The Best Acoustic Music Heavy Metal Bands

The Best Acoustic Music Heavy Metal Bands – If you’re a fan of acoustic music and heavy metal, then you’re in for a treat! We’ve compiled a list of the best acoustic metal bands that you need to check out.

Best Acoustic Music Heavy Metal Bands

Acoustic music is a genre of music that is typically played on acoustic guitars. It often has a mellower sound than other genres of music, and can be enjoyable to listen to even if you’re not a huge fan of metal. Here are some of the best acoustic music heavy metal bands.

Metallica

Formed in 1981 by drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, Metallica has become one of the most successful and influential heavy metal bands in history, having sold over 110 million albums worldwide. They have released nine studio albums, three live albums, five extended plays and 24 singles. The band’s early releases included fast tempos, instrumentals, and aggressive musicianship that placed them as one of the founding “big four” bands of thrash metal, alongside Anthrax, Megadeth, and Slayer. Metallica’s sixth studio album, Load (1996), and their seventh studio album, ReLoad (1997), saw the band depart from its thrash metal roots and enter the mainstream with a more radio-friendly sound. These changes earned them a large following in mainstream rock andMetal music fans alike.

Megadeth

Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. The group was formed in 1983 by guitarist Dave Mustaine and bassist David Ellefson, shortly after Mustaine’s dismissal from Metallica. A pioneer of the American thrash metal scene, the band is considered one of the “big four” thrash metal bands, along with Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax, who were responsible for creating, developing and popularizing the genre. Megadeth has released fifteen studio albums, five live albums, two EPs, twenty-six singles, thirty-three music videos, four video albums and three compilations. Megadeth rose to international fame in the 1980s and early 1990s due to their widely acclaimed albums Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good! (1985), Peace Sells… but Who’s Buying? (1986) and So Far, So Good… So What! (1988). The group’s mascot Vic Rattlehead appears on much of their merchandise.

The band has experienced controversy several times throughout their career. In the first half of their career they were accused of Satanism and references to it can be found in a number of their songs. They have also had several lineup changes with founder Dave Mustaine being the only constant member; he is currently joined by bassist David Ellefson, drummer Dirk Verbeuren and guitarist Kiko Loureiro. After a late 2002 touring hiatus prompted by Mustaine’s arm injury that year which resulted in nerve damage causing him partial paralysis in his left arm and hand rendering him unable to play guitar; Megadeth returned in 2004 with The System Has Failed which debuted at number eighteen on the Billboard 200 chart—their highest-charting album since 1994’s Youthanasia—and marked the return of original guitarist Chris Poland who helped write much of 1990’s Rust in Peace giving them their first studio release with two guitarists since 1990. Polo had been out of the band for nearly sixteen years—having left during pre-production for Countdown to Extinction after disagreements with Mustaine over creative control—while fellow founding guitarist Kerry King was out of the band for nearly nineteen years—having last recorded on Countdown to Extinction after disagreements over scheduling conflicts between Slayer—the band he has been part of since King’s dismissal from Megadeth in 1983 which led him joining Anthrax for three years until rejoining Slayer in 1987 where he has remained ever since. Despite multiple lineup changes within its ranks over its thirty-five-year history which has included fourteen different members; Megadeth has released fifteen studio albums—eleven of which have received Grammy nominations including one win for best Metal Performance for “Dystopia” at the 2017 ceremony This Day We Fight! making them one if only two bands so far to receive a Grammy nomination in three consecutive decades this millennium after Anthrax became first such group doing so when they were nominated again two nights earlier at 59th ceremony for “Moth Into Flame” losing that award as well as one they received at previous year’s event making it Anthrax’s fourth Grammys making them most awarded Thrash Metal band so far followed by Megadeth & Metallica both tied with three apiece itemizing all nominations & wins respectively as well & Slayer who have collected two awards out five nominations they’ve received so far Itemizing all nominations & wins respectively as well.

Slayer

Slayers sound is generally considered to be one of the heaviest and most aggressive in all of heavy metal. They are often credited as one of the “big four”, along with Metallica, Megadeth, and Anthrax, who are considered to be pioneer thrash metal bands. Slayer’s musical style involves fast tremolo picking, double bass drumming, and shouted vocals.

New Acoustic Music Heavy Metal Bands

New Acoustic Music Heavy Metal Bands to Check Out in 2020! This list was made with the help of fans and our own editorial opinion.

Avenged Sevenfold

Avenged Sevenfold is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999. The band’s current lineup consists of lead vocalist M. Shadows, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Zacky Vengeance, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Synyster Gates, bassist Johnny Christ, and drummer Brooks Wackerman.

Avenged Sevenfold is known for its diverse musical style, which includes elements of hard rock, metalcore, punk rock and emo. The band’s influences include Metallica, Iron Maiden and Guns N’ Roses. Avenged Sevenfold has released seven studio albums: Sounding the Seventh Trumpet in 2001, Waking the Fallen in 2003, City of Evil in 2005, Avenged Sevenfold in 2007, Nightmare in 2010, Hail to the King in 2013 and The Stage in 2016.

The band has a total of 18 top ten singles on the US Billboard Hot 100, with eight reaching the top five and four peaking at number one: “Bat Country”, “Critical Acclaim”, “Nightmare”, “Almost Easy”, “Scream”, “Shepherd of Fire”, “The Stage” and “Paradigm”. To date they have sold over 8 million albums worldwide.

Bullet for My Valentine

Bullet for My Valentine, often shortened to BFMV or B4MV, are a Welsh heavy metal band from Bridgend, formed in 1998. The band is composed of Matthew Tuck (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Michael Paget (lead guitar), Michael Thomas (drums) and Jamie Mathias (bass guitar). Former members include Jason James (bass guitar) and Nick Crandle; the latter was replaced by Mathias in early 2005.

Bullet for My Valentine’s hits include “Tears Don’t Fall”, “Your Betrayal”, “Scream Aim Fire”, “The Last Fight”, and “Waking the Demon”. They have released six studio albums: The Poison (2005), Scream Aim Fire (2008), Fever (2010), Temper Temper (2013), VenOM’S’ Reasoning(2016) and Gravity(2018).

Trivium

Trivium is an American heavy metal band from Orlando, Florida, formed in 1999. The band comprises vocalist and guitarist Matt Heafy, guitarist Corey Beaulieu, bassist Paolo Gregoletto, and drummer Alex Bent. Bent is the band’s newest member; he replaced both Travis Smith and Nick Augusto in early 2014. The band has released eight studio albums: Ember to Inferno (2003), Ascendancy (2005), Shogun (2008), In Waves (2011), Vengeance Falls (2013), Silence in the Snow (2015), The Sin and the Sentence (2017) What the Dead Men Say (2020). Each album released by Trivium has peaked within the top ten of at least three countries.