I'm surprised at you guys. Anyone here heard of Blind Guardian? They're the first metal band I ever got into and I still listen to them. Their album Nightfall in Middle-Earth is still one of my most prized possessions.
Nightwish, of course. I absolutely love symphonic metal. It'll be interesting to see who's going to be the next lead vocalist, seeing as Tarja Turunen got kicked out. But I trust that the next album will still be great, what with the other members still being there.
Guess I'll have to draw up a list:
Blind Guardian
Nightwish
Finntroll (polka from hell!)
Ensiferum (Viking metal. What more need I say? :Titan: )
Within Temptation (it's a bit poppy, but so beautiful)
Tristania (especially Beyond the Veil)
Immortal (Sons of Northern Darkness is one of the few black metal albums I own, but I really love it.)
Arch Enemy (especially their new stuff, because Angela Gossow is just such an amazing vocalist)
Opeth (Wow. Just wow. Blackwater Park is my favourite)
After Forever (yet another amazing female vocalist, and what variety this band has in their musical styles!)
Kamelot (Especially Epica and the Black Halo. Just listen to them, you'll see what I mean.)

And finally...
Iron Maiden (Nothing more need be said of them. Just listen for yourself)

ah look what you did....u made me scatter all the cd-s around my room to find Immortal LOL

I like....

S.O.A.D
N.I.N
Nirvana
Chimera
KoRn ( I got Twisted Transistor, IT ROCKS!!!)
Children Of Bodom (lake bodom, my personal fav)
Trivium
Him
Slipknot (not my fav but they're ok i guess)
Nightwish (cant believe they sacked Tarja!)
Rammstein
Alkaline Trio

and im not sure what genre music they are

!!!!!!!My Chemical Romance!!!!!!!

well that just about covers it... but i got more.........

Arch Enemy are.... ok

Has Nightwish already found replacement for Tarja? (If there was post - sorry, I don't want to browse them all :)).

ah look what you did....u made me scatter all the cd-s around my room to find Immortal LOL [/b][/quote]
Aw, sorry. But it was worthwhile in the end, neh?

No, they still haven't found a replacement for Tarja. But We just have to be patient. Better to wait than for them to choose someone really crappy in their haste. It's not as hopeless as some people might think; singers like Isabel Bayrakdarian and Renee Fleming let me know that.

I remember back when I first joined Abandonia I was into power metal. Now my tastes are much more refined and I'm more into viking and folk metal. Among my favorite bands are Mithotyn, Moonsorrow, Thyrfing, Finntroll, Ensiferum, Taunusheim, Equillibrium, and a million others.

Wow, Chef Boyardee's back. How you been?

Not too bad mate, been working on college and my music, and thinking about making another game soon.

I didn't know you even made a first, well done. :ok:

Note my excessively high post count since you were here last. :tomato:

Thyrfing and Ensiferum are great, indeed.