I just thought of something interesting and I thought I would get your opinions. I was thinking to myself, "Which band just encompasses all that is metal?" Now, you have the answers that everyone would give like Maiden, Metallica, Priest, and Sabbath but I am trying to avoid those because I think that while they are most certainly metal, they don't seem to portray what metal has become and what it should be in the future. To me metal is just in your face music and after some thought, I have come up with a list that, to me, just makes up metal. (Note, this is not a "your favorite metal band" thread, because as you can see, despite my epic Metallica fanboism, I left them out) So...what about you guys?
Machine Head
Sepultura
Pantera
Of all of those, if I was to have a Martian listen to a song that just defined all that I thought was metal, I would probably play Davidian by Machine Head, Refuse/Resist by Sepultura(or Roots Bloody Roots, I really can't choose), or Cowboys from Hell by Pantera.
I mean...look at these!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMvWQwOdYe8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t7qazLruC8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYFaE_ZyuQghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYFaE_ZyuQgedit: OK!OK!OK!OK! I just have to add Metallica because I am a fucking fanboy and I caved!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEL6_SuQCu8 (I think this might be the only illegal one, if it is, please take it down)