what are the top 5 modern metal bands?
 

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Slipknot
Megadeth
Metallica
Killswitch Engage
Hatebreed

Hatebreed isn't metal, they're hardcore.

What do you mean by "modern" metal? do you mean newer metal bands because Metallica and Megadeth are from the 80's.

1. Shadows Fall
2. Killswitch Engage
3. Mesuggah
4. Machine Head
5. Devildriver

1. In Flames
2. Shadows Fall
3. Borknagar
4. Trivium
5. The Crimson Divine

1. In Flames
2. Soilwork
3. Children of Bodom
4. Dark Tranquility
5. Nightwish

I'd go with those also but nightwish.. dunno but they just kinda bug me. I'd replace them by Stratovarius

easy, try bands that are progresssive, technical, and original...

Mastadon
The Melvins
ISIS
Botch
Turmoil

God Forbid
3 Inches of Blood
Black Dahlia Murder
Disfear
Amon Amarth

Mastodon is ALOT like Entombed...seems original must not be one of your criteria.

I thought this was MODERN METAL, most of the bands mentioned are older than 7 years. I think modern concerns bands that have shown up in the past 2-4 years, such as Linkin Park, & Black Dahlia Murder.

Iron Maiden, Metallica, Killswitch Engage, Disturbed, Megadeth

Hey Jesus, Iron Maiden, Metallica, & Megadeth are in no way considered "MODERN METAL", Check your stuff out, If i'm correct most of these band are 20 years and plus

Modern Metal...a joke for a while.
I seriously fell under the idea that metal was long gone and DEAD.
I had no more faith in it at all!
All the metal I grew up listening to as a kid (Megadeth, Pantera, Dio, Maiden, Priest) always told me the same message: "Be strong and never let others tell you who you are."

I always appreciated that.

Then, listening to all the new "metal" coming out these days, I was seriously dissapointed, ESPECIALLY by the message: "Be depressed, kill yourself, blame it on someone else, and ALWAYS dress in black. When in doubt of your newly acquired personality, always check to see if it could be found at your local HOT TOPIC. Try to be more depressed than the next kid and sell your falsehood of a life to the media."

I'm glad there is a new wave of METAL coming out.
I'm glad the MUSIC has been revived:

1. Shadow's Fall
2. In Flames
3. Black Label Society
4. Superjoint Ritual (I love Dime and Vinnie, but their singer kills the majesty of their music. They should have taken Jerry Cantrell instead, IMO.)
5. Sentenced

Then, listening to all the new "metal" coming out these days, I was seriously dissapointed, ESPECIALLY by the message: "Be depressed, kill yourself, blame it on someone else, and ALWAYS dress in black. When in doubt of your newly acquired personality, always check to see if it could be found at your local HOT TOPIC. Try to be more depressed than the next kid and sell your falsehood of a life to the media."


Dude, wow, your so freaking right bout that. I can't stand new "metal" crap. It's all bout 'em old 80's metal like armored saints, skid row, dio, tesla, anthrax. Thats what should be ehard on the radio, non of this new ****!!

But there are some new bands that are coming out and leaving good impretion such as the ones named by pit, and other like evergrey, Iced earth....

^none of those are new.

Non of which

There are tons of great modern metal bands, but you won't find any on the radio or mtv, that is just common sense.

I don't go to either of those sources.

I don't plan on finding any good music on Radio anymore, there was a time when it was possible though.

Plenty of bands that were great got radio time: AIC, Soundgarden. Pantera, Zepplin, Skynyrd, CCR, ZZ Top, etc.

I'm just pissed that it doesn't work that way anymore.

I will post only one band:
Free Level
Not sure U know them, but they rock!

1.Metallica
2.Slipknot
3.Diomorphia
4.megadeth.
5.Kamikazi Nomads

The thread asked for MODERN METAL.

Megadeth and Metallica AREN'T moder.
And Slipknot is DEFINATELY NOT METAL.

Soulfly has got to be in the top 5 modern metal bands

Hey Im new around here, but here's my top 5

Opeth(I dont think anyone has mentioned these guys yet)
In Flames
Dark Tranquility
Shadows Fall
**** thats only 4... oh well

slipknot is metal.

