Black/Death Metal fans

I love all forms of music and I try to get into all of them but the one genre I have not delved into much is black/death metal. I know there are a lot of fans on here so I'm hoping I can get some help on what to check out for a metal newb. I really like the band Rosetta (The Galilean Satillites is a great album with a great concept). You can check out my last.fm for some of my musical tastes but it's a bit all over the place so it might not help.

Also, I'm curious. What were you guys listening to before you got into metal?

Go listen to Death, deathcore or some oldschool grind...

Forget the Black Metal ;)

Also, I'm curious. What were you guys listening to before you got into metal?

pink_floyd123

Hmm.. before metal I was listening to bands like Disturbed and System of a Down.

This is how it started for me. I had always been a great lover of old renaissance/medieval tunes, traditional european folk music and all that, so when I first heard the folk/viking metal band Ensiferum, I loved the instruments but I just couldn't grasp the vocals. But soon after, the growls grew on me and eventually I became a fan of growls. This enabled to open up and explore further metal genres. This is basically how it went with all my first metal bands, I just fell in love the instruments.

I'd suggest you find a metal band that has something that really appeals to you, then start listening to them and eventually the growls do grow on you, as what has happened to most of my friends whom I've introduced metal to.

I got started on Cradle of Filth.

But if you look into them, go classic.

They kinda took the "Metallica" route...

I love all forms of music and I try to get into all of them but the one genre I have not delved into much is black/death metal. I know there are a lot of fans on here so I'm hoping I can get some help on what to check out for a metal newb. I really like the band Rosetta (The Galilean Satillites is a great album with a great concept). You can check out my last.fm for some of my musical tastes but it's a bit all over the place so it might not help.

Also, I'm curious. What were you guys listening to before you got into metal?

pink_floyd123

I started off listening to emo/ screamo stuff. I'd suggest thats what you do because otherwise you won't appreciate the screaming in metal. A couple really good starter bands are Every Time I Die, Underoath, Thursday, Alexisonfire. In my personal opinion, the best metal band is Between The Buried and Me. You should download either Alaska or Colors, some really good songs are Selkies, Croakies And Boatshoes, White Walls, Prequel To The Sequel, Alaska, The Primer and the list goes on. All of the intsruments are really spectacular and Tommy Rogers is an excellent vocalist.

[QUOTE="pink_floyd123"]

I love all forms of music and I try to get into all of them but the one genre I have not delved into much is black/death metal. I know there are a lot of fans on here so I'm hoping I can get some help on what to check out for a metal newb. I really like the band Rosetta (The Galilean Satillites is a great album with a great concept). You can check out my last.fm for some of my musical tastes but it's a bit all over the place so it might not help.

Also, I'm curious. What were you guys listening to before you got into metal?

Paul_Waggoner

I started off listening to emo/ screamo stuff. I'd suggest thats what you do because otherwise you won't appreciate the screaming in metal. A couple really good starter bands are Every Time I Die, Underoath, Thursday, Alexisonfire. In my personal opinion, the best metal band is Between The Buried and Me. You should download either Alaska or Colors, some really good songs are Selkies, Croakies And Boatshoes, White Walls, Prequel To The Sequel, Alaska, The Primer and the list goes on. All of the intsruments are really spectacular and Tommy Rogers is an excellent vocalist.

No! NO!

BAD!

***Hits with newspaper!***

NEVER suggest EMO as a gateway to Balck and Death metal!!!!

[QUOTE="Paul_Waggoner"][QUOTE="pink_floyd123"]

I love all forms of music and I try to get into all of them but the one genre I have not delved into much is black/death metal. I know there are a lot of fans on here so I'm hoping I can get some help on what to check out for a metal newb. I really like the band Rosetta (The Galilean Satillites is a great album with a great concept). You can check out my last.fm for some of my musical tastes but it's a bit all over the place so it might not help.

Also, I'm curious. What were you guys listening to before you got into metal?

lord_mordain

I started off listening to emo/ screamo stuff. I'd suggest thats what you do because otherwise you won't appreciate the screaming in metal. A couple really good starter bands are Every Time I Die, Underoath, Thursday, Alexisonfire. In my personal opinion, the best metal band is Between The Buried and Me. You should download either Alaska or Colors, some really good songs are Selkies, Croakies And Boatshoes, White Walls, Prequel To The Sequel, Alaska, The Primer and the list goes on. All of the intsruments are really spectacular and Tommy Rogers is an excellent vocalist.

