Emily: Not many metal bands can be considered timeless. Look at, oh, the entirety of the '80s. But there are a few exceptions to this rule. Case in point: Black Sabbath. They are basically the pioneers of metal. Their music is loud, heavy, and intense - but it still sounds relevant today. Not much metal can be perfectly mashed up with Ludacris (confused? Check this out.) What I like about them is that they're metal with melody. You can actually sing along (well, if you can understand what Ozzy is saying), and the instrumentation all fits together. And the guitar riffs? Iconic. Throw on Iron Man or Paranoid and everyone will be air-guitaring along.
Favorite Tracks: War Pigs; Paranoid; Iron Man
Zack: My favorite part of Black Sabbath is that they created a song (War Pigs) that the band Cake covered. Other than they're just meh in my book. That isn't to say that they haven't been incredibly influential to the development of music over the course of the last four years. They took the occult themes that Led Zeppelin pioneered to a whole other level, devising the first ever sincerely creepy music. They were the first to use bass the way they do, providing that signature low boom in the background. And most importantly, they made metal. I wrote earlier about how Zepp laid the foundations for metal, but it was Sabbath who built all the walls. They molded metal into what it is today. Furthermore, they did metal right. Their music isn't all about violence to the point where the lyrics become laughable. They don't rely on making their listeners appear to seize all over the floor to be iconic. They just made music that was heavier and darker than anyone else and that is where their legacy justly lies.
Favorite Tracks: War Pigs; Iron Man; Paranoid
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