new fan of metal...

[Morbid_Corpse]

Exhumed
Meshuggah

 

[Intoxicator]

I think you'd like:

Dissection
Dimmu Borgir
Finntroll
Black Dahlia Murder
Mercenary
Arsis

 

[Jean-Pierre]

agalloch!!!

Metal, not REM mixed with melodeath.

 

[MFJ]

The first step is to stop listening to Children of Bodom.

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[RosesofShadow]

Plus:

Woods of Ypres
Age of Silence
Nokturnal Mortum (i think it's been recommended)
Destroyer 666
Sacramentum
Necrophagia

 

[Tanith]

agalloch!!!

He asked for metal.

 

[Cervantes]

Try Draconian!

 

[Stand-Ablaze]

Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
King Diamond

Your set for life now

 

[$profit$]

Yeah if you listen to old Metallica you are almost compelled to listen to Megadeth's "Peace Sells"

"Children of Bodom" to "Kalmah" is a very logical jump. All 3 of Kalmah's albums are good, I guess their "Swamplord" album is the easiest to get into, though they're not all that different.