Metal reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 243 Reddit reviews across 14 subreddits and 29 posts to rank the best Metal brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/MetalForTheMasses, r/MusicRecommendations, r/progmetal, r/metaldetecting, r/Topster. Top-rated brands include Iron Maiden (4.8/5), Judas Priest (4.9/5), Black Sabbath (5.0/5).
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Reviews243
Subreddits14
Posts29
Brands88
Products35
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#1
Iron Maiden
4.8
(13)
"Metallica, Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne. The classic bands because they're easy enough for people to get into."
"Maiden"
"First of all, Iron Maiden."
"Iron maiden-any of the first 5 albums (number of the beast and powerslave mainly)."
"If you like Iron Maiden’s vocals, almost everyone here has already said Judas Priest."
"Would be good starts."
"Iron Maiden, Dio."
"Iron Maiden is the best metal."
"Maybe give Iron Maiden a try, especially their song ‘can I play with madness’."
"Early Iron Maiden and Judas Priest"
#2
Judas Priest
4.9
(9)
"You could start them with bands like Black Sabbath and Judas Priest"
"Sabbath and Priest are good starts for sure."
"Then check these out, too: Judas Priest, Helloween, Manowar, Grave digger, Motörhead, Slayer."
"Painkiller and Ram it Down - Judas Priest"
"I assume that you've only just started listening to metal so heres some classics Judas priest-painkiller."
"I would strongly recommend: Judas Priest"
"Judas Priest."
"Judas Priest...British Steel or Screaming For Vegence."
"Start with old stuff like iron maiden and Judas Priest."
#3
Black Sabbath
5.0
(8)
"You could start them with bands like Black Sabbath and Judas Priest"
"Black Sabbath are essential"
"Sabbath and Priest are good starts for sure."
"For early metal, I’d suggest Paranoid by Black Sabbath."
"Anything by the Godfathers themselves"
"I was never huge on metal until I got into listening to black sabbath. Paranoid is pretty accessible and very good."
"Paranoid by Black Sabbath is a great combination of that late 60s/early 70s hard rock and early metal."
"Some of Black Sabbath's albums could be a good way to start."
#4
Sleep
4.9
(8)
"Electric Wizard, Down (Sludge Metal) Sleep, Candlemass, Type O Negative (Gothic Metal, but kinda doomy)"
"Sleep, Kyuss,Truckdrivers"
"Sleep"
"Sleep"
"Sleep!"
"Sleep"
"Sleep"
"Sleep"
#5
Metallica
4.5
(8)
"Metallica, Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne. The classic bands because they're easy enough for people to get into."
"To just get well accustomed to the sound I’d say death, slayer, and metallicas big 3 albums"
"Metallica-any of the first 5 albums (id start with master of puppets and ride the lightning)."
"Metallica, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath/Ozzy, King Diamond, Sabaton."
"Metallicas pre black are beginner level metal albums."
"Metallica and System of a Down are good starter bands."
"Metallica (Everything up to the Black Album for me)"
"Especially the song ‘one’."
#6
Sleep Token
4.2
(6)
"All day"
"Sleep Token! They’re kinda what transitioned me from more hard rock to metal."
"Sleep Token is my best recommendation."
"Sleep Token, cuz they're like a musical onion."
"Sleep Token maybe? They're getting pretty big."
#7
Ulcerate
5.0
(5)
"Ulcerate, vitriol"
"Ulcerate"
"Blotted Science. Imperial Triumphant. Dysrhythmia. Ulcerate. GIRTH. Behold... the Arctopus."
"Ulcerate"
"Ulcerate."
#8
Dying Fetus
5.0
(5)
"Dying fetus-Killing On Adrenaline"
"Dying Fetus"
"DYING FUCKING FETTUUUSSSS"
#9
Agalloch
4.0
(6)
"Agalloch?"
"Alcest, Agalloch, Ulver (only Bergtatt really), they aren’t really prog per se but they’re cool blackened metal bands"
"I don't like Black Metal screaming but Agalloch is totally fine"
"Agalloch. Old school opeth."
"Not sure how prog they are, but Agalloch is worth a listen."
"Agalloch and Misery Index"
#10
Minelab
4.0
(6)
"Considering getting the gold monster but if the axiom lite has a better detection I want what is going to work best."