No! NO!

BAD!

***Hits with newspaper!***

NEVER suggest EMO as a gateway to Balck and Death metal!!!!

Gateway to Black and Death metal = Lamb of God :twisted:

[QUOTE="Paul_Waggoner"][QUOTE="pink_floyd123"]

I love all forms of music and I try to get into all of them but the one genre I have not delved into much is black/death metal. I know there are a lot of fans on here so I'm hoping I can get some help on what to check out for a metal newb. I really like the band Rosetta (The Galilean Satillites is a great album with a great concept). You can check out my last.fm for some of my musical tastes but it's a bit all over the place so it might not help.

Also, I'm curious. What were you guys listening to before you got into metal?

lord_mordain

I started off listening to emo/ screamo stuff. I'd suggest thats what you do because otherwise you won't appreciate the screaming in metal. A couple really good starter bands are Every Time I Die, Underoath, Thursday, Alexisonfire. In my personal opinion, the best metal band is Between The Buried and Me. You should download either Alaska or Colors, some really good songs are Selkies, Croakies And Boatshoes, White Walls, Prequel To The Sequel, Alaska, The Primer and the list goes on. All of the intsruments are really spectacular and Tommy Rogers is an excellent vocalist.

No! NO!

BAD!

***Hits with newspaper!***

NEVER suggest EMO as a gateway to Balck and Death metal!!!!

I wasn't really going along the lines of Black/ Death metal, just kinda Metal in general. I can't stand death metal, I'm just too much of a happy peerson to listen to it. The only death metal band I like is Job For A Cowboy, and their new album is crap anyway.

[QUOTE="Paul_Waggoner"][QUOTE="pink_floyd123"]

I love all forms of music and I try to get into all of them but the one genre I have not delved into much is black/death metal. I know there are a lot of fans on here so I'm hoping I can get some help on what to check out for a metal newb. I really like the band Rosetta (The Galilean Satillites is a great album with a great concept). You can check out my last.fm for some of my musical tastes but it's a bit all over the place so it might not help.

Also, I'm curious. What were you guys listening to before you got into metal?

lord_mordain

I started off listening to emo/ screamo stuff. I'd suggest thats what you do because otherwise you won't appreciate the screaming in metal. A couple really good starter bands are Every Time I Die, Underoath, Thursday, Alexisonfire. In my personal opinion, the best metal band is Between The Buried and Me. You should download either Alaska or Colors, some really good songs are Selkies, Croakies And Boatshoes, White Walls, Prequel To The Sequel, Alaska, The Primer and the list goes on. All of the intsruments are really spectacular and Tommy Rogers is an excellent vocalist.

No! NO!

BAD!

***Hits with newspaper!***

NEVER suggest EMO as a gateway to Balck and Death metal!!!!

I KNOW!!! :evil:

We must kill him with fire!!!

[QUOTE="lord_mordain"][QUOTE="Paul_Waggoner"][QUOTE="pink_floyd123"]

I love all forms of music and I try to get into all of them but the one genre I have not delved into much is black/death metal. I know there are a lot of fans on here so I'm hoping I can get some help on what to check out for a metal newb. I really like the band Rosetta (The Galilean Satillites is a great album with a great concept). You can check out my last.fm for some of my musical tastes but it's a bit all over the place so it might not help.

Also, I'm curious. What were you guys listening to before you got into metal?

Paul_Waggoner

I started off listening to emo/ screamo stuff. I'd suggest thats what you do because otherwise you won't appreciate the screaming in metal. A couple really good starter bands are Every Time I Die, Underoath, Thursday, Alexisonfire. In my personal opinion, the best metal band is Between The Buried and Me. You should download either Alaska or Colors, some really good songs are Selkies, Croakies And Boatshoes, White Walls, Prequel To The Sequel, Alaska, The Primer and the list goes on. All of the intsruments are really spectacular and Tommy Rogers is an excellent vocalist.

