Give Me Some Ideas

[boblight24]

Ok, I'm new here and I am need of some help.

I have been a fan of certain metal bands for 20 years now and it seems that there are countless bands that I've never heard of. I've always surrounded myself with Iron Maiden, Priest, Megadeth, and Metallica. I never ventured out from those bands. Since joining this forum recently I've been turned on to bands like Nevermore and a guy I work with loves Iced Earth. My question is this: what bands have I been missing out on being so narrow minded?

 

[poundingmetal74]

Here are a couple of new school bands you'd probably enjoy, given the old school bands you listed and associated songs you can find on youtube:
Steel Dragon [Blood Pollution]
Dream Evil [Book of Heavy Metal]
White Wizzard [High Speed GTO]
Final Stage [Game Over]
Primal Fear [Black Sun - if you like PAinkiller by Judas Priest)
Sword [Outta Control]

 

[Wyvern]

what bands have I been missing out on being so narrow minded?

Not many I was in your shoes for quite a long time. Anyway here goes some recommendations both old and new bands. Some may be easier to find that others but they worth the effort IMO:

Motorhead (UK)
Thin Lizzy (Ire)
Saxon (UK)
Wolf (Swe)
Wuthering Heights (DK), but the last three albums mostly
Skyclad (UK)
Candlemass (Swe)
Solitude Aeturnus (USA)
Ayreon (NL)
Blind Guardian (Ger), specially until ANATO
Testament (USA)
Heathen (USA)
Firewind (Gre) last three albums specially
Tarot (Fin)
Angel Dust (Ger)
Angra (Bra)
Sortilege (Fr)
Armored Saint (USA)
Astral Doors (Swe)
Coroner (Swi)
Warlock (Ger)
Hammerfall (Swe)
Killers (Fr)
Loudness (Jap)
Meliah Rage (USA)
Omen (USA) specially the early albums
Satan/Pariah (UK)
Pharaoh (USA)
Sentenced (Fin) from "Down" to the last one for me
Pretty Maids (Dk)
Riot (USA)
Shadow Gallery (USA)
Steel Prophet (USA)

that'll do for the time being

 

[Hell Patrol]

Shame on you two. Neither of you mentioned Black Sabbath.

Some others you might enjoy:

Dream Theater
Fates Warning
Helloween
Manowar
Rainbow
Rush
Running Wild
Savatage
Uriah Heep

 

[Trans-Siberian Outcast]

The Savatage back catalogue should keep you busy for awhile. And most of them can be found in the used racks at record stores. Savatage RULES!

 

[poundingmetal74]

The first 6 Queensryche albums and first 2 Skid Row albums are a must as well.

 

[TENTH DREAMER DECEIVER]

The Bruce Dickinson and Nicky Moore Samson albums.

 

[Marco Spain]

The Savatage back catalogue should keep you busy for awhile. And most of them can be found in the used racks at record stores. Savatage RULES!

Exactly. Savatage, best band ever. A must have

After that, Riot. Every incarnation (Speranza, Moore, DiMeo, even Forrester).

Then, the rest of the metal world.

 

[No-Mercy]

if you already listen to maiden, you now simply need Blind Guardian and you'll be set.

but actually...im more of a power metal guy. so more of the iced earth direction, but more epic and mostly european. here are some with my favorite album in parenthesis for suggestion.

blind guardian (a night at the opera)
sonata arctica (ecliptica/silence)
symphony x (the odyssey)
tad morose (modus vivendi)
dream evil (evilized)
falconer (s/t)
kamelot (karma)
nocturnal rites (shadowland)