My friend was obsessed with Cradle of Filth in high school and I always thought it was utter shit. Nothing but noise. Over time I learned to love them, and now they're one of my favorite metal bands.
I came into this thread thinking it was going to be about bands people listen to that aren't metal, but I clearly misinterpreted the title.
The only metal I really won't listen to unless I want to annoy people is brutal death / grindcore etc. To me it's just noise absent of all melody and not...
The Twilight Singers - Twilight as Played by the Twilight Singers
The Real Mckenzies - Off the Leash
dredg- The Pariah, the Parrot and the Delusion
Finntroll - Midnattens Widunder
Calexico - Garden Ruin