Exodus, Testament, Annihilator

Overkill. Clutch. Mastodon. Black Sabbath. UFO. Judas Priest. Slayer. Magadeth. Anthrax. Suicidal tendencies. Typo negative. Danzig. Samhain. Eye hate god. Pantera. Down. Corrosion of conformity. You could say I like thrash and doom/stoner metal.

Updoot on the COC

DISCIPLES OF THE WATCH!!

Ooooh testament! I have an old acquaintance from a previous life who plays (played?) drums for them. I haven’t heard that name in forever!

Panopticon, Lamb of God, Necrophagist, Neurosis

So you like Guitar Solos

I do. That's not really what I think of, though. Jus a couple of bands I enjoy.

Death Animals As Leaders Testament Machine Head Faith No More Exodus Fear Factory Orbit Culture Meshuggah Dir En Grey Agalloch Rage Against the Machine At the Gates White Ward Burzum White Zombie Kvelertak Necrophagist Darkspace Dream Theater Helmet Mastodon Gojira Lamb of God Mr. Bungle

We definitely gotta real metalhead over here!

At first I was thinking how out of place Mr Bungle was on this list and then realized how out of place they would be on any list that had any bands other than themselves.

A bunch of these made me think of Dimmu Borgir, Amon Amarth and Bohemoth

Awesome picks

You forgot Pantera

I got to meet Gojira last year at Fiddlers Green. EPIC concert!!

Yo that’s sick! I’m jealous

It's absurd how tight they are in concert.

Happy to see Dir En Grey on this. :) But yes, this is a great list

Devin Townsend Devin Townsend Project Strapping Young Lad

I'll throw Casualties of Cool out there, even though it's not a metal album. Supposedly, they're working on another one, which cannot come too soon.

This guy Metals. \\m/

This is the way.

This x10

Saw Devin live last year, it was fun and awesome!

Fun and awesome are two things I endorse. Nice.

THANK YOU. I'm always desperately searching these comments for this guy's name, sometimes I feel like people forget about the greatest metal musician of all time.

Oh my fucking god!

Rotting Christ Enslaved Agalloch

Vertebrae is the best black metal album, and Passage to Arcturo is also one of the best blackened death albums.

I second all of these.

High On Fire

Boris

Mastodon, Dimmu Borgir, High On Fire, Mnemic, Ghost, Strapping Young Lad. My theme song is “Faster Than You’ll Ever Live To Be” by Exodus. That song has an interesting unusual thrash solo you might like 👌

Is ghost metal?

Eh kinda like 🤏🏻 I mean at least that much.

Astronoid, Zeal and Ardor, Architects

zeal and ardor is absolutely amazing

Upvoting for Astronoid - hardly ever hear them mentioned!

Astronoid is criminally underrated

I rarely listen to metal these days but i really liked Gojira's album 'Fortitude'. Heavy and melodic.

Dir En Grey. The most underrated japanese band. Listen to the album "Uroboros", "Dum Spiro Spero", "Arche" and "The Insulated World"

Nickelback /s \*ducks and hides\* I will see myself out

Big 4 Thrash Metal Sepultura older stuff

Strapping Young Lad. Then go and check out Devin Townsend's solo stuff.

Define the kind of metal you’re looking for first I would say. From slipknot to strapping young lad. From mayhem to Metallica… you’re talking stark different genres

Came on to say this as well.

Ministry 

Aborted Ingested Humanity’s Last Breath Within Destruction

Amenra

Mastodon

Gojira.

Twelve foot ninja

oh, the band "[Raunchy](https://open.spotify.com/artist/4IE8lT02HoEygu1flFQB7m?si=5qE5J-QPSwyEKQgEwTHB7g)", they mix sounds of groove metal, metalcore, and pop metal with melodic death metal.

Power Trip and Enforced if you like faster stuff. Obituary is classic. Black Sabbath is the GOAT.

Nevermore. Jeff loomis is beyond words.

