I'd actually put Metallica first, but I voted for Anthrax, because I like them almost as much as I like Metallica, and I knew they'd be at the bottom of the poll, unfortunately.

Anthrax is heavier that Metallica? Have you ever actually listened to any Anthrax?

I actually really enjoy Stomp 442 as well. I know it's most fan's least favorite, but I feel like it's a good energy record at the very least. Bare is also a great, great song.

Megadeth > Slayer > Metallica > Anthrax

Slayer > Megadeth > Metallica > Anthrax

Megadeth for me, and it's not close. This isn't to trivialize the importance of the others, they are all excellent. It's just what suits me. I prefer Mustaine's vocals and guitar approach and feel the songs hold up very well. There's also the volume of good work that comes into play. I'd say Metallica has 3 great albums, and a couple good ones, everything after the Black album is horrendous save for Death Magnetic which was better, but had horrible production. Every record released by Megadeth was good for a decade. Cryptic Writings was where they fell off. They've had some notably good songs but no killer albums since. Of their newer stuff The World Needs A Hero and Thirteen are their best efforts. I think the body of work between 1985 and 1994 is impressive enough to give them the nod.

Their last good album was Risk, which is surprisingly phenomenal, and everything after that has been Dave Mustaine desperately trying to grasp for some sort of fanbase.

Well there went your credibility.

Maybe when you're older you'll be able to appreciate music that you feel might harm your credibility.

I already do (see sig). Risk is still a flat chicken soup flavoured soda, which says a lot about your taste if you enjoy drinking it.

Are you trying to be a contrarian here? Because that album is widely recognized among the fanbase as one of the their worst, along with Super Collider.

Yeah, heaven forbid someone have a different opinion than the "widely recognized" one. If they do, it must be because they're "trying to be a contrarian."

. . . just a bit of a pet peeve, because I often have opinions that are different than widely recognized opinions, and I'm certainly not a fan of people seeing norms as normatives--that is, feeling that just in case most folks x, then one probably should x.

For me it's Megadeth, and Slayer being a close second.

I too also liked Risk despite it being the unpopular opinion with most metal fans. It beats the crap out of anything Metallica did in the 90's.

Yes. Yes it does. As does pretty much any other 90s Megadeth album.

It seems like Anthrax and Metallica would have to be my most listened to. However I was most impressed with Megadeaths earlier works compared to the discographies of the others. I have to be in a very specific mood to listen to Slayer though.

So my order would go like this

Megadeath
Metallica (could easily switch with Anthrax)
Anthrax
Slayer

SLAYER

Metallica

Anthrax



Megadeth