1 Metallica vs 2 Megadeth

[tridentgum0]

This is the big one.

[classicrockdude]

Megadeth

[gmarsh]

hehe definetly the big one, but I go with metallica easily, I never liked megadeth, and dave mustaine sucks.....

gunna get flammed for that last statement..

[tridentgum0]

Megadeth

:eek:

This is the end of our relationship...

I much prefer Metallica, but don't vote.

[gmarsh]

Metallica

thats better

[classicrockdude]

thats worse

thats better

[gmarsh]

I really meant metallica, I took the wrong pills this morning.*meow*

:)

[Zidane]

Metallica for sure, I only like to Megadeth albums anyway.

[Zeleii]

Metallica is overrated....
Megadeth is leagues better, Dave has better subject matter.

Dave has a much better Metal voice, especially now. Dave is a better guitarist than James, and all the other guitarists MEgadeth has had can easily outdo Kirk.

Every Megadeth drummer blows Lars away, especially Gar. When it comes to early Metal Gar is the only drummer who could come close to Dave Lombardo.

Only thing Metallica EVERY had on Megadeth was Cliff.

[gmarsh]

Every Megadeth drummer blows Lars away.

I do agree with you on that part

[Zeleii]

Did I mention that Kirk IMO uses a terrible tone? I can't stand it, given guitar tones I might like Metallica more if James was the lead guitarist

[Zidane]

Metallica is overrated....
Megadeth is leagues better, Dave has better subject matter.

Dave has a much better Metal voice, especially now. Dave is a better guitarist than James, and all the other guitarists MEgadeth has had can easily outdo Kirk.

Every Megadeth drummer blows Lars away, especially Gar. When it comes to early Metal Gar is the only drummer who could come close to Dave Lombardo.

Only thing Metallica EVERY had on Megadeth was Cliff.

Please, Dave's voice is horrible. You can't say his voice sounds metal when it sounds like he just woke up from a long nap. Jame's voice has changed from what it used to be, but it's still better than Dave's.

Anyway, Megadeth is constantly changing line ups. Complain all you want about how you can find better guitarist and drummers, at least Metallica likes to stick to a group as often as possible. If Metallica is a family then Megadeth is a broken home.

[SonicRocker15X]

Metallica is overrated....
Megadeth is leagues better, Dave has better subject matter.

Dave has a much better Metal voice, especially now. Dave is a better guitarist than James, and all the other guitarists MEgadeth has had can easily outdo Kirk.

Every Megadeth drummer blows Lars away, especially Gar. When it comes to early Metal Gar is the only drummer who could come close to Dave Lombardo.

Only thing Metallica EVERY had on Megadeth was Cliff.

This.

[Zeleii]

Please, Dave's voice is horrible. You can't say his voice sounds metal when it sounds like he just woke up from a long nap. Jame's voice has changed from what it used to be, but it's still better than Dave's.

Anyway, Megadeth is constantly changing line ups. Complain all you want about how you can find better guitarist and drummers, at least Metallica likes to stick to a group as often as possible. If Metallica is a family then Megadeth is a broken home.
Doesn't make them a better band.
Fall Out Boy is better than Metallica by that logic

Second of all, you prefer James voice why?
I like Dave's because it's more rough IMO it fits Megadeth's sound very well too.

[gmarsh]

Please, Dave's voice is horrible. You can't say his voice sounds metal when it sounds like he just woke up from a long nap. Jame's voice has changed from what it used to be, but it's still better than Dave's.

agreed

[gmarsh]

I got a feeling this is gunna be close to the end...

[SonicRocker15X]

I got a feeling this is gunna be close to the end...

Don't be silly, Metallica is too overratedly popular to lose to Megadeth.
(Note: I voted Megadeth)

[tridentgum0]

With this matchup, I'm not gonna go by the rules. If there is a tie, I will pull 3 random people from non-general forums to pm me the decision. First to two would win that.

[General Lein979]

Kill Em' all and Ride the Lightning so I can pick them both.

[Zidane]

Doesn't make them a better band.
Fall Out Boy is better than Metallica by that logic

Second of all, you prefer James voice why?
I like Dave's because it's more rough IMO it fits Megadeth's sound very well too.

Seriously? How does that fit my logic? Mustaine searches everywhere for new people, just so he can stay in the limelight. I'm 100% sure Metallica has heard criticism of their music, I'm sure James could have dropped Kirk and Lars a long time ago, but they've stuck together through everything and each time they piss Dave off just a little more. And for this they work together much better than if James searched for new drummers and guitarist every two years.

