'Classic' metal bands

[Mercy/Severity]

Could anyone please suggest the best classic/power metal for me to start off with?

I've read good things about bands like Iced Earth, Demons & Wizards, Nevermore, Blind Guardian and Hammerfall.

Which would be suggested I should start off with, or what albums?

Cheers

 

[byrne]

BLACK SABBATH - BLACK SABBATH
BLACK SABBATH - PARANOID
BLACK SABBATH - MASTER OF REALITY
BLACK SABBATH - VOLUME 4
BLACK SABBATH - SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH
BLACK SABBATH - SABOTAGE
JUDAS PRIEST - SAD WINGS OF DESTINY
JUDAS PRIEST - STAINED CLASS
JUDAS PRIEST - SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE

go from there.

 

[Erik]

All the above

+

Iron Maiden 1980-1988 bah you know the drill
Blind Guardian "Battalions of Fear" & "Follow the Blind"
Twisted Tower Dire "Crest of the Martyrs"
Brocas Helm "Black Death"
Manilla Road "Mystification"

and whatnot

 

[skeptik]

Slauter Xtroyes - Winterkill
Jag Panzer - stuff
Attacker - stuff
Overlorde - Return of the Snow Giant
Vyndykator - stuff
etc

 

[Erik]

Angel Witch "Angel Witch"

 

[skeptik]

Avenger BLOOD SPORT

Legend THE TWO CD COMPILATION THING

PAGAN ALTAR EVERYTHING

NWOBHM in general

fuck Flower Metal listen to Venom

 

[Demilich]

MANILLA ROAD - Crystal Logic

TWISTED TOWER DIRE - The Isle of Hydra (not sure how it compares to their other ones, haven't heard em)

THE LORD WEIRD SLOUGH FEG - meh, pretty much all of them, less so Atavism than the others 'cause it's not nearly as good

GOAT HORN - Storming the Gates, and maybe the Threatening Force demo

and why not LEGEND (US) - From the Fjords ... not very metalish, but good and classic none the less

 

[Thraxdude666]

Also try

HELLOWEEN
Walls Of Jericho
Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part 1
Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part 2

 

[Lyle]

Manilla Road and Legend are pretty awesome.

 

[Freanan]

Celtic Frost: Into Mega Therion
Mekong Delta: The Music of Erich Zann
Judas Priest: Painkiller
Iron Maiden: Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

 

[Hammer of Might]

SAXON

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

Armord Saint - Symbol of Salvation

 

[KMADD]

Priest, Maiden, Sabbath for starters.
Fates Warning, Cirith Ungol and so on.

 

[Varg Vikernes]

Blind Guardian - Imaginations From the Other Side

 

[Lies and Perfidy]

Queensrÿche - the s/t EP
Brainstorm - Soul Temptation
Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian
Motörhead - No Sleep Till Hammersmith
Judas Priest - everything, you fucking poseurs
Demons & Wizards - s/t
Running Wild - Pile of Skulls
Black Sabbath - Sabotage
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Virgin Steele - Invictus
Jag Panzer - Thane To the Throne
Metal Church - everything, especially the s/t, Hanging In the Balance, and Blessing in Disguise. And Weight of the World is good too. Seriously, get everything, they rule.

There ya go. Solid mix of old and new.

 

[T.I.E.]

Nevermore - Dead Heart in A Dead World
Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance
Saxon - The Eagle has Landed
Manowar - Sign of the Hammer

 

[Nico]

THE LORD WEIRD SLOUGH FEG - meh, pretty much all of them, less so Atavism than the others 'cause it's not nearly as good

YOU'RE not nearly as good. That album fucking rules.

 

[no country for old wainds]

Angel Witch - Angel Witch
Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding
Bruce Dickinson - Skunkworks
Bruce Dickinson - Tyranny of Souls
Death SS - The Story of 1977-1984
Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian
Fates Warning - The Spectre Within
Fireaxe - Food for the Gods
Helstar - Nosferatu
Holocaust - The Nightcomers
Judas Priest - Stained Class
Pagan Altar - Volume One
Quartz - Satan's Serenade
Satan - Court in the Act

 

[KMADD]

Diamond Head-All!

 

[Demilich]

YOU'RE not nearly as good. That album fucking rules.

how was the fishing trip? album does indeed rule, but not at all like the other ones!