No! NO!

BAD!

***Hits with newspaper!***

NEVER suggest EMO as a gateway to Balck and Death metal!!!!

I wasn't really going along the lines of Black/ Death metal, just kinda Metal in general. I can't stand death metal, I'm just too much of a happy peerson to listen to it. The only death metal band I like is Job For A Cowboy, and their new album is crap anyway.

Emo/Screamo is NOT metal! :o

[QUOTE="lord_mordain"][QUOTE="Paul_Waggoner"][QUOTE="pink_floyd123"]

I love all forms of music and I try to get into all of them but the one genre I have not delved into much is black/death metal. I know there are a lot of fans on here so I'm hoping I can get some help on what to check out for a metal newb. I really like the band Rosetta (The Galilean Satillites is a great album with a great concept). You can check out my last.fm for some of my musical tastes but it's a bit all over the place so it might not help.

Also, I'm curious. What were you guys listening to before you got into metal?

Rikardur

I started off listening to emo/ screamo stuff. I'd suggest thats what you do because otherwise you won't appreciate the screaming in metal. A couple really good starter bands are Every Time I Die, Underoath, Thursday, Alexisonfire. In my personal opinion, the best metal band is Between The Buried and Me. You should download either Alaska or Colors, some really good songs are Selkies, Croakies And Boatshoes, White Walls, Prequel To The Sequel, Alaska, The Primer and the list goes on. All of the intsruments are really spectacular and Tommy Rogers is an excellent vocalist.

No! NO!

BAD!

***Hits with newspaper!***

NEVER suggest EMO as a gateway to Balck and Death metal!!!!

I KNOW!!! :evil:

We must kill him with fire!!!

I guess that would be the true death metal way.

[QUOTE="Paul_Waggoner"][QUOTE="lord_mordain"][QUOTE="Paul_Waggoner"][QUOTE="pink_floyd123"]

I love all forms of music and I try to get into all of them but the one genre I have not delved into much is black/death metal. I know there are a lot of fans on here so I'm hoping I can get some help on what to check out for a metal newb. I really like the band Rosetta (The Galilean Satillites is a great album with a great concept). You can check out my last.fm for some of my musical tastes but it's a bit all over the place so it might not help.

Also, I'm curious. What were you guys listening to before you got into metal?

Rikardur

I started off listening to emo/ screamo stuff. I'd suggest thats what you do because otherwise you won't appreciate the screaming in metal. A couple really good starter bands are Every Time I Die, Underoath, Thursday, Alexisonfire. In my personal opinion, the best metal band is Between The Buried and Me. You should download either Alaska or Colors, some really good songs are Selkies, Croakies And Boatshoes, White Walls, Prequel To The Sequel, Alaska, The Primer and the list goes on. All of the intsruments are really spectacular and Tommy Rogers is an excellent vocalist.

No! NO!

BAD!

***Hits with newspaper!***

NEVER suggest EMO as a gateway to Balck and Death metal!!!!

I wasn't really going along the lines of Black/ Death metal, just kinda Metal in general. I can't stand death metal, I'm just too much of a happy peerson to listen to it. The only death metal band I like is Job For A Cowboy, and their new album is crap anyway.

Emo/Screamo is NOT metal! :o

I never said emo/screamo is metal. I hate people that think that.

I said taht Between The Buried and Me is metal, which they are.

emo and screamo are sub genres of punk

[QUOTE="Rikardur"][QUOTE="lord_mordain"][QUOTE="Paul_Waggoner"][QUOTE="pink_floyd123"]

I love all forms of music and I try to get into all of them but the one genre I have not delved into much is black/death metal. I know there are a lot of fans on here so I'm hoping I can get some help on what to check out for a metal newb. I really like the band Rosetta (The Galilean Satillites is a great album with a great concept). You can check out my last.fm for some of my musical tastes but it's a bit all over the place so it might not help.

Also, I'm curious. What were you guys listening to before you got into metal?