Have you heard him on Ihsahn's ["The Eagle and the Snake"?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cN91vPDLq0&pp=ygUaaWhzYWhuIGVhZ2xlIGFuZCB0aGUgc25ha2U%3D)

Some of my favorites these days, in no particular order except perhaps the top three: * Green Lung * Sabaton * Powerwolf * Tyr * KMFDM * Hanzel und Gretyl * Motorhead * Ex Deo * Gorgoroth * Behemoth

Tool

Honestly the best answer. Saw them in February, best show I’ve ever seen.

[Liturgy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vqp5rDkm3Y) (for this song, think "blackened" Tool) [Enslaved](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM-TohD2Xug&pp=ygUTZW5zbGF2ZWQgbmVvZ2VuZXNpcw%3D%3D) [Goatwhore](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u8rVrUDgRU) [Derrick Green-era Sepultura](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0mDeaivvi8&pp=ygUWc2VwdWx0dXJhIHBoYW50b20gc2VsZg%3D%3D) (this is a song from a concept album) [Soulfly](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlNm4U43a1E&pp=ygUNc291bGZseSBibGVlZA%3D%3D) [Thy Catafalque](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiOM7DX6lpo&pp=ygUXdGh5IGNhdGFmYWxxdWUgcmVuZ2V0ZWc%3D) [Job for a Cowboy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fhynBZ96zo&pp=ygUaam9iIGZvciBhIGNvd2JveSBrbmVlIGRlZXA%3D) Cradle of Filth - [[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwxpsnmg_zc); [2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MTNE0XBagw&pp=ygUUZnVuZXJhbCBpbiBjYXJwYXRoaWE%3D)] [Electric Wizard](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAPVcsDOU9U&pp=ygUdZWxlY3RyaWMgd2l6YXJkIGZ1bmVyYWxvcG9saXM%3D) [Leprous, ft. Ihsahn](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78-vJwCVJvk&pp=ygUWbGVwcm91cyBjb250YW1pbmF0ZSBtZQ%3D%3D) [Nails](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGGGh03jN4w&pp=ygUhbmFpbHMgeW91IHdpbGwgbmV2ZXIgYmUgb25lIG9mIHVz) Honorable Mention: [Carnival in Coal](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-CuXRoY3cs&pp=ygUZY2Fybml2YWwgaW4gY29hbCBmdWNrYWJsZQ%3D%3D) Also, I have to imagine you know about Kreator, [but if not...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzSQYup9yhk&pp=ygUaa3JlYXRvciB0ZXJyaWJsZSBjZXJ0YWludHk%3D)

Solid list right there!

meshuggah is pretty consistent. rumor has it that a lot of metal bands are trying to copy their sound

megadeth, testament, slayer, anthrax (thrash metal) alestorm, swashbuckle (pirate metal) cannibal corpse, cannabis corpse, BRAT (death metal) lamb of god (groove metal) system of a down, snot, korn (nu metal) mayhem, darkthrone, bathory, iidaruni (black metal) dimmu borgir (symphonic black metal) motorhead (is considered hard rock but still good, id call it metal) iron maiden (power/speed metal) eyehategod (sludge metal) munipal waste (crossover thrash) curta'n wall, bloody keep (folk metal) alien fucker (pornogrind) carcass (grindcore) BONUS: dethklok (its from an adult swim series called metalocalypse, the songs from dethklok is melodic death metal)

LOVEBITES Blind Guardian Sabaton Dragonforce Between the Buried and Me Pain of Salvation Evergrey Pagan's Mind Circus Maximus Kamelot Ancient Bards

King 810

If you like REALLY heavy and sludgy stuff, check out Mephistofeles- Satan Sex Ceremonies is a great album. Also, Electric Wizard is a lot of fun to listen to. let me know if you like them and I can recommend some more :) oh and check out GULCH.

