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Sludge Metal Recommendations:
Weedeater [Stoner/Sludge Band hailing from the Carolinas]
EyeHateGod [the original Sludge band, a must for the sludge beginner]
Crowbar [One of the originals from the NOLA scene]
Superjoint Ritual [Sludgy act by Phil Anselmo]
Down [Supergroup including members from Superjoint, Crowbar, and Corrosion of Conformity]
Bongzilla [Stoner/Sludge band with extra Stoner influence]
The Melvins [Experimental Sludge/grunge band a must for the serious listener]
Buzzov*en [Dixie's pre-Weedeater band]
Corrosion of Conformity [Their later works, largely punk influences]
Rwake [Hailing from Little Rock, Arkansas this is one of the coolest bands on the scene]
Baroness [Hailing from Georgia this band is a lovely addition to a lovely genre]
Stonecutters [Not one of my favorite Sludge bands, but they are definitely great, give them a listen if you're like me you'll like them but there are others out there, but then again you may not.]

Thrash Metal Recs:
Megadeth [Probably the most important band in my life, one of the "big four" of thrash]
Metallica [Possibly the most influential thrash bands out there, next to Megadeth one of the "big four"]
Slayer [Can't say much about Slayer, just gotta give em a listen one of the "big four"]
Anthrax [One of the "big four" and hugely influential band]
Skeletonwitch [Who likes a little thrash with their black metal? I do.]
Kreator [Lovely band, gotta give em a listen to see if you like em]
Exodus [Dave Mustaine of Megadeth thinks they should be part of the big four, how can you say no to that?]
Overkill [Once again, give them a listen you might like them you might not.]
Testament [It's truly hard not to like these guys.]
Pantera [Their early work, and by "early" I mean Cowboys from Hell]
Sepultura [Some people will say they are death because of Max's vocal style, don't listen to them, Sepultura is a great band that includes many influences from their homeland of Brazil]

Black Metal Recs:
Dimmu Borgir [A little mainstream, but still an excellent band]
Mayhem [Possibly the most controversial band on the scene, there are a huge number of murders and suicides surrounding this band]
Darkthrone [A must for the beginning listener, not to be overlooked]
Gorgoroth [Not really my style, but they have their place]
Wolves in the Throne Room [A very atmospheric sound, my favorite black metal band]
Dolorian [A personal favorite, they combine black metal with ambient, listen if you wish to truly know suffering epitomized in music.]
Bathory [Part of the first wave of Black Metal, a must for the serious listener]
Satyricon [A good band, definitely a good band, check them out]
Forgotten Tomb [A Black/Doom Crossover a lot like Dolorian, with lyrics less introspective and vocals a tad harsher]

Death Metal Recs:
Cannibal Corpse [A good start to the Death Metaller, this band is very special to me]
Deicide [A Death Metal sound combined with controversially anti-Christian lyrics]
Morbid Angel [Again with the anti-Christian lyrics, they have the best drummer on the scene]
Blood Red Throne [Incredible band, that's all I can say]
Vader [The vocals on this band set them apart from the other bands on the scene]
Napalm Death [Not my favorite but they have their place]
Carcass [Formed of the remnants of the dissolved Napalm Death, great band a must listen]
Behemoth [Blackened Death Metal at its peak, from Poland this band is very good]
Amon Amarth [Melodic Death Metal with Viking oriented lyrics]
Deeds of Flesh [Brutality in its purest form]
Atheist [Very easy to get in to, very good band]

Doom Metal Recs:
Candlemass [Hugely influential, this band gives a very mythical brand of doom]
Church of Misery [A band out of Japan that combines Black Sabbath era sound with lyrics revolving around serial killers]
Trouble [One of the most influential doom bands out there, Plastic Green Head is a must listen]
Paradise Lost [A very gothic brand of doom metal that I don't care to separate into a separate genre right now]
Black Sabbath [Albums like Black Sabbath and Into the Void are what started the Doom Metal genre as a whole]
Witchcraft [A traditional doom band, I cant listen to a full album more than once in a row, they are good but there are better]
Reverend Bizarre [One of the greatest doom metal bands EVER. If you like slow and heavy, with a tinge of epicness unmatched, Reverend Bizarre is right for you.]

