Originally Posted by Blan

Recently decided to give metal a try, having never really looked to deep into it, because of a friend of mine. I get the impression that a lot of the metal he listens to would be classified as melodic metal core, which i gather is kind of looked down on by some. Examples would be bands like Five Finger Death Punch.

I do find it pretty easy to listen to most of that music though, and if that's the gate to some deeper cuts and more interesting stuff, then I'm fine with it. I will say that some of the technical musicianship and unique sounds that are in metal are what are getting me to try it.

As a starting point I just bought Periphery's Juggernaut Alpha Album. I'm kind of addicted to the track MK Ultra.