18. Alice In Chains 7 (6.625)

 

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Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1987 by guitarist Jerry Cantrell and vocalist Layne Staley. Although widely associated with grunge music, the band's sound incorporates heavy metal and acoustic elements. Since its formation, Alice in Chains has released three studio albums, three EPs, two live albums, four compilations, and two DVDs. The band is known for its distinct vocal style which often included the harmonized vocals of Staley and Cantrell.

 

 

17. A Perfect Circle 7 (6.714285714)

 

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A Perfect Circle (APC) is an alternative rock supergroup formed by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan. The original incarnation of the band also included Paz Lenchantin on bass, Troy Van Leeuwen on guitar, and Tim Alexander on drums. The latest line-up features Marilyn Manson and former Nine Inch Nails bassist Jeordie White, former guitarist for The Smashing Pumpkins, James Iha, and session drummer Josh Freese, who is most well known for his work with Nine Inch Nails and The Vandals. Despite having a varied cast since inception, the stylistic content of the songs has remained consistent with Howerdel as composer, and Keenan penning the lyrics.

 

 

16. Machine Head 7 (6.875)

 

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Machine Head is an American heavy metal band, formed in 1992 in Oakland, California. Founded by singer and guitarist Robb Flynn and bassist Adam Duce, the band has been plagued by lineup changes since its inception. The current lineup of the band comprises Flynn (vocals, guitar), Duce (bass), Phil Demmel (guitar), and Dave McClain (drums). Machine Head is one of the pioneering bands in the New Wave of American Heavy Metal.

 

 

15. Queens of the Stone Age 7

 

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Queens of the Stone Age (also known as QOTSA or simply Queens is a hard rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997.

14. Korn 7 (7.125)

 

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Korn (occasionally typeset as KoRn or KoЯn) is an American metal band from Bakersfield, California, along with other bands at the time and nu metal bands throughout the mid 1990s and early 2000s.

 

 

13. Rammstein 7 (7.25)

 

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Rammstein (pronounced [ˈʀamʃtaɪ̯n]) is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band, founded in Berlin in 1994, and consisting of Till Lindemann (lead vocals), Richard Z. Kruspe (lead guitar and backing vocals), Paul H. Landers (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Oliver "Ollie" Riedel (bass guitar), Christoph "Doom" Schneider (drums and Electronic percussion) and Christian "Flake" Lorenz (keyboards). The band is widely accepted as part of the Neue Deutsche Härte scene, alongside bands such as Oomph! and Die Krupps. Their sound has been dubbed as Tanz-Metal (lit. "Dance Metal"). Their songs are performed almost exclusively in German, but they have also performed some sections of their songs in other languages such as Russian ("Moskau"), English ("Amerika", "Stripped"), French ("Amour") and Spanish ("Te Quiero Puta"). As of 2005, they had sold over 10 million records worldwide. Rammstein's entire catalogue is published by Universal Music Group. Since its formation, Rammstein has had no changes in lineup.

12. Deftones 7 (7.375)

 

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Deftones is an American rock band from Sacramento, California formed in 1988, consisting of Chino Moreno (lead vocals and guitar), Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Chi Cheng (bass), Frank Delgado (keyboards and turntables), and Abe Cunningham (drums and percussion). Their sound has been described as ranging from alternative metal, dream pop and nu metal, to progressive rock and art rock.

 

 

11. Tool 8 (7.5)

 

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Tool is an American Grammy Award-winning progressive metal band that was formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included drummer Danny Carey, guitarist Adam Jones, and vocalist Maynard James Keenan. The current bassist is Justin Chancellor, who has been with the band since 1995. Tool is known to have rigorous touring schedules in support of their albums, they have performed well on charts worldwide, and have sold an estimated 9.25 million records in the US alone.

