Black Sabbath, AC/DC, or Van Halen.

Also Rise Against is an awesome band. They don't really fit in the category with Metallica, but they're great. 

Eh....I grew out of that music long ago. 

The Cure, but I don't think anyone here likes them...wrlyy

Very funny....and he's not ready for that genre.

Black Sabbath, AC/DC, or Van Halen.

Also Rise Against is an awesome band. They don't really fit in the category with Metallica, but they're great. 

NrkSaint

I don't like AC/DC very much so i'll check out Black Sabbath , Van Halen and Rise Against. Keep the recommendations coming!

Eh....I grew out of that music long ago.  [QUOTE="wrlyy"]The Cure, but I don't think anyone here likes them...LJS9502_basic

Very funny....and he's not ready for that genre.

What kind of music is The Cure and why wouldent i be ready for it?

[QUOTE="wrlyy"]The Cure, but I don't think anyone here likes them...LJS9502_basic

Very funny....and he's not ready for that genre.

7 minutes to reply to a Cure related post? Come on, you can do better than that!

What kind of music is The Cure and why wouldent i be ready for it?

Toshan1337

Alternative...because it's different than what you listen to now.  More melody oriented...not fast guitar attacks.

7 minutes to reply to a Cure related post? Come on, you can do better than that!

wrlyy

wolfmother

maybe you like arctic monkeys( a big hit in europe)

wolfmother

maybe you like arctic monkeys( a big hit in europe)

 

b4r3nd

Artic Monkeys aren't even close to Metallica.

[QUOTE="b4r3nd"]

wolfmother

maybe you like arctic monkeys( a big hit in europe)

 

LJS9502_basic

Artic Monkeys aren't even close to Metallica.

Wolfmother then. Are they close?

Wolfmother then. Are they close?

Toshan1337

Wolfmother are a throwback to 70's bands.  Not metal though. Rock. 

[QUOTE="Toshan1337"]

Wolfmother then. Are they close?

LJS9502_basic

Wolfmother are a throwback to 70's bands.  Not metal though. Rock. 

I like Judas Priest. Is Wolfmother similar?

Hmm, Metallica is a two-sided coin.  If you're into old-school, you need to check out Motorhead, Testament and Annihilator.  If you're into new-school, you need to check out Rebel Meets Rebel. 

Iron Maiden is power metal, and those kinds of bands are easy to find.  So far, the one's I've really liked are Nightwish, Helloween, Stratovarius and of course, Judas Priest

Where to start:

With Testament, just get First Strike Still Deadly.  It's a re-recording of some of their best stuff, but with their newer sound.  But, it's nowhere near as deathlike as their release previous to it called The Gathering (which is an absolutely stellar album)

With Annihilator, the one's you're going to want to look at are the Alice In Hell/Never Never Land re-release.  Either that or Carnival Diablos.

Motorhead, I'd start off with Ace of Spades and then lead up tot their more recent stuff.  Their last album, Kiss of Death was a wicked listen.

Rebel Meets Rebel is a cross between metal and country blues.  The closest thing I could compare it to is ZZ Top in the late 80's and mid-90's, although it really doesn't sound anything like Afterburner, Recycler, Antenna or Rythmeen.  Or a combination thereof.  Really good stuff, though, one of Dimebag's last projects.  So far as I'm aware of, they only have one release.

Nightwish is in the process of bringing in a new singer, the release that I would start with is Highest Hopes (a greatest hits kind of release) because it covers a fair breadth of the previous singer's work (and she wails).

Helloween has been good enough to re-release their entire back-catalogue.  The one i'd start with, though, is The Time of the Oath.  Great stuff, sounds a lot like Judas Priest.

With Stratovarius, I'd recommend the Elements series (there's 2 of them).  Really well-done stuff.

With Judas Priest, there are periods that you want to avoid.  Actually, specific albums, those being Point of Entry, Turbo and Ram it Down (and some would say Demolition).  I would start off with Sin After Sin and Stained C-l-a-s-s, but if you want something more recent, Painkiller or Angel of Retribution are both excellent entries.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="Toshan1337"]

Wolfmother then. Are they close?

Toshan1337

Wolfmother are a throwback to 70's bands.  Not metal though. Rock. 

I like Judas Priest. Is Wolfmother similar?

No.....Priest is more similiar to Ozzy and Maiden.

I'll just throw some Metal I enjoy out there;

Overkill, Motorhead, Blind Guardian, Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, Sonata Arctica, Wintersun, Pain of Salvation, Ayreon, Iced Earth, Haggard, Evergrey, Kamelot, Therion, Leaves' Eyes, Theatre of Tragedy, Epica.

Just checked out Rise Against and i like it. Great tip nrksaint. And i have to thank apathetic for a great post. Lots of good information.

i dunno if you'd actually like 30 seconds to mars and mindless self indulgence, but i figured i'd throw them out therejacintos09

Don't know anything about them. Could you tell me what kind of music it is?

[QUOTE="jacintos09"]i dunno if you'd actually like 30 seconds to mars and mindless self indulgence, but i figured i'd throw them out thereToshan1337

Don't know anything about them. Could you tell me what kind of music it is?

If you ever want to know what an artist is like, head over to myspace, youtube, or radioblogclub.

Much quicker than waiting for an e-reply. ^_^

[QUOTE="jacintos09"]i dunno if you'd actually like 30 seconds to mars and mindless self indulgence, but i figured i'd throw them out thereToshan1337

Don't know anything about them. Could you tell me what kind of music it is?

Queens of the Stone Age

Audioslave

As I lay dying - Shadows are Security

The Agony Scene - The Darkest Red

In Flames - any of their older stuff (newer stuff is ok but not their best :P)

Protest the Hero - Kezia

Trivium - Acendancy (they also have a new cd that sounds alot -read: too much- like metallica)

Tool - anything (hope you've listened to them before O.o)

just grabbed those albums off my mp3 player.  If i think of more i'll be back

For a more professional recommendation according to your music tastes you should check out Pandora at www.pandora.com

You need to register though. But they really hit the nail on the head. Check it out. 

Great site thanks for the tip (btw i didn't need to register).

Front Line Assembly  Listen

In Flames Listen

Cradle of FilthListen 

Flaw(Highly Recomended) Listen

Nonpoint Listen

Soil Listen

SpineshankListen 

Fear Factory Listen

Shinedown (Highly Recomended) Listen  (Leave a Whisper is one of the greatest albums ever)

Cold Listen

Taproot Listen

TRUSTcompanyListen

Adema Listen

Sevendust Listen

Staind Listen

Rage Against the Machine Listen

Soundgarden Listen

Alice in ChainsListen

Stone Temple PilotsListen

Nirvana Listen

A Perfect CircleListen

System of a DownListen

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