Top 5 metal bands

[dragoninja]

metalishiousness ... mmmm

in no particular order

metallica
godsmack
rage against the machine
tool
korn
kyuss
kinski
pelican
mondo generator
delicious
molten duke ranch
husky
suma
meatjack
king black acid
ufomammut
pharoah overlord
belero
35007
5ive
nebula
iota
countach
monkey 3
subarachnoid space
karma to burn
isis
goblin cock
amplifier

just to name a few...

[Beezer]

Opeth
In Flames
Pantera
Trivium
Dethklok

just a couple off the top of my head

[hitohikamisoul777]

Here's my 5:
Bullet for My Valentine ( just really great spundtrack for almost any fight-y anime)
System of a Down ( amazingly unique, kinda inimitable)
The Offspring (Indisputible, period.)
Maximum the Hormone (yes, Hardcore Japanese...)
Metallica (it's in the name folks)

Good stuff ppl...

[Hosuli]

1. Disturbed
2. System Of Down
3. Metallica
4. In Flames
5. Iron Maiden

[Drifter Uk]

updated version - mainly because ive discovered more metal bands - i can no longer choose 5 either

bullet for my valentine
disturbed
evanescence
Iron maiden
kamelot
killswitch engage
megadeth
metallica
queens of the stone age
rage against the machine
flotsam and jetsam
avenged sevenfold

in no particular order...

[Anime Forum]

Here's my list.

Otep
Arch Enemy
Cradle Of Filth
Cannibal Corpse
Six Feet Under
Disturbed

[PermaFrost]

A few random bands from my itunes
----------
Finntroll
Amon Amarth
Slayer
Metallica (Kill Em All - And Justice for All.)
Wolfchant
Manowar
Iron Maiden
Ensiferum
Bathory
Norther
Wintersun

are just a few that i like, since i am a die hard metal head. Though i usually like to give every band a shot to see if i like it or not. So far Amon Amarth's new album Twilight of the Thunder God is awesome.

[PresentFuture]

Here's some I like(though I'm not a big metal fan):
-Genghis Tron- electronica + screamo = awesome
-Rammstein-
-Dillenger Escape Plan-
-Converge-
-System of a Down-

[Dr. Evil]

5. Queens of the Stone Age
4. Metallica
3. Black Sabbath
2. Slayer
1. Shadows Fall

[Light Buster]

Yet again, I list has changed. It just keeps on changing.

1) X-Japan
2) Shinedown (If you count Nu Metal)
3) All That Remains
4) Between the Buried and Me
5) Evile

[DOOM!]

- Mudvayne
- Avenged Sevenfold
- Ministry
- Dimmu Borghir
- Lamb of God

PERIOD!

[PermaFrost]

Woot, i got a new top 5 now

1.Bloodbath
2.Impaled Nazarene
3.Arch Enemy
4.Heaven Shall Burn
5.Turisas

[Noodlemac]

1)Gwar
2)Opeth <3
3)Children of Bodom
4)HORSE the band :3
5)Necrophagist

[Riot11]

When it comes to Metal i enjoy the lighter side of the genre i sapose:
MotorHead
25taLife
Insect Warfare
The One Life Crew
Dance For Destruction

[ChineseDragonKeeper]

Metal.....

1.) Dir en grey
2.) Moi dix Mois
3.) UnsraW
4.) X Japan
5.) D'espairsRay

I listen to a lot of other bands, too.

[Necro'lic Enigma]

-1) Dir En Grey
-2) The Gazette
-3) Slipknot
-4) Norther
-5) Dimmu Borgir

[tsujigiri15]

Yes, someone mentioned Lamb of god! Actually, they are probably 6th in my list of metal bands. In no particular order my top 5 are

Motorhead
Metallica
Iron Maiden (except with blaze)
Nightwish (either incarnation)
Anthrax

[japanfe]

1.Nightwish
2.Within Temptasion
3.Demons + Wizards
4.Sonata Arctica
5.Hamerfall

[HakushoReaper07]

5.System of a Down
4.Slipknot
3.Metallica
2.Killswitch Engage
1.Avenged Sevenfold

[_-Midnight-_]

1. METALLICA
2. Tool
3. Killswitch engage
3. Disturbed
4. The darkness
5. Mastadon

[Crimson Tears]

Hmmm..... Top 5 Metal Bands
(In no particular order)

-Dir En Grey

-Motley Crue

-Metallica

-Ozzy

-Slipknot

[ダイアナ]

There is a lot of awesome
metal bands so I'll just list
5 random ones I like to listen
to......

-Motley Crue
-Dir En Grey
-Metallica
-Iron Maiden
-Slipknot

[Dark-Sasuke]

In Flames, Dark Tranquility, Nightwish-listen to loads more but i'd say their the best of the best

[mstrmnd48]

1. Cradle Of Filth
2. System Of The Down
3. Bullet For My Valentine
4. Slayer
5. Korn

[Dr. Evil]

5. Megadeth
4. Bullet for my Valentine
3. As I Lay Dying
2. Slipknot
1. Metallica