fair enough

Yeah, just read it as top five bands that make "modern metal" look bad.

1.Children of Bodom
2. Lamb of God
3. In Flames
4. Trivium
5. Slipknot

Modern but a thread that is years old? classic definition of an oxymoron.

Judging by the bands posted though it still is years old.

1. Animals as Leaders
2. Canvas Solaris
3. Mastodon
4. Scale the Summit
5. Shadows Fall

I'm mostly into instrumental music, but definitely got open ears. I'm really touchy about vocalists, because often times they are ruining a great sound the others got going. :shycouch:

Megadeth
Children of Bodom
Machine Head
Trivium
Early Avenged Sevenfold

You think these bands are modern:confused:

trivium and avenged are within the last 10 years, so they are definately modern.
children of bodom's first album came out in 1997, so they haven't really been around that long. i mean, i assume you have heard blooddrunk. that album sounds kinda modern.
i mean, i guess you really couldn't class megadeth as modern, but i guess that depends entirely on your definition of "modern".

that said, this is only my opinion.

change In Flames to Mastodon, I apparently forgot about them -.-"

Not exactly sure what modern is supposed to mean or if metal in this context encompasses hardcore etc, but here goes in no particular order:
Slipknot (nu-metal)
Attack Attack (hardcore I know but amazing nonetheless)
Periphery (sorta prog metal/sorta hardcore)
Limp Bizkit (rap-metal but they count right?)
Dope (nu-metal)

I'm not too into the straight up metal genre because all the singers bug me and death metal growlers sound like retards.