Who sold more albums metallica or iron maiden?

Answer 1

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Iron maiden is, and always truly will be, the best band in existence. the Irons even influenced Metallica. Iron maiden songs combine history and literature with face-melting riffs, and have the best instrumentals I've ever heard. There really is no question here; Metallica is only more popular because they appear in the media. I dunno why some dumb kids vote metallica over iron maiden when they've not heard of the Irons and barely even gotten into metallica, but chavs like that exist, I suppose.

If you still think Metallica is better than Maiden, listen to about any song from the Powerslave album, preferably the title track, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, or two minutes to midnight. If you still aren't impressed, look at Hallowed be thy Name, Transylvania, even Run to the Hills, or Loneliness of the long distance runner.

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Metallica is the best band ever made..they are not just a band..they are a family..we are a family..the Metallifamily..and we are just like friends..whatever..METALLICA FOREVER GUYS!

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Iron Maiden, even before Metallica has sold out, wins.

Metallica is a great band before the Black Album, they have great riffs, which, the best are, made by DAVE MUSTAINE.

Iron Maiden, first of all, has one of the greatest vocalists in history. Bruce Dickinson has a great voice, etc, that makes him one of the greatest metal vocalist in history.

Iron Maiden has a complex and great guitar layering made by the 3 Guitarists, who are all highly skilled, and the drummer is also highly skilled. Steve Harris is a great musician and a bassist, and is far better than Metallica.

Overall, Iron Maiden > Metallica.

All metallica's best riffs were from mustaine and maiden is an incredible band im tired of so many metallica fan boys. Iron Maiden are technically more gifted in the sense that each of their guitarists have amazing abilities and are incredibly synchronised. They also have a technically better vocalist in Bruce Dickinson compared to Hetfield.

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Metallica have sold more albums than Iron Maiden and Hetfield has a better metal voice than Bruce Dickinson because Bruce uses high voices where as James uses more a roar Dave Mustaine was thrown out of the band before kill 'em all was released and james is a talented guitarist and kirk composes his solos better

Cliff Burton is a lot better than Iron Maidens bassist he was the best bassist in metal

Overall Metallica>Iron Maiden

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Iron Maiden beat Metallica in every category. Vocals, guitar skills, bass, drums, also a much more consistent band, having released 9 albums in a row that were all awesome in their own unique way (Number Of The Beast, Piece Of Mind, Powerslave, Live After Death, Somewhere In Time, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, No Prayer For The Dying, Fear Of The Dark, and a Real Live Dead One). Maiden perform so much better live, having picked up a Brit award for their live shows recently. Metallica are only more popular because they were way more mainstream than Maiden.

Songs like The Journeyman and Blood Brothers beat songs like Fade To Black and Nothing Else Matters.

Paschendale, Dance of Death and No More Lies beat The Unforgiven II, The Memory Remains and King Nothing.

Not to mention Maiden's unbelievable classic catalog, consisting of classics like Wrathchild, Iron Maiden, Sanctuary, Number Of The Beast, Run To The Hills, Children Of The Damned, Hallowed Be Thy Name, The Trooper, Where Eagles Dare, Revelations, Flight Of Icarus, Rime Of The Ancient Mariner, Powerslave, Aces High, 2 Minutes To Midnight, Wasted Years, Heaven Can Wait, Caught Somewhere In Time, Alexander the great, Loneliness of the Long Distant Runner, Moonchild, The Clairvoyant, The Evil That Men Do, Infinite Dreams, Can I Play With Madness, Only The Good Die Young, Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter, Tail Gunner, Fear Of The Dark, Afraid To Shoot Strangers, Be Quick Or Be Dead, From Here To Eternity... etc etc.

IRON MAIDEN'S 'GREATEST HITS' IS BIGGER THAN MOST BANDS' ENTIRE CATALOG.

^^ This about sums it all up.

Maiden>Metallica end of discussion.

