For the most hardcore of metal fans. I have heard differing opinions on what exactly true metal is, some define it and point it out as specific genre of metal, while others define it as certain musical elements or styles of playing the electric guitar, bass, drums, and even a certain vocal style. Some examples: some have said true metal is thrash metal and is what really put heavy metal on the map (I agree that thrash brought metal into the spotlight) and others say its the hard hitting distorted sound of the electric guitar, screaming vocals, fast bass and fast drumming. In my opinion, true metal is defined by musical elements and playing styles.
Black Sabbath- The Mob Rules or Iron Maiden- The Trooper
Electric Eye, Judas Priest
Thrash Metal: Artillery - Khomatic Megadeth - Hanger 18 Megadeth - Rust in Peace Megadeth - Peace Sells Metallica - One Metallica - Leper Messiah Metallica - Creeping Death Exhorder - Un-Born Again Death metal (and stuff considered death): Carcass - Heartwork Death - The Philospoher Death - Lack of Comprehension Meshuggah - Bleed In Flames - Clayman At the Gates - The red in the sky is ours In Flames - The Hive Cadacross - Morningstar Amon Amarth - Abandoned Blackened Death Metal: Celtic Frost - The Unsurper Opeth-Circle Of The Tyrants , covering celtic frost Hellhammer - Triumph of Death Dimmu Borgir - Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse Amon Amarth - Death In Fire Norther - Victorious One Cradle Of Filth - From The Cradle To Enslave Children Of Bodom - Kissing The Shadows Soumi Metal, even though not every band listed is from Finland: Profane Omen - Rewind Children of Bodom - Roadkill Morning Kalmah - To The Gallows Amorphis - Towards And Against Amoral - Mute Skyfire - Haunted By Shadows Dark Tranquillity - Monochromatic Stains Industrial Metal: fear factory-empty vision fear factory - replica crossbreed - breathe static x - Forty ways Damageplan - Breathing new life Rammstein - Feuer Frei Miksha - Win Synthetic Breed - Catatonic And Oceans - Fragile Gothminister - Monsters Power Metal: Moonlight Agony - Ghost Power Quest - Far Away Timeless Miracle - into the enchanted chamber Civilization One - Carry On (Legends of the Past) Nordheim - Easy Rider Iced Earth - Melancholy Blind Guardian- Mirror Mirror Black Metal:
