Vote On The Metal Hammer Hall Of Fame!

Digital Studio / Blog, News, Top Posts / 06/04/2009 13:38pm

Get voting on who you would like to see inducted into our very own Hall Of Fame!

We tip our hat to the Rock N’ Roll Hall Of Fame after the committee have inducted the second heavy metal act into their esteemed list. Black Sabbath were rightly the first (having invented the bloody thing, it’d be hard to ignore them really) and Metallica joined them on Saturday evening. Again, being the biggest selling metal band of all time, they’re a logical choice.

As it is unlikely that anyone outside of Iron Maiden and Kiss will be joining them any time soon, we decided we’d take matters into our own hands and open the doors to the Metal Hammer Hall Of Fame.

Every Monday from now on, we will be inducting a new metal act into the Metal Hammer Heavy Metal Hall Of Fame and we want your view on who should be the first inductees and who should be allowed into our hallowed halls.

Get voting right now in our comments section!

163 Comments


Moosehead

Anyone but fucking Pantera. Ooh their guitarist got shot they have to go in there.

Wankers.

Judas Priest

Moosehead are you joking? Vulgar Display of Power is the definitive heavy metal album of all time in my books.

I vote Pantera

IRON MAIDEN

noobpotato

As kinda harsh as it may seem, i kind of agree with moosehead, it seems they were more popular and had their music thought better of after dimebag was shot.

I would like to say machine head but supercharger (and the burning red a little) holds them back.

Death – They defined death metal.

Winrar

Do we only get one vote or something?!

Screw it, one band stands above the rest anyway…FUCKING SLAYERRRRR!!!

Or Death, good shout Eddy!

RIP Chuck

Death, Slayer, Testament, Exodus, Morbid Angel, Dark Angel, Motorhead and yes, Pantera.

Believe it or not but quite a lot of people listened to them before Dime got shot and rightfully so!

Machine Head and Slayer!

Blatently has to be MegaDave

NOBODY.

IRON FOCKING MAIDEN
IRON FOCKING MAIDEN
IRON FOCKING MAIDEN
IRON FOCKING MAIDEN
IRON FOCKING MAIDEN

As it was Metallica that went in at the weekend, there’s only one band that Hammer should induct this week:

Megadeth

Without Mustaine, there is no Metallica and no Slayer (remember he helped shape Kerry F King!). Without them, there is no Death, no Testament, no Pantera, no Machine Head, no Lamb Of God. Any of those bands would be worthy inductees, but without Mustaine none would exist. If only one band can go in this week, it should be Megadeth. Next week one of the other greats can go in- Iron Maiden, anyone?

matthius23

FAAAAAAITH NO MORE!

@Repka, neither Megadeth nor Metallica had any part in inspiring Death.
Chuck was inspired by bands such as Possesed and King Diamond.

I do agree MegaDeth > Tallica but Death > Both of them

MOTORHEAD!

Simply put one of britains best exports. Lemmy deserves it.

death, slayer, anthrax, iron maiden, black sabbath, metallica, dream theater, megadeth

i will have to say slayer no one can beat them they are just legendary in the metal world

pantera or black sabbath

Megadeth are one of the few that truly deserve to in my opinion, along with Nine Inch Nails for being an utterly unique and innovative rock entity for 20 years now.

Mike Petchey

Napalm Death have shaped an changed metal for over 20 years and are still producing music that wipes the floor with most of the new shit that’s coming up. Absolute legends and a huge inspiration to all sub-genres of metal

king of heavy metal

pantera, kiss, judas priest, motorhead, ministry, white zombie, slayer, metallica, iron maiden, black sabbath, testament, anthrax, killing joke, machine head, napalm death, misfits, megadeth, dream theatre, def leppard, henry rollins and faith no more please

ffs, i replied before anyone else and my comment went walkies: Deep Purple!

noobpotato

Now i think about maybe in flames because they pretty much made melodic death metal

darthricky

These bands in this order:

Black Sabbath
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Metallica
Deep Purple
Motorhead
Slayer
Van Halen
Megadeth
Venom

Phantasmagasm

No they didn’t.

