The Ultimate Heavy Metal Music Bracket
Looking for the ultimate heavy metal music bracket? Look no further! We’ve compiled the ultimate list of the best metal bands of all time, so you can settle the debate once and for all.
Introduction
Welcome to the Ultimate Heavy Metal Music Bracket! Below you will find 64 of the most iconic and influential metal bands of all time, battling it out in a single elimination tournament to determine who is the ultimate metal band of all time.
To make things interesting, we have divided the bracket into four different eras of metal – 70s proto-metal, 80s New Wave of British Heavy Metal, 90s Alternative Metal, and 2000s/2010s modern metal. The bands were seeded based on a combination of their historical importance and commercial success.
So sit back, crank up the volume, and enjoy as we determine once and for all who is the ultimate metal band!
The Rules
1. Vote for your favorite band in each matchup.
2. The band with the most votes in each matchup advances to the next round.
3. In the event of a tie, vote for your favorite album by the tied bands.
4. The album with the most votes wins the matchup for its band.
5. Repeat steps 2-4 until there is only one band remaining.
6. That band is crowned the ultimate winner of The Ultimate Heavy Metal Music Bracket!
The Bands
In order to make this the ultimate bracket, we’ve included 64 of the greatest metal bands of all time. We’ve also included a few bands that are on the cusp of being considered metal, but we think they definitely have a place in this bracket.
From thrash to death to black to power to nu, this bracket has it all. We’ve also included some of the legends in metal, as well as some of the newer bands that are carrying the torch.
The Battle
Welcome to the battle! In this bracket, we’ll be pitting some of the biggest and best heavy metal bands against each other in a fight to the death (or at least, the death of their careers). Who will come out on top? Only one way to find out…
-Black Sabbath vs. Metallica
-Judas Priest vs. Iron Maiden
-Motorhead vs. Slayer
-Pantera vs. Megadeth
The Results
The results are in for the Ultimate Heavy Metal Music Bracket!
After four rounds of intense competition, Metallica has emerged as the champion, edging out Slayer in a close final round.
Here are the full results:
1. Metallica
2. Slayer
3. Megadeth
4. Anthrax
5. Pantera
6. Sepultura
7. Judas Priest
8. Iron Maiden
Conclusion
And there you have it! The ultimate heavy metal music bracket. We hope you enjoyed this friendly competition and maybe even found some new bands to listen to. Stay safe, and keep rocking out!
