CALLING ALL METALHEADS: Reccomend me some bands!!!

[ROON]

For a few months now I've been bored to tears with all the music in my Winamp library. I want something new, something exciting that really "WOWs" me. The last band I found that really knocked me back and I fell in love with was Type O Negative, but I've since listened to them so much that I don't really get a kick out of their music anymore. I want to find lots of new bands. And new songs to play on bass! My boredom with all my music has discouraged me to pick up my basses and play along with songs, and that really sucks. So please help guys!

I'll list some of the stuff I like in music.

- Keyboards (anything from plain old keyboard to folk metal type stuff)
- Clean vocals (can be mildly growly, eg Pantera or Black Label Society style)
- Chunky ass riffs (see Black Label Society, Pantera, Candlemass, Carcass)

Basically I'm looking for power metal, heavy metal, doom metal and maybe some folk/pagan/whateverthehellyouwannacallit metal.

Help! (please),

Cheers,
Josh

EDIT: Looks like a few people got confused, I don't want ALL of those things in one band, they're just some of the elements I like.

[vindy500]

system of a down is heavy az

[ROON]

Originally Posted by vindy500

system of a down is heavy az

Hi Vindy, I used to love SOAD back in their Toxicity days, never really liked any of their music since then.

[Mike N]

Check out some older metal.

Exciter (any of their first four or five albums)
Metal Church (first album, self titled)
Savatage (sirens, power of the night, hall of the mountain king)
Queensryche (4 track ep, operation mindcrime, warning)

[c_joseph_lier]

try some H.I.M. from Finland ... totally Goth-Metal ...
Dope and Disturbed i like, but no keys if that's what you want layered in ...

[CrazyArcher]

Check out the band called Tyr. Folk metal with a bit of progressive touch.

[Traver]

Helloween (amazing bassist as well)
Arcturus (some of the sweetest keyboards ever)
Anubis Gate
Funeral
Mystic Prophecy
Seventh Wonder (best power/prog band ever, with an insane bassist)
Sungate
Devil in the Kitchen
Tarot
Symphony X

[StanFan]

Fates Warning. They sometimes use keyboards, they have clean vocals, and I guess their riffs can have some chunk to them. I'll say try the albums Perfect Symmetry and Inside Out. They are currently my favorites.

[Rockgurl]

Nightwish! They are incredible. I'm in a Nightwish tribute band and you can hear some of their music on our MySpace page: www.myspace.com/amaranthrocks

Their official page is: http://www.myspace.com/nightwish

I'm really into Tarot right now : http://www.myspace.com/tarot

I also recommend Within Temptation: http://www.myspace.com/withintemptation

And also After Forever : http://www.myspace.com/afterforever

And Children of Bodom : http://www.myspace.com/childrenofbodom

Also, you really should check out Firewind. They are amazing. http://www.myspace.com/firewind

[afinalfantasy]

HIM, System of a Down, Dope and Disturbed are nowhere near metal. It's laughable to even say they are. Anyhow

Boris
Sunn O)))
Pelican
Jesu
Isis

[CrazyArcher]

Originally Posted by Traver

Arcturus (some of the sweetest keyboards ever)

Damn, how could I forget Arcturus... +20!

[Benjamin Strange]

You want keyboards, chunky riffs, and clean to grindy vocals? Check out Mnemic.

[Traver]

Originally Posted by afinalfantasy

HIM, System of a Down, Dope and Disturbed are nowhere near metal. It's laughable to even say they are. Anyhow

Boris
Sunn O)))
Pelican
Jesu
Isis

Even though you listed 5 kickass bands, I really don't think those are what he's after But if you're openminded, definitely check all 5 out, some unforgettable music in those bands.

[afinalfantasy]

I'll list a few others:

Pain of Salvation
Agalloch
Lykathea Aflame
Edge of Sanity
Behemoth
Vargsang
Burzum

Dunno what else really.

[Joe Gress]

COC
Great chunky ass riff's, and mike dean is awesome on bass.

Does anybody else listen to them?

[lemur821]

How about Unexpect? They have all those things.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAi-JBkebiE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqEBwvygSH0

[Valerus]

Originally Posted by CrazyArcher

Check out the band called Tyr. Folk metal with a bit of progressive touch.

Tyr
Eluveitie
Turisas
Ensiferum

^^ BATTLE METAL

Evergrey (Dark progressive power metal from Sweden)
Sleep (Stoner doom metal great bass riffs)
Witchcraft
High On Fire (More stoner)
Kamelot (melodic power metal ftw)

[jimb213]

Originally Posted by afinalfantasy

Jesu
Isis

I love jesu and isis for moody metal. For fast, riff-happy metal, I don't think it gets any better than Killswitch Engage. No keys, and the vocals may be a bit more rough than you're looking for, but maaaaan are they heavy (while still being catchy and listenable).

Sonata Arctica
Blind Guardian
Type O Negative
early Iced Earth (Burnt Offerings especially)
Sadus

[Risen Ashes]

Iced Earth.