Chemical Warfare

slayer muthafucker!

lamb of god, they deserve it been making qaulity records for years, not a duff one yet.

Jack6717

Judas Priest, Megadeth or Carcass.

And Repka is a genius.

Jack6717

And I’m afraid I have to agree with the Pantera bashing. VDOP sounds horrible and Phil’s tough guy attitude is incredibly irritating.

Metalfan666

3 bands from 3 different eras.

Black Sabbath – They Invented Heavy Metal
Metallica – Nuff Said
Slipknot – For defying the odds and for reinventing themselves each album.

oh and fuck it i will add 2 more.
Iron Maiden – cos they are British
Pantera – They were awesome

Machine Head would be good one to have in their. they are proof that if you continue to give your all consistently it will pay off, The Blackening is an achieve that only the could have made

but i have to agree with Repka, Dave Mustaine is responsible for modern greats that we listen to and adore, He Deserves recognition for everything he has done for metal. Perhaps he could stand alone in the Hall of Fame?

I’m surprised at the anti-Pantera vibes, I thought they were one of those bands that everyone liked. Can’t say I agree with VDOP sounding horrible, think that’s more to do with your setup mate.

I used to know a guy who met Anselmo a number of times and said that he shared the award for “worlds biggest cunt” with Kerry King. As a person, I couldn’t care less about Anselmo but vocally I think he’s great.

I will concede that Pantera have had a bit of a Nirvana-esque period after Dimebag was shot, but as with Nirvana, there were plenty of people who liked them before that happened.

You’d have to be an idiot to think that Pantera has only received acclaim AFTER Dimebag was shot. I’m not a big Pantera fan, but they absolutely deserve to be in a “Metal” Hall of Fame. They have 3 or 4 Grammy Nominations under their belt and have influenced so many bands that are up and coming today.

I also agree that Death definitely holds a place in the HoF. I mean…it’s fucking Death!!!

Mike House

I vote Pantera too! Moosehead must be mental!

tribal dan

I’m voting Pantera and just to calrify: I have been listening to them since 1993, Death are a good shout as well, but for me it has got to be Pantera.

Jack6717

“Can’t say I agree with VDOP sounding horrible, think that’s more to do with your setup mate.” Nah, too much groove gets on my tits, can only take it in small doses I’m afraid.

Victoria

Metallica
Maiden
Sabbath
Motorhead

Moosehead has his head stuck up his own ass. Pantera were very popular before they split up and before Dimebag was murdered. They definitely deserve an induction into the Hall Of Fame. Other deserving bands:

Iron Maiden
Saxon
Venom
Slayer
Bathory
Death
Ministry
Candlemass
Celtic Frost
Sepultura

black sabbath
deep purple
iron maiden
slayer
metallica

Pantera,Maiden,Sabbath,Metallica,AC/DC,Slayer,Megadeth,Sepultura,Motorhead
FUCK YOU MOOSEHEAD

CANDLEMASS! Robert Lowe is amazing! (The new album is damn good too!)

This is the Heavy Metal Hall of fame- some of yous have included Heavy rock!!
Slayer of course
Machine Head (they have suffered from change of line ups and won through big time)
Lamb of God

no one is more deserving then: RUSH

SLAAYEERRRRR and death!

perrywinkle

iron maiden motorhead black sabbath anthrax slayer and sorry people but i have to say BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE (i love them soooooooo much)

Let’s be honest, if you take the shouts for Slayer and Death out, this list wouldn’t be half as long.

That says a lot for me, but that’s just me…

Venom anyone?

And how about:
Cannibal Corpse
Deicide
Morbid Angel
Suffocation

We gotta get some Death Metal in there.

And BMTH ….. jokes

carrigan M

before we induct the extreme death metal bands we need the big four:
Anthrax
Slayer
Megadeth
Metallica.
the guys that made metal what it is today.

