what are the top 5 modern metal bands?

[Veronica G]

Soulfly has got to be in the top 5 modern metal banRAB

[Austin M]

:banghead:

Slipknot
Megadeth
Metallica
Killswitch Engage
Hatebreed

[P.B.]

Hey Jesus, Iron Maiden, Metallica, & Megadeth are in no way considered "MODERN METAL", Check your stuff out, If i'm correct most of these band are 20 years and plus

[Satan Worships Me]

Hey Im new around here, but here's my top 5

Opeth(I dont think anyone has mentioned these guys yet)
In Flames
Dark Tranquility
Shadows Fall
**** thats only 4... oh well

[Playa Play]

Modern Metal...a joke for a while.
I seriously fell under the idea that metal was long gone and DEAD.
I had no more faith in it at all!
All the metal I grew up listening to as a kid (Megadeth, Pantera, Dio, Maiden, Priest) always told me the same message: "Be strong and never let others tell you who you are."

I always appreciated that.

Then, listening to all the new "metal" coming out these days, I was seriously dissapointed, ESPECIALLY by the message: "Be depressed, kill yourself, blame it on someone else, and ALWAYS dress in black. When in doubt of your newly acquired personality, always check to see if it could be found at your local HOT TOPIC. Try to be more depressed than the next kid and sell your falsehood of a life to the media."

I'm glad there is a new wave of METAL coming out.
I'm glad the MUSIC has been revived:

1. Shadow's Fall
2. In Flames
3. Black Label Society
4. Superjoint Ritual (I love Dime and Vinnie, but their singer kills the majesty of their music. They should have taken Jerry Cantrell instead, IMO.)
5. Sentenced

[Koits]

Hatebreed isn't metal, they're hardcore.

What do you mean by "modern" metal? do you mean newer metal banRAB because Metallica and Megadeth are from the 80's.

1. Shadows Fall
2. Killswitch Engage
3. Mesuggah
4. Machine Head
5. Devildriver

[poori]

slipknot is metal.

[jacobaker]

1. In Flames
2. Shadows Fall
3. Borknagar
4. Trivium
5. The Crimson Divine

[Thorge]

Then, listening to all the new "metal" coming out these days, I was seriously dissapointed, ESPECIALLY by the message: "Be depressed, kill yourself, blame it on someone else, and ALWAYS dress in black. When in doubt of your newly acquired personality, always check to see if it could be found at your local HOT TOPIC. Try to be more depressed than the next kid and sell your falsehood of a life to the media."


Dude, wow, your so freaking right bout that. I can't stand new "metal" crap. It's all bout 'em old 80's metal like armored saints, skid row, dio, tesla, anthrax. Thats what should be ehard on the radio, non of this new ****!!

But there are some new banRAB that are coming out and leaving good impretion such as the ones named by pit, and other like evergrey, Iced earth....

[*madmaddie*]

^none of those are new.