I've always liked Metallica (well, before they jumped the shark lol) and of course the cheesier 80s hair metal bands like Ratt. I never considered myself a big metal fan though. However I'm dating a guy who is really into metal and played me a Killswitch Engage album last week- I was floored. Really spectacular stuff, and from a bunch of W-MA dudes too, woot woot. The vocals are spectacular and the complexity of the composition is impressive in the way that Tool albums are. Good metal that shows musical virtuosity is a beautiful thing!
Btw how did Eminem get listed in this thread? Am I missing something? :wtf: