Good Topic and Posts ... I Love My Metal ... Where did it all start, there have been many theories, who knows ?
Here's my take .....
Early Forms ............. Steppenwolf, Jimi Hendrix, MC5
70's Classic Rock ....... Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple
Late 70's Metal .......... AC/DC, Judas Priest, Motorhead
NWOBHM ................... Iron Maiden, Saxon, Def Leppard
Real Heavy Metal ...... Slayer, Metallica, Sepultra, Deicide
Speed Metal ............. Megadeth, System of a Down, Anthrax
Black Metal ............... Cannibal Corpse, Cradle of Filth, Death
Heaviest Gore Metal . Whitechapel, Impending Doom, Dethklok
The last 2 categories, i had to call a friend, who called me back after 5 minutes thought
and the Heaviest Band on The Planet ......... The Bezerker
(i actually went out and bought their CD, just to see if it were true, well i gotta say i ain't heard nothing like that ever, and actually they have some incredible riffs, my cd collection ranges from Beethoven to The Bezerker and Bee Gees to Bonamassa and all genres catered for in between ... Variety is in my Ipod
But i gotta finish Iron Maiden are the true pioneers of Metal and got it down so perfectly tight.
but for me personally
Slayer Rule .... that is REAL METAL .... Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman have made the Best Metal Music
............... Michael
Joe Bonamassa ....... His Greatest 3 Videos ... IMMHO After Much Deliberation
3rd ...... Mountain Time / Rockpalast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h01xa6NMsJo2nd ...... Sloe Gin / Vienna
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRASS8O8ZnE 1st ....... Blues Deluxe / The Borderline
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnl3E_KLxYg