all excellent choices -- question though: does Meatloaf qualify as Metal? if not, then what (don't say it...) - just curious. Older stuff, yes, but not sure what category.

what do you think?

srp

I think Meatloaf is more pop-rock than metal. Of course, there are those that would argue some of the other bands on the list of 500 are not metal either (like Poison). I think Martin was going for as broad a range as possible.

thanks! that's actually a really good categorization for Meatloaf. I was just curious. I'm not into Meatloaf, except for nostalgically perhaps, but anyway, was curious. Am more of an elliot smith, Kurt Cobain, XTC, BAD, Clash etc. kinda girl. But thanks for clarifying that for me... do you know, i actually blew out the back window of my car once because i was playing meatloaf so loudly that hte little back window just cracked. no kidding.

should be embarassed to admit this.

srp

All the top ten albums are great.

for the most part i agree if you are only talking about earlier metal or just more commercial music. on a top 10 of all metal bands i would deffinately include meshuggah's destroy erase improve (1995) and something by mastodon (depending on what way you swing), either leviathan (2004) or blood mountain (2006) either i think is by far the best metal album of it's respective yea. i personally like blood mountain better but leviathan is at least top 20 no matter how you look at it.