Top 10 Metal Bands with Two or More Members Who are Vegetarians or Vegans
Metal music is very powerful and it's hard to believe that some heavy metal bands are powered by ... plants.Both current and past members count.
Black Sabbath were a Heavy Metal band formed in Birmingham, England in 1968 by guitarist and songwriter Tony Iommi, singer John "Ozzy" Osbourne, bassist and main lyricist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward.The band became mainstream after improving after their debut album got panned. In 1978, Osbourne was fired and replaced with former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Who went to release 2 albums before leaving in 1983, only for Osbourne to return in 1992. ...read more.
Ozzy also tried but he didn't succeed to keep it forever.
Weird list but cool.
Heaven Shall Burn are a German metalcore band from Saalfeld, formed in 1996. The band consists of vocalist Marcus Bischoff, guitarists Maik Weichert and Alexander Dietz, bassist Eric Bischoff and drummer Christian Bass. I already counted them - 7 Germans, playing Melodic Death Metal and Metalcore. Active since 1996.
One of their main lyrical themes is Animal Rights (the others are: Society, Anti-Fascism, Anti-Racism).
7 members, 7! Carl!
Cattle Decapitation is an American Deathgrind band from San Diego, California formed in 1996. Cattle Decapitation's songs protest the mistreatment and consumption of animals, the abuse of the environment and touch subjects such as misanthropy and genocide of the human race. Much of their music is based on putting humans in the situations that animals are subjected to, for example animal testing, slaughter, etc. While the band started with an entirely vegetarian lineup, only two current members are vegetarian namely Travis Ryan and Josh Elmore. They started with an entirely vegetarian lineup but due to lineup changes currently only Travis Ryan and Josh Elmore are.
This band should stay high on this list because this is a band with a message - lyrics are almost entirely based on the vegetarian lifestyle. They do this by putting humans in the situations that animals are subjected to, for example animal testing, slaughter, etc. In their songs there are animals flipping the table and treating humans like food, and so on.
Gojira is a progressive metal band from Bayonne, France. The band was known as Godzilla until 2001. Gojira is composed of Joe Duplantier on vocals and rhythm guitar, his brother Mario Duplantier on drums, Christian Andreu on lead guitar, and Jean-Michel Labadie on bass. TheStargazer, thanks for adding Gojira - I knew about Joe but didn't know about Mario.
Arch Enemy is a Swedish melodic death metal band, originally a supergroup, from Halmstad, formed in 1996. Its members were in bands such as Carcass, Armageddon, Carnage, Mercyful Fate, Spiritual Beggars, and Eucharist. Angela and Alissa are vegans, Michael - vegetarian since the age of 14.
Carcass are a British extreme metal band from Liverpool, who formed in 1985 and disbanded in 1995. A reformation was enacted in 2007 without one of its original members, drummer Ken Owen, due to health reasons. There's also a 3rd member - Michael Amott (I forgot to add him): he's a former member, who later founded Arch Enemy.
Some of their songs, like Captive Bolt Gun, delve into animal rights issues.
Lamb of God is an American heavy metal band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1994, the group consists of vocalist Randy Blythe, guitarists Mark Morton and Willie Adler, bassist John Campbell, and drummer Chris Adler.Death Metal band from Iran.
The Dillinger Escape Plan is an American mathcore band from Morris Plains, New Jersey. The group originated in 1997 after the disbanding of Arcane, a hardcore punk trio consisting of Ben Weinman, Dimitri Minakakis, and Chris Pennie.
Bolt Thrower are a British death metal band from Coventry, England. They formed in 1986 and released their first album with Vinyl Solution in 1988. The band then shifted to a new record label, Earache Records, soon becoming one of the best selling bands on that label.
Deadlock is a German melodic death metal band from Schwarzenfeld, Bavaria, Germany. In 2010 they supported Lacuna Coil on tour. A German band that play Melodic Death/Alternative/Groove Metal.
One of their main lyrical themes is Veganism (the others are: Relationships, Social Issues, Liberation).
Melodic Death Metal from Germany.