thrash4life: Expand My Metal

Cravinov13 05.18.07	You don't listen to any really GOOD metal, most of this is mainstream trash IMO.
Cravinov13 05.18.07	Oh, and I forgot to mention bands. Opeth Children Of Bodom Grey Skies Fallen (you can get their CDs for free) Soilwork Strapping Young Lad Hypocrisy It's hard to meet your restrictions. The fact you have restrictions though shows you really should't be listening to metal.
Eakflanderyof 05.18.07	The fact that you want a metal band with minimal growling makes the suggestions very limited. That basically leaves us with thrash and you already listen to the big four. I personally believe that you should try to get into growling and screeching/screaming music. It doesn't happen overnight. Now, for the suggestions: - Ulver (only the first three albums, though, and mainly just the very first album Bergtatt) - Children of Bodom - Agalloch - Wintersun - In Flames - Opeth There's quite a deal of screaming and/or growling in a couple of these recommendations, but I did the best I could with your limitations.
Cravinov13 05.18.07	limitations is unmetal frowns at you
ToWhatEnd 05.18.07	I'd say Children of Bodom, Amon Amarth, and In Flames for your more metal type. I see you have some metalcore on here so I'll say try Bullet For My Valentine, All That Remains, Unearth and Haste The Day.
Monticello 05.18.07	Scar Symmetry (half and half growling and clean singing) X Japan (very well written speed metal with ballads, one of my favourite bands)
south_of_heaven 11 05.18.07	Slayer Sodom Destruction Kreator Testament Venom Onslaught Nevermore Motorhead Hypocrisy Deathchain At the Gates Artillery Check out any of those bands. If you're too retarded not to, than that's your loss; half of these "tell me what to listen to lol!" music lists usually amount to nothing. And if you don't like the first four then you basically fail at life so yeah.
south_of_heaven 11 05.18.07	tbh, "By Inheritance" by Artillery should suit you very, very well. Check it out fucker.
Mastodon_2007 05.18.07	Try Super Joint Ritual, Its Phil's(pantera) Sideproject, its just straight forward fun Metal.
jrowa001 05.18.07	Exodus - Shovel Headed Kill Machine Cynic - Focus Opeth - Blackwater Park Dream Theater - Metropolis Part 2 Between the Buried and Me - Alaska Parkway Drive - Killing With A Smile All That Remains - The Fall of Ideals Soilwork - A Predators Portrait
Sakkie 05.18.07	Check out God Forbid , In Flames , All That Remains , Threat Signal , Pantera and Mudvayne (don't know if you like nu-metal)
freudianslipknot 05.18.07	looking at your restrictions - if you prefer clean vocals - maybe iced earth and nightwish (talk about clean vocals haha!). If you can stand more epic length songs try dream theater. Otherwise, I have to admit it's hard to imagine a decent metal collection without Children of Bodom and Opeth.
Eakflanderyof 05.18.07	Wow, I completely forgot about power metal somehow. More specific suggestions: Opeth - Blackwater Park Agalloch - Pale Folklore Ulver - Bergtatt Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle Earth Children of Bodom - Follow the Reaper In Flames - The Jester Race In Flames - Clayman Wintersun - Wintersun Ihsahn - The Adversary
Brain Dead 05.18.07	You're getting into growling bands sooner or later, whether you like it or not. You might as well plunge in as soon as possible, so you can get past the initial dislike and start enjoying the music. I would recommend Nevermore and Wintersun for melody and exuberance, Neurosis and Boris for some sludgy, slower stuff, and Opeth and Converge for being two of the best metal bands ever. Also, some System of a Down is always good, and Tool are more metal than people think they are.
LifeInABox 05.18.07	Converge, Converge, Converge, Converge
Yazz_Flute 05.18.07	hmm....yeah most of these metal bands arean't too great (though i honestly llke A7X quite a bit) and the "big 4" are pretty good, as well as Iron MAiden. 5 and 6 suck imo, and i dont really like 3. The rest are okay from whAT I'VE HEARD. Looking lover th bands you like, i suggest soilwork . Thy're pretty damn good, but are more your style, that is a blend of screaming and singing that is pretty balanced. Their first two albums are all growling, b ut after that, there is pretty much abalance between singing and screaming/growling. I think that you should start with the album "Natural Born Chaos" from the. It's their second best imo, and is pretty similar to your tastes. I suggest you checking out their two albums after NBC as well, stabbing the drama and figure number five. A predato'rs Prtrait is easily my fav album from them, but it's heavier and much darker. Still, check any of their six albums out.
Crysis 05.19.07	Dark Tranquillity and Agalloch I recommend highly.
thrash4life 05.19.07	thanks guys for the recommendations. just to clear things up i don't mind screaming/growling at all it's just when it gets so overboard that it sounds like a dog singing and you cant even understand what there talking about. lol