Tool. They're Heavy Metal because I say so.

 

Bruce Willis plays guitar in a metal band?

 

Black Sabbath - Heaven & Hell (1980)

A̲nthrax̲ - Am̲o̲ng The Liv̲ing (1987)

 

Yngwie Malmsteen - Best of

Van Halen Eruption Guitar Solo

 

Nightwish, in my all-time top 3 bands. Symphonic orchestra and choir mashed-up with metal. Incredible vocalists. Incredible lives. Marko - bass, vocals and some writing - left the band a couple months ago...

This is the best definition hands down. Well said, almost-neighbor
Like always there are exceptions. The classics Iron Maiden, like someone well pointed out technically, had a tone/distortion that was more comparable to, say, more modern hard rock bands.

 

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Ronnie James Dio - Holy Diver (1983)

D̲io – S̲acred H̲e̲art (Full Album) 1985

 

Aren't we forgetting somebody?

 

A favourite band of mine, I seem to recall Spinal Tap was about them...

 

Wow.. It's one of those "wtf did I just watch" kinda things heheh

Reminded me of this crazy tribute band that popped on youtube the other day..

Even Yngwie (and Vivaldi) must approve!

 

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I don't know if this would be considered Blues Rock, Rock, Hard Rock or Heavy Metal, but there it goes..

It's like a love-hate relationship between the very Interesting and Great playing/Composition (specially for the time),
and the Singing.. sometimes it's like fak dude, such a bad singer and so helplessly German.. lol

But also very Authentic at the same time!
Great disc I always Loved, so it's all in good terms, no hard feelings

 

I keep reading about them and I'm sure they're nice kids.
Unfortunately seems a metal version of the Japanese "idol" concept. Can't like that.