HEVYDEVY FORUMS

So, like many of you, I grew up on heavy metal. (YOU CAN'T LISTEN TO HEAVY METAL)

However, I have to admit, most current artists do nothing for me, and my non-Dev taste pretty much ends when the Swedish Melo-Death bubble burst all over my face when In Flames and Soilwork went super mediocre. So I listen to a lot of older stuff.

As I do prior to every Iron Maiden release, I'm currently going through every studio album from start to finish (Yesterday were some dark times going from No Prayer for the Dying through Virtual XI), but in addition to that I've been giving some artists that I normally overlooked some fair attention (Like Running Wild and Queensryche up through Operation: Mindcrime) and I feel like perhaps my knowledge isn't as deep as I've suspected. Oh, and I'm not talking about thrash, because I have enough of that to last through inevitable nuclear winter.

Bands I love:
Iron Maiden (Especially Somewhere in Time and Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
Judas Priest
Dio (Holy Diver and The Last in Line, and his Sabbath stuff)
Bruce Dickinson's solo material
Kyuss


Bands I like:
Everything of Queensryche up through Operation: Mindcrime
Running Wild (mostly Port Royal and Blazon Stone)
Early Danzig
Y & T
Some Fight and Halford
Ozzy Sabbath
Early-ass Scorpions


Stuff I just tolerate and really only see some partial appeal to
Ozzy's solo material (outside of Mr. Crowley, that song's awesome)
Diamondhead
Saxon


oh and I love Rush, Boston, and Thin Lizzy but they don't really apply as much to this, now do they.

Another thing I'm really looking for are bands that were able to do the concept prog thing in the vein of Operation: Mindcrime and Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, you know still very 80s and rockin'.

I've been told I should look into Fates Warning, but that's the only lead I've gotten thus far.


Also, let's just talk in general about old-school metal here. I think it's separate enough from the djenty-o'-plenty discussion that occurs in What are you Listening to thread.

I love me some 80's Fates Warning, i'd recommend Awaken the Guardian, some pretty awesome 80's prog/heavy metal there.
The later stuff they put is good as well, but they lose the 80's vibe also, kinda more alternative sounding.

I also would recommend some Steppenwolf, they are mostly rock, but they helped bring along the metal revolution (heavy metal thunder!!)

If you like Kyuss you could always check out Josh Homme's band after they disbanded Kyuss, Queens of the Stone ages.
He has other bands as well, Eagle of death metal and Them crooked vultures, but i couldnt get into those albums.

I know all about Queens, and thanks for the Fates Warning tip, seriously.

I wouldn't say Steppenwolf had much impact on Heavy Metal at all, much as I like them.

What about:

Diamond Head (edited to say oops, noticed you tolerate them - Dude, have another listen. DH were awesome.)
Rainbow
Saxon
Raven
Motorhead
Mercyful Fate
Tygers of Pan Tang
UFO
Tank
Blitzkrieg
Trust
Armored Saint
Witchfinder General
Deep Purple
Angel Witch
early AC/DC
Uriah Heep

I was hoping you'd chime in, Billy.

Obviously I'm familiar with your various AC/DCs, UFO and Motorhead and the like, and I actually just saw Raven at our local Tidal Wave Festival.


Angel Witch is a great suggestion, because I've only heard one of their songs a few years back and I liked it a lot. They totally slipped my mind.

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yes!!

might i also add

pentagram
trouble
saint vitus
accept
old manowar

also maybe

savatage
whitesnake
white zombie (la sexorcisto mostly though)

Well i thought of maybe one more band that could interest you.
Armored Saint, if you dont know of em, they that heavy metal, or a sound similar to nwobhm.

Anyone said Anthrax yet?

had to add this savatage track after mentioning em if you like this guys then you'll love the rest of "hall of the mountain king" and probly "gutter ballet" as well

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also i wanna send out a mention to cacophony (NIIINJAAAAA )

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and racer x who, incidently, judas priest gave the track "heart of a lion" to

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crank em up!

Here's another, a great band from my home town of Canberra.

Armoured Angel.

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When it comes to Fates Warning, don't overlook the album No Exit. Alot of people are hardcore to the first singer (Awaken the Guardian), but I am partial to Ray Alder. If you like older Pain of Salvation...mainly Daniel's voice...you should like it.

And kudos to the Queensryche tip. One of my all-time favorite bands and singer...

There was true lack of conceptual heavy metal back then. That's what made bands like Queensryche and FW stand out. It will be interesting to learn what you've found.

Have you tried Candlemass yet? I dunno how conceptual they were, but I've never heard a stronger vibrato...

I like/love:
Iron Maiden
Megadeth
Anthrax
Dokken
Queensryche
Death
Suffocation
Morbid Angel

Pardon me if any of those don't count as "classic metal" for any reason. I think they all do in their own right. Also, Operation Mindcrime is one of the best albums of any genre of all time, IMO.

Necromandus
early Van Halen

Billy Rhomboid wrote:Necromandus
early Van Halen

Wow Necromandus, that's one from the vaults man! Thanks for mentioning em, never heard of em before but they're great

And how could we forget:

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Does the start of the drumming with the double kicks sound like the drum pattern of bleed by meshuggah for a coupla seconds to you? Just noticed that lol!

I like 5150 as well, is that a van halen faux pas?

Meshuggener wrote:

Billy Rhomboid wrote:Necromandus
early Van Halen

Wow Necromandus, that's one from the vaults man! Thanks for mentioning em, never heard of em before but they're great

And how could we forget:

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Does the start of the drumming with the double kicks sound like the drum pattern of bleed by meshuggah for a coupla seconds to you? Just noticed that lol!

I like 5150 as well, is that a van halen faux pas?

Yeah, that's the same kick pattern. And that was all I had to contribute to this thread. Goodbye.