Metal fans: Have you overlooked a significant genre of metal only to rediscover it later?

Hey JP, this is an interesting question.....

Well, I used to overlook the thrash metal genre....which is strange as I have always been fond of death metal. But now I'm more interested in the genre, since it started death metal.

MQ2: Death metal is probably my favorite genre of metal. Finnish Melodic Death metal has a power metal sound with more melody and harsh growling to it, some bands even incorporate singing into their overall sound.

Swedish Death metal is more heavier, more guitars, less singing, and overall deeper growling.

American Death metal or Florida DM is where this whole thing started in the first place. For some reason, I've listened to quite a few bands from the area. The sound is definitely brutal, very heavy, and with less keyboards than the European sound. Since this is where death metal started, I'd say the sound is very Thrash-like and with much deeper growling than normal.

Lastly, since I'm Canadian, I enjoy hearing about Canadian Death metal bands as well. They all come from Montreal and Quebec...which I'm not exactly sure why. But the sound is very technical, heavy, and progressive.

MQ3: Some bands I think you should listen to are:

Nocturnus (Florida), Massacre, Bone Gnawer, Sacrifice, Slaughter (Canada), Nasty Savage, Hallows Eve....here's a couple Canadian bands..... Gorguts, Quo Vadis, and Ex Deo.

BQ: I'm Italian so this is easy....my favorite is the traditional pepperoni and cheese with great tomato sauce.

when I first got into metal, I completely overlooked symphonic metal, but about 4 months ago I got into it, and now it's my 2nd fav. genre of metal.

MQ2: not too sure, but I've noticed that generally Melodeth from Finland sounds a lot like power metal with harsh vocals and has lots of synthesizers, Sweden's is heavier in the guitars, but a little slower, and the vocals are deeper and less synth, Japan's is heavy in the guitar harmonies (again, just a generalization)

MQ3: if you count melodeth, Eluveitie, Scar Symmetry, Into Eternity, Serpent, Kalmah, In Flames, Cryostorm, and a lot more, but I'd be here all day if I had to name them all.

BQ: good old cheese and peperoni

like you i grew up with the 80s style metal...getting into thrash, and abit of death metal.

when i first heard black metal...my first thought was what is this garbage? terrible production, the higher pitch screaches, and whats up with the corpse paint?

but if you ask alot of users here, its probably my favourite genre now...the variety and skill that some of these bands have is really good...i.e.,

Sacramentum

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXBaKc9FVwk

Nocte Obducta

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s733vGzxY-Q

MA2:I think Swedish death metal, has that scuzzy tone in their guitars (grave, dismember, Entombed) where as the florida scene progressed from thrash and is almost a heavier version of it. don't have too much else...but i can definitely tell the difference

MA:

Atheist

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um1CdqXoLFM

Edge of Sanity

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUQ9ueUbMeA

Katklysm -love the album sorcery

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPFuRRmhVt8

Nile

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fe5vTNOdt4

gorguts, immolation, entombed, suffocation....to many to name

BA: well i like anything...but i probably order some sort of meat lovers the most

I don't pay any attention to genres - if I like something, I listen to it.

No. Not really.