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Pretty standard' date=' I can't really argue with any of them, except maybe W.A.S.P., I can't stand those guys. You should give a listen to Jag Panzer's first album Ample Destruction, based on your taste I'd bet that they would make it into your top 10, hopefully pushing W.A.S.P. out of the way... ;)[/quote'] WASP have a sentimental value to me. I got a cassette of The Last Command from my father when i was a little kid. They might not be as metal as the others but Blackies vocals have always impressed me in a way. They are just so harsh. I believe that ive heard Jag Panzer before, dont remember thou, Ill get back to that.
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WASP have a sentimental value to me. I got a cassette of The Last Command from my father when i was a little kid. They might not be as metal as the others but Blackies vocals have always impressed me in a way. They are just so harsh. I believe that ive heard Jag Panzer before, dont remember thou, Ill get back to that.
Understandable, bands that influenced you at a young age tend to stick with you. Jag Panzer was one of the heaviest and best early heavy/power metal bands, Harry Conklin sounds like a more intense and ballsy Bruce Dickinson, the riffs are heavy but super catchy, and the songs are epic and awesome. A perfect balance between upbeat melody and ass kicking riffs, here's a song for you: Na9Bo8DRn3Y
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^Lol No. They were one off with that album as lots of bands from that era of heavy metal. Conklin is an incredible vocalist, but Panzer turned to shit right after Ample Destruction and never lived up to the legacy of that album, never had riffs as powerful as that album, and just flatlined afterward. Liege Lord smash them into the ground.

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^Lol No. They were one off with that album as lots of bands from that era of heavy metal. Conklin is an incredible vocalist, but Panzer turned to shit right after Ample Destruction and never lived up to the legacy of that album, never had riffs as powerful as that album, and just flatlined afterward. Liege Lord smash them into the ground.
They might have never lived up to it, but it's still a fucking killer album, and it's not as though it's unusual for a band never to top their debut. Liege Lord might be about on par with that album by the time of Master Control, but that album came a good 4 years after Ample Destruction. For their time, the only bands that were kicking that much ass were the early thrash/black/death metal bands, nobody in traditional heavy metal had that much power and balls in 1984, except maybe Metal Church who were also borderline thrash.
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I feel about Hendrix the same way I do about Eddie Van Halen' date=' both were very influential to the way lead guitar was played in heavy metal, though neither of them really played metal music. The only difference is that I can still enjoy Hendrix's music sometimes, but Van Halen has always sounded like crap to me.[/quote'] I don't mind Van Halen occasionally, Light up the sky is a pretty cook song, and eruption is awesome Hot for teacher is good too XD although Teachers pet by Venom is much better.
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I don't mind Van Halen occasionally' date=' Light up the sky is a pretty cook song, and eruption is awesome Hot for teacher is good too XD although Teachers pet by Venom is much better.[/quote'] I can't fucking stand Van Halen. I can't deny Eddie's massive influence on lead guitar in metal, Trey Azagthoth is one of my favorite guitar players and he clearly takes a great deal of inspiration from Eddie, but I hate everything else. I hate the poppy songs, the boring riffs, and I fucking HATE David Lee Roth. Not only is he a terrible vocalist, sounding like a posh coked up party boy phoning in his performances with that cocky style, he just seems like a prick. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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I can't fucking stand Van Halen. I can't deny Eddie's massive influence on lead guitar in metal, Trey Azagthoth is one of my favorite guitar players and he clearly takes a great deal of inspiration from Eddie, but I hate everything else. I hate the poppy songs, the boring riffs, and I fucking HATE David Lee Roth. Not only is he a terrible vocalist, sounding like a posh coked up party boy phoning in his performances with that cocky style, he just seems like a prick. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
I don't blame you, i'm not a huge fan of them only like a couple songs, but hardly ever listen to them.
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I can't fucking stand Van Halen. I can't deny Eddie's massive influence on lead guitar in metal, Trey Azagthoth is one of my favorite guitar players and he clearly takes a great deal of inspiration from Eddie, but I hate everything else. I hate the poppy songs, the boring riffs, and I fucking HATE David Lee Roth. Not only is he a terrible vocalist, sounding like a posh coked up party boy phoning in his performances with that cocky style, he just seems like a prick. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
I think you're being a bit hard on Van Halen. Yes, David Lee Roth could be insufferable and is very overrated, but the band's post-1984 stuff has some good stuff with quality songwriting: rMV-fenGP1g cFvAFr8uIzM&NR=1
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