Metal Band Recommendations

Pantera (Favorite album - Cowboys From Hell)

Judas Priest (Favorite album - British Steel)

Iron Maiden (Favorite album - The Number Of The Beast)

Black Sabbath (Favorite album - Paranoid)

Slayer (Favorite album - Reign In Blood)

Black Sabbath would probably your best natural evolutions.

"Most people who say Black Sabbath invented Heavy Metal will agree that Metallica perfected it"

Based on that quote its at least something you should check out.

dethklok

Dethklok

nightshade85

It doesn't get anymore metal than that my friend.

Anaal Nathrakh:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQcKriCAm3w

Pantera (Favorite album - Cowboys From Hell)

Judas Priest (Favorite album - British Steel)

Iron Maiden (Favorite album - The Number Of The Beast)

Black Sabbath (Favorite album - Paranoid)

Slayer (Favorite album - Reign In Blood)

zzz20

Definetly hat he said. Also Fall of Troy and Endless Sporadic.

Pantera and Megadeth.They're the best.Whight_Knight

Yeah, andit's already been said but try Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, err you can try Viking metal like Ensiferum, Tyr or Vintersorg. Harder stuff like At The Gates, The Haunted..etc

Try Dragonforce (LOL)...

Pantera (Favorite album - Cowboys From Hell)

Judas Priest (Favorite album - British Steel)

Iron Maiden (Favorite album - The Number Of The Beast)

Black Sabbath (Favorite album - Paranoid)

Slayer (Favorite album - Reign In Blood)

zzz20

This, plus Megadeth and Anthrax. It should all interest you if you like Metallica.

Megadeth, its quite similar to Metallica.

Go on last.fm and search metal or metallica and see similar artists.

[QUOTE="nightshade85"]

Dethklok

LAZZOR

It doesn't get anymore metal than that my friend.

"Most people who say Black Sabbath invented Heavy Metal will agree that Metallica perfected it"

Ensiferum

Blind Guardian

Iced Earth

Rhapsody

Slayer

Megadeth

Kreator

Kamelot

Sonata Arctica

Stratovarius

theres a bunch to get you started.

"Most people who say Black Sabbath invented Heavy Metal will agree that Metallica perfected it"

Apollo5000

who ever said that is ignorant, and obviously isn't a metal head. Metallica did one of the worst things someone can do for Metal; commercialize it.

Rhapsody of Fire

Nightwish

Kamelot

Iron Maiden. Maybe some Iced Earth. And a little Burzum of course. ;)

It would be good if you could tell us what sort of metal your planning on getting into atm. There is a lot of variety in the genre. You cant really go wrong with most thrash metal but are you looking for something heavy and slowish (Black metal, i guess), or screamy/growly(death metal), or fast (power/speed metal), or even classical influenced and epic (symphonic/melodic metal) but prehaps tell us a couple of those types as often bands overlap or have a few songs in each of those categories.rb2610

Heavy and Slowish is the opposite of black metal.

Since you like Metallica I will recommend some thrash:

Megadeth

Machine Head

Nevermore

Pantera (Favorite album - Cowboys From Hell)

Judas Priest (Favorite album - British Steel)

Iron Maiden (Favorite album - The Number Of The Beast)

Black Sabbath (Favorite album - Paranoid)

Slayer (Favorite album - Reign In Blood)

zzz20

Iron Maiden. Maybe some Iced Earth. And a little Burzum of course. ;)

[QUOTE="rb2610"]It would be good if you could tell us what sort of metal your planning on getting into atm. There is a lot of variety in the genre. You cant really go wrong with most thrash metal but are you looking for something heavy and slowish (Black metal, i guess), or screamy/growly(death metal), or fast (power/speed metal), or even classical influenced and epic (symphonic/melodic metal) but prehaps tell us a couple of those types as often bands overlap or have a few songs in each of those categories.GodLovesDead

Heavy and Slowish is the opposite of black metal.

Thats why i said 'i guess' i wasnt completely sure as a couple of weeks ago i was in the same situation as the TC so i havent listened to all that much yet.

Slayer

Metallica

Megadeth

Lamb of God

Disturbed

Good metal bands.

catherine, i shot the sheriff, arsonists get all the girls, suicide silence, job for a cowboy, carpathian, bring me the horizon...the list could go on and onOfficialBed

Yes and early Norma Jean, At the Throne of Judgment, Despised Icon, Beneath the Massacre, Winds of Plague and idk too many

pantera's the next best best thing after metallica

Cob hardcore? ROFL that's priceless. CoB have been a starter band for many people. Come to me when you can handle the big boy stuff.

Edit: Screw it. I'm just gonna go ahead and give you this list.

Kreator, Therion, Wintersun, Ensiferum, Sodom, Destruction, Demilich, Darkthrone, Electric Wizard, Boris, Immortal, Mayhem, Burzum, Gorgoroth, Satyricon, Carpathian Forest, Thorns, Emperor, Cathedral, !T.O.O.H.!, Napalm Death, Kampfar, Protected Illusion, Cynic, Atheist, Nocturnus, Diablo Swing Orchestra, Watchtower, Mekong Delta, Necrophagist, Gorguts, Kataklysm, Cryptopsy, Kronos, Hammerfall, Entombed, Celtic Frost, Bathory, Candlemass, Keelhaul, The Lord Weird Slough Feg, Sigh, Amon Amarth, Lykathea Aflame, Terrorizer, Phlebotomized, Suffocation, Obituary, Morbid Angel, Swarrrm, Death

I just started liking Metal (It's been about 3 months, I think). Until now, I'm only familiar with Metallica and love their songs (I'm not referring to the new songs). I'm not into the other metal bands like Children of Bodom, not yet anyway. I feel like they're too "hardcore" :P for a guy who's just starting out, if you know what I mean... So I would really appreciate it if anybody could recommend some good Metal bands (from that sort) for a start... Xx_AxL_xX

Slipknot O.o

I like how some people seem to use the heaviness of metal bands to make it it like makes them manlier.

Anywho,

Pantera, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Iced Earth, Anthrax, High on Fire, Mastodon (amazing!!!), King Diamond, Slayer.

Well, clearly Megadeth, Black Sabbath (Make sure you go beyond the Ozzy era, I prefer their stuff with Dio) and Iron Maiden are necessities. I'd also recommend Iced Earth, Death Angel, Dream Theater and lots of power metal if that strikes your fancy (DragonForce, Blind Guardian, Kamelot, Helloween, Rhapsody of Fire, Elvenking etc.). You might want to check out some metalcore that falls on the more melodic side, like In This Moment (No other really melodic metalcore comes to mind at the moment). You also might want to check out some Bullet For My Valentine, Avenged Sevenfold, HIM (Especially their new album Venus Doom, their older stuff isn't all that heavy but I love it anyway), and you might like Protest The Hero or The Human Abstract. Oh, and you might want to see what you think of Shadows Fall (I'd recommend Threads of Life, their latest). They might be good for bridging the gap between the lighter stuff and the heavier stuff.

Hope this helps!