"A used Gold Monster 1000 for 6-700 bucks will get the job done."
"Vanquish 340 is easy to use and often deals have a free pin pointer."
"The minelab Vanquish, Nokta Simplex and the Nokta Score lines are the three best starter series available."
"Mine lab vanquish is pretty up to date while being relatively cheap."
"The Minelab Vanquish 340 and the Nokta Sinplex Lite are the two best and most affordable beginner machines available."
#11
Alcest
4.2
(5)
"Alcest is probably a good band to start with as they're not super heavy."
"Idc what people say. Alcest"
"Alcest"
"Alcest, Agalloch, Ulver (only Bergtatt really), they aren’t really prog per se but they’re cool blackened metal bands"
"Alcest- almost a"
#12
Prong
4.2
(5)
"Prong!"
"PRONG"
"Prong, The God Machine."
"Prong was cool"
#13
Type O Negative
5.0
(4)
"Electric Wizard, Down (Sludge Metal) Sleep, Candlemass, Type O Negative (Gothic Metal, but kinda doomy)"
"TYPE O NEGATIVE -"
"Please just try them."
"Type O Negative on acid is fun."
#14
Electric Wizard
5.0
(4)
"Electric Wizard, Down (Sludge Metal) Sleep, Candlemass, Type O Negative (Gothic Metal, but kinda doomy)"
"Electric Wizard"
"Electric wizard and mirror reaper by bell witch"
"Electric Wizard"
#15
Yob
5.0
(4)
"Yob"
"YOB is the answer"
"Yob and Sumac hands down."
#16
Krisiun
5.0
(4)
"Krisiun"
"Krisiun"
"Fucking love Krisiun as well!"
"Lovee krisiun, amazing live too"
#17
Motörhead
5.0
(4)
"Motörhead"
"Classic Motörhead & classic Venom..."
"Motörhead"
#18
Down
5.0
(4)
"As for sludge recs, I'd check out: DOWN - NOLA"
"Electric Wizard, Down (Sludge Metal) Sleep, Candlemass, Type O Negative (Gothic Metal, but kinda doomy)"
"Down - NOLA"
"Down"
#19
Morbid Angel
5.0
(4)
"Morbid Angel- Altars of Madness"
"Morbid Angel- first four albums"
"Morbid Angel and Cannibal Corpse"
"Morbid Angel"
#20
Candlemass
4.8
(4)
"Electric Wizard, Down (Sludge Metal) Sleep, Candlemass, Type O Negative (Gothic Metal, but kinda doomy)"
"Candlemass"
"Candlemass, Angel Witch, Manowar, Yob if your feeling adventurous."
"Candlemass."
#21
Megadeth
4.8
(4)
"Megadeth-rust in peace (the album with holy wars)."
"I would suggest Megadeth, Machine Head, perhaps Týr, Mercenary, Ensiferum, Amon Amarth or Avenged Sevenfold."
"Is probably my favorite rock album ever."
"Megadeth has a few great songs, as well as Metallica."
#22
Coroner
4.5
(4)
"Coroner is the only answer"
"All amazing musicians and they can play much more technical than most bands with two guitars"
"Coroner"
"Coroner"
#23
Necrophagist
5.0
(3)
"You could try Epitaph by Necrophagist"
"Buying epitaph on cd was the best thing i ever did"
"Epitaph by Necrophagist is a masterpiece in my opinion, definietly worth a listen."
#24
Sodom
5.0
(3)
"The "German Big 4" - Sodom, Kreator, Destruction and Tankard"
"Try listening to some sodom I think you will like them"
"Early Sodom"
#25
Death
5.0
(3)
"Death- Spiritual Healing and Individual Thought Patterns"
"Death"
"Death. Don’t be telling me the Human line up wasn’t a super group."
#26
Entombed
5.0
(3)
"Entombed - Left Hand Path"
"ENTOMBED"
"Definitely give Entombed a listen. Left Hand Path & Clandestine fuckin' rip brother"
#27
Borknagar
4.3
(3)
"Borknagar true north is one of my fav albums of all time."
"You may enjoy Borknagar!"