I like James voice because it has somewhat of a blues tone to it. Dave's voice is like a shredder playing in the background of a wailing guitar.

[Meatwad555]

I sense a flame-fest in the near future... But yeah. I voted Megadeth.

Please note, I love both of these bands. I think both bands have quite a bit of talent (going against the "Metallica isn't talented" standard) and I enjoy BOTH Mustaine's and Hetfield's singing.

[Huskie2u]

Megadeth

[ryan12147]

Sorry to say this but Metallica is awful, I can't stand them... Megadeth, on the other hand, is awesome. :)

[Goatbuster]

Metallica by far. I hate Mustaine's voice. It's not suited to any music, really, so maybe Megadeth should be an instrumental band.

[Zidane]

Metallica by far. I hate Mustaine's voice. It's not suited to any music, really, so maybe Megadeth should be an instrumental band.

An instrumental Megadeth may be pretty cool. Dave can finally make a song and not have to worry where to put a solo.

[Ben667uk]

Megadeth are better IMO and I really like Mustaine as a vocalist. More than 'new' Hetfield-AH. :P

[Zeleii]

Seriously? How does that fit my logic? Mustaine searches everywhere for new people, just so he can stay in the limelight. I'm 100% sure Metallica has heard criticism of their music, I'm sure James could have dropped Kirk and Lars a long time ago, but they've stuck together through everything and each time they piss Dave off just a little more. And for this they work together much better than if James searched for new drummers and guitarist every two years.

I like James voice because it has somewhat of a blues tone to it. Dave's voice is like a shredder playing in the background of a wailing guitar.
Heh, you clearly have no clue about Megadeth.
James and Dave have actually made up, they're actually good friends now, at a Megadeth concert Dave saw a sign saying "**** Metallica" and Dave stopped the show and asked them to put it down or leave.

Second of all, working well together and making good music are two different things. IMO Megadeth has made better music overall there are two Metallica albums I enjoy, Ride the Lightning and Kill Em All. I enjoy from Megadeth

UA, Countdown to Extinction, Rust in Peace, Peace Sells... But Who's Buying, Killing is my Business and Business is Good and Youthanasia..

Gee I wonder who I'll vote for.

[SonicRocker15X]

I sense a flame-fest in the near future... But yeah. I voted Megadeth.

Please note, I love both of these bands. I think both bands have quite a bit of talent (going against the "Metallica isn't talented" standard) and I enjoy BOTH Mustaine's and Hetfield's singing.

This.
It's all about sound preference with these threads.

[Zidane]

Heh, you clearly have no clue about Megadeth.
James and Dave have actually made up, they're actually good friends now, at a Megadeth concert Dave saw a sign saying "**** Metallica" and Dave stopped the show and asked them to put it down or leave.

Second of all, working well together and making good music are two different things. IMO Megadeth has made better music overall there are two Metallica albums I enjoy, Ride the Lightning and Kill Em All. I enjoy from Megadeth

UA, Countdown to Extinction, Rust in Peace, Peace Sells... But Who's Buying, Killing is my Business and Business is Good and Youthanasia..

Gee I wonder who I'll vote for.

That was clearly a joke-as for some kid bringing up the **** Metallica poster and Dave stopping it, I never heard of that-But I will believe you.

I guess what it comes down is that you like more Megadeth and I like more Metallica.

I like Kill 'Em All, Ride The Lightning, Master of Puppets, ...And Justice for All, Black Album and Death Magnetic and a couple of bootlegs I downloaded (Cliff's Last Gig in Stockholm is awesome.)

And I only like two Megadeth albums Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? (Which I bought immediately and praised when it was announced-really good job HMX, we need more of these.) and Rust in Peace (Which would also be awesome for album DLC, their best album IMO.)

[Mega-Tallica]

I've come to the conclusion over the years that Metallica and Megadeth have evened each other out. When Metallica first started with Kill Em' All through to The Black Album, Metallica was better than Megadeth. When Metallica released Load through to St. Anger, Megadeth was better during that time. Now, Death Magnetic was better than United Abominations (minus the bad quality). So, overall, I couldn't pick which one is better since I love them both.

[rgdrafting]

If this was solely based on musical talent(s), it would be a very close contest. Megadeth would have a pretty good chance of winning.

If it is solely based on historical popularity/fanbase/sales, Metallica would win in a landslide.

If it was based on who has alientated the least number of fans (due to lots of factors...including, ironically, their popularity), Megadeth walks away easy.

Since we are on the RB forums (whom Megadeth has clearly chosen to "partner-up" with, so to speak), Megadeth will make a pretty good showing -- or even win this little poll.

