my favorite metal band is Judas Priest by a lot I like a fair few of the mega-famous bands like Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, and Metallica, naturally
I miss System of a Down pretty much constantly, they're the only "nu-metal" band I like except I feel like calling them nu-metal is fucking bullshit
there are a few foreign-language bands I like, such as ADX, Sortilege, Loudness (you have to fucking listen to their song Firestorm), Earthshaker (not that heavy despite the name), and Anthem (these guys kick so much fucking ass man)
SURGICAL STRIKES LIGHT UP THE NIGHT NIGHT AFTER NIGHT I'M GONNA DANCE ON THE GRAVE OF THE WORLD DANCE ON THE GRAVE OF THE WORLD
so fucking good most of Loudness's songs aren't that heavy, this was after they got pissed at their old label and got a new vocalist IIRC
I like power metal a fair bit. Scanner's album Hypertrace is basically peak power metal for me. Just pure, in your face fucking energy. Their next album, Terminal Earth, is almost as good, but some of the songs are awkward.