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| daniel |
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lore leech wrote: I was just thinking the other day that we no longer really have proper metal anthems. Back in the 80's and 90's you had so may classic tracks like `Walk´, ´One´, the old dio, Priest and Maiden. I just just wondering what songs people think will really stand out from this decade as true metal classics.
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| xspudx |
| Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 11:43 pm |
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| cclad16 |
| Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 1:00 am |
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daniel wrote: lore leech wrote: I was just thinking the other day that we no longer really have proper metal anthems. Back in the 80's and 90's you had so may classic tracks like `Walk´, ´One´, the old dio, Priest and Maiden. I just just wondering what songs people think will really stand out from this decade as true metal classics.
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| Padre Pio |
| Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:19 am |
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krimescene wrote: Padre Pio wrote: krimescene wrote: Interesting point ,I guess this is why the maidens ,priests and ac/dcs of the world are having the biggest tours of their lives lateley ,because people are realising when these guys are gone ,thats it 
If you think metal will be gone when those bands are gone... well, I feel sorry for you. Do some digging and searching.
There aren't as many huge bands these days, but there are a hell of a lot of GOOD bands. where did i mention about metal being gone ? what i meant was ,as FOREFATHERS and the very best at what they do ,their collective anthems will be gone
Sorry about that, misunderstood your point. Still, at least the anthems will be available on record or CD even if we won't see them live any more. |
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| zaph69 |
| Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 4:08 am |
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| The answer's obvious. Trivium's Anthem. Woah oh oh oh indeed. Yea eh yea eh. |
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| forevertwisted |
| Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:00 pm |
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Was just going to say Dronwing Pool - Bodies
Papa Roach - Last Resort
Hatebreed - Live For This
Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver
Machine Head - Davidian
Mastodon - Blood and Thunder
and probably some airbourne / black stone cherry / rammstein tune
The songs that I would associate with modern day 'anthems' mostly tend to be nu-metal songs. Presumably because their written to be popular, catchy and appeal to the masses or are covered for the same reason. |
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| Creatlach |
| Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:14 pm |
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| Killing In The Name Of just for the amount of people that would know it and Like A Stone by Audioslave too. |
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| Eoin McLove |
| Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:35 pm |
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| So basically lowest common denominator Metal. Great. |
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| xspudx |
| Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 1:50 pm |
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| I think Tenacious D's "The Metal" is worthy of a mention here. What a riff! |
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| Raven |
| Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 2:22 pm |
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Someone should recommend them to viking666. Although he's probably already heard and dismissed them, because, you know, all Japanese metal is shit.
Class video, though - might check them out.
Back on topic, I think that it's going to be hard to find a single song that everyone would regard as anthemic nowadays. With the examples listed (Walk, Trooper, Puppets), you have to remember that Maiden and Metallica were huge bands releasing definitive albums and songs at a time when heavy/thrash/speed metal was the main form of metal available.
With 'Walk', Pantera hit on the fact that a more stripped-down, commercial metal was getting massive airplay (Black Album, No Prayer..., Megadeth's Countdown). Again, Pantera were playing the sort of music that would get big video and airplay, so it's become a very well-known anthem.
So, if you're looking for a metal anthem for the late ninties/early 00s, you need something that is getting massive airplay, video play, and is basically playing to a large audience.
The NWOAHM bands (Trivium, Avenged Sevenfold etc.) have about three shreds of originality between them all. Why bother fist-pumping to butchered Maiden licks played over plagiarised Metallica riffs when you can listen to the original songs themselves?
So, original, large audience, commercially successful metal...leaves us with something from nu metal. I strongly doubt we're going to see Last Resort or Freak on a Leash getting the same kind of reaction as The Trooper anytime soon. The closest I can think of is Soil - Halo or Disturbed - Down with the Sickness. |
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| krimescene |
| Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 12:50 am |
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Padre Pio wrote: krimescene wrote: Padre Pio wrote: krimescene wrote: Interesting point ,I guess this is why the maidens ,priests and ac/dcs of the world are having the biggest tours of their lives lateley ,because people are realising when these guys are gone ,thats it
If you think metal will be gone when those bands are gone... well, I feel sorry for you. Do some digging and searching.
There aren't as many huge bands these days, but there are a hell of a lot of GOOD bands. where did i mention about metal being gone ? what i meant was ,as FOREFATHERS and the very best at what they do ,their collective anthems will be gone yeah ,thats cool. now i just had a shuddering thought of a world without LEMMY ,ANGUS or STEVE HARRISS..NNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!
Sorry about that, misunderstood your point. Still, at least the anthems will be available on record or CD even if we won't see them live any more. |
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