AC/DC has also been releasing...how many albums that sound exactly the same? 20+ I remembered it was...They still kick ass. What's wrong with albums that sound the same?
Iron Maiden are still going strong. They're not gone yet, far from it. :)
My list:
Pink Floyd
The Who - I heard they're releasing a new album called WHO2. I'm not too sure myself. Who knows.
RATM
Thin Lizzy
Queen
Janis Joplin
Pantera..
and some more.
Are you kidding me? Metallica album covers aren't that great at all. It's good, but not great.
The best ones are, I would say, from Iron Maiden, especially their Singles cover. You can look at them all day and not get sick of it.
The one on MTV Icon? Yes, I've seen it. But surely, it was better played than anyone else who covered Metallica. Other than Metallica themselves...of course.
No, you are quite right, there have been 'Best Metal Performance with Vocal' award. Metallica has won it five times. This year's winner was Motorhead for "Whiplash".
Stop being an idiot, yeah. Most people diss Korn because it's nu-metal, and apparently, it's cool to diss nu-metal. But, it's not.
Unless you have listened to their songs thoroughly, don't judge too harshly on it.