[Zidane]

I've come to the conclusion over the years that Metallica and Megadeth have evened each other out. When Metallica first started with Kill Em' All through to The Black Album, Metallica was better than Megadeth. When Metallica released Load through to St. Anger, Megadeth was better during that time. Now, Death Magnetic was better than United Abominations (minus the bad quality). So, overall, I couldn't pick which one is better since I love them both.

Has anyone else dreamed of seeing the big 4 in a festival situation? I'd kill to see them all together. (Although I heard Kerry King bashing Metallica not to long ago-hmmm :\)

[Cpt. Overkill]

Megadeth, the more talented of the two.

[Mega-Tallica]

Has anyone else dreamed of seeing the big 4 in a festival situation? I'd kill to see them all together. (Although I heard Kerry King bashing Metallica not to long ago-hmmm :\)

Yes, I've dreamed, unfortunatly it would be a long shot for it to ever happen.

[Mega-Tallica]

Megadeth, the more talented of the two.

Not necessarily.

Megadeth>Metallica as far as actual musicians skill and musicianship.

Metallica>Megadeth for writing better songs.

[FastSolo.]

Megadeth are ******* awesome, but Metallica are better.

[lawrence1103]

Metallica by a long shot

[Zidane]

Yes, I've dreamed, unfortunatly it would be a long shot for it to ever happen.

How about a four night festival? Each band headlines their own night and choose the bands that open for them that day.

1st Night: Anthrax with Enter bands here
2nd Night: Slayer with Enter bands here
3rd Night: Megadeth with Enter bands here
4th Night: Metallica with Enter bands here

Change order as you see fit.

[Mega-Tallica]

How about a four night festival? Each band headlines their own night and choose the bands that open for them that day.

1st Night: Anthrax with Enter bands here
2nd Night: Slayer with Enter bands here
3rd Night: Megadeth with Enter bands here
4th Night: Metallica with Enter bands here

Change order as you see fit.

That may work, there's no way you can have those 4 bands play one night together. It would have to be a huge venue, like MSG or something. The way you have it could work. That'll be pretty damn cool to see.

[voodoo618]

Yay me for breaking the tie!

19 - 18 Megadeth.

[Zidane]

That may work, there's no way you can have those 4 bands play one night together. It would have to be a huge venue, like MSG or something. The way you have it could work. That'll be pretty damn cool to see.

That, and it's almost impossible to open up for Slayer. As much as I like the other acts Slayer's fans are total hardcore and would be shouting Slayer throughout the entire set list. (I'm sure that would piss a lot of people off.) The 4 day schedule is good too because you can always take a day off. Don't like Anthrax? Don't go to the first show.

[ThrobingCane]

Megadeth, I think they are still good as metalica IMO has lost steam

[instantdeath999]

I've always liked Metallica better. They were the first Thrash band I got into, so I guess that could add a bit of bias.

It still amazes me how often "overrated" is used out of context.

[Stones_Clash]

this is real close in my mind. metallica has better albums overall, but somehow i think i prefer megadeth just slightly. ill give them the edge here.

[gmarsh]

this is real close in my mind. metallica has better albums overall, but somehow i think i prefer megadeth just slightly. ill give them the edge here.

I like your second sentence, but not your third

METALLICA FTW!

[jgosh]

Metalllica, although they are both two of the greatest bands ever.

[rgdrafting]

This reminds me of the thread that touted Deep Purple to be superior to Led Zeppelin.

Someone had a very articulate (and lengthy) list of supporting evidence, but in the end, I still suspected that it had more to do with Led Zeppelin "being stingy" with their music (especially when it comes to rhythm games)....like Metallica has been known to be.

[Meatwad555]

This is closer than I thought it would be.

[JohnTheDrummer]

Deth all the way.

[ffwarrior47]

Metallica

seriously, about the whole "lars is a bad drummer!!!oneone11" thing, two points:

if lars is such a "sucky" drummer, do this for me, get your drumset, play a couple of songs on video, put them on youtube, i want to see them, if you are hands down, better than lars, then sure, your point is valid. if not, stfu. [excluding JohnTheDrummer, i know he's better than lars :p]

second, lars is the best drummer metallica could have. lars works with metallica so well, and if it were'nt for him and cliff, metallica would most likely not be where they are today. you need to remember, metallica is a metal band/hard rock band, and lars' drums fit perfectly with every song they put out. if you were to add crazy ass fills and crazy double bass to a metallica song [excluding the few that do have crazy fills/double bass] it wouldn't sound right imo.

so next time you wanna talk shiz about lars, i wanna see you start a band and have them be as successful as metallica, just like lars did, then i will bow to you and your opinion will be vaild in my eyes.

