Definitive Albums

[slapguitarer]

Originally Posted by idrinkwine732

You might not understand.

I usually only listen to stoner metal in a certain mood.

One of them is much better high.

Oh. Well Holy Mountain is better sober, sooo yeah.

[Dextrimental]

Originally Posted by Maiden33

No way does Dio qualify as power metal to me. That's traditional metal if it has ever been recorded in my eyes.

The Book of Heavy Metal is such a weird pick to me. I've never thought, that even at their best, Dream Evil was more than at best, a 2nd-tier band, and The Book of Heavy Metal is my 3rd favorite of their 5 albums.

I would consider Dio a major influence on Power Metal, and as such consider Holy Diver a definititve album in that style.

Book Of Heavy Metal is my favorite Dream Evil record. I would rate them quite high within power metal as a style of music. Please not I amen't a big power metal fan to begin with, I am merely rating what I like out of that style.

[Maiden33]

Originally Posted by Blitzkrieg Witchcraft

Prog Metal: Fates Warning: Parallels

Broke my heart to not include this myself. But like half of my dozen all-time favorites are under the Prog Metal bracket, so I have to get pretty damn choosy.

[Blitzkrieg Witchcraft]

Originally Posted by Blitzkrieg Witchcraft

Bands that are their own genres:

Opeth: Ghost Reveries

Celtic Frost: Into the Pandemonium & To Mega Therion

Almost forgot:

Voivod: Nothingface & Dimension Hatross

[Maiden33]

Originally Posted by Dextrimental

I would consider Dio a major influence on Power Metal, and as such consider Holy Diver a definititve album in that style.

I won't argue that Dio isn't a huge influence on the Power Metal genre, but I don't consider any of his work to be power metal. It's the same deal with Maiden, and a few other bands like them. It was essential stuff in the formation of the genre, but I don't think there was any true power metal prior to around 1985 and Helloween's Walls of Jericho, and the genre didn't really blossom for about 5 years more after that.

[Blitzkrieg Witchcraft]

Originally Posted by Maiden33

Broke my heart to not include this myself. But like half of my dozen all-time favorites are under the Prog Metal bracket, so I have to get pretty damn choosy.

It's a fantastic album. Life in Still Water, Point of View and 11th Hour are absolute classics of the genre.

[Maiden33]

Originally Posted by Blitzkrieg Witchcraft

It's a fantastic album. Life in Still Water, Point of View and 11th Hour are absolute classics of the genre.

Honestly EVERY song on that album is a "classic" to me. But Eleventh Hour, Point of View, and Leave the Past Behind are my favorites. Honestly love all 8 of them though. One of only maybe ten records ever made where I can say that.

[Blitzkrieg Witchcraft]

Originally Posted by Maiden33

Honestly EVERY song on that album is a "classic" to me. But Eleventh Hour, Point of View, and Leave the Past Behind are my favorites. Honestly love all 8 of them though. One of only maybe ten records ever made where I can say that.

So true. and how could I forget about Leave the Past Behind? Must be my bedtime.

[illuminatus917]

Originally Posted by slapguitarer

Heavy Metal
AC/DC - Back In Black

Thrash Metal
Celtic Frost - Cold Lake

Speed Metal
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell

Hair/Glam Metal
Pantera - Metal Magic

Groove Metal
Limp Bizkit - Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water

Nu-Metal
SYL - City

Death Metal
BMTH - Count Your Blessings

Brutal Death Metal
Whitechapel - This is Exile

Technical Death Metal
Suicide Silence - The Cleansing

Progressive Death Metal
Born of Osiris - The New Reign

Melodic Death Metal
Children of Bodom - Blooddrunk

Power Metal
Dragonforce - Inhuman Rampage

Grindcore
All Shall Perish - The Price of Existence

Black Metal
Cradle of Filth - Nymphetamine

:/

[HandOfDoom]

Originally Posted by slapguitarer

Oh. Well Holy Mountain is better sober, sooo yeah.

Strongly disagree there bro, Dragonaut baked is an otherworldly experience