Hardly.

^^^
Explain why then, I'm not doubting your opinion, but I like to have explanations for things.

1. Tool
2. SlipKnoT
3. MuDvaYne
4. Soulfly
5. Arch Enemy

Well, I grew up when Metal was being born.
I was young, but I knew metal all my life and this is what metal was:

1. Strength
2. Mastering your music
3. Mastering your instrument
4. relying on your music, your message, and NOTHING ELSE.
5. Writing for the love of it, not to impress others.

Slipknot doesn't stand for any of these things.

Their lyrics are all the same teen-angst ridden jargon that EVERY OTHER BAND IS PUSHING TO SELL RECORDS. I can't respect a "man" in his 30's who can't get over the problems he had in his teens, it's pretty pitiful.

Their music is the most simple crap I've ever heard.
They don't even make an ATTEMPT to be different, it's the same crap all the time: drop all of your strings and play the hell out of the top 3.

The only one who I can really respect for mastering his instrument is the drummer, he's talented, it's just a shame he had to settle for such a waste of a band.

They also market the HELL out of themselves and rely on gimmicks rather than talent. Just look at all the things they do for attention. It's not even music anymore, it's just a product.

And lastly, they don't write music for the love of it.
They let themselves be run around and managed by the same people they claim to hate and they contradict themselves a REDICULOUS ammount of times.

I've got a customer complaing to an employee right now, so I'm getting off but will be back to explain better in a lil bit.

Ahhh I see.
I feel all of those five things in modern metal as well as, earlier metal, you see, I attempt to enjoy what all music has to offer, and if it inspires me, and or influences me as a musicianist (drummer) then I will listen to it. This means that I wont just listen to modern bands, but even stuff like Zeppelin, Floyd etc, because I understand that the bands I listened to where influenced by the first bands, and then I try to ascociate myself with the music that inspired them...
Now ofcourse you are a different mind, with a different personality, and I don't want to make it sound like I am trying to tell you what to think.

Yes I understand where you are coming from, but have you seen Mick (SlipKnoT) play guitar? I've compared him to some of the eariler metal guitarists, and he is up there. On their last he performs some pretty nice solos, along with Jim Root.
The thing is though. You feel as if the modern era is a whole lot of crap, well yes, and I will probably be saying the same thing about the future music. This is the thing. Music has to evolve in order for it to keep up on itself. You know what I mean...?

The music changes, because society and people change over time, and this obviously reflects on what the people think, because the people make the music.
And obviously the later generation such as you feel frustrated that their aren't the same bands as the ones you listened to as a kid/teen. While their are some modern bands that you may like, the unfortunate truth is that they two will dissapear, and the music moves on.

Currently the modern metal theme is the one you quoted, in ten years, what will it be, who knows. This is the beauty of music, that is continually evolving with and in syncronise with the society, and I don't think anyone can complain about that...

I however do share some of your feelings.

not that it matters much, but i did see a video where that slipknot guitarist showed he could play his instrument. quite well.

shame he doesn't do anything close to that in any of his music.

my top 5:
Dimmu Borgir
Cradle of Filth
Genitortures
Murderdolls
Kittie
why havnt anyof these been mentioned yet. they are all so awesome!

Yeah, I have seen that too. On the last album he performs some solos, which is pretty good. :)

if he and the drummer quit and started a band i might listen.

what are they then?

dimmu borgir rule

Awful.

my list of 5 would be:
Disturbed
System of a down
Motionless in white
Breaking Benjamin
Godsmack

This is just my list however im not the best in putting music into categories.

what about protest the hero? do they count?

the bands I've been listening to the most these days.

Metallica
Five Finger Death Punch
Epica
Kamelot

after that, I dunno. big fan of Trivium, Nightwish, Seether, Tristania, etc etc. I saw Shadows Fall open for 5FDP, and became a fan. also saw Scar Symmetry open for Epica, good stuff there too.

The Red Chord
Bongzilla
Gojira

I can't think of the other two at the moment.

awful thread, not even worth listing five

No, just awful bands, mostly.