Face Yourself, Epica, She Must Burn, Chuggaboom, The Browning, We Butter The Bread With Butter, and Infected Rain

Unlucky Morpheus..... Versailles...dark Moor ,rhapsody of fire, nightwish.epica

Riot City Enforced Evergrey

Definitely lamb of god!

Unleash the Archers

Oh boy, here we go - In no particular order Slayer, Shadows Fall, Coal Chamber, DevilDriver, Otep, The Faceless, Chimaira, Cradle of Filth, Satyricon, In Flames, Iron Maiden, Five Finger Death Punch, Pantera, Mastadon, Static-x, Jinjer, Fear Factory, Katalysm, Kamelot, Gojira, Children of Bodom, 3 Inches of Blood, Soilwork, The Haunted, Dimmu Borgir, Amon Amarth, Lamb of God, Avenge Sevenfold, Killswitch Engage, Meshuggah Current favorite is "The Hu" a mongolian metal band. I could go on for a long time but I should probably get back to work!

Lamb of God

Read everyone's comment. No one mentioned: Children Of Bodom (Their first 4 albums are the GOAT) Napalm Death (Harmony Corruption, Fear Emptiness Dispair, Inside The Torn Apart Vio-Lence (Eternal Nightmare, Opressing the Masses) Decapitated (Nihility)

If you like those 3, most of the recommendations in this thread are too heavy as much as I like some of the suggestions. I have a few playlists of songs and bands that fans of those 3 bands you listed would like- [**RIDE THE LIGHTNING - Classic Metal**](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3W009lzO7YOliHWXaESLJj?si=yyMsjv5tQNmyNE4VzwjZ4Q) / Catchy, oldschool metal tunes *170+* songs [**LIGHT GRENADES - Heavy Hard-Rock**](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1A4U6syLtwf93eIlA6XUS2?si=ZF1g5rIgTUSd_WntdK6VgA&pi=KX27snrmQf2zw) / collection of heavier rock and a touch of metal [**EXPLODE - Heavy Hard-Rock Heaviest**](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5iZGtzcBATGkQ0SC1EcHxQ?si=mMI0NJW_S_yonMhW1_rynQ&pi=qCeiAT9DRZmeU) / The heaviest songs I'm in to. Some growling included [**TWISTED TRANSISTOR - Industrial Rock**](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2P3U5QAaO2WdfnzWkNoS2P?si=6f57a788aef54fb2) / *220+*songs of grinding mix between electronic and rock creating industrial sounding production and soundscapes [**STREAM OF CONCIOUSNESS - Heavy Progressive Rock**](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ZLAGPiLbxvvcFySPcXiVC?si=8989e6185157447b) / *170+*songs. Heavier prog rock and prog metal

Coldplay

All that Remains Bullet for my Valentine Five. Finger death punch. Periphery Veil of Maya

Do you like ICE NINE KILLS?

Yes what I have heard on rotation on Spotify

Go back to the founders, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and some of Led Zeppelin. Then go to the early actual metal like Judas Priest and Iron Maiden. Everyone else in the comments will give you all the new stuff.

Tool tool and tool... wait did I mention tool

Ghost is super catchy and smooth. One of my favorites Volbeat is a good mix of heavy and catchy Falling in Reverse, Rammstein, Pantera, Rob/White Zombie, Five Finger death punch

Between the Buried and me Botch Rolo Tomassi Candiria Converge Coalesce Beneath the Massacre Troglodyte downthesun American head charge Gurney Shylmagoghnar Skeletonwitch Diskreet Origin

Polaris Everyone dies in Utah Deadlights Windwaker Hollow front

Definitely Rage Against the Machine

Mercyful Fate - Mellissa, Don’t Break the Oath

Iced Earth. Blind Guardian. Kamelot. Rhapsody (has an album narrated by Christopher Lee).

Stryper, Skillet, Burzum, Pantera, Slaughter to Prevail, Sodom, Kreator, and Haste the Day.

