Deathmatch Listoff: Favorite bands/musicians from my youth

Reading up on these bands and watching music videos on youtube has helped me to realize how hilarious the 80's were. Hair metal needs to make a comeback...actually, no, it should stay dead.

Alice in Chains
My favorite band of all time. They were so much more than the "grunge" label they were given. I still don't know what I like more; their earlier, darker material or their softer, acoustic side. They made music to suit any mood. I still remember my mom flipping out about the lyrics to the song "junkhead". What's my drug of choice/Well what have you got... R.I.P. Layne Staley.



Sepultura
I started listening around the time of Chaos A.D., which I consider one of the best metal albums of the 90's, but I also got into their older death metal stuff too. I lost interest when Max Cavalera left the band to form Soulfly. Just like Audioslave was nothing compared to Rage and Soundgarden, Soulfly and new Sepultura pale in comparison to old Sepultura.



Biohazard
I was quite impressed that their lead singer Evan Seinfeld is married to Tera Patrick. He played the character Jaz Hoyt in Oz and apparently had a nude scene that Tera saw...she didn't know who he was but found out and they started dating. Now he stars in "movies" with her. He goes by Spyder Jonez in these Oscar-worthy performances. Not really the type of girl to take home to mom, but I'm still jealous. What does this have to do with the band? Absolutely nothing.



Skid Row
Probably my favorite band for a few years in elementary school. Their first two albums were really good, I even remember calling a radio station to dedicate "I Remember You" to a girl in 3rd or 4th grade. I then had to call her to tell her to listen to the station. How romantic. Maybe I should try that now...dedicating songs to random girls seeing who goes for it; either that or getting a nude scene on tv so some pornstar decides she can't live without me and my hog (tera patrick style).



Pantera
I loved Pantera in junior high. Phil Anselmo's side project Down is currently a band I still enjoy a lot and I think they're coming out with a new album soon. Thope and I went to Ozzfest back in our undergraduate years when Down headlined the 2nd stage and I gotta say that Mr. Anselmo was all kinds of f'd up. In my opinion, Pantera truly emerged with the release of Cowboys From Hell and pretty much died after Far Beyond Driven. R.I.P Dimebag.



Honorable Mention: Gwar, Suicidal Tendencies, Aphex Twin, NWA, Faith No More, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against the Machine, Tool