Eddie Maiden

Saxon. they may not have ‘invented’ a genre, but NWOBHM passed them by with Iron Maiden and Def Leppard leaving them standing, and they still play the same Thing they did back in the day. No ‘re-invention’ to become popular. They are who they are. And even their shit albums have Stand out moments any other band would kill to have. i.e. ‘Dogs of War – Dogs of War’.

DEATH …………………………………………………

COBHCJQ

fucking anybody but slayer, the most overrated band ever.

DEATH
PANTERA
TESTAMENT
AT THE GATES
MACHINE HEAD
CHILDREN OF BODOM
IN FLAMES
SYLOSIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Morbid Fucking Angel.

why the fuck has anyone mentioned this. Fucking ANTHRAX!!!!
Get Joey Belladona back and they fucking kick ass!

Gingermosher

Alice in Chains

Rage Against The Machine and Nine Inch Nails have to be there.

fuck Slipkknot

Spinal Tap! :P

Has to be Pantera and megadeth!!

Wrighty

Where the hell’s my comment gone?

Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Megadeth, Motörhead, Running Wild.

Slayer, Machine Head, Slipknot, Faith No More, Maiden

Ian McWilliams

How about Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Slayer, Maiden, Pantera, Machine Head & Sepultura. I will name more later.

Ben Hosking

Pantera DID do amazing things for metal in the 1990s and have left an indelible mark on the scene for all time to come.

So I’d like to see them inducted.

Also, Helmet. My all time favourite band and hugely influential on the future of metal and rock from the early 90s-on.

These:
Metallica
System of a Down
Machine Head
Iron Maiden
Black Sabbath
Nine Inch Nails
Lamb of God
Killswitch Engage
Slipknot

maiden and slayer end of

COBHCJQ

fuck off with slayer, their shite, should have quit years ago.

GET SYLOSIS IN THERE
best band the UK has ever produced, yeh their better than maiden and sabbath.

http://www.myspace.com/sylosis

SvenskHjarten

Deathstars FTW!

If you saw Slayer at Unholy Alliance last year you would not say that. They are still the Daddies.

Wrighty

COBHCJQ – LOL

They seemed remarkably average supporting Testament…

Death
Metallica
Slayer
Kreator
Paradise lost
Pestilece (first 2 albums)
Gorefest
Sepultura (+max)

Froogle

Death
Metallica
Iron Maiden
Anthrax
Slayer
Megadeth
Black Sabbath
Motorhead
Judas Priest

They are all worthy!

adamjones25

Black Sabbath

Apostazee

Death

-Chuck Schuldiner R.I.P-

The Beast

Maiden! Maiden! Maiden! Maiden! Maiden! Maiden!

The Beast

Iron Maiden! Again and again and again! None better! They fucking deserve it!

IRON FUCKIN MAIDEN

black sabbath

So we’re all in agreement;

Pantera are to be the first band inducted into the Metal Hammer Hall of Fame

iron maiden rock so its gotta be them

Jack6717

It’s looking like the people want Death.

Tubalot

Its gotta be megadeth or maiden

Horseguts

PANTERA, SLAYER AND OPETH AT SOME POINT.

and to that cunt ‘moosehead’ who wrote this..

(Anyone but fucking Pantera. Ooh their guitarist got shot they have to go in there.
Wankers.)

words can’t describe how much i pitty you and your pathetic disgusting mind.

DIMEBAG R.I.P

Jesus, this is going no-where fast. Let’s just cut the crap and agree the top 3 bands voted for are Death, Slayer and Pantera….now choose 1.

(I’m kinda surprised Tool haven’t been mentioned once)

Personally, I’m jumping in with the Slayer crowd….just. I only really got into Death after ‘Human’, when they (by ‘they’ I mean Chuck) wrote more technical, progressive music. So I’m throwing all my chips in the Slayer corner, purely based on consistency.

BLACK SABBATH

Black Sabbath have already been inducted rob, in 2005 i think.

2006 sorry, that was naaive!

Priest, Sabbath, Tallica, Bathory, Maiden, And Dio. MANOWAR!!!!!!

ViolentFluid

Metall ‘Fuckin’ ca!!!!