RECAP

 

100. Bring Me The Horizon 1 (0.857142857)

99. Dragonforce 2 (1.625)

98. Atreyu 2 (2.285714286)

97. W.A.S.P 3 (2.75)

96. Eightes Matchbox B-line Disaster 3 (2.875)

95. Alter Bridge 3

94. God Forbid 3 (3.142857143)

93. Motley Crue 3 (3.25)

92. Coal Chamber 3 (3.285714286)

91. Drowning Pool 3 (3.285714286)

 

90. 36 Crazyfists 3 (3.375)

89. Finntroll 4 (3.5)

88. Lordi 4 (3.5)

87. Trivium 4 (3.5)

86. Mushroomhead 4 (3.571428571)

85. Dream Theater 4 (3.625)

84. As I Lay Dying 4 (3.714285714)

83. Turisas 4 (3.714285714)

82. Soulfly 4 (3.75)

81. Mayhem 4 (3.833333333)

 

80. Saxon 4 (3.875)

79. Apocolyptica 4

78. Blind Gaurdian 4

77. Hammerfall 4

76. The Zico Chain 4

75. The Used 4 (4.125)

74. Skindred 4 (4.142857143)

73. Soilwork 4 (4.142857143)

72. Sontana Arctica 4 (4.166666667)

71. Avenged Sevenfold 4 (4.25)

 

70. Dimmu Borgir 4 (4.25)

69. Twisted Sister 4 (4.25)

68. White Zombie 4 (4.25)

67. Arch Enemy 4 (4.285714286)

66. Behemoth 4 (4.285714286)

65. Fear Factory 4 (4.375)

64. Killswitch Engage 4 (4.375)

63. Adema 5 (4.5)

62. CKY 5 (4.5)

61. Danzig 5 (4.5)

 

60. HIM 5 (4.5)

59. Kamelot 5 (4.5)

58. Static-X 5 (4.571428571)

57. Helloween 5 (4.625)

56. Coheed and Cambria 5 (4.75)

55. Wolfmother 5 (4.75)

54. Iced Earth 5 (4.857142857)

53. Mastodon 5 (4.857142857)

52. Therapy? 5 (4.857142857)

51. Dio 5 (4.875)

 

50. Turbonegro 5 (4.875)

49. Within Temptation 5 (4.875)

48. Mudvayne 5

47. Nile 5

46. Velvet revolver 5

45. KISS 5 (5.125)

44. Ministry 5 (5.125)

43. Opeth 5 (5.125)

42. Shadows Fall 5 (5.142857143)

41. Eagles of Death Metal 5 (5.25)

 

40. The Dillinger Escape Plan 5 (5.25)

39. Annihilator 5 (5.285714286)

38. Napalm Death 5 (5.375)

37. In Flames 5 (5.428571429)

36. Bullet For My Valentine 6 (5.5)

35. Evanescence 6 (5.5)

34. Hatebreed 6 (5.5)

33. Marilyn Manson 6 (5.5)

32. Stone Sour 6 (5.5)

31. Scars on Broadway 6 (5.571428571)

 

30. Cradle of Filth 6 (5.625)

29. Nightwish 6 (5.714285714)

28. Guns N' Roses 6

27. Judas Priest 6

26. Lacuna Coil 6

25. Lamb of God 6

24. Disturbed 6 (6.125)

23. Megadeth 6 (6.125)

22. Tenacious D 6 (6.125)

21. Motorhead 7 (6.5)

 

20. Pantera 7 (6.5)

19. Testament 7 (6.5)

18. Alice In Chains 7 (6.625)

17. A Perfect Circle 7 (6.714285714)

16. Machine Head 7 (6.875)

15. Queens of the Stone Age 7

14. Korn 7 (7.125)

13. Rammstein 7 (7.25)

12. Deftones 7 (7.375)

11. Tool 8 (7.5)

 

 

The results shall be concluded tomorrow at 8.00pm with the top ten.

100. Bring Me The Horizon 1 (0.857142857)

99. Dragonforce 2 (1.625)

- Well low. :lol:

 

80. Saxon 4 (3.875)

75. The Used 4 (4.125)

70. Dimmu Borgir 4 (4.25)

66. Behemoth 4 (4.285714286)

64. Killswitch Engage 4 (4.375)

- bit too low. :cry:

 

53. Mastodon 5 (4.857142857)

49. Within Temptation 5 (4.875)

47. Nile 5

43. Opeth 5 (5.125)

42. Shadows Fall 5 (5.142857143)

- this deserves higher than 5 (6 will do in fairness)

 

36. Bullet For My Valentine 6 (5.5)

30. Cradle of Filth 6 (5.625)

26. Lacuna Coil 6

25. Lamb of God 6

- this is alright I guess especially when this is not a reliable enough poll.

