yes!!!! \m/ :IS2:
Metal is my passion. I spend 1.5 - 2.5 hours a day playing guitar. I started off with Metallica, Iron Maiden, Pantera, Lamb of God, In Flames, Dark Tranquility, Amon Amarth... hell, even as a young one the Contra music definitely contributed to my metallic tendencies. My favorite bands include Nevermore, Revocation, Gorod, Opeth, Mutiny Within, Unearth, Byzantine, Thrice (not really metal), Kreator, The Faceless, Decrepit Birth, Between the Buried and Me, Scar Symmetry, Mercenary, Allegaeon, The Absence, Dream Theater...... and many more.
Now, I've spent countless hours exploring the harrowing depths of every imaginable subgenre. I'm one of those sub-subgenre geeks who actually knows what they're saying. I've played in a couple bands (nothing big - though I've opened for a couple of relatively big bands and met some prominent figures in the community). Sadly, I've become detached from the community. I've grown up and much prefer civil discourse... even if that sometimes resembles a moshpit
. However, the fire has never died - not even faded. I still ****ing love metal to the bottom of my blackened heart.
I could talk for hours about the subject - but instead I'm going to leave you with some gems that I've found over the years. Some will be brutally intense and probably turn off the non-metal types. Some will be lighter, yet creative and offbeat within the spectrum of the universe of rock, and may appeal to the older/more traiditional/easier listening type people here. I focused on newer stuff - because I assume that most people have heard of Metallica and all that stuff that happened before metal faded in the shadow of the New World DJ.
I put instrumental ones closer to the top! So - if you're a person who hates the intense screams and whatnot - give some of the first videos a listen. If you're a metalhead - listen to em all!
WARNING : massive spoiler may induce headbanging or browser crash