FUCKIN SLAYER!

Motorhead. Hands down. They were awesome then, they’re awesome now and I’m sure they will continue to be awesome until Lemmy falls down dead. Which won’t ever happen because he’s clearly immortal.

Or Manowar :P

Alasdhair

NOKTURNAL MORTUM.

The best thing to come out of Ukraine ever. They deserve to be recognized.

Madina Lake obviously deserve to be in there xD

this is obviously a joke but i feel i have to tell everyone before someone starts a comment fight >.<

Rockmetalchick!

Slipknot
Metallica
Iron Maiden
Ministry
Fear Factory
Motorhead

ViolentFluid

dunt matter what anyone sez hammer;s gonna put maiden in 1st

Think of a metal band who’re still going and still going strong, whose band members embody the spirit of rock and roll and still serve us well as metal fans.

It just has to be MOTORHEAD!

Phantasmagasm

COBHCJQ

This is about bands who have made an impact on metal. Sylosis are good but have in no way made an impact on metal.

godflesh faith no more nine inch nails iron maiden deep purple

metalman!!!!!!!!

metallica ,and nothing else matters!!!!!!!!!!!

PanterA

Opeth

Satyricon

… but anyway i vote PANTERA

Well of course Iron Maiden, Machine Head, Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer, Pantera. I have to add Kamelot I know they might not be the biggest band in the world but they can be just as kickass as any of the big names.

Iron Maiden

Michael

Megadeth, Deep Purple,Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Dio, Scorpions,Pantera, Motorhead, Rainbow, Ted Nugent, Saxon, Manowar, Queensryche are all deserving.

COBHCJQ

right i realise Sylosis ain’t gonna be put in just now, i was just mentioning them so people would go listen to them, cos i feel they should be alot bigger than they currently are.

anyway
first band in should be
PANTERA!!!

followed by Death

crackbaby

Diamondhead!!!!!!! You morons would not have metallica or megadeth without them oh yeah venom,motorhead and saxon!! UP THE IRONS!!! NOWBHM RULEZ!!!!

delacroix 5

Avenged sevenfold all the way boys

Iron Maiden
Metallica
Slayer
Judas Priest
Pantera
Black Sabbath
Slipknot
Motorhead

The most consistant band of the last 26 years:
SLAYER

eet_fuk

metallica
black label society
machine head
megadeth
pantera
alice in chains
nirvana

metaller

megadeth or maiden

Wrighty

ViolentFluid – damn right Maiden should be in first.

fiend – you mean, consistently average at best, right?

definitively Iron Maiden… and Megadeth

fuck all those avengsevenfold, slipknot bullshiters. There nowhere fucking near good enough for a metal hall of fame. Next u’ll be saying fucking my chemical romance and fallout boy.

Motorhead

Judas Priest

Alice Cooper

Saxon

Testament

Venom

Megadeth

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IRON MAIDEN!

Pantera absolutely…..

Pantera—- Absolutely—–

gotta be
metallica
megadeth
SLAYER
pantera

im suppirsed by the death votes listenin to em now musically i lovem em but the vocals fucking suck ass

FNM is one of my favorite bands, but NO WAY can they be inducted into the Metal hall. Sorry.

Now Metal? Trouble, Celtic Frost, Anthrax, Anvil, Sepultura, Mastodon, Gojira, Kyuss.

IRON MAIDEN
IRON MAIDEN
IRON MAIDEN
IRON MAIDEN
IRON MAIDEN

SLAYER

TESTAMENT

IN FLAMES !

Judas Priest! The metal god should be recognised, and the band started several months before Sabbath!

in any order but honestly these bands are far better than bands stated by others, why? Because they are carrying on the metal belief even further :p.

1. Deathstars
2. Melechesh
3. Dimmu Borgir
4. Whitechapel
5. Bleeding Through
6. The Cyan Velvet Project
7. Raunchy
8. Tyr
9. Behemoth
10. Rage

Bathory or Moonsorrow

Dagartha

Slayer and Maiden

double d

DragonForce should be on their somewhere. SCREW YOU HATERS!!!!

