the only two bands on your list i've heard of is firewind and children of bodom, although i've never heard anything they've ever made. Firewind, however, is a beast, and i completely forgot to mention that they, too are on my ipod
Well, at least one of their albums is, haha.
Anyways, thanks for that list. Basically what i've been doing so far is going onto itunes and sampling some of the "top songs" of each band listed so far, and if i can't find them on itunes, i find them on either free.napster.com, or youtube. I've definitely listened to A LOT of music so far these past couple days
lol. But i've definitely heard a lot of great music, and a lot of music that doesn't appeal to me. So far, i've only got about two or three new albums, and i think that's just great!!!! The last time i got an album was like, 3 or 4 years ago! Either way, I'm definitely very very thankful for all of your guys help so far. I've still got a lot to sift through, and a lot of gift cards to spend on more music. thanks for all the suggestions, guys, i definitely seriously like my new music on my ipod