your dream band

Your dream band: who would be in it? what would be the genre? what would be the band name? and what would be the title of the first album?

mine: can't think of a name (technical thrash/power/symphonic metal)

vocals - Ronnie James Dio
lead/rhythm guitar - Glen Tipton
lead/rhythm guitar - Brian Robertson
bass - Steve Harris
drums - Ingo Schwichtenberg

The first album would be "Discovery of Man", after the lyric from Iron Maiden's "Quest For Fire". I imagine the album cover having plenty of cool, hypnotic flames. Lots and lots of power.

Rob Halford
KK Downing
Ian Hill
Glen Tipton

now if those guys ever got together, i'll bet they'd put out some of the greatest metal ever recorded. of course, i'd offer my drumming services.

Eric Adams - Vocals
Kirk Hammett - Lead Guitar
Jake E Lee - Lead/Rythm Guitar
Steve Harris - Bass
Andy LaRoque - Lead/Rythm Guitar
Randy Black - Drums


Just think..... haunting, METAL vocals of Eric Adams.....those shredding solo's by Hammett......excellent riff-work and play by Jake E Lee and Andy LaRaque.....the excellent song writing and bass-work of Steve Harris.....and the mad, double-bass bombardment of Randy Black - Wow.....

This band would be called WHAA (We Hail Above All) and play Progressive Metal

Nils K. Rue - Vocals
John Petrucci - Guitar
Jorn Lofstad - Guitar
D.D. Verni - Bass
Van Williams - Drums

This band would be called Rockatonia and play Modern Rock/Metal

Rich Ward - Vocals/Guitar
Mark Tremonti - Guitars
Brian Marshall - Bass
Jeremy Hummel - Drums

mc666 wrote:

Rob Halford
KK Downing
Ian Hill
Glen Tipton

now if those guys ever got together, i'll bet they'd put out some of the greatest metal ever recorded. of course, i'd offer my drumming services.

That band would rock.

The Ultimate Traditional metal dream band:

Vocals: Tony Taylor - Twisted Tower Dire (awesome songwriter as well as a great singer)
Guitars: Kenny Powell - Omen
Guitars: Matt Johnsen - Pharaoh
Bass: Lee Payne - Cloven Hoof (Like Taylor, picked as much for his song writing as his talent)
Drums: Scott Columbus - Manowar


The Ultimate Power/Progressive Metal Band:

Vocals: Greg Wagner (Shatter Messiah) incredibly skilled and versatile singer who is capable of the "demonic" vocals Matt Moliti is fond of as well as clean vocals he displayed in Archetype.
Guitars: Rusty Cooley (Outworld)
Guitars: Matt Moliti (Dark Empire)
Bass: Mike Lepond (Symphony X)
Drums: Robert Falzano (Shatter Messiah)



The Ultimate power/thrash metal band:

vocals: Matt Barlow (Iced Earth)
guitars: T.J. Berry (Catch 22)
guitars: Jon Schaffer (Iced Earth)
bass: Jim Sheppard (Nevermore)
drums: Bobby Jarzombek


Iced Earth and Catch 22 both play a mixture of traditional metal with thrash metal - specifically the Bay Area style of thrash. To over simplify things, Iced Earth mix Iron Maiden with bay area thrash and Catch 22 mixes Judas Priest/Metal Church with Bay Area thrash. Schaffer and Berry are both the main creative forces of their respective bands. In theory, putting them both in the same band would give you the best of both bands.




The Ultimate Gothic Metal band

Vocals: Sharon Den Adel (Within Temptation)
Guitar/vocals: Ville Laihiala (Sentenced/Poisonblack)
Violin: Emilie Autumn
Bass: Carlo ``D.D.`` Verni (Overkill/Bronx Casket Co)
Drums: Vesa Ranta (Sentenced)
Keyboard: Tuomas Holopainen (Nightwish)

My dream band would probably be a hard rock band.

Vocals - Freddie Mercury
Guitar - Eddie Van Halen
Bass - John Entwistle
Drums - Neil Peart
Keys - Keith Emerson

I'd like to see what they would come up with.

Hollywood Appocalippz: American glam/hair metal


Vocals/ Guitar: Tom Keifer (Cinderella)

Lead Guitar: Warren DeMartini (Ratt)

Bass/ harmony vocals: Jack Blades (Night Ranger)

Drums: Rod Morganstein (Winger)

"Meatbullet" for the band name playing a doom/thrash style.....

