Black Metal. uh, sorry.. "African American" Metal

[Edgecrusher]

God Forbid has all black guys and a white bass player. Nevermore has a black drummer (don't try to tell me he isn't black, I've met him on several occasions). Killswitch Engayge (hehe) has a black singer. Cephalic Carnage's singer has some color in him, not sure what he is though.

God Forbid has a black singer, black drummer, white bassist, and the other two look hispanic to me. the lead guitarist has long straight hair.

 

[lord667]

Thin Lizzy! Phil Lynott was black.

There was also a band called Blacksheep that had a black frontman. I've never heard them, but their album cover looked power-metal.

 

[tipthepizzaguy]

^^^
Agreed! He is, however, easily argued the most overrated guitarist of all time.

And I think tipthepizzaguy made this thread only so that he could use that clever line in the title.

No, I seriously am interested. But that was pretty fuckin' clever wasn't it?
Oh, and thanks everybody, I got a pretty good list going now.

 

[Life Sucks]

Wasn't there a black guy in Cyclone Temple? I don't know if he was the singer though. Entombed have a black guitarist (Alex Hellid).

 

[WNxScythe]

Terrence Hobbs is fifty times better.

Look the point is here is not that Jimi Hendrix is technically superior to Terrence Hobbs. I have heard his music (Hendrix's) you know so I do know that it is not incredibly difficult to play.

The point is that Jimi Hendrix is EASILY the most famous (that's what I really meant by best)/influential/whatever guitarist of all time.

 

[Funeral Portrait]

Jimmy Hendrix isn't metal. Why did he get brought up in the first place?

 

[The Grimace]

The point is that Jimi Hendrix is EASILY the most famous (that's what I really meant by best)/influential/whatever guitarist of all time.

...and Michael Jackson is the most famous singer in the world...

SO??

 

[Justin_BORK]

the singer for Hed Pe is black. they're not really metal though.

If anything, (hed) pe would be proving your friend right.

 

[sonofhendrix13]

I do wander what's with the lack of black guys in metal... at least compared to say white guys...

I mean, Jimi Hendrix is black and easily argued the best guitarist of all time!

Nope.

There is no argument. He was the best guitarist of all time.

 

[The Grimace]

Hendrix = Maybe the 6th best famous guitarist of the 60s, behind Clapton, Beck, Page, Blackmore, and Gilmour, and just a hair ahead of Harrison and Iommi. Made some funny noises, I'll give him that. But as far as un-famous guitarists go, he doesn't make the top 10. Nick Drake was at least 5 times better, and he played an acoustic.

 

[Draft Dodging Scarecrow]

But Phil Collins was in the original Genesis!! YOU CAN'T KNOCK HIM!

yeah, this doesn't haven't anything to do with the thread, just thought I'd say that.

Also, Al Dimeola is an amazing classical guitarist.

 

[Jaar-Gilon]

Also, Al Dimeola is an amazing classical guitarist.

have you heard "Passion Grace and Fire" the one with him Paco De Lucia and John Mclaughlin? some insanely fast guitarwork on it.

 

[Edgecrusher]

If anything, (hed) pe would be proving your friend right.

which is why I didn't mention Stuck Mojo, even though they are the most metal of all rap-metal bands.

 

[andrew_plamondon]

Both Atheist and Cynic used to have a black bassist during a short time (Darren McFarland).