Hi there. I used to hate metal too...that is, until I ran into the Progressive metal band Tool.
Man, i love the stones and led zeppelin.
But tool, and the fact thats it's not regular metal (with really fast sixteenth notes not changing in pitch, like you mentioned) but its PROGRESSIVE metal means that it has touching, inspiring melodies and really, really, meaningful lyrics, not just stuff about hell and demons. I suggest that you listen to the album Lateralus, or 10,000 days. My friend's into country and light rock and he even likes Tool.
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