Rozz Williams(Christian Death)-- Vocals
Karl Willets(Bolt Thrower)-- Grind Vocals
Larry Farkas(Vengeance Rising)-- Lead Guitars
Gavin Ward(Bolt Thrower)-- Rythm Guitars
Steve Rowe(Mortification)--Bass Guitars

Either one....
Tank(Seventh Angel)--Drums
Hellhammer(Mayhem)--Drums

"Thee Hip Shakes"

Tex Perkins (Beasts Of Bourbon) - Vocals
Andy McCoy (Hanoi Rocks) - Guitars
Roland S. Howard (The Birthday Party, These Immortal Souls) - Guitars
Dave Tregunna (Lords Of The New Church) - Bass
Kenney Jones (Faces) - Drums
Ian McLagan (Faces) - Piano

Additional musicians

Michael Monroe (Hanoi Rocks) - Saxophone
Ronnie Wood (Faces) - Slide Guitar
Ian Astbury (The Cult) - Tambourine
Jeffrey Lee Pierce - Spiritual Muse

Backing vocal group the "Shakettes"

Ronnie Spector (Ronettes)
Amy Winehouse
Mary Weiss (Shangri-Las)


Looking at that, that band would be a complete train wreck. But that's how i like em. A Junkie Glam Southern Gothic Blues Saloon Rock N' Roll supergroup. Although i don't think it's a good idea having Andy McCoy and Roland S. Howard together, hide your spoons!

Morphine Dripp
1st Album: Pain
Single: Pain is Temporary, Glory is Forever
Straight up, heavy metal with a slight degree of Progressive/Powerm metal. Cross between Priest, Maiden, early Rainbow, and Hammerfall

Vocals: Halford (who else?)
Guitar: George Lynch
Guitar: Jake E. Lee
Bass: Marco Mendoza
Drums: Tommy Aldridge/Scott Travis

GlassPrison wrote:

Hollywood Appocalippz: American glam/hair metal


Vocals/ Guitar: Tom Keifer (Cinderella)

Lead Guitar: Warren DeMartini (Ratt)

Bass/ harmony vocals: Jack Blades (Night Ranger)

Drums: Rod Morganstein (Winger)

I would definately buy that album!

-Vocal: Rob ''Metal God'' Halford (He can never die he's the Metal God!)
-Guitar: Randy Rhoads (Coming back from the dead)
-Bass: Cliff Burton (Coming Back From The dead)
-Drum: Eric Carr (Coming Back from the dead

Quote :

Jeffrey Lee Pierce - Spiritual Muse

A more melodic metal project:
John Arch - vocals
Kurdt Vanderhoof - guitar
David Chastain - guitar
Scott Travis - drums
Tony Choy - bass (I know, he's from a death metal band, but whatever)
Think of it as being in the vein of Queensrÿche and Fates Warning, with shades of Obsession and Screaming for Vengeance/Defenders of the Faith-era Judas Priest thrown in

A more brutal, aggressive metal project:
Rob Urbinati - vocals, guitars
Dave Carlo - guitars
Steve DiGiorgio - bass
Gene Hoglan - drums
Think of it being in the vein of Dark Angel, Devastation, Sacrifice, Demolition Hammer and old Sepultura.

Imagine you were asked to assemble the dream metal band. Who would you pick up for drums, guitars, bass and vocals??

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Gilbert wrote:

Imagine you were asked to assemble the dream metal band. Who would you pick up for drums, guitars, bass and vocals??

Gibert who would you choose?

(via time travel device to 1970)

Style: Fusion
Name: Transcendence

Miles Davis - Trumpet
Jimi Hendrix - Guitar
Robert Fripp - Guitar, Mellotron
Pharoah Sanders - Tenor Sax
John Patton - Hammond B3
Chris Squire - Bass
Tony Williams - Drums

I'll post a new one

Ripper Owens - Vocals
Ralp Scheepers - Vocals
Andy LaRaque - Guitars
Glenn Tipton - Guitars
John Comprix - Guitars
Matt Sinner - Bass
Scott Travis - Drums (Has become one of my favourite drummers, along with Lars Ulrich )

METAL ONSLAUGHT!

Just imagine - The duo-vocals of Ripper/Ralph..... WOW!

PS : Sorry KK, nothing personal. You still RULE!

Vocals-Dave Bickler
Lead/Rhythm Guitar-Martin Barre
Lead Bass-Les Claypool
Rhythm Bass-Lemmy
Drums-Neil Peart

Name: Kafka
Style: Funk metal
Album: Squirrel Tossing

I'd settle for a power/speed metal style. Bands would probably include:

- Ralf Scheepers- Vocals
- U.D.O - Vocals
- Glenn Tipton - Guitars
- Toni Iommi - Guitars
- Yngwie Malmsteen - Guitars
- Steve Harris - Bass
- Lars Ulrich - Drums

Gilbert wrote:

I'd settle for a power/speed metal style. Bands would probably include:

- Ralf Scheepers- Vocals
- U.D.O - Vocals
- Glenn Tipton - Guitars
- Toni Iommi - Guitars
- Yngwie Malmsteen - Guitars
- Steve Harris - Bass
- Lars Ulrich - Drums

Toni Iommi and Lars Ulrich? Those are interesting choices for such a band.

I can picture Tony - Glenn and Yngwie are taering it up, banging their heads, while good ol' Tony's hiding in the background, doing his thing

Ian Gillan- Vocals
Steve Harris- Bass
Tony Iommi- Guitars
Philthy Taylor- Drums

Paul Di'Anno- Vocals
Dave Mustaine- Guitars
Chris Poland- Guitars
Dan Lilker- Bass
Gene Hoglan- Drums

Have to give me some time to think up some names and all