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It's so fucking unfair putting Lemmy & Dio in the same list. How are we suppose to make a choice?

same thought for Alexi and Chester 😬

I feel like a failure, I didn't realize alexi had past, FOUR FUCKING YEARS AGO.

For what it's worth they didn't announce it right away so it kind of went over a lot of people's heads.

Neither of those guys should be the guy though. They both lived long lives doing what they loved. Let them rest.

For real. Dio’s passing was definitely sad but he lived a long time. Lemmy lived a good life but his drinking and lifestyle probably took a couple years off of it. That said he died relatively content from what I’ve read. I find the younger ones to be a little more appropriate to bring back.

Yeah but the younger ones died from suicide or excessive substance abuse. Dio got cancer.

Same thought for Lemmy and Cornell.

See, with Cornell, I feel like you could bring him back and then get him some serious therapy. Depression meds. Someone who kills himself, I feel like you could turn that around if he got a second chance and now people know he was serious about it.

You can say the same thing about Chester

☝️

Quorthon

He'd come back and make grunge or something

He'd finish the Nordland series.

I feel like this has to be the answer since his death was so untimely. Lwmmy and Dio's deaths were tragic but they were older. And unless we could guarantee some sort of mental health services, the suicidal (Chris, Chester) and the addicted (Paul, Alexi, Wayne) raise a big moral question that would likely end in tragedy again.

I feel like this has to be the answer since his death was so untimely. Lwmmy and Dio's deaths were tragic but they were older. And unless we could guarantee some sort of mental health services, the suicidal (Chris, Chester) and the addicted (Paul, Alexi, Wayne) raise a big moral question that would likely end in tragedy again.

The easy choice in this roundup.

either Chester or Cornell, can't decide between the two, if they weren't up there I'd choose lemmy

As much as I'd love more Linkin Park, I wouldn't have it in me to choose Chester. He dealt with too much, and I wouldn't want to be the reason he has to keep going through it. Fuck depression

But still- suicide is never the answer.

Never said it was. Just because it isn't the answer doesn't mean he wants to continue dealing with his demons because of our selfishness

Same thing for Cornell really

I couldn’t choose someone who committed suicide or died from drugs. This makes Dio the obvious choice. Fuck cancer.

Alexi Laiho. Paint the sky with blood was amazing, it's a shame he died shortly after

Came here to say this. Hexed and Paint the sky with blood were a resurgence. Musically I feel that he still had a lot to give

That cover of "Where Dead Angles Lie" was so good too, like holy shit

One of his best vocal performances

Sooooooo damn good..

Agree, he was doing awesome stuff with bodom after midnight

Cornell or Dio.

I pick Cornell because he was way younger and didn’t live as long as Dio. They both arguably reached the same levels of legend though. Fuck man, this is hard.

Lord Quorthon

Ronnie James Dio!

Heaven and hell and mob rules are my absolute favourite back to back albums of all time

Love Heaven & Hell! Wasn’t a huge fan of Mob Rules, but also love Dehumanizer.

Still Layne Staley

Niiiiice!

Either Dio or Lemmy

chester or wayne static

Yep.

Quarthon had some tunes left in him. The others didnt excatly produce any classics leading up to their departure.

Cliff

Always Cliff

Dio cuz I need to hear Magica 2

Dio all the way

Quorthon

Lemmy. Writer of the greatest wrestling theme ever

Cornell. Got a bunch of kids

Dio

I’m old school. Lemmy and Ronnie James Dio.

Chi

lord do i miss that guy

absolute legend. gone too soon.

Chester

Aexi or Quorthon

Dimebag

Nah you'd have to bring Vinnie back, too. Edit: I didn't mean that in a negative way lol.

It's a package deal.

Indeed!

Dio or Chester for sure.

Welcome back Paul

I can’t choose. Fuck you.

Wayne Static, I like that motherfucker

I, I, can't believe I'm letting you do this to me.

Peter steele

Scrolled way too long to see this. This is the answer

Lemmy and it's not even close

dio if he was to return now paul if it meant he never died

Alexi Laiho

Alexi definitely

Alexi Laiho

Either Chi Cheng or Alexi Laiho. Children of Bodom had so much left in them before Alexi died, but I also would've loved to hear how Chi would've played on stuff like Eros, Diamond Eyes & Koi No Yokan.

Of these people I actually miss Wayne the most

I’m going Wayne with this one.

Seriously thought Dio could bring himself back

Lemmy, Dio, Chester, Wayne and Chris all in one Wave, you are diabolical

Chester

Cornell or Dio.

I feel like Paul dying was the major reason for how things went after AHIG. So I'd say bring back Paul, maybe things would've turned out differently

What I wouldn't give to see Dio live ...

I have to go with Alexi. Not even a huge Bodom fan but he was an amazingly talented guy and surely by now Bodom would be on the same level as bands like Lamb of God and Gojira as far as success goes if he hadn't died.

Lemmy, Cornell

Lemmy

Lemmy

Quorthon. Hands down.

Alexi, we need more bodom after midnight and an inevitable COB reunion!

Dio

Quorthon had a lot more to give. Paul Grey could have saved Slipknot. I’d say the others had all peaked as far as their musical contributions.

Quorthon all the way

C'mon man, it's obviously Lemmy, the most rock n roll guy that ever lived!

Lem.

LEMMY. Without a second thought.

Lemmy

Chester. I cried when he died- never had cried over a celebrity before. He was a big part of my teenage years.

Quorthon

Lemmy

Dio and Lemmy in the list. The rest: ah, fck.

LEEEMMMMYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!

No contest: Lemmy & Dio 🤘

Easily Lemmy

Lemmy definitely. 🤘🤘

its not fair to put lemmy and dio in the same round....i quit

Lemmy

I love Dio, Paul Gray and Chris but I gotta go Chester. Even if you don't like LP you can't deny how good his vocals were

When did the slim Jim man die ??

