# What is you're favorite heavy metal group & song **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 24, 2011, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-youre-favorite-heavy-metal-group-song/572520 "2011-02-24T23:44:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-youre-favorite-heavy-metal-group-song/572520/41 "2011-02-25T16:30:46Z")
Although Van Halen is my favorite band, I don’t consider them heavy metal. I’m a bit biased towards Maiden since I served as “Adrian Smith” for 5 years in a cover band. My favorites were “Phantom of the Opera”,“Hallowed Be Thy Name” and “The Prisoner” - still a great one to warm up to! The whole Paranoid album is the epitome of what heavy metal was back then, my personal favorite there is “Fairies Wear Boots” Megadeth’s “Peace Sells…” Metallica “For Whom the Bell Tolls” ETA: Accept - Balls to the Wall! ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-youre-favorite-heavy-metal-group-song/572520/42 "2011-02-25T16:49:37Z")
As someone who primarily listens to metal, this question is damn near impossible to answer. I listen to just about everything from early Sabbath to modern avant-garde metal, so I would have trouble deciding on a favorite **sub-genre** of metal, let alone a single song. That said, my all-time favorite band would be Blind Guardian. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-youre-favorite-heavy-metal-group-song/572520/43 "2011-02-25T17:07:47Z")
I think I may be getting “hard rock” mixed up with “heavy metal”. Q ---
**Author:** ![spazurek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@spazurek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spazurek)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-youre-favorite-heavy-metal-group-song/572520/44 "2011-02-25T17:16:53Z")
I need to put in a plug for modern-day metal: There’s a ton of great stuff. Favorite band EVER: _High on Fire_ – should particularly appeal to Lemmy fans. Favorite song: “The Yeti” off of Surrounded by Thieves [(YouTube link)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6S25Sx8Um0) Other great bands: [ul] [li]The Melvins, of course!![/li][li]Mastodon[/li][li]Burning Witch[/li][li]The Sword[/li][/ul] just to name a few… Metalheads, this is a golden age. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-youre-favorite-heavy-metal-group-song/572520/45 "2011-02-25T17:28:24Z")
Since Zeppelin is getting very little love here, I’m going with them. The song would have to be Kashmir. ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-youre-favorite-heavy-metal-group-song/572520/46 "2011-02-25T18:40:49Z")
Though they called themselves a blues band, Led Zeppelin. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-youre-favorite-heavy-metal-group-song/572520/47 "2011-02-25T18:49:48Z")
> [@Lust4Life](#): > > Though they called themselves a blues band, Led Zeppelin. Well, the blues was their quarry for building heavy metal. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-youre-favorite-heavy-metal-group-song/572520/48 "2011-02-25T19:22:18Z")
> [@spazurek](#): > > Other great bands: > [ul] > [li]The Melvins, of course!![/li][li]Mastodon[/li][li]Burning Witch[/li][li]The Sword[/li][/ul] > just to name a few… Arcturus, Gojira, Charred Walls of the Damned, Bison BC… > [@](#): > > Metalheads, this is a golden age. Indeed it is. ---
**Author:** ![Wakinyan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wakinyan/32/352_2.png) [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-youre-favorite-heavy-metal-group-song/572520/49 "2011-02-25T21:02:00Z")
While Rainbow never was my fav, if one has to pick _the_ heavy metal song, it’s gotta be [Stargazer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK4bnnHb774&feature=related). ---
**Author:** ![Methyl\_Ethyl\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Methyl\_Ethyl\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Methyl_Ethyl_Death)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-youre-favorite-heavy-metal-group-song/572520/50 "2011-02-25T21:49:45Z")
A lot of awesome bands mentioned. I’ll throw in some Sepultura when I’m in the mood. ---
**Author:** ![Clawdio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@Clawdio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clawdio)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-youre-favorite-heavy-metal-group-song/572520/51 "2011-02-25T21:57:06Z")
When I read the title of this thread (or anytime i hear the word Metal), my brain immediately thinks **Pantera**. Though if you really pressed me to pick a favorite band/song they probably aren’t the answer. ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-youre-favorite-heavy-metal-group-song/572520/52 "2011-02-25T22:33:17Z")
Lizzy Borden. ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-youre-favorite-heavy-metal-group-song/572520/53 "2011-02-26T20:44:09Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > I HATE Zep. I’d rather pound my nuts flat with a wooden hammer than listen to Robert Plant. Opinion noted. ---
**Author:** ![TheBoltEater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@TheBoltEater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBoltEater)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-youre-favorite-heavy-metal-group-song/572520/54 "2011-02-26T22:06:41Z")
Count me among the group saying Iron Maiden. Getting a chance to see the Somewhere Back in Time Tour (twice!) after having missed out on the World Slavery Tour as a kid was an absolute dream come true. Having said that… Favorite Iron Maiden Song - [“Hallowed Be Thy Name”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J51LPlP-s9o) The song I consider to be the purest definition of what Heavy Metal is and should be - [Metallica’s “Creeping Death”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXWq3f01e2U) ---