Paul_Waggoner

I started off listening to emo/ screamo stuff. I'd suggest thats what you do because otherwise you won't appreciate the screaming in metal. A couple really good starter bands are Every Time I Die, Underoath, Thursday, Alexisonfire. In my personal opinion, the best metal band is Between The Buried and Me. You should download either Alaska or Colors, some really good songs are Selkies, Croakies And Boatshoes, White Walls, Prequel To The Sequel, Alaska, The Primer and the list goes on. All of the intsruments are really spectacular and Tommy Rogers is an excellent vocalist.

No! NO!

BAD!

***Hits with newspaper!***

NEVER suggest EMO as a gateway to Balck and Death metal!!!!

I KNOW!!! :evil:

We must kill him with fire!!!

I guess that would be the true death metal way.

Hhmm, I thought it was the proper way to deal with teh emoes :?

Gateway to Black and Death metal = Lamb of God :twisted:

The_Sand_Man

Not a bad suggestion.

check out Beneath the Massacre. they are a relatively new band from Canada (yay!). i really enjoy them.Severed_Hand

I think I saw them in Ottawa at Babylon, they were pretty decent.

For a while I localized myself to a few samplers I had purchased (Headbangers Ball Vol.1 and 2/Metal for the Masses Vol.3). But what really got my interest going was my friend Steve. I would give him a flash drive and he would fill it with albums from Deicide, Dark Funeral, Nile, Xasthur, etc. I would tell him which bands I enjoyed and he suggested other albums and similar bands to check out.

Magazines also assisted my discovery of some bands. Initially I read Revolver for a good 2 years, but when I discovered my tastes had matured for it, I turned to Decibel. I would read up on a band, sample a song on Itunes, and if I liked it, I would buy it. That's how I discovered The Absence.

There were a few shows that introduced me to a lot of music too. Uranium and Headbangers Ball were pretty much my primary sources.

[QUOTE="Rikardur"][QUOTE="Paul_Waggoner"][QUOTE="lord_mordain"][QUOTE="Paul_Waggoner"][QUOTE="pink_floyd123"]

I love all forms of music and I try to get into all of them but the one genre I have not delved into much is black/death metal. I know there are a lot of fans on here so I'm hoping I can get some help on what to check out for a metal newb. I really like the band Rosetta (The Galilean Satillites is a great album with a great concept). You can check out my last.fm for some of my musical tastes but it's a bit all over the place so it might not help.

Also, I'm curious. What were you guys listening to before you got into metal?

Paul_Waggoner

I started off listening to emo/ screamo stuff. I'd suggest thats what you do because otherwise you won't appreciate the screaming in metal. A couple really good starter bands are Every Time I Die, Underoath, Thursday, Alexisonfire. In my personal opinion, the best metal band is Between The Buried and Me. You should download either Alaska or Colors, some really good songs are Selkies, Croakies And Boatshoes, White Walls, Prequel To The Sequel, Alaska, The Primer and the list goes on. All of the intsruments are really spectacular and Tommy Rogers is an excellent vocalist.

No! NO!

BAD!

***Hits with newspaper!***

NEVER suggest EMO as a gateway to Balck and Death metal!!!!

I wasn't really going along the lines of Black/ Death metal, just kinda Metal in general. I can't stand death metal, I'm just too much of a happy peerson to listen to it. The only death metal band I like is Job For A Cowboy, and their new album is crap anyway.

Emo/Screamo is NOT metal! :o

I never said emo/screamo is metal. I hate people that think that.

I said taht Between The Buried and Me is metal, which they are.

emo and screamo are sub genres of punk

Oh ok, I thought you were saying stuff like underoath or thursday was metal. I feel better now :)

BTBM is alright, just not my taste.

I'm a typical metalhead. First I started listening to rock, then nu metal, metalcore, deathcore, death metal, black metal all within a period of about 5 years.

I listen to mostly everything except nu metal now, but mostly death and black (various sub-genres)

If you want good metal, check out instrumental bands only first to ease you into the genre. Try Blotted Science

[QUOTE="Paul_Waggoner"][QUOTE="Rikardur"][QUOTE="lord_mordain"][QUOTE="Paul_Waggoner"][QUOTE="pink_floyd123"]

I love all forms of music and I try to get into all of them but the one genre I have not delved into much is black/death metal. I know there are a lot of fans on here so I'm hoping I can get some help on what to check out for a metal newb. I really like the band Rosetta (The Galilean Satillites is a great album with a great concept). You can check out my last.fm for some of my musical tastes but it's a bit all over the place so it might not help.

