Originally Posted by: SuperhumanI think you have to have grown up in the 80's to know what real metal is all about!

Exactly....

And most of the bands that jamesplaysgitar listed are Deathmetal bands....especially Nile.

Anyway, here's a short list of my favorite bands...
Clutch
The Melvins
Stuck Mojo
The Sword
Atomic Bitchwax
Metallica (Pre-black album)
Megadeth
Led Zeppelin
Sevendust
Slayer
Primus
Dream Theater
The Human Abstract
Protest The Hero
High On Fire
Dozer
Sixty Watt Shaman
Corrosion Of Conformity
Down
Crowbar
Gojira
Hermano
Pantera
Pink Floyd
Shadows Fall
Much more......these are what I've been rotating lately.