man, do you guys realize that there is now a two page opinion thread that not one person has starting a fight, or even disputing anothers opinion. Everyone is just giving their own opinion. Maybe it's something about the water in this corner, but I must say that I am, and everyone should be, at least a little impressed.
Note: This post isn't meant to have any sarcasm in it, but if you like, you can add a little sarcasm (or any other inflection of the voice) to spice it up. I also can't give any other songs that would define metal anymore then what has already been posted, but I've only been into it for a couple of years now so I haven't had a whole lot of time to listen to bands and formulate my idea of metal. *shrug