**Author:** ![Suil\_Dubh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@Suil\_Dubh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suil_Dubh)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-youre-favorite-heavy-metal-group-song/572520/55 "2011-02-27T00:53:46Z")
I have way too many favorites to list any one band over all the others. That being said… If I could only listen to one heavy metal band for the rest of my life, in some sort of bizarre heavy metal desert island situation, **Motörhead** would be it. I really love death metal and all the classic **Earache** bands, but I wouldn’t want to listen to that stuff _all_the_time_ Ditto for **black metal**. _Real_ black metal fans only listen to it in the winter anyway (adjusts monocle after setting down bone china tea cup). **Black Sabbath** with Ozzy was phenomenal, but they only had, what, eight albums together? Not enough to spend all eternity listening to. Same goes for **Metallica**. Only four albums and an EP! Not enough material. **Slayer** does have a large discography, but each and every album is 100% IN YOUR FACE ALL THE TIME, and like death metal, might get very tiring after awhile. Motörhead has 21 studio albums, four major line-ups, and songs ranging from IN YOUR FACE HEAVY METAL to relatively radio-friendly classic rock ‘n’ roll (I won’t mention the ballads). Lemmy himself has stated countless times that Motörhead is a rock ‘n’ roll band, and not heavy metal (sure thing Lemmy, not at all heavy metal, gotcha). Lyrics are generally about life, love, rocking, rolling, riding motorcycles, and playing cards. Very broad themes which would get much less tiresome than hearing about SATAN!!! every other song. Plus there are cameos by **Ozzy** , **Wendy O. Williams** , and **Michael Palin** , just to shake things up a little. Finally, Lemmy was previously bassist in The Mighty **Hawkwind** , so he gets extra credit for that. [High School Essay] So, for the reasons mentioned above, I most definitely declare Motörhead to be my “desert island” heavy metal band. [/High School Essay] ---
**Author:** ![Suil\_Dubh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@Suil\_Dubh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suil_Dubh)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-youre-favorite-heavy-metal-group-song/572520/56 "2011-02-27T00:58:32Z")
P.S. I forgot to add this link: > **[Map of Metal](http://www.mapofmetal.com/#/home)** > > An interactive map of Metal history and the influential bands that helped shaped the genres we know today This is a pretty good way for heavy metal fans to kill time at work. (Just make sure your PC speakers are on mute.) ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-youre-favorite-heavy-metal-group-song/572520/57 "2011-02-27T02:46:46Z")
> [@Suil\_Dubh](#): > > Same goes for **Metallica**. Only four albums and an EP! Not enough material. Am I being whooshed? Metallica had more than four albums. Ride the Lightning The Black Album …And Justice for All Load Reload Master of Puppets St. Anger Death Magnetic ---
**Author:** ![President\_Johnny\_Gentle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@President\_Johnny\_Gentle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/President_Johnny_Gentle)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-youre-favorite-heavy-metal-group-song/572520/58 "2011-02-27T03:02:32Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Am I being whooshed? Metallica had more than four albums. > > Ride the Lightning > The Black Album > …And Justice for All > Load > Reload > Master of Puppets > St. Anger > Death Magnetic I can’t speak for **Súil Dubh** , but I only see four Metallica albums there. 😃 \*\*Cubsfan \*\*did have a point. I haven’t listened to much new metal since about 1990, so my favorite bands in the genre remain Iron Maiden and Queensyrche. My favorite album is easily Operation: Mindcrime (the original; didn’t much care for the followup except for “I’m American”). My favorite song varies, but Queensryche’s “Revolution Calling” and Maiden’s “Wasted Years” still get a lot of time on my MP3 player. ---
**Author:** ![Eeyore\_sgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@Eeyore\_sgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eeyore_sgirl)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-youre-favorite-heavy-metal-group-song/572520/59 "2011-02-27T04:52:57Z")
I’m standing by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-youre-favorite-heavy-metal-group-song/572520/60 "2011-02-27T05:01:20Z")
Guns N Roses in the Appetite for Destruction era takes top band for me. I am almost inclined to give them top album and song(s) as well. Sweet Child O Mine is probably the most played heavy metal song of all time but it isn’t heavy enough to represent the category that well. The same goes for the later November Rain. To better represent the genre, I am naming Enter Sandman by Metallica for top metal song. I like 80’s and 90’s metal much of the newer stuff is basically unlistanable because of the cookie monster singing, poor lyrics, and lack of instrument definition. You can only strip it down and speed it so far and then it all just becomes screams and noise. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-youre-favorite-heavy-metal-group-song/572520.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-youre-favorite-heavy-metal-group-song/572520.md?page=4)