Uh… Def Leppard. I was a huge fan of them up to and including Pyromania, then … I stopped. I know glam metal doesn’t get a lot of respect, but it was my gateway drug into the heavier stuff and Def Leppard was … a lot of my youthful turn into a metalhead.
Saxon. They were my stepping stone from glam metal into the harder stuff, together with old Black Sabbath. Unlike Black Sabbath, however, which has remained on my playlist almost constantly—rarely does a week go by without me dropping a Sabbath album into the headset—I hardly ever listen to Saxon any longer.
For something a bit more modern, Gloryhammer. Absolutely hilariously fun power metal cheese that I enjoyed like crazy … and then stopped after the shenanigans with their lead singer. I followed the lead singer as Angus McSix later, but simply stopped listening to Gloryhammer because the whole situation left a bad taste in my mouth.
flutes and shit. Simple, head banger. Chanty. These guys are what all folk metal should aspire to be. Check out their stuff, they fucking rule. Their most recent (2013 lol) album is heavy.
This 2003 finnish gem ruled when I was in high school, and it rules now. Vocals leave a bit to be desired, but I think they were probably following in Alexi Laihos vocals (RIP), in which case… improvement? 😂
This song… if you can find it, send it my way. (holy f I found it) It was a band formed of the original Amon Amarth drummer started. They had a demo. It was dope, very Amon Amarth but less viking/kitsch. Just melodeth despair.
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