Top 10 Best Rock and Metal Recording Studios
Some of these studios aren't specialized in rock/metal but are on the list because some significant rock/metal bands recorded there.What's a good studio? - good sound, good equipment, good staff and good working conditions (at good prices, if possible).
The Beatles made the Abbey Road Studios famous!
When you see words like "sweet" and " silence" you don't expect exactly metal music but it's one of the best metal studios with one of the best metal producers and engineers - Flemming Rasmussen. It's located in Copenhagen, Denmark, and got the attention of professionals with the 1981 album Difficult to Cure by Rainbow. The sound of Difficult to Cure attracted Metallica, who recorded Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets with Flemming Rasmussen at this studio.
Some of the recordings:
Metallica - Ride the Lightning; Master of Puppets
Rainbow - Difficult to Cure; Bent Out of Shape
Artillery - By Inheritance
Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side; (vocals only to) Nightfall in Middle-Earth
It is a former poorhouse in Headley, England. This studio is known for its stairwell that is used to get specific sound effects - for example, “When the Levee Breaks” by Led Zeppelin was partially recorded from the stairwell, mostly guitars and drums.
Who recorded at Headley Grange?
Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, Fleetwood Mac, Peter Frampton
Located in Athens, Georgia, US, this studio recorded REM, Queens of the Stone Age, Deerhunter, Bright Eyes, Animal Collective