Great rock/metal bands you may not know about ...

[young guns]

gettinglarger - good call on RA and Erase the Grey......damn good bands

 

[Bullit]

...Slayer...

Slayer?
Who are they?

 

[slobberknocker]

Iced Earth, Hammerfall, Manowar

 

[gettinlarger]

Vex Red

 

[Diesel646]

acid bath
anathema
soilwork
my dying bride
tiamat
sentenced
carcass
shadows fall
the haunted
sonata arctica
last crack
naglfar


thats all pretty random

Most of that list is great. I'll recommend:

Carnal Forge
God Forbid
Corporation 187
Dew-Scented
The Crown
Charon (if you like Sentenced)
Vader
Blood Red Throne
Evergrey
Quo Vadis

 

[tarheel1]

gettinglarger - good call on RA and Erase the Grey......damn good bands

I keep seeing that band RA but haven't gotten it....and it's only $8.99! Here's a couple that are kickass..

Ill Nino(best cd I've ever bought!)
Sworn Enemy
E Town Concrete
Grade 8
Factory 81
Reveille
Hatebreed
Theory of a Dead Man

 

[Drifter]

Here are a few that are worth checking out.....

High On Fire
Rebreather
Natas
Dozer
Alabama Thunderpussy
Sixty Watt Shaman
Bongzilla
Totimoshi
Mongrel (this you probably won't be able to find though)
Puddy
Sons Of Otis

 

[gettinlarger]

Lollipop Lust Kill
Spiritfall
Octane (I doubt anyone will find these guys though. They're a local band around Philly).

 

[gettinlarger]

Project 86
Stereomud
Sinisstar

 

[gettinlarger]

40 Below Summer
A Static Lullaby
Nevermore
Evergrey