Influential Metal Bands Part 2

Venom

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:54:34 GMT

Their album "Black Metal" is considered the first Black metal album..that says it all.

Bathory

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:58:33 GMT

Their singer is one of the first guys to have anti-Christian lyrics (lame) and to use the, now common, shrieking vocal style.

Celtic Frost

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:54:50 GMT

One of the most influential black metal bands. Really popular.

Antestor

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:02:54 GMT

One of the first Christian black metal or..un-black as it is called, to deter away from the evil of "black metal". They had received threats for being Christian.

Hellhammer

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:59:11 GMT

Big dark influential black metal band.

Sarcofago

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:59:36 GMT

Influential black metal band.

Mayhem

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:59:48 GMT

These guys hate everyone that doesn't like their band, their singer commited suicide..what do they do? They put a picture of it on their album cover....yea. These guys are unfortunately extremely influential. They've been involved in church burnings also :(

Horde

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:03:33 GMT

First big Christian Un-black metal band. They actually were threatened numerous times for playing with other Satanic/evil bands. On stage, they don't spit or drink goat blood and do rituals..they get satanic bibles and DESTROY THEM and make pagan alters and DESTROY THEM! One of the bravest bands ever!

Burzum

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:59:59 GMT

Big Satanic black metal band.

Darkthrone

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:00:09 GMT

Influential Satanic band.

Immortal

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:00:17 GMT

These guys although not Christian, are not Satanic or anti whatever. Just have lyrics about dark, wintery, mystical stuff, They're dope!

King Diamond

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:02:20 GMT

He's got one of the most unique shrieking ever! They're pretty influential.

Dimmu Borgir

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:02:30 GMT

Can't stand this band, yet they're well known and very influential among newer bands.

Emperor

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:00:31 GMT

A big black metal. I always hear about these guys.

Bulldozer

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:01:54 GMT

Bulldozer

Rating: 4/10

Crimson Moonlight

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:03:17 GMT

Like Horde and Antestor, CM is one of the first Christian Black metal bands. They receive high praise among regular black metal bands, proving a band that is Christian is just as good as the others.

Mercyful Fate

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:02:12 GMT

Satanic Black metal band that has some rather influential albums.

Abigail Williams

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:02:42 GMT

Although new and with 2 albums and an ep, AW's album In The Shadow of A Thousand Suns, is wicked popular and influential and probably my favorite black metal band.

Cannibal Corpse

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:03:48 GMT

Although excellent musicians, they're known for literally..horrible/gore filled lyrics and album covers, that they're BANNED FROM PLAYING IN CERTAIN PLACES! Hugely influential.

Suffocation

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:04:04 GMT

One of the most influential death metal bands with crazzzy fast drums from Mike Smith. Their first 2 albums, the growling is so low..with lyrics, it's very difficult to hear what he's saying hahaha

Deicide

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:08:10 GMT

Influential death metal band with Satanic lyrics, which spawned off some more death metal with black metal like..lyrics. I personally detest this band, but they are very influential.

Nile

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:04:18 GMT

Fast, Egyptian lyrics, mythology, Egyptian instruments..all excellent and unique.

Morbid Angel

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:05:23 GMT

Big time death metal band, upped the reeeally dark "ante".

Bolt Thrower

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:03:55 GMT

Very similar to Cannibal Corpse in sound, but these guys' imagery is much better and their lyrics are about war.

Obituary

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:05:14 GMT

Like Morbid Angel, Obituary was a big influence to more darker sounding death metal..if you can picture it haha.

Therion

Sat, 06 Nov 2010 00:28:36 GMT

Considering this isn't an older genre, rather relatively new, Therion is One of the first death metal bands to incorporate symphonic elements, thus creating : Symphonic Metal or Melodic Death Metal.

Nightwish

Sat, 06 Nov 2010 00:27:07 GMT

Great bands like Epica have had been greatly influenced by this operatic symphonic metal band. Nightwish is verry popular selling millions of records.

Theatre Of Tragedy

Sat, 06 Nov 2010 00:29:58 GMT

One of the first known symphonic bands to receive fame.

Type O Negative

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:06:13 GMT

Type O Negative

Rating: 5/10

Within Temptation

Sat, 06 Nov 2010 00:28:56 GMT

This symphonic metal band is on their way to being as popular as Nightwish.

Epica

Sat, 06 Nov 2010 00:27:01 GMT

My favorite band that is Symphonic. Simone's voice is operatic and lovely, highly praises Nightwish and Epica is influencing lots of bands currently.

Rhapsody Of Fire

Sat, 06 Nov 2010 00:29:33 GMT

Power Metal band! These guys are crazy and one of the earliest power metal bands ever. Influenced Dragonforce...'nuff said hahaha

After Forever

Sat, 06 Nov 2010 00:30:21 GMT

Very similar to EPica, After Forever is a big influential band, that is unfortunate no longer in existence.

Dragonforce

Sat, 06 Nov 2010 00:27:30 GMT

You would need to under a rock to not know Dragonforce, they're amazing melodicness and SHRED FESTS are astounding and well known. They're on their way to selling more gold albums!