A fellow member suggested I open a poll to find of who, in your humble opinion, is the best British band. However, after consideration, and taking into account the vast amount of British bands, I thought it would be wiser to split the poll into two different ones, one dedicated to old school metal and one to the more modern inspired bands.

My answer to this poll, concerning old school bands, is Judas Priest. They had a sound in the 70s that was unprecedented and in my opinion, although most of their work is great, produced their best material 20 years after they started, which cannot be said for many bands. Halford also has one of the best voices in the field.