Who is the best group of heavy metal of the history?

1. Black Sabbath
2. Judas Priest (early)
3. Deep Purple
4. Dio/Rainbow
5. Led Zeppelin
6. Metallica (early)
7. Iron Maiden (DiAnno)
8. UFO
9. Yngwie Malmsteen
10. Queensryche (early) &
Fates Warning (tie)

That's an objective list off the top of my head, not my personal faves. I'm sure I left someone that should be there out. I'm not a Zeppelin fan anymore really, but like the Beatles you gotta give them their props for their contributions. It's interesting to see how Metallica has slipped. I never got way off into Bruce era Maiden, I wasn't that into music in the mid 80's; I was more into sports. I listed Malmsteen because he's been a huge influence on Scandinavian Melodic metal, and the shredder phenomenon also. I also feel Slayer is great but a little over-rated. I like prime era Testament better. I love C.Frost, but they haven't been consistent enough. Same with Amorphis. If you don't feel Zeppelin, Purple, and UFO are metal, then you can add Slayer, Testament, and Frost.

1. Iron Maiden
2. Exciter
3. Judas Priest
4. King Diamond

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If you don't feel Zeppelin, Purple, and UFO are metal, then you can add Slayer, Testament, and Frost.

They were most certainly labeled heavy metal in the 1970's. By today's new definitions and standards I guess most metal fans consider these bands to be 'just hard rock'. However in the 70's hard rock and heavy metal were synonymous.

1. Metallica
2. Opeth
3. Pantera
4. Sabbath
5. Iron Maiden

1) Michael Schenker Group
2) Yngwie Malmsteen
3) Dokken
4) Van Halen
5) UFO

iamrockerfun wrote:

1st official metal ever is BALCK SABBATH !

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Black Sabbath to eternity

1.Megadeth & Thin Lizzy (tie)
3.Black Sabbath '70-'83
4.Iron Maiden
5.Motorhead

Sabbath
Motorhead
Diamond Head
Queen