Best Metal Band of the Past 20 Years

[skydivingninja]

I didn't really have a "gut reaction" when I saw this thread.  You've got plenty of good contenders in Opeth, Tool, Maiden, Cynic, and Mastodon.  But I have to go with Mastodon.  Seriously, go listen to "Megalodon" and when THAT riff hits you like a ton of bricks, your life will be forever changed.  Not to mention the greatness of "Leviathan" and "Crack the Skye."

[DarkEternalNight]

No Meshuggah? I am disappoint.

[ScioPath]

No Meshuggah? I am disappoint.

They're great, but I doubt people automatically think of them when asked for the BEST metal band.

[Bombardana]

No Meshuggah? I am disappoint.

They're great, but I doubt people automatically think of them when asked for the BEST metal band.

I seriously considered them

[Gadough]

No Meshuggah? I am disappoint.

They're great, but I doubt people automatically think of them when asked for the BEST metal band.

I know I sure as hell don't.

[Birch Boy]

Iron Maiden

Dream Theater

[Quadrochosis]

Opeth

[Seventh Son]

The Lord Weird Slough Feg. Not as popular as the other bands mentioned in this thread, but they don't have a single bad album.

As for other bands mentioned in this thread?

- Don't like Mastodon, they've always bored me.
- Opeth's recent stuff has been really dull (But I really like their early stuff)
- I've never cared for Devin Townsend or any of his projects, they're quite overrated as far as I'm concerned
- Still love Maiden, but strictly comparing their 90's/00's output, it isn't quite as good as Slough Feg.
- I haven't like anything Metallica has done (outside of a few songs) since 1988.
- While 90's Dream Theater kicks all kinds of ass, 00's DT isn't quite as impressive. Its not terrible, just doesn't wow me.

Slough Feg's music is just sex. Imagine an orgy between Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and Thin Lizzy and the sweet birthchild that resulted from it and that would be Slough Feg. I'm surprised this board doesn't talk about them that much >_>

If you're interested, check out Traveler, Down Among the Deadmen, and Hardworlder. Three of their best albums imo

[Gorille85]

Ghost Reveries and Watershed are flawless records.

[Seventh Son]

Ghost Reveries and Watershed are flawless records.

Those albums honestly bored me to sleep, no offense.

[zxlkho]

Wow.... Didn't see that one coming from anyone, especially here on DTF.

[Sigz]

Imagine an orgy between Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and Thin Lizzy

Well, now I know to never ever listen to this band.

Ghost Reveries and Watershed are flawless records.

I wouldn't call them flawless, but they're both good albums, GR being fantastic.

[Arcaeus]

Imagine an orgy between Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and Thin Lizzy

Well, now I know to never ever listen to this band.

Ghost Reveries and Watershed are flawless records.

I wouldn't call them flawless, but they're both good albums, GR being fantastic.

These. And GR and Watershed are certainly flawed and don't come in a mile radius of Still Life and Blackwater Park's greatness.

I'm going to put forward another band: Agalloch

[zxlkho]

In my opinion, it's a little early to say that about Agalloch. Ashes Against the Grain might be one of the best metal records in the last 20 years though.

[Gadough]

Ghost Reveries is one of the handful of albums I would call absolutely flawless. I wouldn't change a single thing about that album if I was given the opportunity to do so.

[Seventh Son]

Imagine an orgy between Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and Thin Lizzy

Well, now I know to never ever listen to this band.

You are a terrible person.

[Sigz]

I know.

[Seventh Son]

I know.

At least you're not in denial.

But you're still missing out on the best music of the past 20 years.

[Gorille85]

lol

[Arcaeus]

lol

[Seventh Son]

lol

[Zook]

Clearly there isn't enough growls, screams, oinks, gurgles, shrieks, and Trigonometry for them to be the best metal band of the past 20 years.

[orcus116]

Personally I'm all about bands that use Taylor Polynomials.

[cthrubuoy]

First thought: Opeth.

This is the correct answer.

[PowerSlave]

Bruce Dickinson

In my opinion, Accident of Birth and Chemical Wedding are the best two metal albums to come out in the last two decades and Tyrrany of Souls isn't too shabby itself.

I know that the topic is "metal band" but, he had the same line-up on these two albums and their output was simply amazing. Quality above quantity.

[Fluffy Lothario]

Opeth

Tool and Machine Head are also up there.

[wolfking]

Here's some that I think have made a real impact;

Tool
Death
Dream Theater
In Flames
Opeth
Pantera

[cthrubuoy]

Here's some that I think have made a real impact;

Tool
Death
Dream Theater
In Flames
Opeth
Pantera

I completely agree with all of these.

Except Death.

[wolfking]

Here's some that I think have made a real impact;

Tool
Death
Dream Theater
In Flames
Opeth
Pantera

I completely agree with all of these.

Except Death.

Nah Death were pretty influential IMO, Chuck laid the blueprint for Death metal.

[cthrubuoy]

Influential =/= best

[wolfking]

Influential =/= best

I'd say they are one of the best, nobody did death metal like Chuck did.

[skydivingninja]

snip

I know who can take Darkes7's place and create the Sinister Six of Failure now!

Listening to a TWLSF song now, actually, but not seeing anything really mindblowing, though it isn't bad.  Singer sounds kind of nasally though, like a worse Daniel Gildenlol.

[Bombardana]

No Meshuggah? I am disappoint.

They're great, but I doubt people automatically think of them when asked for the BEST metal band.

I know I sure as hell don't.

[ZKX-2099]

30 years = Metallica
20 years = Dream Theater
10 years = Avenged Sevenfold

[wolfking]

10 years = Avenged Sevenfold

No.