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Absolutely Maiden. Other than Ride the Lightning I'm not even a Metallica fan save for select songs here and there.

Iron Maiden. Their music for me is better, but besides that Maiden didn't try to kill the music industry by shutting down Napster over 10,000 dollars.

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There is only one choice here

easy Metallica vote. I think Maiden is very good but I have never been a huge fan.

however Metallica vs. Judas Priest is absurdly difficult and may skew Priest

Metallica is my favorite band of the 80s. Bar none. Their first 4 studio albums from 1983 to 1988 are 4 absolute masterpieces that I can listen to from start to finish and not skip a track. I could give a huge breakdown on where I rank each album, reasons for why and all that but no one here cares. We talk about it a lot in my Gen X group.

I like Maiden. Especially their 80s run with Bruce Dickinson. Their run from 82 to 88 over those 5 albums is awesome and the thing I really love is among die hard Maiden fans is if you ask a favorite you end up with 5 different answers because everyone picks a different album. Thats rare.

But for me I 100% choose Metallica every single time. I still regularly play all 4 of those albums from start to finish to this day. Just listened to all 4 within the last 3 weeks. Ill throw on some Maiden here and there but nowhere near the frequency I do Metallica.

I am however one of those old school Metallica fans a lot of people hate because I dont really care for them after And Justice For All. I like songs here and there from Black album, Load, and up to Reload but its only ok and only here and there. And from St. Anger I just 100% tuned them out. Basically after 1988 I dont care about them. But from 1983 to 1988, my favorite band of all time.

Metallica. They dont just release the same thing over and over. I love maiden but everything they make sounds the same. Metallica has done metal, punk-metal, throwback heavy blues like early sabbath, acoustic, orchestra metal, the best damn cover album ever, etc. and I bet you they still have genres they want to tap into. No two Metallica albums sound alike. I understand that pisses most traditionalists and purists off, but I like that they take weird risks that sometimes dont pay off.

Metallica without a doubt and not even close. Never been a fan of Iron Maiden except for maybe a couple songs I wouldnt even be able to name.

LiqiudusSnake posted...

Enter Sandman
When the Bell tolls
Fucking Master of Puppets

There is only one choice here

Maiden it is.

Metallica. I never really got that into Iron Maiden. They only have one song I really like and even then, the Cradle of Filth version is vastly superior.

Maiden

Thinking on it, Maiden might slightly edge out Metallica.

Also Priest > Maiden.

maiden for sure, but both bands have been very boring for a long time now

TheLiarParadox posted...

Metallica. I never really got that into Iron Maiden. They only have one song I really like and even then, the Cradle of Filth version is vastly superior.

Hallowed be thy name? The whole album made the #1 spot in England record sales in 83 but you only know one song?
dani and cof did a fantastic job of showing respect to maiden

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The original is a great song but fairly nondescript, a product of its time for sure. Cardle's theatrics and Dani's flair elevated it to levels that were inconceivable to music during the original's time period. It's okay to remake greatness. CoF's version is to the original what Invasion of the Body Snatcher's (1978) is to Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956).

Also there's no need to make light of the butchering of one of the most iconic songs of all time to express your displeasure.

Kurt_Russel posted...

Hallowed be thy name? The whole album made the #1 spot in England record sales in 83 but you only know one song?

I know lots from them and like a lot. I only really like one song from them.

Metallica has at least 20 songs I really like. One, St. Anger, All Nightmare Long, Fuel, their cover of Turn the Page is not as good as the original but still a favorite of mine, etc. etc. etc.

cradle of filth is horrible, dani filth sings like shit and writes lyrics like a high school goth

Iron Maiden and it is not even close

Iron Maiden in a land slide and I do really like Metallica but they dont have anything I like after their first five albums.

Maidens first seven album run is so damn good that it makes up for their next 4 being mostly bad.

And their 6 albums since Bruce and Adrian rejoined have some great songs. But yeah these albums are definitely bloated and drag on (especially since Final Frontier). I still feel like you can make 2 more great albums if you take the best of the reunion era stuff.

I only like a handful of Maiden songs and only the first 3 Metallica albums, so gotta go with quantity on this one.

Love both. Believe Ive seen them 16 times live combined. Prob just go for Metallica though

Maiden, but its close. No matter how deep I get into underground metal these two are still instant headbangers. I could listen to maidens first 7 and metallicas first 3 forever and never get tired of them

Triforce posted...

Iron Maiden in a land slide and I do really like Metallica but they dont have anything I like after their first five albums.

Maidens first seven album run is so damn good that it makes up for their next 4 being mostly bad.

And their 6 albums since Bruce and Adrian rejoined have some great songs. But yeah these albums are definitely bloated and drag on (especially since Final Frontier). I still feel like you can make 2 more great albums if you take the best of the reunion era stuff.

Highly disagree with Iron Maiden's first 7 albums, which is a good run, being better than Metallica's first 5, which is an all time legendary run. Few artists or bands have had a better run, and Iron't Maiden isn't one of them.