"Bornkagar - The Archaic Course. Both bands came from black metal, but soon altered their sounds while still putting out great music."
#28
Slipknot
4.0
(3)
"Start with like slipknot and disturbed"
"I would also recommend slipknot,because even if they're heavy,if you search you can find some more melodic than heavy,like wait and bleed,vermilion part 1 and 2,and unsainted"
"See, for something more welcoming I’d say Slipknot. They’ve got a big and welcoming fan base and that can help you dip your toes in."
#29
Nightwish
5.0
(2)
"Can't go wrong with some Nightwish."
#30
Immolation
5.0
(2)
"Immolation should 100% be up next"
"Immolation"
#31
Ibanez
5.0
(2)
"Ibanez prestige used or even new."
"In that range, get an Ibanez Prestige or Premium."
#32
High on Fire
5.0
(2)
"High on Fire"
"High On Fire"
#33
Tool
5.0
(2)
"Seconding Tool, Volbeat, Pantera, and Avenged Sevenfold."
#34
Bloodbath
5.0
(2)
"Bloodbath"
"Bloodbath"
#35
Bongzilla
5.0
(2)
"Bongzilla"
"Bongzilla, Sleep, Electric Wizard"
#36
Nile
5.0
(2)
"Everything from Nile"
"Nile"
#37
Broken Hope
5.0
(2)
"And for death metal, I recommend: Broken Hope - Swamped In Gore"
"Broken hope - swamped in gore"
#38
Dissection
5.0
(2)
"Dissection - The Somberlain"
"I think Dissection - The Somberlain is the one for you"
#39
Demilich
5.0
(2)
"Demilich - Nespithe"
"Demilich - Nespithe"
#40
Behemoth
5.0
(2)
"Behemoth."
#41
Alien Weaponry
5.0
(2)
#42
Devin Townsend
5.0
(2)
"Give Devin Townsend Band, Devin Townsend Project, and Strapping Young Lad a listen."
"Devin Townsend if you dig King Gizzard you’ll find there’s some crossover."
#43
Orchid
5.0
(2)
"Orchid"
"Capricorn is a great album, and Orchid kicks ass live"
#44
Regurgitation
5.0
(2)
"And for death metal, I recommend: Regurgitation - Tales of Necrophilia"
"Regurgitation - tales of necrophilia"
#45
Suffocation
5.0
(2)
"Suffocation, Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel, Baphomet, Massacra, Cryptopsy, Crypta, The Chasm, Cenotaph (Mexico), Rippikoulu, diSEMBOWELMENT, Cynic, Mortician, Immolation, Resurrection, Terrorizer Dissect."
"Suffocation"
#46
Windhand
5.0
(2)
"Windhand are great"
"Windhand"
#47
Vader
5.0
(2)
"Vader is my favorite death metal band, and one of my all time favorite bands, period."
"Vader"
#48
Neurosis
5.0
(2)
"Neurosis"
"Neurosis (combination between Sludge doom, Crust Punk, no wave and violins. In other words Post-Metal)"
#49
Dawn of Demise
5.0
(2)
"Dawn of Demise"
"Check out the band Dawn of Demise"
#50
Khemmis
5.0
(2)
"I'd try out the more recent epic doom/heavy metal stuff, like Traveler, Smoulder, Eternal Champion, and Khemmis."
#51
Hypocrisy
4.5
(2)
"Check out Hypocrisy. I dig all of their albums, so it's hard to pick a favorite."
"Hypocrisy"
#52
Symphony X
4.5
(2)
"Symphony X. Russell Allen is one of the best singers out there, period."
"There's tons of a good power metal that isn't all dragons and wizards. Kamelot, Unleash the Archers, Symphony X, Triosphere, Firewind, to name a few."
#53
Ne Obliviscaris
4.5
(2)
"Ne Obliviscaris might be a good gateway band. They put major emphasis on clean vocals, violin, and interesting song structures but aren't afraid to get heavy either."
"Bands you might like based on the ones you liked. While they all have elements of black metal, they’re progressive enough to not rely on those tropes."
#54
Sabaton
4.5
(2)
"Sabaton! :D Think most of their stuff is in English."
"If you are into history try Sabaton"
#55
Kyuss
4.5
(2)
"Kyuss"
"Kyuss"
#56
Lorna Shore
4.5
(2)
"Is the answer."
