships.

 

I was waiting for someone to mention helmet! I have their first album and love every track on it, particularly "Ironhead" and "Unsung".

 

No one else has Primus on their list?

 

Can't say I'm much of a fan, I do like "My Name Is Mud" though.

 

I like Wynonna's Big Brown Beaver

 

I dig Primus, although not sure it is considered metal. Have you checked out Frog Brigade (not metal either)? One of Claypools other bands.

 

I have not. Primus is one of those bands that refuse to be labeled, however they definately have decent amount of metal songs

 

Pelican
Isis
Mouth of the Architect
Lair of the Minotaur
Sleep
Arriver

No particular order. Except Pelican their number one.

 

Shit, I forgot Meshuggah
Early Slayer and early Anthrax when I want to listen to older stuff
On the Hard Rock side... Baroness and Mastodon.

 

Metal is such a huge genre , I haven't heard of a single one of those bands except Slayer and Anthrax of course

 

They are a little on the esoteric side. I won't lie.
Pelican, Isis, and Mouth of the Architect are all instrumental groups. No vocals. Very dynamic.
I'm a designer, metal worker, and sculptor, I turn that stuff on and it just drives creativity.

 

Yeah , definitely not hating at all . I'm a carpenter and usually listen to music all day at work , my ipod is a pretty ecclectic mix thats all over the map . I'll have to check them out .

 

Baroness is great though. I saw them as they were just starting up. Called a friend and told them to check them out, only way I could explain it was, if Motörhead gang banged the Allman Brothers this would be the sound of that demon seed.
I think it still holds as a description.

 

May I recommend a band called Get The Shot? Started as hardcore punk then went metal. Not sure how to post YouTube links.

 

I think you'd dig Arriver.
True thrash.
The lead singer, guitarist is a friend.
He's a finish carpenter, furniture designer and maker as well.
The last album they made was a concept album about the last naval battle of the Russo-Japanese war. Insanely heavy. Really good.

 

The other question, as an aside of the Primus discussion.
How do you classify Tool?
Very heavy, definitely not metal.
Prog? I dunno.
I think they, as well as a few old King Crimson albums could fit in here.