Also, I'm curious. What were you guys listening to before you got into metal?

Rikardur

I started off listening to emo/ screamo stuff. I'd suggest thats what you do because otherwise you won't appreciate the screaming in metal. A couple really good starter bands are Every Time I Die, Underoath, Thursday, Alexisonfire. In my personal opinion, the best metal band is Between The Buried and Me. You should download either Alaska or Colors, some really good songs are Selkies, Croakies And Boatshoes, White Walls, Prequel To The Sequel, Alaska, The Primer and the list goes on. All of the intsruments are really spectacular and Tommy Rogers is an excellent vocalist.

No! NO!

BAD!

***Hits with newspaper!***

NEVER suggest EMO as a gateway to Balck and Death metal!!!!

I KNOW!!! :evil:

We must kill him with fire!!!

I guess that would be the true death metal way.

Hhmm, I thought it was the proper way to deal with teh emoes :?

They deal with themselves by cutting and thankgod.

Did you mean African Americans who are Death Metal fans? AppleWonderMan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_metal

My two personal favourite black metal albums are Seediq Bale by Chthonic and Legend by Abigail Williams. As a warning though Abigail Williams tends to switch genres here and there throughout the album but it is most black metal.SunnSinking

I can't wait til Abigail William's new album comes out, I suggest you check out the band in my sig

[QUOTE="Paul_Waggoner"][QUOTE="Rikardur"][QUOTE="lord_mordain"][QUOTE="Paul_Waggoner"][QUOTE="pink_floyd123"]

I love all forms of music and I try to get into all of them but the one genre I have not delved into much is black/death metal. I know there are a lot of fans on here so I'm hoping I can get some help on what to check out for a metal newb. I really like the band Rosetta (The Galilean Satillites is a great album with a great concept). You can check out my last.fm for some of my musical tastes but it's a bit all over the place so it might not help.

Also, I'm curious. What were you guys listening to before you got into metal?

Rikardur

I started off listening to emo/ screamo stuff. I'd suggest thats what you do because otherwise you won't appreciate the screaming in metal. A couple really good starter bands are Every Time I Die, Underoath, Thursday, Alexisonfire. In my personal opinion, the best metal band is Between The Buried and Me. You should download either Alaska or Colors, some really good songs are Selkies, Croakies And Boatshoes, White Walls, Prequel To The Sequel, Alaska, The Primer and the list goes on. All of the intsruments are really spectacular and Tommy Rogers is an excellent vocalist.

No! NO!

BAD!

***Hits with newspaper!***

NEVER suggest EMO as a gateway to Balck and Death metal!!!!

I KNOW!!! :evil:

We must kill him with fire!!!

I guess that would be the true death metal way.

Hhmm, I thought it was the proper way to deal with teh emoes :?

No, that's witches.

Emo's just die out.

You know.... Dehydration and blood-loss...

[QUOTE="pink_floyd123"]

Also, I'm curious. What were you guys listening to before you got into metal?

The_Sand_Man

Hmm.. before metal I was listening to bands like Disturbed and System of a Down.

Ditto.

And if you want to start with more melodic, washed-down (sort of) Black metal, which is the only one I can stand and actually like, you should listen to anything from Dimmu Borgir or the albums "Midian" and "Damnation and a Day" by Cradle of Filth. If you think you can stomach the brutality you should go right into Emperor, Immortal, etc.

As for Death, I'drecommendChildren of Bodom, Arch Enemy and Kalmah, again these are more melodic Death bands, I don't really know any other bands in this genre.

[QUOTE="lord_mordain"][QUOTE="Paul_Waggoner"][QUOTE="pink_floyd123"]

I love all forms of music and I try to get into all of them but the one genre I have not delved into much is black/death metal. I know there are a lot of fans on here so I'm hoping I can get some help on what to check out for a metal newb. I really like the band Rosetta (The Galilean Satillites is a great album with a great concept). You can check out my last.fm for some of my musical tastes but it's a bit all over the place so it might not help.

