Okay, So most Rip-Off Bands out there are Bad Carbon Copies of their idols but I certainly love some of the few who give justice to their chosen sound albeit being completely Un-original, here are some of my faves

Primal Fear - Judas Priest Worshippers

Cage - More like the solo 'Halford' sound with a tinge of Iced Earth

Delirious - Clearly these guys are into Chuck Billy & Testament

Korzus - Arise/Beneath d Remains-era Sepultura

and.......PANTERA!




What about you?

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PRIMAL FEAR doesn't sound as much like JUDAS PRIEST as people claim.

I'll go with EXIVIOUS/CYNIC.

Ultimatum - Definitely Exodus ripoffs

JUST KIDDING OF COURSE!

X-Sinner - AC/DC clones (esp. on their first album, GET IT)

Mirror of Dead Faces. A name so idiotic I fail to see how it was even conceived, but its some top notch worship of The Black Dahlia Murder.

Primal Fear sound nothing like Judas Priest. Scheepers surely sounds like Halford at times, but that doesn't make the band sound like Priest.

Cage was around before Halford put out Resurrection. And they sound nothing like Fight. Not that they sound like Halford's other stuff.

And Pantera did not rip-off Exhorder. It's nonsense, as it's always been.

That said...

Witchfinder General (Sabbath)

Phil Anselmo did rip off Kyle Thomas' vocal and lyrical style. And did it better frankly, with a more talented backing band.

Pretty much every AC\DC clone band (and AC\DC themselves ) like Bullet. Animal - basically it's WASP, and Astral Doors, if they fell into that category (not exactly Dio rip-off for me).

Temple of Blood remind me of Agent Steel. And Ultimatum are like Steve Souza era Exodus.

The first Living Sacrifice album is a total Slayer rip-off. (minus the vocals)

Rhino Bucket of course, but man the band '77 is like they are channeling the original Bon Scott AC/DC line up, rip off of AC/DC? Hell ya but an enjoyable one.

Everyone should give a listen to Insane - Wait and Pray. It is the best copy of Slayer's Show No Mercy I've ever heard. Everything from the sound to the imagery is done perfectly! It doesn't quite beat the original, but I listen to it often.

Hmmm.......

Deliverance's first album had a lot of Megadeth worship going on, Barren Cross (that one is OBVIOUS!), Sacred Warrior's Queensryche worship (listen to Wicked Generation the Operation:Mindcrime!)

And agree with FF on X-Sinner!

Aside from the obvious Halford comparisons on the vocals, Primal Fear always sounded more like Accept musically to me.

Seven Witches (esp. when they had Wade Black and James Rivera on vox) seemed like they were trying harder to be Judas Priest Junior.

I dont know too many bands that are uniquely original actually.

I also have to say Covenant (or The Kovenant) is one of those rip offs that pass up the band that they were ripping off,which was For All Tid and later Enthrone Darkness Triumphant era Dimmu Borgir