Remember Pop fans Metal isn't just the black metal crap that you hear on the radioRemember Metal there are still some quality pop songs (very very little but there is always one once in a while)
Metallica Trivium Iron Maiden
In no particular order... Iron Maiden Bruce Dickinson (solo work) Megadeth Judas Priest Saxon Bullet For My Valentine Anthrax Korn Black Sabbath
Dissection, Cor Scorpii, Carach Angren, Naglfar, Lord Belial, Dark Fortress, Burzum, Mayhem, Darkthrone, Windir, Ulver, Desolation Triumphalis, Satyricon, Twilight, Wolves in the throne room, Nyktalgia, Horna, Enslaved, Dark Funeral, Anthelion, Immortal, Eyes of Noctum, Dimmu Borgir, Wolfchant, Ensiferum, Insomnium, Kalmah, Wintersun, Gojira, Decapitated, Suffocation, Nile, Death Morbid Angel, Entombed, Grave, Autopsy, Brain Drill, Krisiun, Bloodbath, Obituary, Atheist, Aeon, Behemoth, Amon Amarth, Agalloch, Isis, Pelican, Pantera, Lamb of God, Machine Head, Trivium, Sodom, Kreator, Sepultura, Rudra, Crimson Massacre, Testament, Celtic Frost, Suicidal Angels, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Megadeth, Metallica, Trouble, Candlemass, Mirror of Deception, Unanimated, Razor, Necrovore, Sarcófago, Morbid, Through The Eyes of the Dead, The Faceless, Winds of Plague, Whitechapel, Cementery Urn, Daath, Kataklysm, Napalm Death, Belphegor, Necrophagist
In no particular order, though I'm numbering them so that it's easier on your eyes 1.Iron Maiden (of course)- NWOBHM 2.Candlemass- Doom Metal 3.Amon Amarth- Viking-themed Melodic Death Metal 4.Ensiferum- Folk Metal/Melodic Death Metal 5.In Flames (the melo-death, not metalcore band)- Melodic Death Metal 6.Children of Bodom- Melodic Death Metal 7.Soilwork- Melodic Death Metal (as you can see, melo-death is my favorite) 8.Kalmah- Melodic Death Metal 9.Death- Death Metal 10.Opeth- Progressive Death Metal 11.Slayer- Thrash Metal 12.Iced Earth- Power Metal 12.Symphony X- Power Metal/Neoclassical (genre is debatable) 13.Wintersun- Melodic Death Metal 14.Arch Enemy- Melodic Death Metal 15.Immortal- Black Metal 16.Finntroll- Folk Metal 17.Judas Priest- NWOBHM 18.Epica- Symphonic Metal 19.Nightwish- Symphonic/Gothic Metal 20.Sonata Arctica- Power Metal