Iron Man is definitely up there. But where's the Tool?!? Their lyrics probably (since I'm not well-versed in heavy metal) separates them from most of the pack...
He had a lot to say He had a lot of nothing to say We'll miss him We'll miss him He had a lot to say He had a lot of nothing to say We'll miss him We'll miss him We're gonna miss him We're gonna miss him So long We wish you well You told us how you weren't afraid to die Well, so long Don't cry Or feel too down Not all martyrs see divinity But at least you tried Standing above the crowd He had a voice that was strong and loud We'll miss him We'll miss him Ranting and pointing his finger At everything but his heart We'll miss him We'll miss him We're gonna miss him We're gonna miss him No way to recall What it was that you had said to me? Like I care at all But it was so loud You sure could yell You took a stand on every little thing And so loud You could be the one who saves me from my own existence Warn while some child might chill, nine-one-two I'm too smart when you're invisible by the bone symbol on you So he bashes his skull through the window while looking out to the sea Like torment of my ego And we're amused by this Yeah, standing above the crowd He had a voice that was strong and loud and I Swallowed his facade 'cause I'm so Eager to identify with Someone above the ground Someone who seemed to feel the same Someone prepared to lead the way And someone who would die for me Will you? Will you now? Would you die for me? Don't you fuckin' lie Don't you step out of line Don't you step out of line Don't you step out of line Don't you fuckin' lie You've claimed all this time that you would die for me Why then are you so surprised when you hear your own eulogy? He had a lot to say He had a lot of nothing to say He had a lot to say He had a lot of nothing to say Come down Get off your fucking cross We need the fuckinh space to nail the next fool martyr To ascend you must die You must be crucified For our sins and our lies Goodbye
Iron Man is definitely up there. But where's the Tool?!? Their lyrics probably (since I'm not well-versed in heavy metal) separates them from most of the pack...
(with lyrics) Aenema
Edgy music #1 ====================================================================================== (pasted lyrics) Eulogy edgy music #2 blah blah blah bunch of edge lord lyrics ridden with F bombs
Aren't you classy enough to like anything that comes from this ape?
I was big into metal in the late 70's early 80's. It's a tough category to identify. Metal bands who reach out into other genres, non-metal bands giving metal a try. Most people frame the category to their tastes. I tend to lose interest in the 80's on hair metal, death metal, shred metal, noise metal, rust metal, plastic metal.....
@ #1 is Iron Man. Things get subjective after that.
A top 15 with Judas Priest and Iron Maiden (not even their best stuff) and no Scorpions is completely unserious.
I’d say a good top 15 list would have all 3 of those bands in it.