Agreed.
Metallica's S&M live album kicks ass hard. Really hard.
I also like melodic death metal. I'm familiar with CoB and Norther, but my favorites are Eluveitie and Wintersun.
Orgasmic.
Some of my other favorites are Cradle of Filth, Tristania (during the time they still had Vibeke Stene) and Blind Guardian.
Blind Guardian has a special place in my heart because they got me into all of this.
I've heard of the Defiled before, but I've never really had time to dive into another maniacal metal spree.
Until now. And they sound promising.
Will have to wait for the next week after the exams are over in order to dive properly, though.