BEST HEAVY METAL BAND

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).

Ground zero for "heavy" metal is Black Sabbath "Paranoid" and the even heavier "Master of Reality" Metallica 1st two albums and Slayer 1st album started American "speed metal" movement, nothing made since then has surpased them. "kill em all" makes "master of puppets" sound like crap. It is a close call but two greatest metal albums are 1) Metallica 1st album "Kill em All" 2) Slayer 1st album "Show No Mercy" It is a joke compare those hair spray wanna-bes groups to the above albums. If you want to hear where Metallica and Slayer got their inspiration for 1st albums listen to Venom "Black Metal"