Also, I'm curious. What were you guys listening to before you got into metal?

Paul_Waggoner

I started off listening to emo/ screamo stuff. I'd suggest thats what you do because otherwise you won't appreciate the screaming in metal. A couple really good starter bands are Every Time I Die, Underoath, Thursday, Alexisonfire. In my personal opinion, the best metal band is Between The Buried and Me. You should download either Alaska or Colors, some really good songs are Selkies, Croakies And Boatshoes, White Walls, Prequel To The Sequel, Alaska, The Primer and the list goes on. All of the intsruments are really spectacular and Tommy Rogers is an excellent vocalist.

No! NO!

BAD!

***Hits with newspaper!***

NEVER suggest EMO as a gateway to Balck and Death metal!!!!

I wasn't really going along the lines of Black/ Death metal, just kinda Metal in general. I can't stand death metal, I'm just too much of a happy peerson to listen to it. The only death metal band I like is Job For A Cowboy, and their new album is crap anyway.

Hey you like one of the best bands ever :P

anyways start with Behemoth.. that's what I did.

[QUOTE="Rikardur"][QUOTE="Paul_Waggoner"][QUOTE="Rikardur"][QUOTE="lord_mordain"][QUOTE="Paul_Waggoner"][QUOTE="pink_floyd123"]

I love all forms of music and I try to get into all of them but the one genre I have not delved into much is black/death metal. I know there are a lot of fans on here so I'm hoping I can get some help on what to check out for a metal newb. I really like the band Rosetta (The Galilean Satillites is a great album with a great concept). You can check out my last.fm for some of my musical tastes but it's a bit all over the place so it might not help.

Also, I'm curious. What were you guys listening to before you got into metal?

lord_mordain

I started off listening to emo/ screamo stuff. I'd suggest thats what you do because otherwise you won't appreciate the screaming in metal. A couple really good starter bands are Every Time I Die, Underoath, Thursday, Alexisonfire. In my personal opinion, the best metal band is Between The Buried and Me. You should download either Alaska or Colors, some really good songs are Selkies, Croakies And Boatshoes, White Walls, Prequel To The Sequel, Alaska, The Primer and the list goes on. All of the intsruments are really spectacular and Tommy Rogers is an excellent vocalist.

No! NO!

BAD!

***Hits with newspaper!***

NEVER suggest EMO as a gateway to Balck and Death metal!!!!

I KNOW!!! :evil:

We must kill him with fire!!!

I guess that would be the true death metal way.

Hhmm, I thought it was the proper way to deal with teh emoes :?

No, that's witches.

Emo's just die out.

You know.... Dehydration and blood-loss...

But I'd rather not wait for them to die, thank you.

[QUOTE="Severed_Hand"]check out Beneath the Massacre. they are a relatively new band from Canada (yay!). i really enjoy them.Paul_Waggoner

I think I saw them in Ottawa at Babylon, they were pretty decent.

Fantastic! who were they playing with? i would have loved to have seen them.

Don't listen to whoever recomended Lamb Of God. They are an embarassment to the metal genre as are disturbed, slipknot, mudvayne and any other excuse for metal "metalheads" are listening to these days.

Back on subject I noticed you like Rosetta. If you haven't already I recomend listening to Mouth Of The Architect, Neurosis, Isis, Pelican, Cult Of Luna, Ahab, Novembers Doom (their new albums ex:The Pale Haunt Departure), Sunn 0))), Swallow The Sun, and My Dying Bride.

Don't listen to whoever recomended Lamb Of God. They are an embarassment to the metal genre as are disturbed, slipknot, mudvayne and any other excuse for metal "metalheads" are listening to these days.

Back on subject I noticed you like Rosetta. If you haven't already I recomend listening to Mouth Of The Architect, Neurosis, Isis, Pelican, Cult Of Luna, Ahab, Novembers Doom (their new albums ex:The Pale Haunt Departure), Sunn 0))), Swallow The Sun, and My Dying Bride.

SunnSinking

Ah yes, My Dying Bride. I loved that band even before I got into metal.

