Iron Maiden
Out of context: Reply #164
- Started
- Last post
- 221 Responses
- ********0
Jumping into my 80's wayback machine (consider I was born in '68) First there was metal - Sabbath, Saxon, Judas Priest, Whitesnake, Purple, Motorhead etc. (I'm blurring it a bit). Then you had NWOBHM - Maiden, Tyger of Pan Tang, and so many others..then you had American Thrash - Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, Exodus and Slayer. (The BIG FIVE - Pantera waas wearing make up and playing Van Halen cover tunes at this time. I have the vinyl to prove it). Then you had the hardcore euros come in - Venom, Celtic Frost, etc..
At the same time you had the hardcore scene devloping - DRI, Agnostic, CoC, Murphy's Law - who did influence East Coast metal somewhat
Then death came about out of thrash - Possessed (featuring Lary LaLonde who would go to fame in Primus) Death (hail Chuck Death RIP)..
At the same time you had Quiet Riot, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Twisted Sister, Ratt and the Crue hit mainstream. They were the public face of Metal until the public finally caught up with what Metallica was doing in 83...
So much good stuff - King Diamond, Sepultura, Helloween...
I odon't discriminate - all good metal...Dokken to Cannibal Corpse. Beats the shit outta Nu-metal or whatever Emo-core crap they got these days...
When mens was mens..