UK magazine Kerrang! has voted Metallica as the ‘Greatest Rock Group Of The Past 30 Years’ as part of the celebrations for its 30th anniversary after launching in June 1981.
Commenting on the new list, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich paid tribute to the hard rock publication. “It gives me a very warm and fuzzy feeling that Kerrang! Magazine have voted Metallica as the band that most changed their lives,” he said.
“I remember the first issue of the magazine in 1981. I had made a pilgrimage to England because I was obsessed with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. I travelled all over the country and that first issue accompanied me everywhere.”
Elsewhere, Green Day were placed second and Foo Fighters came in at #10, while the highest UK act is veterans Iron Maiden, who are named at no.3.
Kerrang’s Top Ten:
1 – Metallica
2 – Green Day
3 – Iron Maiden
4 – Slipknot
5 – My Chemical Romance
6 – Linkin Park
7 – Bullet For My Valentine
8 – Blink 182
9 – Ozzy Osbourne
10 – Foo Fighters