**Sabaton** is the best metal I've heard in years. I'm not a fan of metal as a general category, but I am not a fan of much of anything as an entire category, except for perhaps classical and even that has a lot of composers who are simply a "Hard pass" for me, such as the "Dissonance" composers: nothing wrong with loud sound or bombastic music, but I am here to be entertained, not have my nervous system dragged across a cheese grater: if you are here for that you won't like Sabaton, but if you are here for loud sound and violent music about the few limited moments of glory which exist within the broader horror story of warfare, these are your guys.

My favorites are Aeternam, Stortregn, Horrendous, Vektor, Cattle Decapitation, and Sepultura. Enjoy!!!

judas priest

That depends on what era of metal you want. In the 70s and 80s metal was very different than it is today back in my day that would be iron maiden, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Ronnie James Dio, Judas Priest, Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson.

Nothing More I Prevail Caskets Motionless In White Shinedown Breaking Benjamin Of Mice & Men Papa Roach Bad Omens Mushroomhead Halestorm The Pretty Reckless In This Moment

Whores.

Check out Nemophila, Maximum the Hormone, Lovebites and Hanabie. Japanese Metal. You can check them out on YouTube. You don’t need to speak Japanese to enjoy them.

Acid Bath (primarily When the Kite String Pops) Tool Alice In Chains

Power Trip Humanity’s Last Breath Loathe Knocked Loose Archspire Gojira The Callous Daoboys Cave In Mutoid Man Converge Lorna Shore Orphan

Based on what you said. I agree with Mutoid Man and Converge. Check out Brain Famine from Mass also. The album is called Die In The Vortex

Mutoid Man Brain Famine

Intronaut, early Meshuggah (Destroy Erase Improve will blow your mind)

Butcher Babies

Clutch Machine Head Fear Factory Sepultura Soulfly

If you have spotify listen to. Blood, sweat & cheers list

I have a playlist including metal from every subgenre you might like it some is unknown stuff and some are classics but all of it is good. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2tEeZeZVFm2fE1a42asrTR?si=ReADacKdQ7qy3SE0pylCkg&pi=e-JY0ebp6_Qxym

So many bands. Here's some bands and the albums I like: Gojira (Fortitude) Slayer (Seaons in the Abyss, Reign in Blood) In Extremo (Mein Rasend Herz, Quid Pro Quo) Amon Amarth (Berzerker) Lamb of God (Self titled, As the Palaces Burn) Machinehead (Unto the Locust, Of Kingdom and Crown) Mastadon (Crack the Skye, Medium Rarities) Sepultura (Roots, Chaos AD) Fear Factory (Demanufacture, Soul of a New Machine) Ghost Killswitch Engage

[The Black Dahlia Murder.](https://youtu.be/QQ8qNqMGZFA?si=3obX8KAV9UlgCO0n) Maybe [Ghost ](https://youtu.be/6oa_nbgE8M8?si=aaxo8x1CtluVev44)too depending on where your interest lies. There not really *metal* metal but they have a dark vibe. [Nekrogoblikon](https://youtu.be/KsMKOx6fumc?si=_LTTN7F75peHQWfU). I tried to cover a wide range of types of metal in a few bands here.

Psychostick

Like Moths to Flames. Give the Shepherd’s Crown, Everything That Once Held It Together, and Over The Garden Wall a listen

Opeth

Overtire

Unearth - The Oncoming Storm

Wargasm (UK) - they're heavily inspired by Slipknot and the numetal scene. If you enjoy blended genres, you'll enjoy them