Answer 2

Metallica has a wider audience nowdays. Metallica got more popular after the realse of the Black Album which gained them money like crazy. Nowdays Metallica is everywhere, by that i mean I hear people playing or singing Enter Sandman every day. Megadeth isn't as popular as Metallica, but they have been my favorite for being true to metal for as long as I remember. Megadeth are a true Thrash Metal band... and you have to hand it to Mustaine from just getting kicked out, he started one of the greatest band in the world.

Megadeth is the better band. Metallica is pretty good, but compared to Megadeth, they're nothing.

Letting Mustaine go was the biggest mistake metallica ever made.

Well personally i think Megadeth is better but they're both good.

IMHO, Metallica is much better. Megadeth is my second favorite band of all time, but trust me Metallica is the better band. Listen to songs like Ride the Lightning, Sanitarium, Cyanide, The Four Horsemen, Fade to Black, Leper Messiah, The Shortest Straw, And Justice For All, Dyer's Eve, Battery, The Unforgiven, For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Call of Ktulu, Fight Fire with Fire, etc.

Answer 3

Metallica have sold more albums worldwide than Iron Maiden, despite the latter influencing the former. Metallica have sold over 100 Million albums, whereas Iron Maiden have sold over 75 Million under EMI and over 100 million worldwide.

Answer 4

metallica cause they have more hits and album duuh

i also think metallica is better but just because they have more albums and hits does NOT make them better. is Madonna better then anthrax? heck no! but she has more hits. anywho yeah i think metallica is better

Answer 5

there both good bands i think motorhead is better because metallica had to copy some of motorheads songs to make it big hear is a list of other bands that follow motorhead

Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, Warfare, Celtic Frost, Cancer, Metallica, Circle Jerks, Puffball, Voivod, Zakk Wylde, Cro-Mags, Melvins, Shorty, Queens of the Stone Age, Sepultura, Brand New Sin, The Accused, Dark Angel, G.G. Allin, Furcas, Alice in Chains, Painted Willie, Testament, Nashville Pussy, Night Horse, The Midnight Evils, Fight Amp, Chrome Division, Fifty Caliber Kiss, Trap Them, Zeke, Killer, Hellhammer, Killing Joke, Angus Khan, The Sisters of Mercy, Raised Fist, Bludwulf, The Road Hammers, Devian, Scott H. Biram, Corrosion of Conformity, Amplified Heat, Josiah, Sick on the Bus, Silver Tongued Devil, Litmus, Children, Gallows, Throw Rag, Gravedigger, Speedealer, Grave Digger, Young Heart Attack, A.N.I.M.A.L., Dischange, Revolution Mother, Dirty Looks, Hardcore Superstar, Supernaut, Iron Maiden, Discharge, The Dead Milkmen, Supagroup, Venom, Saint Vitus, The God Awfuls, Acid King, Birds of Prey, Aerobitch, Ministry, Sludgefeast, Sodom, Manowar, Lita Ford, Motosierra, The Applicators, Anvil, Throwdown, High on Fire, L7, 25 Suaves, Dragonforce, Bitch, Cannibal Corpse, Snuff, Kreator, Doom, Flogging Molly, Bathory, Agnostic Front, Morbid Angel, Soulfly, Rollins Band, King Diamond, White Zombie, Last Exit, Napalm Death, Backyard Babies, Crass, High Rise, Sluts of Trust, Dillinger Four, Suicidal Tendencies, Antiseen, Cosmic Psychos, Bible of the Devil, Electric Eel Shock, Vanilla Muffins, Nausea, Skeletor, Pantera, Conflict, Mudhoney, Entombed, Danzig, The Misfits, Roachpowder, Turbo Fruits, Boris, Ween, Nomeansno, The Bronx, Zeni Geva, Ladyfinger (ne)

Answer 6

Iron Maiden is a million times better than Queen ever could have been. Maiden actually have genuine musical talent, strong songs, and powerful live performances; Queen were just a retarded, homosexual-driven, manufactured pop band who were only in it for the money. Any sensible person knows that Iron Maiden is most certainly better.

Answer 7

I go with

Metallica

Yes Metallica is more famous and has sold more albums, also they simply rock harder than Maiden.

Answer 8

Kai era helloween > maiden > helloween

Answer 9

Iron Maiden