I LOVE metal. Metal is an integral part of me and I listen to a wide array of it, but my favorites tend to be local bands that have.... a little cheese. Major tops right now to both A Sound of Thunder (prog/power/heavy) and Omnislash (power/thrash/heavy) and yeah, I'm a power metal nerd. but, "big" band wise, you can't go wrong with Dio, Iron Maiden, and Savatage. and Havok... and... I can't choose, ok?