# Metal moments **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 28, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/metal-moments/79806 "2010-02-28T14:16:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dtown611](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dtown611/32/5340_2.png) [@Dtown611](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dtown611)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/metal-moments/79806/1 "2010-02-28T14:16:09Z")
Well i have to write a paper on the top ten metal moments in my own words. I consider myself a fan of metal but i am 19 so i missed out on most everything that made metal what it is today. I have tried doing some research but keep drawing blanks. I know vh1 had a special about top 100 most metal moments but i am unable to find it on their website. The paper is supposed to include theatrical (on and off stage) and musical moments that were very influential to metal. Thanks in advance for any help you can/may offer. ---
**Author:** ![dawn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dawn/32/7209_2.png) [@dawn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dawn)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/metal-moments/79806/2 "2010-02-28T14:29:50Z")
Ozzy biting off a bat’s head. [http://en.kendincos.net/video-vrpnrph-top-ten-moments-in-rock-music.html](http://en.kendincos.net/video-vrpnrph-top-ten-moments-in-rock-music.html) that’s all i got right now. ---
**Author:** ![PureXTC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/purextc/32/5223_2.png) [@PureXTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PureXTC)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/metal-moments/79806/3 "2010-02-28T14:35:49Z")
Metallica ---
**Author:** ![Dtown611](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dtown611/32/5340_2.png) [@Dtown611](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dtown611)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/metal-moments/79806/4 "2010-02-28T14:38:00Z")
i was going to include the bat biting in it somewhere. I was thinking metallica when james was burned, but i don’t know about that. Also maybe Dio and the Devil Horns and making it the symbol for metal. ---
**Author:** ![glitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/0ea827/32.png) [@glitch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/glitch)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/metal-moments/79806/5 "2010-02-28T15:02:31Z")
Top ten? Seems like a lot if it’s only limited to metal instead of rock too. Dimebag Darrell getting his face shot off. RIP Metallica’s bus crash killing Cliff Burton. RIP James Hetfield getting burned I guess. Ozzy biting the bat. Of course. Edit: NVM, it says “very influential”, these are just tragic or dumb. ---
**Author:** ![fairgentleman\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fairgentleman_z/32/7263_2.png) [@fairgentleman\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fairgentleman_Z)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 3:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/metal-moments/79806/6 "2010-02-28T15:20:11Z")
> [@Dtown611"](#): > > I know vh1 had a special about top 100 most metal moments but i am unable to find it on their website. [http://rateyourmusic.com/list/hraorfan/vh1s\_100\_most\_metal\_moments](http://rateyourmusic.com/list/hraorfan/vh1s_100_most_metal_moments) Pretty dumb list though. I would say most influential modern moment would be Metallica’s _One_ video receiving airplay and subsequently the Black Album’s video and Billboard success. Black Sabbath and devil’s triad. ---
**Author:** ![glitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/0ea827/32.png) [@glitch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/glitch)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/metal-moments/79806/7 "2010-02-28T15:26:23Z")
> [@fairgentleman Z](#): > > [http://rateyourmusic.com/list/hraorfan/vh1s\_100\_most\_metal\_moments](http://rateyourmusic.com/list/hraorfan/vh1s_100_most_metal_moments) Nice find, interesting. ---
**Author:** ![joelster](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joelster/32/7258_2.png) [@joelster](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/joelster)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/metal-moments/79806/8 "2010-02-28T15:46:11Z")
Metaliica’s album going #1 without a single song being on the radio at the time. I’m pretty sure it was “…and Justice For All” ---
**Author:** ![fiend540](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bcef8e/32.png) [@fiend540](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fiend540)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/metal-moments/79806/9 "2010-02-28T15:47:25Z")
The metallica burning works also for the riot that followed when Axl Rose refused to go on stage. ---
**Author:** ![joelster](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joelster/32/7258_2.png) [@joelster](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/joelster)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/metal-moments/79806/10 "2010-02-28T15:49:22Z")
Faith No More’s video for “Epic” getting tons of criticism for having a live fish flopping around on the ground at the end. Not sure if they were fined or not, but I remember it making the news. ---
