What would you suggest for someone new to (good) metal?

[CF87]

Poison.

 

[skeptik]

Agalloch (because, well, yknow)

:Spin:

 

[Killbot]

Akercocke

 

[Minion520]

ENSLAVED!!!!!!!

 

[Perdition's Light]

Okay, thanks everyone. I've definetely got enough recommendations here. I'll think it over when I have some time.

 

[TylerTheNuke]

replace darkthrone with emperor. They aren't as good, but they certainly are more accessible and have a wow factor. It was really hard for me to get into darkthrone. Sure they wank a little, but there is definatly substance to be found. Make sure to throw in iron maiden too.

 

[skeptik]

Anything by Slough Feg
Anything by Manilla Road
Anything by Coroner
Anything by Doomsword
Anything by Penance, Solstice Pagan Altar, Dark Quarterer, Candlemass

 

[byrne]

I agree with Drudkh. Excellent suggestion.

Katatonia - Brave Murder Day
Amorphis - The Karelian Isthmus
In Flames - The Jester Race
Agalloch - Pale Folklore
Dissection - The Somberlain

They'd be pretty good intro albums for darker death metal / black metal, but still quite melodic and accessable.

Aeternus, I don't think is a good intro, neither are Burzum or Graveland. IF you wanted to go down a more extreme black metal sound, I'd go with Deathspell Omega.

 

[swizzlenuts]

I agree with Drudkh. Excellent suggestion.

Katatonia - Brave Murder Day
Amorphis - The Karelian Isthmus
In Flames - The Jester Race
Agalloch - Pale Folklore
Dissection - The Somberlain

They'd be pretty good intro albums for darker death metal / black metal, but still quite melodic and accessable.

Aeternus, I don't think is a good intro, neither are Burzum or Graveland. IF you wanted to go down a more extreme black metal sound, I'd go with Deathspell Omega.

Agreed, but i would choose something like candlemass, slough feg, mercyful fate instead of katatonia.