Rush has an excellent example of proto-thrash on "The Necromancer", off of 1975's Caress of Steel, complete with ape**** drums.

I'm pretty sure you mean Eddie Vedder. That said, Soundgarden is the grunge band commanding my attention. There was lightning in a bottle.

You`re right, I`m not sure where I got Eric from:confused:

I never mentioned Chris Cornell, because his voice is kind of more unique due to its powerful wailing sound and probably harder to copy.

Maybe Eric Vedder is really Eddie's little bro...

I frequently get names wrong..........its often gotten me into trouble when it concerns females.

Oh, yeah, big problem there where women are concerned, especially if things go all the way, if ya catch my drift... hehehehehe!

That`s exactly when it has happened to me and I was never forgiven for it.

Ouch... dude, sorry to hear that... nevermind, if she didn't accept your explanation, she probably wasn't worth it!

It was a long time ago now and something from my past, anyway we should be talking about music here and not my misdeeds.

Talking of recommendations and you typing the word "nevermind" it ocurred to me, I`ve never heard anybody mention the group Nevermore. For me one of the best metal groups around and a great group to listen to for somebody wanting to get into metal.

I've heard of Nevermore, yet don't have any of their stuff, and probably don't know any of their songs / albums... if anyone wanted to educate me I'd gladly take an upload...

I haven`t got any Nevermore to hand at this moment but the two albums that I strongly recommend are the "Politics of Ecstasy" and the superb "Dreaming Neon Black"