BEST HEAVY METAL BAND

I'll ditto on Slayer. Also, all Scorpions up to Love Drive album (w/M.Schenker) and all Judas Priest through Hell Bent For Leather for older metal. I regularly request Dissident Aggressor by Priest on our local radio station, but always get the answer "Not a chance!" What a bunch of weenies... I consider Zep & Deep Purple more hard rock than metal, in my mind anyway, and could not do without Deep Purple. And then there is UFO, Iron Maiden, Saxon, Riot ... Oh hell, they are ALL the best!

I wish I could have seen Van Halen back then.

In the 90's I vote for PANTARA & WHITE ZOMBIE. Other so called "heavy metal" bands fall way behind IMHO.

grand funk railroad or motorhead. you pick

These should stand the test of time: Metallica (Ride the Lighning, Master of Potheads & And Justice for All), Megadeth (Rust in Peace, Countdown & Youthanasia), Pantera (Cowboys from Hell & Vulgar Display), Testament (New Order, Souls of Black & Ritual). I'm sure if I looked at all my CDs I could come up with some more, but I wanted to do it off the top of my head to see what stood out (always a good test for me).