Tool vs Metallica

[knowledgeable fan]

With both obviously past their best, who was better? I always have this debate with my mate and have always said Tool just but the uneducated like this mate of mine say Metallica

 

[Schism]

I sense a disturbance in the force. I will keep a close eye on this thread...

 

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Influence: Metallica
Musicianship: Metallica
Performance: Metallica
Popularity: Metallica
Critical Recognition: Metallica
Epic Disappointment of Recent Albums: Metallica

 

[Dagless]

Influence: Metallica
Musicianship: Metallica
Performance: Metallica
Populatity: Metallica
Critical Recognition: Metallica
Epic Disappointment of Recent Albums: Metallica

So its a tie?

 

[omit]

So its a tie?

apparently so

 

[Abaddon]

Influence: Metallica (metal pioneers)
Musicianship: 50/50 (Tool wins on vocals and drums, Metallica wins on guitars and just wins on bass)
Lyrics: Tool (absolutely no contest)
Performance: Tool just - massive show - relentless, big screens, imagery, art, lasers, lights
Popularity: Metallica
Critical Recognition: Metallica (metal pioneers)

Overall: Tool

 

[Schism]

Even early Metallica sounded like other bands, or other bands sounded like them. No band really sounds like Tool. Except maybe Green Carnation on Light of Day.

We can't be sure Tool are past their best. 10k days wasn't as good as Lateralus obviously but 1 average album isn't as bad as the endless stream of steaming camel shit masquerading as music that Metallica has been releasing since 1990.

You say Kill 'em All, i say Show No Mercy.Master Of Puppets....Epicus Doomicus Metallicus. I say Aenima and you say....what? Nothing compares, it was unique.

 

[knowledgeable fan]

Influence: Metallica
Musicianship: Metallica
Performance: Metallica
Populatity: Metallica
Critical Recognition: Metallica
Epic Disappointment of Recent Albums: Metallica

disappointed that you would think that..clearly uneducated..the popular answer would obviously be metallica but does that mean they were better?

 

[Suspense]

Love both, but Tool for me quite easily.

How I'd rank the Albums:

Lateralus (Tool)
Ænima (Tool)
Ride The Lightning (Metallica)
Master Of Puppets (Metallica)
10,000 Days (Tool)
...And Justice For All (Metallica)
Opiate [EP] (Tool)
Undertow(Tool)
Kill Em All (Metallica)
Black Album (Metallica)

Don't really care for any of Metallica's other stuff at all.

 

[Abaddon]

If I had to rank the albums

1. Aenima (Tool)
2. Lateralus (Tool)
3. Master of Puppets (Metallica)
4. Ride the Lightning (Metallica)
5. Undertow (Tool)
6. Black (Metallica)
7. 10,000 Days (Tool)
8. Opiate (Tool)
9. And Justice For All (Metallica)
10. Kill Em All (Metallica)
11-.... all Metallica's other sh !t

 

[Roos4eva]

Tool for me.

If you base it on popularity, then Metallica would win, but since when was music about popularity?

Oh, yeah, sorry...

 

[Ulittledipper]

Are they aaah both made of metal?

 

[Roos4eva]

If I had to rank the albums

1. Aenima (Tool)
2. Lateralus (Tool)
3. Master of Puppets (Metallica)
4. Ride the Lightning (Metallica)
5. Undertow (Tool)
6. Black (Metallica)
7. 10,000 Days (Tool)
8. Opiate (Tool)
9. And Justice For All (Metallica)
10. Kill Em All (Metallica)
11-.... all Metallica's other sh !t

Top five are spot on.

IMO, after that it would be...

6. 10,000 Days
7. And Justice For All
8. Opiate
9. Kill Em All
10. Black
11. Other Metallica shit

 

[Schism]

I think Ride The Lightning is right up there near the top because of Fade To Black alone. What a song...

If Metallica split up before the black album their status now would pretty much be mythical

 

[omit]

i'm surprised at how low people are ranking kill em all. my 10

1 - ride the lightening
2 - laterelus
3 - kill em all
4 - Master of Puppets
5 - Aenima (if anyone has the bill hicks tribute version of this album can you please let me buy it off you?)
6 - and justice for all
7 - metallica
8 - 10,000 days
9 - opiate
10 - undertow

 

[Upgrayedd]

Early Metallica>Early tool>New tool>>>>Panic at the disco>>New metallica

 

[wce4premiership]

Metallica by a fair way.

 

[Tigger Please!]

Musicianship: 50/50 (Tool wins on vocals and drums, Metallica wins on guitars and just wins on bass)

i would have tool as clear winners on bass.

 

[omit]

when you say tool bass > metallica bass. who are you comparing Justin Chancellor too, Burton, Newsted or Trujillo?

 

[Roobs321]

Tool by lightyears, although i dont think this is a good comparison. Tool are more like Pink Floyd, King Crimson, porcupine Tree, etc.

Metallica have been 'good' occasionally, but been shit largely. This thread is stupid. Metallica arent even worthy of bowing to Tool.

 

[Bombermania]

Has a fan of both bands I would place Metallica ahead but as a fan of both I've had many hours of pleasure thanks to these two fine acts therefore Its a bit like the egg and the chicken

 

[mr_cellotape]

Tool by lightyears, although i dont think this is a good comparison. Tool are more like Pink Floyd, King Crimson, porcupine Tree, etc.

Tool being compared with Floyd or King Crimson? Seriously? Tool fans will never cease to amaze me.

 

[Schism]

Tool being compared with Floyd or King Crimson? Seriously? Tool fans will never cease to amaze me.

Extrapolate

 

[lyall]

The latest Metallica shit almosts makes me want to say Tool.

Having said that Kill em all, Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets are brilliant albums and you cant take that away from them

 

[mr_cellotape]

Extrapolate

Huh?