Originally Posted by MattMarlow

Hey all, I'm a metal noob, I only know prog metal, Dream Theater, LTE, Opeth etc, mainly into my prog and indie. Blah, anyway I think Slayer are awesome, much better than all the other metal badns i've heard, they have lyrics you can hear, and when the scream they use it to good effect, and they have gorgeous melodies, what type of metal is this and where can i get more slayeresque stuff?

Cheers

Originally Posted by Stone Magnet

Slayer is thrash/speed metal. Some other metal bands you might like:

Pantera
Megadeth
Venom
Sepultura
Testament
Death
Exodus
Overkill
Metal Church