Best METAL album ever?

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by intarsiabox

Metallica set the stage for what was to become mainsteam, Megadeth tried to become mainstream but never gained enough popularity.

without dave there probably wouldnt have been a metallica no?

safe to say dave wrote most of the songs with hettfield and burton in fact all the first album and most of ride the lightning.

megadeth had no choice but to try and go mainstream , remember the late 80's and early 90's?? brutal for metal with all that grunge etc. lol

hettfield , great guitarist and musician , in fact ive seen them in concert over a dozen times and met kirk(wasnt great either lol) and i give full credit to james , hes whats kept metallica going year after year to influence every great metal muscian today

fact is , kirks no bethoven lol

[intarsiabox]

Originally Posted by reefwars

without dave there probably wouldnt have been a metallica no?

They all had a hand in the bands development but Lars actually started it. I agree that not everyone is a Kirk fan but I will give him credit that his solos actually fit the songs they are in and when people hear a part of the solo they know what song it came from. Most metal song solos just sound like they were made up on the spot and are quite forgettable.

[ChefFish]

As far as Dave goes, who else could get kicked out of a band on the way to stardom and still end up a major star with his own band. Megadeth put out some of the most influential metal albums of the 80's. I think its a true testament to his talent. As for Metallica, Dave & Cliff were the real talent, I'm sure Cliff starting rolling over in his grave in the 90's with the **** Metallica was putting out.
And how come nobody mentions Overkill??? Most underrated American Thrash Metal Band ever. Going since 1980 and still staying true to the music with both studio albums and live shows. Even through the 90's they still did what they always did weather it was mainstream or not.