"Either way, welcome to the metal club. 🤘 Amaranthe, Tesseract, Fear Factory, Lorna Shore, The Acacia Strain, and Make Them Suffer."
#57
Gojira
4.5
(2)
"There's the more nuanced bands like gojira and mastodon who open a lot of doors for people."
"Gojira"
#58
Mercyful Fate
4.5
(2)
"Mercyful Fate and Pentagram are great, and you should also check Candlemass."
"Mercyful Fate and bands strongly inspired by them (Attic, Portrait, Vulture etc)"
#59
Baroness
4.5
(2)
"Baroness"
"Check out the first 3 baroness albums."
#60
Cynic
4.5
(2)
"Check out the band Cynic."
#61
Celtic Frost
4.5
(2)
"Celtic frost"
#62
Russian Circles
4.0
(2)
"Russian Circles"
"Russian Circles"
#63
Ulver
4.0
(2)
"Alcest, Agalloch, Ulver (only Bergtatt really), they aren’t really prog per se but they’re cool blackened metal bands"
"Ulver’s Bergtatt record might fit the bill, at least partially"
#64
Electric Callboy
4.0
(2)
"Electric Callboy."
"By far the best band to transition someone into the more extreme varieties of metal is Electric Callboy post-2020."
#65
Astronoid
4.0
(2)
"Maybe try Astronoid, it’s like black metal but in a major key, kinda like Deafheaven but clean vox"
"Astronoid utilizes some black and death metal elements but completely turns them on their heads."
#66
Deftones
4.0
(2)
"Deftones comes to mind...and Tool."
#67
Schecter
4.0
(2)
"IMO if you like the Ibanez neck you might prefer Schecter to LTD."
"Schecter guitars are well made but I recommend checking out an LTD EC1000."
#68
Nokta
4.0
(2)
"I bought a Nokta Simplex Ultra yesterday, I hesitated as I originally wanted the quest Q10 ID Maxx."
"Nokta Simplex lite or BT, BT is the much better option but you cant get much better than the Lite for less than $200."
#69
Steam
4.0
(2)
"I have all of them and would recommend the steam version"
"The steam version is good."
#70
Dystopia
5.0
(1)
"As for sludge recs, I'd check out: Dystopia - Human = Garbage"
#71
The Obsessed
5.0
(1)
"The Obsessed, Magick Potion, Early Moods"
#72
Pallbearer
5.0
(1)
"Pallbearer"
#73
Dystopia Na!
5.0
(1)
"Dystopia Na! - My Eyes Are the Atoms of the Sun. That album is incredible and definitely worth a listen."
#74
Deicide
5.0
(1)
"Deicide - Once Upon The Cross"
#75
The Black Dahlia Murder
5.0
(1)
"Ritual by The Black Dahlia Murder fucking slap"
#76
Autopsy
5.0
(1)
"Autopsy - Severed Survival and/or Mental Funeral"
#77
Bongripper
5.0
(1)
"Bongripper-the great barrier reefer"
#78
Pestilence
5.0
(1)
"Consuming Impulse by Pestilence is also great"
#79
Keeper
5.0
(1)
"Keeper - The King"
#80
Crypt Sermon
5.0
(1)
"Crypt Sermon - The Stygian Rose"
#81
Atheist
5.0
(1)
"Athiest ( Unquestionable Presence)"
#82
Internal Bleeding
5.0
(1)
"And for death metal, I recommend: Internal Bleeding - Voracious Contempt"
#83
Carcass
5.0
(1)
"Carcass -Heartwork"
#84
Pylön
5.0
(1)
"Solstice, Doomshine, Pylön, Another Messiah, Purple Hill witch"
#85
Doomshine
5.0
(1)
"Solstice, Doomshine, Pylön, Another Messiah, Purple Hill witch"
#86
Warning
5.0
(1)
"Warning - Watching from a Distance"
#87
Another Messiah
5.0
(1)
"Solstice, Doomshine, Pylön, Another Messiah, Purple Hill witch"
#88
Solstice
5.0
(1)
"Solstice, Doomshine, Pylön, Another Messiah, Purple Hill witch"
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