Small list of bands I love.

My first(ish) metal love. Amon Amarth's melodic death retellings of great battles and Norse myth make for an amazing listening experience.

Kreator goes way back, older than most of us, but they have remained true to their trash roots. Still one of the best bands out there.

Municipal Waste makes some of the best party albums. Their newest offering, Slime and Punishment is a pretty short but still awesome thrash album, with the songs averaging about a minute and a half.

Power Trip has really brought back what Thrash was back in the good old days off beer and sick mosh pits.

Always a fantastic addition to anyone's listening library, Suffocation is good old death metal, plain and simple.

Oh, Canada. Canadian speed/thrash band Annihilator has been pulling out quality riffs since 1983 or so. I grew up on these guys, so they have a pretty special place in my heart.

What can I say...no list of mine would ever be complete without the band that made me fall in love with metal in the first place. Cannibal Corpse is fucking amazing.

Thy Art Is Murder is a newfound favorite of mine, with their insane machine gun riffs and howling vocals, every track has a certain violent atmosphere to it.

Alright, alright. No arguing children. "bUt mERcHant! GhOSt iSn'T MetAL! MyaaaAaAH!" Listen, yeah sure, they're not as heavy as other bands, but some of their tracks are still pretty headbangable. So just, calm down.