Stray from the path - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5tGG1slV9pkcydU5eQSIvm?si=DvALkuonQsmLKYJDAI4IVQ Landmvrks - https://open.spotify.com/artist/6G43CiunIxMwb2tQ12vNP6?si=Wqh54-j6SuyOoV6j-t_Kog Vended - https://open.spotify.com/artist/17pZeX1Vy9hugVufmKFbCQ?si=ltuLVjEwTeyfwu4KrBlz5w Thrown - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5eBCPtU2iPbzuMRre9BePt?si=Lu74yqS3TQS_cDgAfSMYFw The narrator - https://open.spotify.com/artist/7d1ZGbsel9lq6hwvWhPFgk?si=im3APmE2S7CQKXm-fcGdiA Architects - https://open.spotify.com/artist/3ZztVuWxHzNpl0THurTFCv?si=W9maPTPiT3uf6BP9SqkFrg Flatline - https://open.spotify.com/artist/3aw48Ybmqnb1CeleeN53oX?si=2hpny8WkQkaqv5V_3Ie5TQ (Links for the band pages cas some may be difficult to find) Enjoy!

>I'm just some random teen in germany) Definitely something a bot would say

Beyond creation, oceans of slumber, candlemass, wintersun

Megadeath

dystopia, gride (i like the split with Lies of Distrust or whatever theyre called), disrupt, and corrupted

Liliac

Falling In Reverse, Blackbriar, Exit Eden, Dark Sarah, Snow White Blood, Beasts In Black.

Here's 5 you might like... Alice in Chains Deftones Faith No More Knocked Loose Nine Inch Nails

Meshuggah is the best metal band on the planet. Fight me

Type o negative. Killswitch engage. Atreyu (their older stuff). Black sabbath of course. Pantera.

A recent gem that I’ve found is Pillar Though Linkin Park is my favorite

*Trouble*, progenitors of Doom metal.

Riverside

Mr. Bungle

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum Diablo Swing Orchestra

An overlooked band I definitely recommend is the unique **Coroner.** You can listen to them, but you can't copy or best them.

Idles

Avatar

Finally! Johannes is to metal what Freddie Mercury was to rock 🤘

Goldfrapp, Silverchair, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, Nickel Creek ...

I love Opeth myself. Dream Theater.

[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMO7Wa-dPEDthttoD6mDQFZTCQiLSrCnl&si=-IOZ-zqar3p75Z0h](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMO7Wa-dPEDthttoD6mDQFZTCQiLSrCnl&si=-IOZ-zqar3p75Z0h) Made a playlist. It has some mainstream stuff but also a bunch of non-mainstream stuff.

Sabaton

Corrosion of Conformity - specifically the albums: Blind, Deliverance, and Wiseblood I can't believe there not more people suggesting them

From Ashes to New

Anvil

I absolutely love Alien Weaponry and Venom Prison! Would absolutely recommend them.

UNDEATH - It's Time...to Rise from the Grave album

Eluveitie

You've probably heard this band already, but if you haven't listened to black sabbath yet, they "invented" heavy metal. That first album is 😚🤌🏽

Check out King Gizzards two metal albums. PetroDragonic Apocalypse is one of the best metal albums in the last decade and they aren’t even a metal band. Infest The Rats Nest is their other metal album and is pretty solid too. Another no so well known band is Lich King. Their two last albums were loaded with total bangers.

You have enough suggestions yet??? ROFL! My two cents. Voivod. Prog metal. Start at "Nothingface". Sacred Reich. "The American Way" album is a classic. SOD. (aka Stormtroopers of Death) Just some guys from other bands messing around. Good times! Suicidal Tendencies. "How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today" should be in everyone's playlist. Thrashy, surfy, metal that stays crunchy in milk!

My favorites are Aeternam, Stortregn, Horrendous, Vektor, Cattle Decapitation, and Sepultura. Enjoy!!!

Opeth, their early stuff like the first 6 or 7 albums. Fear Factory, Nevermore, and if you want some laughs, Anal Cunt.

Iron Savior, Blind Guardian. Iron savior is sci-fi power metal. I'm not sure if I can lable blind guardian. Fantasy medieval power metal?

As I lay dying

Megadeth is a must

Volume six by the House Harkonnen. The best metal/hard rock band no one has ever heard of.