:)

[rgdrafting]

Metallica

seriously, about the whole "lars is a bad drummer!!!oneone11" thing, two points:

if lars is such a "sucky" drummer, do this for me, get your drumset, play a couple of songs on video, put them on youtube, i want to see them, if you are hands down, better than lars, then sure, your point is valid. if not, stfu.

second, lars is the best drummer metallica could have. lars works with metallica so well, and if it were'nt for him and cliff, metallica would most likely not be where they are today. you need to remember, metallica is a metal band/hard rock band, and lars' drums fit perfectly with every song they put out. if you were to add crazy ass fills and crazy double bass to a metallica song [excluding the few that do have crazy fills/double bass] it wouldn't sound right imo.

so next time you wanna talk shiz about lars, i wanna see you start a band and have them be as successful as metallica, just like lars did, then i will bow to you and your opinion will be vaild in my eyes.

:)

Yeah, but he took away teh Napsterz!!!!11!!1!! :mad::mad::mad:


/sarcasm

[tridentgum0]

Metallica

seriously, about the whole "lars is a bad drummer!!!oneone11" thing, two points:

if lars is such a "sucky" drummer, do this for me, get your drumset, play a couple of songs on video, put them on youtube, i want to see them, if you are hands down, better than lars, then sure, your point is valid. if not, stfu. [excluding JohnTheDrummer, i know he's better than lars :p]

second, lars is the best drummer metallica could have. lars works with metallica so well, and if it were'nt for him and cliff, metallica would most likely not be where they are today. you need to remember, metallica is a metal band/hard rock band, and lars' drums fit perfectly with every song they put out. if you were to add crazy ass fills and crazy double bass to a metallica song [excluding the few that do have crazy fills/double bass] it wouldn't sound right imo.

so next time you wanna talk shiz about lars, i wanna see you start a band and have them be as successful as metallica, just like lars did, then i will bow to you and your opinion will be vaild in my eyes.

:)


Lars isn't drop dead bad, but he is overrated.

[ffwarrior47]

Lars isn't drop dead bad, but he is overrated.

overrated how? everybody says he's bad.

the word overrated is overrated.

[Mithrandir88]

Metallica is overrated....
Megadeth is leagues better, Dave has better subject matter.

Dave has a much better Metal voice, especially now. Dave is a better guitarist than James, and all the other guitarists MEgadeth has had can easily outdo Kirk.

Every Megadeth drummer blows Lars away, especially Gar. When it comes to early Metal Gar is the only drummer who could come close to Dave Lombardo.

Only thing Metallica EVERY had on Megadeth was Cliff.

I really like Megadeth but Kirk Hammett is a far better guitarist than Dave or any guitarist that has ever played for Megadeth.

[gmarsh]

I really like Megadeth but Kirk Hammett is a far better guitarist than Dave or any guitarist that has ever played for Megadeth.

agreed far better

/thread

we need to keep this one alive, its a close race

[rgdrafting]

As a pretty die-hard Metallica fan, I am perfectly willing to concede that instrument-for-instrument, Megadeth could be easily argued as superior....except for vocals.

I know a lot of people think that Dave's lyrics are 'more meaningful' or 'more socially pertinent', and I suppose I wouldn't argue with that. But, to me, he ends up sounding 'overly wordy'....like he is sacrificing rhyme-scheme and/or melody in favor of blunt and over-literate lyrics.

Metallica lyrics = poetry (usually, let's not talk about Frantic, mmmkay)
Megadeth lyrics = chemistry thesis - accurate and concise, but not really fun to listen to, IMHO, of course.

[Zeleii]

As a pretty die-hard Metallica fan, I am perfectly willing to concede that instrument-for-instrument, Megadeth could be easily argued as superior....except for vocals.

I know a lot of people think that Dave's lyrics are 'more meaningful' or 'more socially pertinent', and I suppose I wouldn't argue with that. But, to me, he ends up sounding 'overly wordy'....like he is sacrificing rhyme-scheme and/or melody in favor of blunt and over-literate lyrics.

Metallica lyrics = poetry (usually, let's not talk about Frantic, mmmkay)
Megadeth lyrics = chemistry thesis - accurate and concise, but not really fun to listen to, IMHO, of course.
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But to say Kirk > Friedman or Chris Boderick is ridiculous....
Mithrandir, I've listened to every single damn album Marty has even played on. Marty is a more versatile, competent and talented guitarist than Kirk is. Did I mention Marty can nearly keep up with Paul Gilbert?