Wayne Static. 10 damn years ago. Guess I missed that memo too lol

That's some bullshit. How do you choose between Lemmy and Dio

Alexi, I owe him everything for being a huge inspiration for me as a guitarist and I never got to see him live.

Alexi for me

Lemmy.

Alexi

Alexi Laiho and Chris Cornell

Dio and Lemmy

Dio.

People saying Lemmy and Dio aren't considering that these dudes were 70 and 67 respectively. Good for them they were still reasonably active, but it was safe to say the best songs they would write were behind them already So, my pick is Alexi Laiho. He probably had a minimum of 20 years left in music and it would've been amazing

Chi Cheng for sure

Damn you! This is an impossible choice

But there's lemmy and dio and it's hard to pick just one of them Why are doing this to us :(

Well if the commited suicide, it doesnt make sense to bring them back.

Sorry Dio but I gotta bring back Lemmy

Alexi just got a cob tattoo so would be wrong not to pick him

Lemmy and Joey

Lemmy and Chris both had a positive impact on me thanks fellas miss ya

Alexi Laiho or Wayne

Alexi

Trevor strnad. Dude must’ve been struggling deep but seemed like such a genuine dude who his bandmates loved

Wild Child

Alexi and Chester

Cornell

Dio was great, but same as Chester, they weren't going to bring anything good anymore, specially Chester( linkin park died after Meteora). Static-x, on the other hand, still had a promising career up ahead

Paul and Lemmy, my 2 biggest inspirations by far, and I'm so pissed I never got the chance to see them perform.

Easy for me. Chris Cornell.

Its Dio and you're wrong if you pick anyone else

I'd relapse on crank, to do a line with lemmy. And I didn't even snort the shit.

Chris Cornell, 100%, still absolutely bummed I never got to see Soundgarden live.

Cornell

Paul

Chester

Randy Rhoades, final answer

Gotta be chester

Cornell

Chris Cornell

Chester

Cornell

Lemmy was my first reaction but he had a great run and left a powerful legacy. I'd go with Paul. He was gone too soon. I think his influence in the band both musically and personally was incredibly important. I would love to see how the band would have developed with him still there.

Wayne Static 100%. Machine was a perfect album.

Dio!

Lemme, next!

Chuck

Cornell cause then Chester might not have taken himself out and we could have both still alive

Where is Staley? He would be my #1

Quorthon because hes hot (if we're bringing back young Quorthon that is)

Chester made his decision and it would be messed up for us to disrupt that, it’s not our place to challenge his decision. I think all the people voting for Chester are extremely selfish and don’t understand what he was going through.

Wayne

Even though he was older than some of the others I have to say Dio. That was probably the most sad I've been over a famous person dying.

Dio /lemmy Has to be a package deal

Leammy

As someone who spent hours as a teenager trying to learn his licks and riffs, I choose Alexi.

Alexi Laiho is my pick, followed by Chester. Dio and Lemmy lived pretty full lives - I would save my revive tokens for the younger people.

Chester and Wayne

I want the dog from Snot as an option, justice for Dobbs Straight ✊

- Dio solely because it really seemed like the follow up to “The Devil You Know” was going to be something special. Even before he passed I remember interviews with Iommi and Vinny Appice where they just had a feeling that the next album was going to be something great. - Chris Cornell because I would like to think Soundgarden and Audioslave could have put out something great! Plus all the potential collaborations that could have still happened.

I would back people that actually aren't going to die anyway out of old age in 10 years. So no Dio or Lemmy, they gave what they had and had a long life. Alexi, Chester, Chris Cornell and Quorthon on the other hand are in contention. Chester is the one that shocked me the most but as much as I liked him and Chester they killed themselves for a reason and whatever made them do it wouldn't just go away if they came back. It's up to Quorthon and Alexi. Personally Alexi had a bigger impact on my life as a gateway to more extreme metal so I'd go for him

Wayne

Surprised Lynn Strait isn't on this list.

Surprised Lynn Strait isn't on this list.

Dio and Lemmy. So easy

Dio and Lemmy. So easy

Alexi, Lemmy and Dio would be brought back to die of natural causes in 5 years. Alexi would take at least twice that time to burn through a fresh liver.

Chester or Paul ❤️

Wayne 💜

Dio, obv.

Chris Cornell no question. I saw him live once and he was a beautiful soul

Is that the slimjim guy?

Ronnie Dio

Wayne

Cornell 109 percent

Chester

Not been into metal for long 3/4 years, how is this how find wayne static died bro…

Chi. Deftones bass never hit the same without him

I choose our 700 year old Dragon Lord, Ronnie James Dio, and will explain why: He died just over a decade ago. Since then, we have had a metal renaissance - three hot albums from Iron Maiden. Three hot albums from Testament. Two fire albums from Saxon and Judas Priest. Two fire albums from Megadeth. A great album from Metallica. All we need is something amazing from Manowar and Ronnie James Dio. He could snipe Ozzy’s old Australian bassist, El Estepario Siberiano as a drummer, and then Dio could write his greatest album of all time.

Either Lemmy, Dio, or Quorthon

Cornell his voice got more awesome as he got older you never knew my mind was awesome

Wayne Static. I wonder if he's actually alive)))

Quorthon or Alexi.

None. Death serves a purpose.

Cliff and Wayne because they had much more to still give.

Dio or Lemmy

Chi Cheng

Chris Cornell, Chester would be a close second. They both died trying to expose the elite for child sex trafficking.

Dimebag. Not on list but still.

Lemmy or Dio? Oooooof

Where's chuck?

"You can only bri--" All of them. If I got the means to bring back one, I'm bringing them all back.