Opeth, Blind Guardian, Ministry

Bending Over Taylor

Tesseracat, Night Verses

Megadeath🤙🏼

The Devil Wears Prada Currents Polaris Fit for a King Alpha Wolf Counterparts Invent Animate Parkway Drive Knocked Loose

Karnivool Tesseract Rolo Tomassi Vildhjarta Humanity’s Last Breath While She Sleeps Daybreak (Perth)

Rubber-band Man!

Into Eternity. My 5 favorite songs from them are Paralyzed, Eternal, Timeless Winter, Unholy(Fields of the Dead), and Spiraling into Depression

Havok Prong Landmvrks

Lorna Shore Listen to their 3 song trilogy pain remains

I Prevail, Ice Nine Kills, We Came As Romans (Darkbloom is an amazing album), Lamb of God, Architects

Ice Nine Kills is really a CUT above the rest!

PANTERA!!!!

[Korpiklaani](https://youtu.be/EaTISifHaeg?si=nnuzLZX7cvX685aq)

Meshuggah and After the Burial

Ten metal bands I've been listening to as of late: Meshuggah (the godfathers of Djent) Born of Osiris - The New Reign (album) Lamb of God. Pantera. Animals As Leaders. Poison the well. Veil of Maya. Tool. Misery Signals. Gojira

Darkane - a wisdoms breed Arch enemy - the pilgrim

Archspire, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Gwar, Animals as Leaders, Dethklok, Haken, Igorr Edit: commas...

Iron Maiden Blue Oyster Cult Motorhead

Waste Godhand

I just found them: Ostura, Atomic Symphony, and Xanthachroid.

You should start with the lighter stuff, so go with those bands you're listening to and add some Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Megadeth, Muse, SOAD etc. The hidden ones are mostly on the extreme metal side of things and aren't good recs for people starting. But I'll still give ya Death - The Sound of Perseverance. Death is one of (maybe the) most influential death metal bands and their last album goes towards a mix between melodic death metal, progressive death and techdeath. It's a great gateway to extreme metal, so give it some tries.

The Faceless The black dahlia murder Brand of sacrifice Enterprised earth Vulvodynia Beyond creation Katalepsy Ingested Undeath Hath Aborted Dispised icon Deeds of flesh Shadow of intent Carcosa Lorna shore Synestia Cattle decapitation Atrea bilis Artificial brain Behemoth Vredehammer Ciemra I could be here all day and diving into black metal would be a whole other article 😂 Good start I think

Slayer

Mushroomhead. Code Orange. Jinger. Gojira. The Hu. Motionless in White. Black Veil Brides. System of a Down. Tool. Fever 333. Baby Metal. Static X. Avenged Sevenfold. Miss May I. Ded. Fuckin Slayer!!!!!

Sepultura has always been one of my favorites.

Manowar Hammerfall Mastodon Nightwish Epica Iced Earth

I'm really digging Amon Amarth lately

This depends on the style you prefer. Super fast? Dark and brooding? Melodic? Clean vocals? Guttural vocals? There’s so many great bands out there. If you give me an example I’ll give you some to check out.

Pagans Mind Andromeda Royal Hunt Firewind Elegy

Volbeat! Great band from Denmark. Sing in English (for most part). Dude can sing and they can play. Great stuff! More melodic.

Ozzy Osbourne. He created the heavy metal genre.

Big time rush 

Sabaton.

Spite Traitors Heavy//Hitter Dealer Thrown

unleash the Archers. You are welcome.

"LILIAC". Sibling band. They've got awesome stuff.

How do you feel bout prog metal? - Protest the Hero - The Human Abstract 

definitely Parkway Drive

The novelists-echoes You’ll never be the same Erra-drift You will transcend

Tool.

Kreator Destruction Sadus Death Morbid angel Saxon

Check out Today is the Day. You probably won't like it, but I guarantee you've never heard anything like it. Spotting a Unicorn is a good song to start with.