Edited February 20, 200916 yr by funmaker11

Glad to see APC and Korn in top 20. Slipknot in Top 10 :cheer:

Pretty cool poll it has to be said, whether accurate or not, a lot of work going into it.. Kudos to Chris for making the effort....

 

Good to know that Led Zep, NIN and Black Sabbath are gonna be in the Top 10, WHERE THEY BELONG...... Although, Tool just missing out is a tad disappointing to me personally, they are a fukkin' awesome band.....

 

Within Temptation and Opeth could've done with being a bit higher as well though, shame really.....

11-50>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>..51-100 :cheer: (well the ones that i've heard anyway :lol:)

11-50>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>..51-100 :cheer: (well the ones that i've heard anyway :lol:)

 

 

ever thought that might be because they were rated higher? :rolleyes:

ever thought that might be because they were rated higher? :rolleyes:

Well thats not always the case when it comes to my opinion vs other's opinion :rolleyes: :heehee:

Within Temptation and Opeth could've done with being a bit higher as well though, shame really.....

I know... :( They're awesome (maybe just great for Within Temptation :lol:).

just a reminder the top ten will start at 8.

 

any predictions?

I would have liked to see Opeth higher as well. Most death-metal I can't stand, but with Opeth, it's just a case of sit back in amazement tbh.

number 10 just coming............

10. AC/DC 8 (7.625)

 

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AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Although the band are commonly classified as hard rock, and considered pioneers of heavy metal, they have always classified their music as "rock and roll".

 

AC/DC underwent several line-up changes before releasing their first album, High Voltage, in 1975. Membership remained stable until bassist Mark Evans was replaced by Cliff Williams in 1977. In 1979, the band recorded their highly successful album Highway to Hell. Lead singer and co-songwriter Bon Scott died on 19 February 1980, after a night of heavy alcohol consumption. The group briefly considered disbanding, but soon ex-Geordie singer Brian Johnson was selected as Scott's replacement. Later that year, the band released their best-selling album, Back in Black.

 

The band's next album, For Those About to Rock We Salute You, was also highly successful and was their first album to reach number one in the United States. AC/DC declined in popularity soon after drummer Phil Rudd was fired in 1983 and replaced by future Dio drummer Simon Wright. Poor record sales continued until the release of The Razors Edge in 1990, the only studio album to feature Wright's replacement Chris Slade. Phil Rudd returned in 1994 (after Slade was asked to leave in favour of him) and contributed to the band's 1995 album Ballbreaker. Stiff Upper Lip was released in 2000 and was well-received by critics. The band's most recent album Black Ice was released on 20 October 2008.

 

AC/DC has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide, including 71 million albums in the United States. Back in Black has sold an estimated 42 million units worldwide and 22 million in the United States alone, where it is the fifth highest-selling album. AC/DC ranked fourth on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" and the seventh "Greatest Heavy Metal Band Of All Time" by MTV. In 2004, the band was ranked number 72 in the Rolling Stone list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

 

popular track:

 

Thunderstruck

9. Nine Inch Nails 8 (7.875)

 

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Nine Inch Nails (abbreviated as NIN) is an American industrial rock music group, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction. NIN's music straddles a wide range of genres, while retaining a characteristic sound using electronic instruments and processing. After recording a new album, Reznor usually assembles a live band to perform with him. The touring band features a revolving lineup that often rearranges songs to fit a live setting. On stage, NIN often employ spectacular visual elements to accompany performances, which frequently culminate with the band destroying their instruments.

 

Underground music audiences warmly received Nine Inch Nails in its early years. The band produced several highly influential records in the 1990s that achieved widespread popularity: many Nine Inch Nails songs became radio hits, two NIN recordings won Grammy Awards, and the band has sold over twenty million albums worldwide, with 11 million sales certified in the US alone. In 1997, Reznor appeared in Time magazine's list of the year's most influential people, and Spin magazine described him as "the most vital artist in music." In 2004, Rolling Stone placed Nine Inch Nails at 94 on its list of the 100 greatest artists of all time. Despite this acclaim, the band has had several feuds with the corporate side of the recording industry. In 2007, these corporate entanglements resulted in Reznor announcing that Nine Inch Nails would split from its label and release future material independently.