I love metal, pretty much every subgenre of it, but my favorite is definitely death metal. I used to find the vocals extremely unappealing as well, but after being exposed to it more often (since I had friend who listened to the stuff), it just kind of grew on me. I learned to appreciate the technicality of it, while still being able to 'feel' the music, you know? Its more about the actual music and the feel it gives, rather than the lyrics, to me at least.

Anyway, some good real death metal bands are Decapitated, Suffocation, Cryptopsy, Nile, Vital Remains, Death, Morbid Angel, and many others.

I love metal, pretty much every subgenre of it, but my favorite is definitely death metal. I used to find the vocals extremely unappealing as well, but after being exposed to it more often (since I had friend who listened to the stuff), it just kind of grew on me. I learned to appreciate the technicality of it, while still being able to 'feel' the music, you know? Its more about the actual music and the feel it gives, rather than the lyrics, to me at least.

Anyway, some good real death metal bands are Decapitated, Suffocation, Cryptopsy, Nile, Vital Remains, Death, Morbid Angel, and many others.

__Lauren__

heh, I caught Nile opening for Cradle once in San Francisco.

That the band with the black guy on vocals right?

Some Black Metal bands you can check out are: Bathory, Venom, Hellhammer and Celtic Frost, Summoning, Immortal, Mayhem, Darkthrone. As for Death Metal check out Deicide.

I use to listen to mostly metal and classic rock back then, but I got more into metal.

I love metal, pretty much every subgenre of it, but my favorite is definitely death metal. I used to find the vocals extremely unappealing as well, but after being exposed to it more often (since I had friend who listened to the stuff), it just kind of grew on me. I learned to appreciate the technicality of it, while still being able to 'feel' the music, you know? Its more about the actual music and the feel it gives, rather than the lyrics, to me at least.

Anyway, some good real death metal bands are Decapitated, Suffocation, Cryptopsy, Nile, Vital Remains, Death, Morbid Angel, and many others.

__Lauren__

Nile is my personal favourite death metal band. I love the Egyptian influence.

I don't listen to much Metal, Grind, or Hardcore (well, "Hardcore") anymore. In fact, I'll smugly admit that I would rather listen to Chopin or traditional Roma music, but I used to live for them. Anyway...

Death Metal/Black Metal/Grindcore and (GASP!) Crust bands of note for me: Gorgoroth, Cannibal Corpse (with Chris Barnes), Autopsy, Obituary, Cryptopsy, Death, Bathory, Acid Bath, F**k...I'm Dead, Carcass, Burzum, Mayhem, Dark Throne, Dying Fetus, (old) Cradle of Filth, Disgorge, Napalm Death (specifically the 'Scum' LP), Last Days of Humanity, Driller Killer, Pig Destroyer, Exhumed, Venom, Entombed, Hypocrisy, Mortician, Assuck, DOOM, Axiom, Pelican, Harmony As One (ex-Napalm Death), His Hero Is Gone, Man Is The Bastard, Opeth, Emperor, Theatre of Tragedy, and Gism. I don't know if you're interested (or already informed), but Screamo (not to be confused with the "mainstream" variant) is a comparable genre as well (musically speaking), and is certainly aesthetically superior. Orchid, Song of Zarathustra, Reversal of Man, Neil Perry, Off Minor, Saetia, Angelhair, Heroin, Swing Kids, Portraits of Past, Daitro (France), Alcatraz (France), and Anomie (France) are all notable Screamo bands.

All astounding, and all of the top of my head.

And no, mainstream Hardcore and Post-Hardcore are not even gateways to HARDCORE, much less Metal or Grind, nor are the bands you listed acceptable alternatives or remotely comparable to the bands everyone else has listed, no offense. Well, I'll agree that BTBM is acceptable Metal. Not quite what they used to be though...

I'm from Tampa, and I remember seeing the original Underoath line-up play at a Christian venue-club-goober hangout, and all of their fans were praying along with the old vocalist. So Metal. Admittedly though, those were their best days musically.

The post above me made me realize that I completely forgot Nile.

Dark Tranquility and Opeth's older albums really opened me up to Death Metal, as well as Carcass and orphaned Land's older stuff. Some good newer Death Metal would be Scar Symmetry.

As for Black..not a big fan but I enjoy Mayhem.