MOST INFLUENTIAL BANDS FOR THE METAL OF THE OLD!

MEXDefenderOfSteel · Post by **MEXDefenderOfSteel** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:01 am

I would like to know your opinions about the most influential bands that helped to create the metal sound 60s/70s/80s bands allowed

i will mention the very first ones that came into my mind....

Thin Lizzy
KISS
Judas Priest

MexicanMetaler666 · Post by **MexicanMetaler666** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:49 am

BS, Led Z & Coven (chicago band)

Nightlock · Post by **Nightlock** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:11 am

If I had my way I'd say Judas Priest are responsible for everything. Got to give credit for Sabbath for the heavy sound Priest for the progressions and chord structures commonly used in heavy metal. There's a ton of hard rock that's uninfluenced metal too but not shaped it as a whole genre as much as Priest and Sabbath.

omen of hate · Post by **omen of hate** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:20 am

JUDAS PRIEST and BLACK SABBATH

The Erlking · Post by **The Erlking** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:09 am

Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Judas Priest and of course the mighty Thin Lizzy. Just listen to those dual guitar strikes and harmonies.

Helm · Post by **Helm** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:51 am

Let's not forget the early King Crimson influence! Blue Cheer! Rush!

Black Axe · Post by **Black Axe** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:05 am

There are tons. Bands like Cream, Budgie, The Scorpions, Atomic Rooster, Bang, Sir Lord Baltimore, Pinnacle, Hard Stuff, Buffalo, Hawkwind, Motorhead... etc.

The Erlking · Post by **The Erlking** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:44 pm

Yeah there are countless number of bands that influenced HM so I didn't care to list all of them. Only mentioned some of the most significant bands.

MEXDefenderOfSteel · Post by **MEXDefenderOfSteel** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:44 pm

Judas did not just musically but also introduced the whole leather outfit, correct me if im wrong....

Alice cooper comes to my mind too

The Knell · Post by **The Knell** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:35 pm

I think ZZ Top was a heavy influence of Motörhead and MH spawned a lot of similar sounding speed metal

The Erlking · Post by **The Erlking** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:45 pm

Yeah Motörhead is pretty important and also AC/DC

tomas · Post by **tomas** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:05 pm

Hawkwind, Motörhead, AC/DC, Blue Cheer, Cream, LedZep, ...

Cochino · Post by **Cochino** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:15 pm

I think that Sabbath, Priest and Mothörhead are the biggest influences. You can create any subgenre mixing those three in different ways. But of course, there are a ton more.

Avenger · Post by **Avenger** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:21 pm

Iron Maiden?

Every second band wanted to be them...

nightsblood · Post by **nightsblood** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:12 pm

I'd go w/ Black Sabbath and Judas Priest as the 2 primary influences, with tons of others ranging from Groundhogs to The Stooges to Deep Purple.

Iron Maiden was a huge influence on metal in the post NWOBHM environment, but 'Sabbath, 'Priest, and co. were the main influences that formed the NWOBHM.

One can always work further back. Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and Rolling Stones were all influnced by southern blues. Danzig was obviously emulating Jim Morrison and Elvis. 50's Rockabiliy wrote the blueprint for the Ramones and thus much of the punk and hardcore genres. Lemmy loved The Kinks. The simple, crowd-pleasing raunchy innuendo of AC/DC pays homage to the R&B of the 40s and 50s. Thus, metal owes its existence to Gene Vincent, Robert Johnson, and Big Joe Turner... and all the music that influenced those guys

(the following is true TMK but feel free to correct me if my facts are garbled):

JP did introduce the 'hellbent for leather' look, although Halford borrowed it from the gay-bondage/bdsm scene. Amazingly, metal heads didn't catch on that the outfit had some, er, personal significance

When Village People wore it they were immediately branded as 'queers', but when Halford did it the entire underground started wearing studs and leather

JP is also reportedly the first band to which the term 'heavy metal' was applied, this being around the Stained Class era. The term was retroactively applied to Black Sabbath's early work, which was originally referred to as 'acid rock'.