I'm quite a big Motorhead fan, one of the founding fathers of metal. If you've never heard of them, check out their most famous song "Overkill". It was released in 1979 and out-heavy's just about everything else of the day... not to mention delivering on 3 mindblowing solo's, each better than the last. Their later stuff is really great too, I'd recommend Overnight Sensation or 1916 in that category. Definately more metal-oriented the later you go.


Aside from that, I thoroughly enjoy Iron Maiden, Dark Tranquillity, Arch Enemy, Slayer, Megadeth, Metallica, Amon Amarth, Eluveitie, Insomnium, and Sepultura.


And I'm gonna second how ever many people said it before, Dimmu Borgir and Cradle of Filth are NOT Nu-Metal! If you don't like them that's fine, but they simply are what they are. NuMetal is Disturbed, Godsmack... I wish I could name more but I can't 'cause I really hate NuMetal!

(Well ok, Godsmack put on a good show when I saw them as the opener for Metallica. But when I checked out their music on CD their music was WEAK and lame)