When I was younger I was almost completely just a straight metal head. I've grown up and can listen to a lot of stuff as long as it has some good solid musicianship (playing instraments for a long time has really impacted what I look for in music). Big into a band called Soften the Glare right now. Their album doesn't come out for a while, but tons of live stuff on Youtube. Long and short of it, the bassist was the bassist for a band called Mudvayne (and was one of the best metal bassists I ever saw live). Guy has stayed low for a while, and finally reappeared in this band which has kind of a rock meets jazz vibe. Really cool. I can go on for hours on metal bands, but figure most here probably wouldn't be too into that.