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#Hot Topics: Which band do you prefer out of the iconic bands listed below? (Group D)

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#Hot Topics: Which band do you prefer out of the iconic bands listed below? (Group D)

I’m only like 2 months behind but better late than never.



Iron Maiden
With a career spanning three decades and tens of millions of records sold, the U.K.’s Iron Maiden are one of the most successful and influential Heavy Metal bands in history. Emerging in the early 1980s, the band spearheaded the so-called “New Wave of British Heavy Metal,” built around a sound that eschewed the Blues influence of progenitors like Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath in favor of faster tempos and a harder sound

Iron Maiden was formed in east London in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. The band spent the next few years swapping players and developing their sound, eventually working their way from the back rooms of pubs to larger venues. The success of a self-released EP and the rabid devotion of their early fans impressed EMI Records executives, who signed the band in 1979.

Featuring thudding, riff based songs, occult themes, and shrieking vocals, Iron Maiden’s first two albums sold respectably, but it was their third release, 1982’s The Number of the Beast, that brought the group widespread success, reaching No. 1 in the UK and selling well around the world.
https://teachrock.org/people/iron-maiden/

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Radiohead
Radiohead is an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. After signing to EMI in 1991, Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992. It became a worldwide hit after the release of their debut album, Pablo Honey (1993). Their popularity and critical standing rose in the United Kingdom with the release of their second album, The Bends (1995). Radiohead's third album, OK Computer (1997), propelled them to international fame.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1955602/bio/

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Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985. The lineup, when first signed to Geffen Records in 1986, consisted of vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan, and drummer Steven Adler. Guns N' Roses has released six studio albums, accumulating sales of more than 100 million records worldwide, including 45 million in the United States, making them the 41st best-selling artist of all time.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1655276/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

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Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles, California by drummer Lars Ulrich and vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield, and has been based in San Francisco, California for most of its career. The group's fast tempos, instrumentals and aggressive musicianship made them one of the founding "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0582376/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

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The Who
Roger Daltrey formed the Detours in 1962, with several member changes and role swaps abound, John Entwistle joined. Sometime later, on John's recommendation, Pete Townshend was added to the line up. In the meantime, The Detours had become a four-piece band; the drummer was changed with Keith Moon during early 1964.

The High Numbers, as the four musicians were now calling themselves, had become a Mod band, with the help of new manager Pete Meaden. The name fluctuated between The High Numbers and The Who; the High Numbers was quickly abandoned and The Who was born.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1277963/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

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Note: The most iconic songs (songs in the spoiler) are simply based off of my opinion and research, you might not agree with what’s listed.
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I’ll be honest and say that I don’t know a lot about any of these bands unlike in the previous threads on this.

But maybe I’ll have to vote Radiohead based on this stunning cover of their song (that’s how I recognised their song):
Radiohead for the win :biggrin:
I dont know much about of any of them, but out of all of those id go for either radiohead or guns N roses.

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