Metallica or megadeth = obvious choice
In flames also have to be in there for pioneering melodic death metal
and so do gojira for being so damn awesome

oh and machine for coming back to their senses after the whole nu metal thing

Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Megadeth

GWAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sabbath blaits

Jose Gomez

¡ SLAYER !

MACHINE HEAD!!!!

MACHINE FUCKING HEAD.
end of.
not a bad album in there career (EVEN supercharger and the burning red)
anyway.
the blackening was awesome, and shows that theyre legendaryu enough to make a comeback….

Black Sabbath
Iron Maiden
Judas Preist
Anthrax
Metallica
Megadeth
Slayer
Testament
Motorhead
Saxon
Pantera
Venom

All for very obvious reasons that you should know if you are reading this.

Mansour

Machine Head

Rebecca

I put in a vote for Machine Head. They’ve been around for a while and are still producing some kick ass metal. Keep it coming boys!

head says slipknot, cradle of filth and gojira, but have to go with maiden on this 1

Children of Bodom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Christy Rodgers

Metallica
Slipknot
Pantera
Rammstein

xX Azrael Xx

Iron Maiden.

Yes, yes, I heard what you said. But they fookin’ rock.

Failing that, Blaze Bayley, for not-giving-up-award. In fact, yeah, I go with him.

jonowev

To ignore Morbid Angel would be a criminal offence.

Sam Sandars

Iron Maiden, Pantera, Slayer, Sabbath, metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, any of those, mainly maiden though! lol

I think anvil deserve to be in there. cause they were robbed of their chance by metallica and i would also have to pu bullet for my valentine in there. They really have kickstarted a metal revival in britain.

oh…. and bring me the horizon SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

subeena

megadeth all the way man!
Dave’s a fucking legend

Joeyboy.

I Have to say Pantera, because they wrote good music, who cares if Phil is a twat.
And Iron Maiden, Arguably the biggest Metal band out there, ever-ish.

And i think Cradle Of Filth, yes, i know, all of you hate them, but they HAVE had a lot of great tunes and musicianship. And they’re British =]

DEATHSTARS & MACHINE FUCKING HEAD

SAVATAGE??

Metalbeast

Aren’t we forgetting Slipknot? They came along at a time when metal was in stasis and kicked everyone’s asses up to the next level.

MACHINE FUCKING HEAD!!!

yesh supercharger sucked, but it had a couple gd songs in it [bout 2 ]
and burning red sucked ass

BUT…. they made and exelent comeback with the blackening! so thats my vote

and slipknot if its possible!!

Azimyth

In no particular order:
Iron Maiden
Pantera
Megadeath
Motorhead
Rammstein
Deathstars
Slayer
Inflames
System of a Down
Metallica
Black Sabbath

Alexandra

Deftones, Paradise Lost, KoЯn, Soulfly(!!!) :D

Michelle

Machine Head!! They hella deserve it after the way they have turned themselves around the last few years!!

MACHINE HEAD!

come on guys! one of the biggest metal bands around!
MACHINE – FUCKING – HEAD!!!

fantastic band! awesome live and ahh they by far deserve to be in the hall of fame!

MACHINE HEAD!!

Iron Maiden
Megadeth
Pantera
Lamb Of God
Cannibal Corpse
Rob Zombie
Death
Machine Head
Disturbed
Dream Theater
Fear Factory
Judas Priest
Sepultura
Slayer
Slipknot
Testament
Type O Negative

EXODUS they were the masters of the bay area thrash scene and deserve credit for it. \m/

xXUnHoLyXx

Avenged Sevenfold
All That Remains
Slipknot
Killswitch Engage
Iron Maiden

machine head
machine head
machine head
machine head
machine head
machine head

MEGADETH
METALLICA

Noobpotato, Far Beyond Driven debut at No. 1 on the Billboard charts in 1994, 10 years BEFORE Dime was killed. What heavier band has debut at No. 1 on the Billboard charts? Pantera was popular in the past, present, and future.

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