Originally Posted by Roygbiv

Hello knowledgable members of musicbanter
I'm trying to impress a certain someone with a playlist of songs from hardcore/heavy metal/thrash/speed metal bands she hasn't heard before.

I'm looking for things that sound fantastic, remaining faithful to the genre but at the same time stepping out of it.

Bands like Fucked Up, Mastodon, Refused, Nightwish - she also likes Children of Bodom (of-course).

I already have In Flames, Slayer and Harvey Milk.

What do you guys suggest?