Agalloch- Their music just does it for me. So much on the surface, yet so much so explore. Entrancing, yet attention grabbing and captivating.
Aggressive, yet melancholic and tear-jerking. They have it all. Been my favorite band since the very second I heard "Not Unlike the Waves".
Blind Guardian- They put the
Power back into
Power metal. Hansi Kursch has the
Voice of a
GOD, and while I can't say I'm a huge fan of their 21st century albums (though they do have their moments) albums like Somewhere Far
Beyond and Imaginations From the Other Side are EXACTLY what
Power Metal should be. Gritty, Epic, overblown, catchy, and of course, nerdy as fuck.
Hell yeah.
Katatonia- Be it their early 90s death/doom material or the more depressive-rock-ish edge direction they've taken over the past few years, it's all brilliant. They
Craft melodies that reveal
Nothing to you on the surface, but instead make you go to them, creating a wonderful solitude in and of the music itself.
Insomnium- I sure do love melancholic music, don't I? These guys have eargasmic riff after eargasmic riff, great Finnish-style melodic
Death Metal without any -core or Gothneburg bullshit thrown in, which coupled with their dark, yet oddly uplifting music and poetic lyrics,
Means they're a great fucking band.
Summoning- Y'know, I'm not some huge fantasy nerd or anything, I don't find that shit particularly interesting, however, I seem to like a lot of music that deals with those themes. Guess that's why my username's Enigmatick...hehe.
Anyways, these guys smoke face. Exactly why they smoke face does not matter, the fact stands that you haven't heard them yet (and if you have, that's all well and good) and should do so immediately. If you don't like this, well...we can't be friends anymore.
The end.
Honorable mentions go to:
Sepultura- THRAAAAAAAAASH. that is all.
Dismember- DEATH FUCKING METAL with a
Chainsaw for a guitar and groovin' riffs. Need i say more?
Blut Aus Nord- Creepy. Alienating. Wonderful.
Aggression (Canadian one)- MORE FUCKING THRASH FOR YOUR EARS,
Bitch
If you are a false, don't entry, or you'll be burned and died! 
Myspace Hi5 comments[/COLOR] 
