The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time | Rolling Stone

[Worm Baby]

99. Evanescence, 'Fallen' (2003)
From the moment the haunting, moody and cinematic "Bring Me to Life" broke into the mainstream via the Daredevil soundtrack, Evanescence became the new face of the gothic metal movement and also one of the biggest bands in the world. With Amy Lee's operatic voice piercing through the band's heavy crunch, the group brought theatrics and a much-needed femininity to the hard-rock boys' club of the early 2000s. With themes of alienation, depression, suicide and death, Fallen still managed to become one of 2003's best-selling albums, going on to move 17 million copies worldwide. Lee and co-writer Ben Moody found a perfect niche, crafting a horror-movie-level ambience that was as chilling as it was campy, as on album opener "Going Under," where Lee shifts from a deeper register to her piercing soprano above bracing nu-metal riffs. Nearly 15 years out, Fallen is an unlikely classic, capturing the ever-evolving idea of what heavy metal could sound like without sacrificing the band's more theatrical aspirations.

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Cool to see them make it to a list that features a lot of serious metal bands. I'm not sure I necessarily agree with their inclusion, since I wouldn't really consider Fallen metal (more just metal-influenced), but it's cool nonetheless . And from what I saw, they're the only band other than Nightwish to feature a female vocalist. Which is ridiculous. A whopping 2 out of 100?

[princeofpersia]

I'm not agree with their inclusion because imo the first 4 places of the list must be for Ev albums
thanks for sharing this.

[Rarkphoenix]

Jun 23, 2017 0:41:58 GMT -5 Worm Baby said:

99. Evanescence, 'Fallen' (2003)
From the moment the haunting, moody and cinematic "Bring Me to Life" broke into the mainstream via the Daredevil soundtrack, Evanescence became the new face of the gothic metal movement and also one of the biggest bands in the world. With Amy Lee's operatic voice piercing through the band's heavy crunch, the group brought theatrics and a much-needed femininity to the hard-rock boys' club of the early 2000s. With themes of alienation, depression, suicide and death, Fallen still managed to become one of 2003's best-selling albums, going on to move 17 million copies worldwide. Lee and co-writer Ben Moody found a perfect niche, crafting a horror-movie-level ambience that was as chilling as it was campy, as on album opener "Going Under," where Lee shifts from a deeper register to her piercing soprano above bracing nu-metal riffs. Nearly 15 years out, Fallen is an unlikely classic, capturing the ever-evolving idea of what heavy metal could sound like without sacrificing the band's more theatrical aspirations.

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Cool to see them make it to a list that features a lot of serious metal bands. I'm not sure I necessarily agree with their inclusion, since I wouldn't really consider Fallen metal (more just metal-influenced), but it's cool nonetheless . And from what I saw, they're the only band other than Nightwish to feature a female vocalist. Which is ridiculous. A whopping 2 out of 100?

It's the age old debate. I tend to refer to Ev as 'alt metal' since they're sort of a metal/rock fusion for the most part (anything with fuck loads of palm mute-open-palm mute, power chords and riff based overdubs is metal to me). I'll have to check out this list. Certainly going by the rise of symphonic and goth metal bands in Europe, it seems crazy to me that there'd only be 2 female fronted bands in there, but then again, other than Tristania, Arch Enemy, Nightwish, Ev and a few select others, I wouldn't really say many had released truly groundbreaking albums.

[TDS]

This list is stupid. Ev3 was way more metal than Fallen. Even TOD was more metal than Fallen. If this list is about legacy, they should have put Hybrid Theory. Where is Rammstein??

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If they had to place Fallen, I think it deserved better than close to the bottom...even though it isn't my favorite.

[mydnyghtamethyst]

I'm sure they chose Fallen because of its popularity. Rolling Stone, though it seems like a rock publication, is really more about pop culture, so it doesn't surprise me they choose the most well known album.

[RapturedLight]

Jun 23, 2017 1:25:53 GMT -5 Rarkphoenix said:

Jun 23, 2017 0:41:58 GMT -5 Worm Baby said:

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Cool to see them make it to a list that features a lot of serious metal bands. I'm not sure I necessarily agree with their inclusion, since I wouldn't really consider Fallen metal (more just metal-influenced), but it's cool nonetheless . And from what I saw, they're the only band other than Nightwish to feature a female vocalist. Which is ridiculous. A whopping 2 out of 100?

It's the age old debate. I tend to refer to Ev as 'alt metal' since they're sort of a metal/rock fusion for the most part (anything with f*ck loads of palm mute-open-palm mute, power chords and riff based overdubs is metal to me). I'll have to check out this list. Certainly going by the rise of symphonic and goth metal bands in Europe, it seems crazy to me that there'd only be 2 female fronted bands in there, but then again, other than Tristania, Arch Enemy, Nightwish, Ev and a few select others, I wouldn't really say many had released truly groundbreaking albums.

Yeah I was a little irritated that there weren't more female fronted bands in there. The vast majority of the metal bands I listen to have female vocalists... although none of the rock and metal stations around here bother with female fronted bands. It's tough being a lady metalhead.

[Rarkphoenix]

Jun 23, 2017 13:28:26 GMT -5 RapturedLight said:

Jun 23, 2017 1:25:53 GMT -5 Rarkphoenix said:

It's the age old debate. I tend to refer to Ev as 'alt metal' since they're sort of a metal/rock fusion for the most part (anything with f*ck loads of palm mute-open-palm mute, power chords and riff based overdubs is metal to me). I'll have to check out this list. Certainly going by the rise of symphonic and goth metal bands in Europe, it seems crazy to me that there'd only be 2 female fronted bands in there, but then again, other than Tristania, Arch Enemy, Nightwish, Ev and a few select others, I wouldn't really say many had released truly groundbreaking albums.

Yeah I was a little irritated that there weren't more female fronted bands in there. The vast majority of the metal bands I listen to have female vocalists... although none of the rock and metal stations around here bother with female fronted bands. It's tough being a lady metalhead.

Hey, at least you have rock and metal stations!