Well, in all fairness, people call Godsmack and Staind metal. . .that don't necessarily make it true.

Tell that to the head editor of the All Music Guide.

I guess we all have different standard's to what we call "Metal". There isn't really a wrong or right.

I will. . .what makes him the authority on all thing metal anyway (I been listening to metal for over 2 decades)

You should see one of the latest issues of Hit Parader. 100 greatest various things metal....it's basically just fancy toilet paper.

As for what I listen to:

Opeth (awesome live show)
In Flames
Killswitch Engage (saw them with In Flames last week, Goddamn intense show)
Soilwork (more so older stuff, but the new stuff is still good)
Lacuna Coil (awesome show)
Shadows Fall (their coming here sometime this summer)
Iced Earth
Iron Maiden
Blind Guardian
My Ruin
Lamb of God
Arch Enemy
Anathema (one of my alltime favs. but their newer stuff cant really be called metal)
Dark Tranquility
Nightwish
After Forever
Tristania
Children of Bodom
Dimmu Borgir
My Dying Bride

Of course there is more.

genre... rock... that is what they are a rock band...
styles.. rap/metal, alternitive metal... that dose not mean they are a metal band they dont sound like one, they dont play like one, and they said they arnt a metal band, they said they are a old fashiond rock band...

Alternative metal counts. I know what I'm talking about. I've visited the Warrior Klan FAQs many times to not know the truth about them. I'm a member of their official forum. Everyone over there calls them the best metal band in the world. How can you say they aren't?

I've never heard mudvayne, but I like metal. I listen to a lot of different kinds, death, black, thrash, progressive, etc.
Lately I've been getting more into the local scandinavian scene, and discovered that we have a lot of good bands here as well

About P.O.D. I say they're not metal, and they never were. I've never heard anyone call them metal before, and I've hung out at the official site for years.
Rapcore/hardcore is what I've always heard them called.
And don't say I'm not a fan, I have 13 CD's with them (singles and promos included).

Dude. Just give up. They aren't metal. They are rap/rock. Nothing about them is metal.

P.O.D.? You know they are christian band right...
I used to like them... but they are not all that great anymore...
Have you heard of that band EVANESCENCE? Pretty fucking awesome if you ask me... hehe

sorry I had to don't hurt me... *runs away and hides*

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