Maiden is the GOAT heavy metal band

Metallica is the worst of the Big Four of Thrash

fuck I voted wrong in the poll lmao

I'm not even a huge metallica fan but metallica.

Iron Maiden easily.

Metalica is very much over rated

Metallica, and it's not even close.

I love both bands. Iron Maiden is legendary, but Metallica has had the bigger impact on the metal genre than anyone.

Iron Maiden.

I like thrash metal but I've always been kind of indifferent to Metallica. I much prefer Slayer when it comes to the American big four.

Maiden and it isnt even close.

Devilanse333 posted...

I love both bands. Iron Maiden is legendary, but Metallica has had the bigger impact on the metal genre than anyone.

Respectfully disagree. Also Lars cites iron madien as metallicas biggest influence.

Metallica. Their peak work, during the era that Cliff was with them is fucking amazing.

I do love 'Maiden though. They're right up with Metallica as one of my all time favourite bands. Both peerless in their own way.

Metallica hasn't produced anything I've cared for since like..........1988. Their whole Bon Jovi phase kinda killed them for me, and I haven't bothered to check anything out since they shit-canned Bob Rock.

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I'm guessing you didn't do your research. Don't worry, I got you covered. They didn't sue Napster because they didn't want to be ripped off. That's just what they told the press. What they really sued Napster for was lost record sales. That came out in their court hearing. For the record, they lost 10,000 dollars off of Napster sharing their music. That wasn't just on 1 album. That was all their albums combined, from 1981 until 2001.

They were suing Napster because of literal pennies. Big bands like that make money off of 3 things: Live tours, Merchandise and media appearance. They might make a single penny off of a 20 dollar cd, if that.

Meanwhile you have people like Dave Grohl who have come out in favour of Napster because it was a way for people to discover your music who might not have ever heard your band before.

I digress, great music, awful drummer.

Ivany2008 posted...

I'm guessing you didn't do your research. Don't worry, I got you covered. They didn't sue Napster because they didn't want to be ripped off. That's just what they told the press. What they really sued Napster for was lost record sales. That came out in their court hearing. For the record, they lost 10,000 dollars off of Napster sharing their music. That wasn't just on 1 album. That was all their albums combined, from 1981 until 2001.

They were suing Napster because of literal pennies. Big bands like that make money off of 3 things: Live tours, Merchandise and media appearance. They might make a single penny off of a 20 dollar cd, if that.

Meanwhile you have people like Dave Grohl who have come out in favour of Napster because it was a way for people to discover your music who might not have ever heard your band before.

I digress, great music, awful drummer.

It was both really, to protect their brand and out of pettiness. Much like Nintendo, which I know many people on CE hate them for it as well.

voldothegr8 posted...

It was both really, to protect their brand and out of pettiness. Much like Nintendo, which I know many people on CE hate them for it as well.

I get protecting the brand, but it actively ruined a lot of potential artists come to fame. There were unknown artists that were finally getting their music heard because of Napster, and that lawsuit took that away. Those people wouldn't get that chance again until YouTube became popular, and even now its less than ever due to the restrictions YouTube has put up and the idea that anyone can put a copyright claim on music not even their own and there is nothing the artist can do about it as no one can reach the YT customer support line.

I remember when Metallica was told by MTV that they couldnt perform one of their songs, so they played this:
https://youtu.be/kSd9io4ahxs?si=jbyOBh9LDucGP7Ct
ay least I think Im remembering correctly. Someone help me out with this.

I think Maiden has been more consistent, but Metallica's high points are better.

Metallica's music sounds like a machine gun shooting a trash can lid.

Ivany2008 posted...

I'm guessing you didn't do your research. Don't worry, I got you covered. They didn't sue Napster because they didn't want to be ripped off. That's just what they told the press. What they really sued Napster for was lost record sales. That came out in their court hearing. For the record, they lost 10,000 dollars off of Napster sharing their music. That wasn't just on 1 album. That was all their albums combined, from 1981 until 2001.

They were suing Napster because of literal pennies. Big bands like that make money off of 3 things: Live tours, Merchandise and media appearance. They might make a single penny off of a 20 dollar cd, if that.

Meanwhile you have people like Dave Grohl who have come out in favour of Napster because it was a way for people to discover your music who might not have ever heard your band before.

I digress, great music, awful drummer.

So the whole being upset an early mix of I Disappear being leaked out on Napster wasn't why? Their story lately is some radio was playing it and they* were miffed how a version not meant for release was already out before the final version of the song was.

*- probably more their management/record label (Elektra) got upset, but if what you said is true then its more their record sales.

I voted Metallica, never got into Maiden too much, and like others said Metallicas first 4 albums are awesome, I'd even say The Black Album is still damn good, even if it was Metallica wanting to be on mainstream radio more (you wouldn't hire Motley Crue's record producer if you weren't selling out)
And I even like some stuff from the Loads. I only don't care for how Metallica is basically the KISS of Metal now, and is more of a brand than a band.

Maiden has the better body of work, yet Metallica has the best album: Kill 'em All

KEA->MoP>Maiden>rest of Metallica's career

Load is my favorite Metallica album. You don't want to hear my opinion on this.

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