Witch band do you like better?

Iron Maiden because I enjoy their over the top theatrics more, and also because I grew up with their music .But they also did a fair share of substandard albums., namely almost all their 90s output.

I wasn't a big fan of either, but if I had to choose, I'd go with Metallica because I grew up listening to more of their stuff.

I prefer Iron Maiden, they are one of my all time favourite bands. I like their more melodic style and amazing guitar solos.

I assume you meant Which not Witch. :P

I love both hands but metallica are favorite band of all time, so metallica wins for me.

which

Voted Metallica, but I don't particularly care for either. Never was much of a metal fan.

The logical choice is Iron Maiden as always but Metallica is also great but I always prefer Iron Maiden due to me listening heavy metal growing up in the 90's before I got into Metallica.

Also y'all folks need to leave the OP's witch title alone, I like the way he put Witch band do you like better and not Which.

i like the weird sisters personally.

Metalica ------> EWWWW !

for some reason unknown Iron Maiden never appealed to me that much. so i go with Metallica

Metallica. While I think they lost it in later years (like EVERY metal band), Kill Em All is such an incredible album, so raw and direct. I think it's their best, and I dont think any metal album has topped it, not even Master of Puppets or Ride The Lightning. I also do not like theatrics in rock music. It;s the analog to pop stars and dancing for me. It seems like if you are spending time on your stage show, or dancing, thats that much intention and time spent on something other than the music

I don't listen to witch bands.

I agree with you about Metallica. Everything after the "black album" is not worth wasting time on.

Metallica because they have more songs I enjoy, although Iron Maiden is fine.

Definitely Metallica.

Yes,I meant to spell "which"not"witch".Sorry for my spelling,I'm kind of dense in many way's.

@bforrester420: "Never was much of a metal fan."

What makes a song metal?

Distortion, aggression, etc. It's kind of like porn. I can't define it, but I know it when I hear it.

Iron Maiden kills, Metallica blatantly crapped on their fanbase by dumbing down their music to appeal to a broader audience. Only if there was a word to describe people who do that...

@KHAndAnime: "dumbing down their music to appeal to a broader audience. "

What you mean? Aren't they musicians/artists?

Iron Maiden. They're a better live band and I enjoy their music a good bit more. Metallica are still great in my book, though.

I don't listen to "witch band"s.

-Byshop

What do you mean?

I was never a fan of Metalica and I don't think they deserve all the accolades they get. I do like a few of their songs like No Leaf Clover.

I don't listen to a lot of Iron Maiden either but I like and respect them a lot more and I do think that they are one of the greatest metal bands.

Still, I'd pick Judas Priest over either of them easily.

Metallica, they're freaking epic. Up to a point. Not a big fan of their last couple albums (some of Death Magnetic is OK, but most of it along with St. Anger was crap). But everything up to Reload is great; I know diehard fans don't like Load and Reload, but I find those albums pretty damn good.

But I love Metallica, they're kind of the first band I got into seriously. Metallica was also the first concert I went to, and that was a magical experience; I went with my sister, and I was still a kid, but we went in to the mosh pit and, well, been a fan of that kind of horseplay ever since. There's a lovely chaos and a certain etiquette to a mosh pit, it's just wonderful.

Iron Maiden is great too, and I am thankful I am able to enjoy both bands and don't have to pick one :D Also, I am thoroughly convinced half the hate Metallica feels is from the entitled folks that didn't like the fuss they made with Napster; those were dark times, that band got a lot of hate for that.

@KHAndAnime:

Musicians/Artists make music no matter the genre right?

Neither.

I know I'm edgy.

I said I was sorry for misspelling the word.You don't need to make me more of a dumb idiot then I already am.I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed.

Can we just skip the word mistake and stick to the topic??Thank You.

@pug987: JUDAS PRIEST!!!

