Old-school Thrash (Exodus, Metallica, Megadeth, Kreator, Slayer, Vio-lence, Destruction, Sodom, Anthrax, Testament, Sepultura, Heathen, Forbidden, Voivod, Sabbat, Toxik...)
Death Metal (Death, Decapitated, Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel, Hate Eternal, Nile, Carcass, Dismember, Unleashed, Vader, Incantation, Akercocke, Necrophagist, Spawn of Possession, Decrepit Birth...)
Melodic Death (Dark Tran, At the Gates, Insomnium, Scar Symmetry, In Flames, CoB, Kalmah, Enforsaken...)
Progressive Metal (PainofSalvation, DreamTheater, Voivod, Andromeda, Queensryche, Pagan's Mind, Symphony X, Opeth, Redemption, Outworld...)
Heavy Metal (Metal Church, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Dio, Manowar sến, Slough Feg, Pharaoh, ...)
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