Is Metallica the greatest Metal band of all time?

[Reckoner]

Hell yes they are.

 

[TheArabian]

absolutely not

 

[aswedc]

You mean, "Was Metallica the greatest Metal band of all time?"

 

[DainBramaged]

No way. Whiny bunch of pansies.

 

[remagavon]

Yes, but this is a repost.

 

[johnjohn320]

Led Zeppelin ftw

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

If they had stopped after . . . And Justice For All, I don't think there'd be any question. Their track record up to that point was unassailable. It really depends how you define "metal," though.

 

[Bartino]

Originally posted by: TheArabian
absolutely not

 

[Tom]

Is Black Sabbath a metal band ?

 

[Reckoner]

Originally posted by: TheArabian
absolutely not

Who's better then?

 

[Slick5150]

I'll answer yes as long as I can qualify that I don't acknowledge the St. Anger album as actually existing, and that Load and Reload were pretty poor efforts overall (a couple fairly good songs, and a lot of crap).

I'm optimistic about their next album though as they finally ditched Bob Rock and brought in Rick Rubin to produce it. Rubin has done a lot of great work with bands that have "lost their focus" per se.

 

[Injury]

Most popular? Without a doubt.

Best? Hard to say. Considering the subjective nature of music, I refuse to believe there is any "Best Band".

 

[Reckoner]

Originally posted by: Slick5150
I'll answer yes as long as I can qualify that I don't acknowledge the St. Anger album as actually existing, and that Load and Reload were pretty poor efforts overall (a couple fairly good songs, and a lot of crap).

I'm optimistic about their next album though as they finally ditched Bob Rock and brought in Rick Rubin to produce it. Rubin has done a lot of great work with bands that have "lost their focus" per se.

Yeah, I can't wait for the new album.

 

[Reckoner]

Originally posted by: Injury
Most popular? Without a doubt.

Best? Hard to say. Considering the subjective nature of music, I refuse to believe there is any "Best Band".

There's always the majority's opinion, however

 

[JohnAn2112]

Opeth > Metallica

 

[Atlantean]

Perhaps the biggest whiners of all time but not the best metal band.

 

[imported_Trippin315]

There is no such thing as a great or good metal band. They are all trash.

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: Atlantean
Perhaps the biggest whiners of all time but not the best metal band.

 

[thirtythree]

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
Hell yes they are.

The poll says no.

 

[spidey07]

no way. absoultely not even close.

no.

friggin sellouts.

 

[CPA]

No, Iron Maiden is.

 

[Reckoner]

Originally posted by: spidey07
no way. absoultely not even close.

no.

friggin sellouts.

Oh come on, not the sellout crap again

 

[nCred]

Of course.

 

[rh71]

You're asking "metal" in your title and "rock" in your poll...

Anyway, I've played them so much that my wife knows most of the lyrics.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: CPA
No, Iron Maiden is.

Gentlemen, we have the correct answer.