what are some good metal bands i should check out since im downloading right now?

Kamelot, Sonata Arctica, Dimmu Borgir, Shadows Fall, I am Ghost, Helloween, Oh yeah, and MANOWAR! Some are older, some are newer, but all of them rock your *** off!

All Shall Perish

Mychildren Mybride

Elysia

Emmure

As I Lay Dying

All That Remains

Impending Doom

Animosity

Suffokate

The Devil Wears Prada's more like emo/screamo scene kid metal

Between the Buried and Me is amazing

Opeth is as well

The Dillinger Escape Plan is chaotic

Lamb of God

Isis is different but if you get used to it, it's beautiful music

Dream Theater

Protest The Hero

Meshuggah

Gojira

Children of Bodom

All That Remains

As I Lay Dying

Coal Chamber, Machine head, Meshuggah, Gojira, Amon Amorth, Hate breed, Lamb of god, mudvayne (old stuff), mushroomhead, otep,, prong, soulfly, Strapping young lad, the agony scene,

Angel Dust

kalmah

Blut Angel

Crematory

Abydos

Eldtrich

Eon's hated

Eternal December

Evergrey.

Anibus Gate

G3

Gaate

Protest the Hero and Bullet for my Valentine are NOT metal.

Mayhem

Opeth

DevilDriver

Soilwork

Behemoth

Kataklysm

Carcass

Scissorfight

Sigh

Primordial

a few things I've been listening to heavily lately...

Him, Metallica, Megadeth, Slipknot, System of a Down, Killswitch Engage, Atreyu, Skid Row, Disturbed

You like Cliff Burton, that's great man, great bassist which is why i'm going to tell you to please stay away from alll that fake poster metal. Bullet for my Valentine, my god, thats horrible.

Check out,Kreator, Destruction, Sodom, Anthrax, Hirax, Autopsy, Etc.

Death-Zombie ritual

Everyone pretty much got everything.... but noone mentioned PANTERA!!!!!!! get some pantera on it fer sure- one of my favorite bands.