**Author:** ![Dtown611](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dtown611/32/5340_2.png) [@Dtown611](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dtown611)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/metal-moments/79806/11 "2010-02-28T16:04:18Z")
All of this does help actually. With these “moments” i could argue the point on how they have giving metal a bad reputation. Now i just have to find some others to argue the exact opposite point lol. Thanks everyone. I really like the metallic album going to number one, that was when they were still young and new right?? ---
**Author:** ![joelster](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joelster/32/7258_2.png) [@joelster](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/joelster)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/metal-moments/79806/12 "2010-02-28T16:07:45Z")
> [@Dtown611](#): > > All of this does help actually. With these “moments” i could argue the point on how they have giving metal a bad reputation. Now i just have to find some others to argue the exact opposite point lol. > > Thanks everyone. > > I really like the metallic album going to number one, that was when they were still young and new right?? OOps my bad. It got to #6 without ever having any air time, which is still amazing. I was thinking of the black album. The black album debuted at #1 before having any air time. ---
**Author:** ![Dtown611](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dtown611/32/5340_2.png) [@Dtown611](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dtown611)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/metal-moments/79806/13 "2010-02-28T16:29:59Z")
What bout The song ‘The Number of the Beast’ by Iron Maiden. Also when steven tyler was arrested for cursing on stage in the '70’s ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/metal-moments/79806/14 "2010-02-28T19:49:38Z")
> [@joelster](#): > > Faith No More’s video for “Epic” getting tons of criticism for having a live fish flopping around on the ground at the end. Not sure if they were fined or not, but I remember it making the news. Not metal at all. Cannibal Corpse being banned/prevented from playing certain songs and selling certain albums in Germany. Anything on Norwegian Black Metal, just youtube that and you’ll have enough for 3 papers. Including the murder/suicide with Mayhem, Gaahl from Gorgoroth (probably the scariest person I’ve seen). Century old churches being torched. ---
**Author:** ![jsac442](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jsac442/32/5176_2.png) [@jsac442](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jsac442)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/metal-moments/79806/15 "2010-02-28T19:53:33Z")
motley crue… ---
**Author:** ![bigwoode](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigwoode/32/5175_2.png) [@bigwoode](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bigwoode)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/metal-moments/79806/16 "2010-03-01T06:42:21Z")
> [@Dtown611](#): > > I really like the metallic album going to number one, that was when they were still young and new right?? …And Justice for All was their 4th album, had been around for about 5-6 years at that time. Black Album was after that. So they had established themselves very well at that time with “Kill em All”, “Ride the Lightning” and “Master of Puppets”. Cliff Burton’s death and how they bounced back afterward with the addition of Jason Newsted is something worth mentioning about the bands success. ---
**Author:** ![bigwoode](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigwoode/32/5175_2.png) [@bigwoode](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bigwoode)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/metal-moments/79806/17 "2010-03-01T06:42:53Z")
> [@jsac442](#): > > motley crue… ^lol, I hope this is a joke. ---
**Author:** ![Eazy716](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eazy716/32/7443_2.png) [@Eazy716](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Eazy716)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/metal-moments/79806/18 "2010-03-01T07:18:51Z")
Slayer - Reign in Blood if I remember correct, that album was voted heaviest album of all time, or something to that effect ---
**Author:** ![PureXTC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/purextc/32/5223_2.png) [@PureXTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PureXTC)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/metal-moments/79806/19 "2010-03-01T07:58:34Z")
Although Im not a huge fan of Metallica, they did invent the whole distorted gutiar thing, which lead to a whole new music style commanly found today. ---
**Author:** ![Dtown611](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dtown611/32/5340_2.png) [@Dtown611](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dtown611)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/metal-moments/79806/20 "2010-03-01T10:13:18Z")
from everything i find, Black Sabbath is the cause of distorted guitars. This was because there guitarist had a finger injury so they slowed the tempo down and he slide his fingers more creating the distorted sound. Metallica was one of the leading bands to bring Speed/Thrash metal to the forefront of the 80’s tho i believe. please correct me if i am wrong. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/metal-moments/79806.md?page=2)