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<blockquote data-quote="Childofthegrave" data-source="post: 2659511" data-attributes="member: 748344">Black Sabbath - the band generally accepted as being the band that created the metal genre and their album &quot;Paranoid&quot; is a must hear for anyone regardless of whether they consider themselves a metal fan or not.War Pigs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZCyOWLrRTEJudas Priest - Black Sabbath might have brought the sound to metal, but Judas Priest brought the vocals to it, Rob Halford&#039;s voice is legendary. Check out the album, &quot;British Steel&quot; first, I promise you won&#039;t be disappointed.Breaking the Law http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RATEoDH9WiY&amp;feature=fvsrIron Maiden - Classically inclined shredding and one of the best frontmen in metal history. I recommend &quot;The Number of the Beast&quot; as a good album for a new fan of the metal genre.The Number of the Beast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2y_Cq76r9sMetallica - Their later releases aren&#039;t much, but in their earlier days these guys released some of the best metal music ever. &quot;Master of Puppets&quot; is a great album to start off with.Master of Puppets http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV3DJzT0ndIDio - Ronnie James Dio is the best metal vocalist ever, no question. &quot;Holy Diver&quot; is a must have album. RJD also fronted Black Sabbath for a time, and I definitely recommend giving &quot;Heaven and Hell&quot; a listen as well.Rainbow In The Dark http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYlDltwm-JYSepultura - Good ol&#039; Brazilian metal. &quot;Chaos A.D&quot; isn&#039;t as thrashy as the band&#039;s earlier releases, but it&#039;s my favorite album from the band and a good starting point for a new fan.Refuse/Resist http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lqa4tsg8rYAmon Amarth - Melodic death metal with vocals that are actually very easy to decipher and lyrics about vikings. If you&#039;re interested in that kind of thing at all check out &quot;With Oden On Our Side&quot;Runes to My Memory http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFcVlsxqBbAPantera - Metal from my home state of Texas. Started out as a glam metal band, but with the arrival of Phil Anselmo on vocals they quickly become a much heavier outfit. &quot;Vulgar Display of Power&quot; is a landmark groove metal album, in my opinion.Walk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4_huqm7usEMegadeth - Remember how I said that Metallica&#039;s later releases aren&#039;t much compared to their later stuff? Not true for Megadeth. When Metallica was falling short, Megadeth was releasing some legendary thrash albums, namely &quot;Rust in Peace&quot;Rust in Peace...Polaris http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hVqpjZ8qWMSystem of a Down - I might get a lot of flack for including a nu-metal band on this list, but System of a Down really is a great band and Serj Tankian has one of the most unique voices in the genre. &quot;Toxicity&quot; is my SOAD album rec.Chop Suey! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAQ0dvIun1A&amp;feature=related</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Childofthegrave, post: 2659511, member: 748344"] Black Sabbath - the band generally accepted as being the band that created the metal genre and their album "Paranoid" is a must hear for anyone regardless of whether they consider themselves a metal fan or not. War Pigs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZCyOWLrRTE Judas Priest - Black Sabbath might have brought the sound to metal, but Judas Priest brought the vocals to it, Rob Halford's voice is legendary. Check out the album, "British Steel" first, I promise you won't be disappointed. Breaking the Law http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RATEoDH9WiY&feature=fvsr Iron Maiden - Classically inclined shredding and one of the best frontmen in metal history. I recommend "The Number of the Beast" as a good album for a new fan of the metal genre. The Number of the Beast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2y_Cq76r9s Metallica - Their later releases aren't much, but in their earlier days these guys released some of the best metal music ever. "Master of Puppets" is a great album to start off with. Master of Puppets http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV3DJzT0ndI Dio - Ronnie James Dio is the best metal vocalist ever, no question. "Holy Diver" is a must have album. RJD also fronted Black Sabbath for a time, and I definitely recommend giving "Heaven and Hell" a listen as well. Rainbow In The Dark http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYlDltwm-JY Sepultura - Good ol' Brazilian metal. "Chaos A.D" isn't as thrashy as the band's earlier releases, but it's my favorite album from the band and a good starting point for a new fan. Refuse/Resist http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lqa4tsg8rY Amon Amarth - Melodic death metal with vocals that are actually very easy to decipher and lyrics about vikings. If you're interested in that kind of thing at all check out "With Oden On Our Side" Runes to My Memory http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFcVlsxqBbA Pantera - Metal from my home state of Texas. Started out as a glam metal band, but with the arrival of Phil Anselmo on vocals they quickly become a much heavier outfit. "Vulgar Display of Power" is a landmark groove metal album, in my opinion. Walk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4_huqm7usE Megadeth - Remember how I said that Metallica's later releases aren't much compared to their later stuff? Not true for Megadeth. When Metallica was falling short, Megadeth was releasing some legendary thrash albums, namely "Rust in Peace" Rust in Peace...Polaris http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hVqpjZ8qWM System of a Down - I might get a lot of flack for including a nu-metal band on this list, but System of a Down really is a great band and Serj Tankian has one of the most unique voices in the genre. "Toxicity" is my SOAD album rec. Chop Suey! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAQ0dvIun1A&feature=related [/QUOTE]

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