Yes that is the case sometimes. Personally I like both bands for different reasons. I dont think there is that much trouble these days though as nobody makes much of a fuss about Varg playing in De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas except perhaps Euronymous' mother..

Venom- starting black metal
Bathory- starting viking metal
Black Sabbath- starting metal
Norwegian BM bands- starting True Norwegian BM
Mayhem- murder suicide death
Burzum- church burnings, murder (alegendly)
Gorgoroth- many tales (nothing is proven)
...

Mayhem - killings, burnings, fucked up stuff
Megadeth - well, mostly about things Dave said, done, etc, there is a bunch of stories, he is one crazy dude
Iron Maiden - well, legendary band with lots of members and long history, what do you need more
Death - one of the pioneers of DM, later of Technical DM, death of Chuck Schuldiner

Mayhem - gave us Per Yngve Ohlin
Metallica - gave metal to the masses
Iron Maiden - do I really need to say anything?
Burzum - Varg Vikernes, enough said
People here mention Led Zeppelin a lot, if I should add hard rock bands, then LZ, AC/DC, GnR, the bands that really deserve to be mentioned here.

MayheM is almost the most storied band. first Dead's suicide, then Euronymous' murder, Varg sending to the jail, Maniac era, and today Attila's power...

I would say Maiden, Metallica and Black Sabbath. Also Led Zeppelin if you consider them metal (lets not go there) but Led certainly helped the popularity of metal I think. So I'm basically agreeing with what was said here already.

Iron Maiden for first!! maybe the most famous metal band in the world!! after metallica!!! but i think about black sabbath and judas priest too!!!!

well Valfar fucking FROZE to death...

Iron Maiden for far!

Written by BitterCOld on 30.05.2006 at 08:58

THe most storied band is tough to pick out - all in all, I would have to say Ozzy simply because he was there with Sabbath at the birth of metal and has managed to adjust/reinvent his image and stay relevant for about 35 years now.

Starting metal, shocking folks in the US during Sabbath's initial tour, the death of Randy Rhodes, pissing on the Alamo, snorting ants, starting Ozfest, his family TV show, showing up at Republican dinners (Dubya "Ozzy, Mom loves your stuff!")... while some bands (i.e. the aforementioned mayhem) might have had some short lived mass sensationalism, NO ONE has had the cultural impact The Wizard of Ozz has.

Since this thread is rezzed, so is my answer.

Ozzy.

Written by BitterCOld on 01.05.2008 at 10:05

Written by BitterCOld on 30.05.2006 at 08:58

THe most storied band is tough to pick out - all in all, I would have to say Ozzy simply because he was there with Sabbath at the birth of metal and has managed to adjust/reinvent his image and stay relevant for about 35 years now.

Starting metal, shocking folks in the US during Sabbath's initial tour, the death of Randy Rhodes, pissing on the Alamo, snorting ants, starting Ozfest, his family TV show, showing up at Republican dinners (Dubya "Ozzy, Mom loves your stuff!")... while some bands (i.e. the aforementioned mayhem) might have had some short lived mass sensationalism, NO ONE has had the cultural impact The Wizard of Ozz has.

Since this thread is rezzed, so is my answer.

Ozzy.

I agree Ozzy and i would add Mayhem + Burzum

Written by Stalker on 21.04.2008 at 21:49

Mayhem - killings, burnings, fucked up stuff
Megadeth - well, mostly about things Dave said, done, etc, there is a bunch of stories, he is one crazy dude
Iron Maiden - well, legendary band with lots of members and long history, what do you need more
Death - one of the pioneers of DM, later of Technical DM, death of Chuck Schuldiner

Deffinitly my choice too

Judas Priest has quite the history

Lead singer is gay
Former drummer sexually assaults drum student
An unheard of singer replaces the Metal God
Movie made about their story (Although by the end of it, the film was a shadow of what it was meant to be)
Huge lawsuit against them for supposed subliminal messages resulting in 2 teen deaths
Major pioneers in several genres of metal
Invented the look of metal

I'm sure I'm forgetting more

...chuck schuldiner was death metal's godfather...nothing more to say

Whether good or bad I think it's Metallica...no question

I think Black Sabbath would be my answer. They started metal, and they have a hell of a lot of "stories" from their tours. I read some of Ozzy's autobiography and they did some crazy stuff back in the day. Other than that, they have just had such an influence on the genre and their early music is nothing short of legendary,

I'd put Maiden and Death close behind.

Nile, and Mayhem.

Written by Mattybu on 18.06.2011 at 21:42

I think Black Sabbath would be my answer. They started metal, and they have a hell of a lot of "stories" from their tours. I read some of Ozzy's autobiography and they did some crazy stuff back in the day. Other than that, they have just had such an influence on the genre and their early music is nothing short of legendary,

I'd put Maiden and Death close behind.

Agree

Norvegians in 90's ,iron maiden,Bathory,Death...

+1 for classic black metal bands.

+1 Iron Maiden. Can't compete with that.

Dissection!
Jail + Suicide = Cool Story

Written by Sammol on 28.06.2011 at 08:43

Dissection!
Jail + Suicide = Cool Story

Varg did it better, just sayin'.

Metallica and Megadeth together, including Dave Mustaine seeking revenge from Metallica.

Written by Troy Killjoy on 28.06.2011 at 09:17

Written by Sammol on 28.06.2011 at 08:43

Dissection!
Jail + Suicide = Cool Story

Varg did it better, just sayin'.

Of course he did it better.

Written by Berfones on 20.04.2008 at 15:46

Venom- starting black metal
Bathory- starting viking metal
Black Sabbath- starting metal
Norwegian BM bands- starting True Norwegian BM
Mayhem- murder suicide death
Burzum- church burnings, murder (alegendly)
Gorgoroth- many tales (nothing is proven)
...

These, along with one more: Pentagram. They were pioneers of Doom Metal, and have stayed intact for 40 years (1971 - present). The band shouldn't be around, but by God, they are. Numerous line-up changes have occurred in Pentagram's history, but lead singer Bobby Liebling never called it quits. That, my friends is dedication.

Mayhem. All of metals bad reputation condenced into one band. Great reding on wikipeadia.

I'm going with Motley Crue. Along with the development of the band, each member has massive history from their time in the Sunset Strip to everything else that went on in their life. Seriously, the Dirt is one of the most layered books I've ever read. Coming from a guy who practically has a library in his room.

Well maybe not for bad reasons, but Iron Maiden is certainly storied as fuck

I say you gotta go with Metallica. There is so much out there documented about that band. Dave's firing, Cliff's death, alcoholism, mistreatment of Jason, Napster drama, there stylistic changes, Some Kind of Monster, and etc. There are countless stories out there about that band.