Off The Reservation

I'll have to check out Dethlok (also the name of a Marvel comic character, right?). I'm mostly looking for new stuff, though I love the classics.

Guys, you really ought to look up some stuff that doesn't get played on the radio. The new Every Time I Die album is absolutely sick. Periphery is my favorite band right now. Also really into this new band a friend of mine introduced me to named The Safety Fire. Unearth, Poison The Well, Mastodon, Meshuggah, Evergreen Terrace, Born of Osiris, Opeth, Parkway Drive, and many others are great metal bands that are all very diverse across the entire genre. Really guys, I can't stress this enough...I haven't listened to music on the radio in probably five years, let alone metal music. In the nicest possible way I can say this, do yourselves a favor and search outside a box a little.

Yes, I am incredibly snobby when it comes to music. Feel free to ask for any sort of music recommendations, as I spend a lot of time looking up new music I haven't heard yet, and not just metal - I'm really into hip-hop, electronic, hell, even some oldies (been listening to some Etta James and Muddy Waters lately).

The last 2 posts reminded me of a few bands. Meshuggah, Evergreen Terrace(whom I saw live numerous times in high school in Valdosta), and In Flames. All very good metal bands and can't go wrong with them. And for the record, Dethklok isn't played on the radio

Also, I may catch some flak for this, but System Of A Down have some good songs, and Serj, though not really metal, has some good tunes as well.

No, I agree with you. SOAD are a great band, and Toxicity is one of my all-time favorite albums. They're one of the few bands that gets the airtime they deserve.

I'll tell you what though - if you're into SOAD, check out Fair to Midland.

No mention of Bullet For My Valentine?
I love those guys.

Also love SOAD and if you don't mind a chick for a lead singer, Otep has some great songs. She's hot too.

Sort of agree here. I think Slipknot's first album is good, with a few songs on each following album being alright. Other than that I don't really find them that appealing.

Amon Amarth is a damn good band. Some of their songs have unreal breaks that are like a roller coaster, which is what a good metal tune should be.

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All That Remains is pretty good.

Thanks. I meant to post that a bunch in my list were that type of metal.

I am going to have to check out some of these other bands being mentioned, that is why I like threads like this one, good for finding new stuff.

If you all really want to listen to something off the wall, then Finntrollz is a good listen. I believe they refer to their music as Swedish black polka death metal. It is entertaining imo.

I like all types of metal myself, although as my list suggests, I do have a preference for power/melodic/fantasy metal. Usually prefer the clean vocals over death vocals, but just depends on the band, some of my favorites are flexible and can do both.