Funeral Doom Recs:
Funeral Mourning [Incredibly sorrowful music only matched by Dolorian. Very heavy, very slow]
Ahab [An easy to get in to Funeral Doom band from Germany who get their lyrics from an obvious source]

Stoner Doom Recs:
Electric Wizard [A fusion of Sludge, Doom, and psychedelic music, Come My Fanatics… is a must listen for anyone wishing to get into the genre]
Om [A very good stoner doom band made from the remnants of Sleep, their sound is akin to Tibetan chanting]
Sleep [The wonderful pre-cursor to Om, if you like Om you'll like Sleep]
Black Sabbath [Songs like Sweet Leaf marked the precursor to the genre of Stoner Doom]
Goatsnake [Absolutely wonderful, really psychedelic sound]

Heavy Metal Recs:
Blade of the Ripper [I'm not sure what to think of this band, on one hand I like them, on the other I don't, you'll have to give them a listen and decide for yourself]
Black Sabbath [The band that started it all. Truly manly metal.]
Dio [A huge influence on Heavy Metal, Dio is like God of the metal world.]
Iron Maiden [They've had a profound influence on the Heavy Metal and Power Metal genres.]
Manowar [Possibly the biggest and most possible Heavy Metal band ever, their lyrics center around brotherhood, metal, etc. and Eric Adam's voice combined with the instrumentals gives the band a particularly epic feeling]
Judas Priest [Lets just say if you were to use the words "Judas Priest" and "sucks" in the same sentence around any metaller then you're likely to be killed]

Drone Metal Recs:
Sunn O))) (pronounced just "sun") [Drone is hard to get in to, to begin with but Sunn O))) creates a doomy atmosphere that is unmatched in the genre]
Boris [A Japanese band that has had a huge influence on this largely inaccessible genre]
Earth [The band that is credited with starting it all, they take the already slow and heavy doom style and make it even heavier and slower]

Power Metal Recs:
Blind Guardian [Easy to listen to, easy to get in to, an all around great band]
Demons and Wizards [Great band for a power metal beginner]
Avantasia [One of my favorite power metal bands, a really great act worthy of your adoration]
Sonata Arctica [A really general band, good for a start but not much else]
Rhapsody (Of Fire) [A very mystical band that is relatively generic providing the listener with a very epic feeling, I like them myself.]
Stormwarrior [If you don't like this band there is something wrong with you]
Gamma Ray [My personal favorite power metal band, check them out]
Luca Turrilli [He's a good guitarist, and his solo work is amazing]
Iced Earth [A HUGELY influential band, Iced Earth is good, very good]
Helloween [Amazing band, simply amazing. If you don't like the song Mr. Torture, you don't deserve to be alive.]
Edguy [Amazing power metal band from Germany, if you don't lol at their song Lavatory Love Machine you're a robot.]
Hammerfall [Definitely one of my favorites, they have a epic sound, and a great vocalist]

Groove Metal Recs:
Pantera [They adopted a more groove oriented sound after CFH and slowly got heavier]
White Zombie [A good band, I personally like Rob's solo work better]

Metalcore Recs:
Lamb of God (log lol) [One of my favorite bands, though I usually steer clear of Metalcore, it's usually more hardcore oriented than metal oriented. Lamb of God is a perfect metal act that's easy to get in to]

Viking Metal Recs:
Ensiferum [Absolutely beautiful band, really easy to get in to]
Tyr [Good band, hailing from the faraway lands, a must for a Viking metal beginner]
Wintersun [The side project of Ensiferum guitarist should be enough info for you]

Speed Metal Recs:
Motorhead [The dudes that started it all, it's a direct injection of manliness right into the vein]

Gothic Metal Recs:
Virgin Black [A decent band, in my opinion, my friend Amanda is in love with this band. They've got a pretty good sound to them]
Type O Negative [Definitely a have to if you want to get into Gothic music, hell a need if you don't want to get into the music]
Novembre [A Gothic/Doom band that has incredible imagery]

wuthering heights [/end thread]

I wouldn't really pigeonhole Boris as a Drone band since they don't stick with a set sound for very long.

Sex and Candy by Marcy Playground.

will be stuck in your head.

Fixed.
For someone who is a Manowar fan, you forgot some of their best albums, same goes with Pantera, their discography is a lot better than CFH or Vulgar Display, you ain't a Pantera fan until you've heard the Great Southern Trendkill and Reinventing the Steel, shining examples of Pantera. Same goes with Megadeth, dude, you listed a lot, but you forgot a lot. I personally didn't like the Peace Sells... album, the only songs from that album I truly enjoy are Peace Sells and I Aint Superstitious.

The System Has Failed is one of my least favorites. United Abominations is their best in a long, long time.