 

Since 1989, Nine Inch Nails have made eight major studio releases. The most recent releases, Ghosts I–IV and The Slip, both released in 2008, were released under Creative Commons licenses. Both were initially released digitally, with physical releases coming later. The digital release of The Slip was made available completely free of charge. NIN has been nominated for twelve Grammy Awards and won twice for the songs "Wish" and "Happiness in Slavery", in 1992 and 1995 respectively.

 

 

popular track:

 

8. Slayer 8 (7.875)

 

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Slayer is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981. The band was founded by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame as one of the leaders of the American thrash metal movement with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, which has been called "the heaviest album of all time" by Kerrang!. The band is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal bands, along with Metallica, Anthrax, and Megadeth.

 

Slayer is best known for speaking through perspective without being necessarily sympathetic to the cause of their inspiration. Slayer's musical traits involve fast tremolo picking, guitar solos, double bass drumming, and shouting vocals. The band's lyrics and album art, which cover topics such as death, deviants, genocide, insanity, Nazism, necrophilia, religion, Satanism, serial killers, suicide, and warfare have generated album bans, delays, lawsuits and strong criticism from religious groups and the general public.

 

Since their debut record in 1983, the band has released two live albums, one cover album, one box set, three DVDs, one VHS, two EPs, and nine studio albums, four of which have received gold certification in the United States. The band has received three Grammy nominations, winning one in 2007 for the song "Eyes of the Insane", and one in 2008 for the song "Final Six". They have headlined music festivals worldwide, including Unholy Alliance and Ozzfest.

 

popular track:

 

Raining Blood

7. Black Sabbath 8 (8.125)

 

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Black Sabbath are an English rock band. Formed in Birmingham in 1968 by Ozzy Osbourne (lead vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass), and Bill Ward (drums and percussion), the band has since experienced multiple lineup changes, with a total of twenty-two former members. Originally formed as a heavy blues-rock band named Earth, the band began incorporating occult- and horror-inspired lyrics with tuned-down guitars, changing their name to Black Sabbath and releasing multiple gold and platinum records in the 1970s. They have sold over fifteen million records in America alone.

 

As one of the first and most influential heavy metal bands of all time, Black Sabbath helped define the genre with releases such as 1970's quadruple-platinum Paranoid. Black Sabbath were ranked number one on MTV's Greatest Metal Bands countdown. Ozzy Osbourne was fired from the band in 1979, and while initially replaced by former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio, Black Sabbath would see a revolving lineup in the 1980s and 1990s that included vocalists Ian Gillan, Glenn Hughes, Ray Gillen and Tony Martin. The original lineup reunited with Osbourne in 1997 and released a live album, Reunion, which spawned the Grammy Award-winning single "Iron Man" in 2000, thirty years after the song's initial release on Paranoid.

 

Currently, the early 1980s line-up featuring Iommi, Butler, Dio, and Vinny Appice are recording a new album under the moniker Heaven and Hell, a title taken from the 1980 Black Sabbath song and album of the same name.

 

popular track:

 

War Pigs

 

 

6. Led Zeppelin 8 (8.375)

 

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Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in 1968 by Jimmy Page (guitar), Robert Plant (vocals), John Paul Jones (bass guitar, keyboards) and John Bonham (drums). With their heavy, guitar-driven sound, Led Zeppelin are regarded as one of the first heavy metal bands. However, the band's individualistic style draws from many sources and transcends any one genre. Their rock-infused interpretation of the blues and folk genres also incorporated rockabilly, reggae, soul, funk, classical, Celtic, Indian, Arabic, pop, Latin and country. The band did not release the popular songs from their albums as singles in the UK, as they preferred to develop the concept of album-oriented rock.

 

Almost 30 years after disbanding following Bonham's death in 1980, the band continues to be held in high regard for their artistic achievements, commercial success and broad influence. The band have sold more than 300 million albums worldwide, including 111.5 million sales in the United States and they have had all of their original studio albums reach the U.S. Billboard Top 10, with six reaching the number one spot. Led Zeppelin are ranked #1 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. Rolling Stone magazine has described Led Zeppelin as "the heaviest band of all time" and "the biggest band of the '70s".

 

On 10 December 2007 the surviving members of Led Zeppelin reunited (along with deceased drummer John Bonham's son, Jason) for the Ahmet Ertegün Tribute Concert at The O2 Arena in London.

 

popular track:

 

Kashmir