[Zoner]

Nice thread, mang.

Metal...oh, where to start. I'll assume you've heard of Iron Maiden and are familiar with their catalog, so I'll move on.

A band I'm diggin' right now is Primal Fear. Old school metal sound, a lot like Judas Priest with speed metal riffage. Too sweet if you're into that stuff. Check out their albums:

Primal Fear
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Devil's Ground
Nuclear Fire
Primal Fear
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Other miscellaneous tracks that are worth a listen are:

Kreator - Second Awakenings
Cage - Kill The Devil
Iced Earth - Greenface
Voivod - We Carry On
Probot - Shake Your Blood (Actually the whole album is awesome. Self titled)