And? What does genre have anything to do with this? With almost all genres you'll have different levels of accessibility. Some heavy metal more accessible than others, some jazz is more accessible than others, etc. You don't have to change genres to alienate your fans. There are tons of different ways to do that.

Here we have one band that was always the same level of accessibility and evolved in a natural way as to not alienate their fans (Iron Maiden), and then we have another band that evolved to shit on their fans (in various ways). Had Metallica not used their more talented thrash music and fan-base as a stepping-stone to release their butt rock, no one would have even heard their butt rock.

It would be like if you had a favorite videogame...let's call it Mario. Suppose one day Nintendo says "Because of the popularity of FPS games, all Mario games will now be first-person-shooters!". And then you're bummed out and go to the forums and say "I wish Mario was the way it used to be. We have tons of different FPS games but only one Mario", in which you're responded to with "Nintendo's allowed to make any games they want right? You're just a whiner". Sure, Nintendo is allowed to make any games they want - but shouldn't they attempt to do it in good taste? You know, taking into consideration the feelings of the fanbase in order to preserve the IP and not alienate fans? Ignoring the amount of consideration and respect a band or game company puts toward their fanbase is sort of silly, considering the amount of bands or game companies build the integrity of their work around consideration for their fanbase.

Don't get me wrong - a band is allowed to evolve. Iron Maiden is just an example of a band evolving gracefully, while Metallica basically evolved into band they (or their fans) didn't want to be. To elaborate on that, thrash was created as a reaction to the popularity of glam metal, which was basically pop-infused metal music. Similar to how punk was created as a reaction to popular 70's rock. Metallica went from being a band that they and their fans perceived as an "answer" to mainstream pop-infused rock to actually BEING the mainstream pop-infused rock they were previously rebelling against.

But I guess if the context of music and music history is lost on you, a band changing their sound is just a band changing their sound.

Megadeth

Iron maiden was before my time man. I wouldn't be able to tell you much, but i have heard a song or two. Metallica was huge during my high school years, so i lean more towards that band. Also they are huge still, and play at many SF Giants games, or at the ball park which they play.

@KHAndAnime: "Don't get me wrong - a band is allowed to evolve. "

See you lost right there. What is wrong with trying to gain new fans?

"But I guess if the context of music and music history is lost on you, a band changing their sound is just a band changing their sound."

Aren't you one of those people who ripped games being the same?

I again, I looked at the Metallica situation as them being just musicians. And let me asked, was Metallica forced to do pop songs by their record label?

I think you misread what I said. As you put in that quote, I said a band *is* allowed to evolve. They can change and get all the new fans they want. It's just more tasteful if they can do it without alienating their previous fans, no?

Aren't you one of those people who ripped games being the same?

I have no idea what you're talking about. Anyways, nobody forced Metallica to do anything. They chose to change their target audience and alienate their previous one entirely on their own.

If you don't think it's respectable to care about your fans, then I don't think we can agree much on anything. Bands are built on fans. I think bands should be recognized for respecting the fan base that allowed them to pursue their careers in the first place, and similarly, bands should be recognized when they don't respect the fans whose support made them who they are. Conceptually it's not too far off from a politician who gets voted into office promising one policy, but once in office (or on "the label"), delivers something else entirely.

'Maiden have 1 album I like (The Number of the Beast), while Metallica has 2 albums I like (Master of Puppets, and ...And Justice For All).

Therefore, Metallica wins.

@KHAndAnime: "I think bands should be recognized for respecting the fan base that allowed them to pursue their careers in the first place, "

Initial fans got them there, but new fans kept them going.

You fanatics need to reevaluate your fanboyism towards things. These people don't care about you.

All my yes.

Lars Ulrich is a doucebag ........ Iron Maiden all the way

Iron Maiden, hands down. Metallica is not relevant in the metal scene anymore while Iron Maiden very much still are. Metallica put on a great show though. I went to The Night Before here in San Francisco and their show is hands down the best metal show I have ever been to. Best show though, not best music.

Glad someone got/appreciated it.