I'm a Metalhead way longer than I've been listening to noise/pe. Got into the latter due to certain BM bands experimenting and doing Ambient/experimental genres, getting into Ambient stuff, then darker stuff like Steel Hook Prostheses and from there to full on noise and pe.
As for Metal, I mainly listen to Black Metal, but also Death, Thrash, Heavy...
Favorite band must be Motörhead, because they're great and have consistent quality.
I'm bad at making favorite lists, so I'll just list some things that come to mind.
Lately I relistened to Saxon's Strong Arm of the Law and I remembered it was good, but not that it was that good! Nice rediscover. Warlock - Triumph and Agony is a great record, as well as the first 3 Anvil records. In 2010 there was a great day on Graspop Metal Meeting, with Motörhead, Doro, Saxon, Udo, Anvil, Raven, as far as Heavy Metal goes, that was great! Another very nice English band was Satan!
Thrash Metal: Kreator - Pleasure to Kill of course, old Sodom (Obsessed by Cruelty is a great record, despite the very rough sound), old Destruction, Exodus - Bonded by Blood, Metallica - Kill 'em All (less interested in the rest of their output, not bad, but just the first is the best), Slayer - Reign in Blood and must get Show No Mercy soon! Also like Hallow's Eve - Tales of Terror, German band Assassin. Reminds me that I should relisten Living Death's Vengeance of Hell. Also, Venom is great.
And don't know where to put them but Hellhammer - Apocalyptic Raids is a timeless classic of course.
As for Death Metal, actually I'm a bit missing in that part, but Altars of Madness is obviously great, as is Bolt Thrower - The IVth Crusade (don't own any other albums from them). Possessed - Seven Churches is good of course, but somehow I always feel like I expected more from it... I do like some newer DM bands like Necros Christos, Cruciamentum, Vasaeleth, Grave Miasma, Miasmal, Cemetery Urn... I should check out more DM, but I never seem to get around to it...
For Black Metal, I can keep on listening to De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas, definately one of my favourite albums of all time. Old Darkthrone is very much appreciated, as some of the other Norwegian bands, such as Satyricon - Dark Medieval Times, old Immortal... But of course there's a lot of great bands from other countries, old and new.
What I also appreciate very much in general is Black Thrash, such as Absu, Blood Storm, Deströyer 666, Destruktor (Nailed is great), didn't get too much into Aura Noir on record, but seen them live once and despite being pretty drunk, that was really good.
Somebody mentioned War Metal, it's something I appreciate, though not as much as some others seem to do. I do like some of Revenge's stuff, for being so fucked up, same goes for Deiphago, it's good for once in a while. Proclamation - Execration of Cruel Bestiality is good, but sound is quite lame. Seen them live twice and that was great, very tight. Same goes for Black Witchery and Revenge, bands seem to be better live than on record. Blasphemophagher is a band that's both great on record and live. Same goes for Blasphemy, liked seeing them on NWN in 2010. Not exactly War Metal, but Kerasphorus - Cloven Hooves at the Holocaust Dawn is fantastic! Necronaut is less good... Too bad they didn't play at the NWN fest, should have been great...
Ah yes, can't forget South American filth, like Sepultura (Morbid Visions/Bestial Devastation is so very good!), Anal Vomit, Perversor, Mystifier, Grave Desecrator... Don't own stuff from Sarcofago and Sextrash so that might have to change sooner or later as well...
Obviously I'm forgetting a lot, but I guess this gives a good overview of my Metal appreciation.
Also, there already was too much great music to check out before I broadened my horizon to noise and pe, so I'm fucked. But I guess I'm not alone with that, hehe...
Quote from: RyanWreck on January 18, 2012, 07:23:18 AMExciter
Ah, yes, Heavy Metal Maniac, another record that should soon end up on my turning table again!
