Which band influenced heavy metal the most?

I think Black Sabbath takes the cake. Many bands in the 80s had a similar style to Black Sabbath.

EDIT: If I forgot a band, then choose other.

What's heavy metal?

Sabbath was the first, but I would say overall Maiden and Priest have had more widespread influence.

What's heavy metal?

ufcfan17

Basically hard rock except heavier, faster, and more guitar distortion.

Black Sabbath

Yes I would say Black Sabbath

Scorpions!

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Anyway I really dont care that much. Regardless of who influenced who to me it matters more who is capable of utilising their influences and come up with something worthwhile.

Black Sabbath is the ONLY answer to this question. Anyone who says anything else is just showing their complete lack of knowledge of the subject.

Probably Black Sabbath, and then Slayer.avatar_genius

Probably Black Sabbath, and then Slayer.avatar_genius

:|:?

Err... seriously?

Led Zepplin was the father of metal. The sound of more modern metal bands may be different, but Zepplin paved the way.

Black Sabbath and Deep Purple were equally important. The power cord was more or less invented by Black Sabbath due to an injury suffered by Tony Iommi.

[QUOTE="avatar_genius"]Probably Black Sabbath, and then Slayer.cyberdarkkid

Yeah, Slayer influenced a lot of metal bands.

[QUOTE="cyberdarkkid"][QUOTE="avatar_genius"]Probably Black Sabbath, and then Slayer.avatar_genius

Yeah, Slayer influenced a lot of metal bands.

[QUOTE="avatar_genius"]

[QUOTE="cyberdarkkid"] I don't know if you're serious on the latter :|cyberdarkkid

Yeah, Slayer influenced a lot of metal bands.

You can't give one band all the credit.

[QUOTE="cyberdarkkid"][QUOTE="avatar_genius"]

Yeah, Slayer influenced a lot of metal bands.

avatar_genius

You can't give one band all the credit.

[QUOTE="avatar_genius"]

[QUOTE="cyberdarkkid"] Yes but that doesn't mean they have influenced metal the most :| cyberdarkkid

You can't give one band all the credit.

Musical influence is an accumulation of bits of many many things, so it's kind of useless to give one thing so much credit, because even if a tiny piece of the puzzle was missing, even if it was "insignificant," it still wouldn't be the same picture.

And besides, originally, I said Black Sabbath and Slayer, which I'm pretty sure is true.

[QUOTE="cyberdarkkid"][QUOTE="avatar_genius"]

You can't give one band all the credit.

avatar_genius

Musical influence is an accumulation of bits of many many things, so it's kind of useless to give one thing so much credit, because even if a tiny piece of the puzzle was missing, even if it was "insignificant," it still wouldn't be the same picture.

And besides, originally, I said Black Sabbath and Slayer, which I'm pretty sure is true.

[QUOTE="cyberdarkkid"][QUOTE="avatar_genius"]

You can't give one band all the credit.

avatar_genius

Musical influence is an accumulation of bits of many many things, so it's kind of useless to give one thing so much credit, because even if a tiny piece of the puzzle was missing, even if it was "insignificant," it still wouldn't be the same picture.

And besides, originally, I said Black Sabbath and Slayer, which I'm pretty sure is true.

[QUOTE="avatar_genius"]

[QUOTE="cyberdarkkid"] What does that have to do with what you said? Teenaged

Musical influence is an accumulation of bits of many many things, so it's kind of useless to give one thing so much credit, because even if a tiny piece of the puzzle was missing, even if it was "insignificant," it still wouldn't be the same picture.

And besides, originally, I said Black Sabbath and Slayer, which I'm pretty sure is true.

I'd say Black Sabbath, with Led Zeppelin close behind. If you ask me Iron Maiden and Judas Priest are pretty much metal as it is...XD

Sabbath, and then Priest.

Steppenwolf gave the genre its name

Iron Maiden has influenced many including myself, don't get me wrongbut why is Metallica not listed?

Black Sabbath is the ONLY answer to this question. Anyone who says anything else is just showing their complete lack of knowledge of the subject.

backinthekrak

Iron Maiden has influenced many including myself, don't get me wrongbut why is Metallica not listed?

manhunter92

Metallica is also the biggest influence of heavy metal.

Iron Maiden has influenced many including myself, don't get me wrongbut why is Metallica not listed?

manhunter92

Iron Maiden has influenced many including myself, don't get me wrongbut why is Metallica not listed?

manhunter92

Sabbath, any other answer is wrong, and thats not opinion that's fact.

[QUOTE="manhunter92"]

Iron Maiden has influenced many including myself, don't get me wrongbut why is Metallica not listed?

Saturos3091

[QUOTE="Saturos3091"][QUOTE="manhunter92"]

Iron Maiden has influenced many including myself, don't get me wrongbut why is Metallica not listed?

cyberdarkkid