[xXjAmEZXx]

metallica ftw

[rowtheboat]

metallica

[estemshorn]

oh noes! tie!!!

quick somone vote for metallica

[opethian]

A close one, but I went with Metallica. If you had asked me two years ago, I would have said Megadeth, but "Death Magnetic", though no masterpiece, rekindled my interest in Metallica.

[Mega-Tallica]

Marty Freidman is one of the best guitarists of all time, far better than Hammett ever was. Hammett follows the same scale in every solo, unlike Freidman who writes more intelligent solos and are more well thought out. As I've said before
Megadeth>Metallica for musicianship

[jayou521]

Wow it's so close.... and only 15 minutes left

[tridentgum0]

Whoa, one vote win.

[Meatwad555]

Trident, did you vote in this one?

[tridentgum0]

Trident, did you vote in this one?

No. When i got home from school around 3:15 it was already 39-38

[OrdealByFire]

Lars sucks, and I hate Metallica's whiny attitude. While I do like a number of their songs, probably more than Megadeth, I say Megadeth.

...and the poll is closed why?

[tridentgum0]

Lars sucks, and I hate Metallica's whiny attitude. While I do like a number of their songs, probably more than Megadeth, I say Megadeth.

...and the poll is closed why?

Part of a tournament to determine the best metal band. I leave the polls open 24 hours before declaring a winner.

[OrdealByFire]

you cheated. it's a tie. 39-39. COUNT MAH VOTE NAO

[tridentgum0]

you cheated. it's a tie. 39-39. COUNT MAH VOTE NAO

No. You were about 20 minutes late.

[OrdealByFire]

So now you want incorrect votes? This isn't like the presidential election.

[tridentgum0]

So now you want incorrect votes? This isn't like the presidential election.

Nope, strict 24 hour policy. Try again next time :p.

[ryan12147]

this is fixed

[OrdealByFire]

What genre is next time.

[tridentgum0]

What genre is next time.

Have no clue. I've done Classic Rock and Metal, I guess I can do Punk after serious tutoring from TheClashTheClashTheClashTheClash, cause I'm not a huge fan I only think I can name 6/7 Punk bands.

[OrdealByFire]

Is blink-182 considered punk?

they win.

[droz84]

If the poll were still open, I'd vote for Metallica even though I think both bands are great and arguably two of the best metal bands in history. However, to see so many people say "Metallica sucks" is just asinine. I don't have a problem with people preferring Megadeth, but come on now. They definitely got back to their roots with Death Magnetic; it's not their best work IMO, but it's pretty darn good. However, I do think Hetfield crushes Mustaine in vocals and Metallica has better lyrics/songwriting.

[tridentgum0]

Is blink-182 considered punk?

they win.

Yeah, but so are: Green Day, The Clash, Social Distortion, The Ramones, and The Offspring.


Those are all I can name.

[ryan12147]

Yeah, but so are: Green Day, The Clash, Social Distortion, The Ramones, and The Offspring.


Those are all I can name.

Iggy Pop, The Hives, Rise Against, Bikini Kill, Sex Pistols, Dead Kennedys, Anti-Flag, and Bad Religion

[tridentgum0]

Iggy Pop, The Hives, Rise Against, Bikini Kill, Sex Pistols, Dead Kennedys, Anti-Flag, and Bad Religion

Really?

[Wolfbeckett]

Iggy Pop, The Hives, Rise Against, Bikini Kill, Sex Pistols, Dead Kennedys, Anti-Flag, and Bad Religion

Do not forget X they are freaking awesome.

[gmarsh]

metallica is victorious!

[gmarsh]

Yeah, but so are: Green Day, The Clash, Social Distortion, The Ramones, and The Offspring.


Those are all I can name.

the sex pistols?

[rowtheboat]

As Metallica won...I jizzed in my pants.

[Mystlyfe77]

Damn, I knew I should have voted Megadeth ;)

[instantdeath999]

Wow, that was close :eek:

[ThrobingCane]

I guess 1 vote can make a diferance

[gmarsh]

Wow, that was close :eek:

It was a total blowout

[lawrence1103]

Yeah, but so are: Green Day, The Clash, Social Distortion, The Ramones, and The Offspring.


Those are all I can name.

Don't forget Pennywise

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[instantdeath999]

I would support a Punk contest...

Dead Kennedy's are my favorite, and it would really pain me if they went up against a more influential band like The Clash or Ramones :(

[ryan12147]

Really?

Really

[FloodOne]

Anti Flag is the best punk band to listen to IMO

Also, Metallica>Megadeth

^^Also IMO^^