How to get into metal music: Part 4 - intermediate metal music

Hopefully you took some time to enjoy the abums i set forth. Now, i will delve into more heavier sounding genres of metal. Keep on mind though, some of these genres are the same as the beginner genres but slightly heavier albums

Start by going back to the year 2000 and enjoy some NU METAL

Disturbed

Albums:  The Sickness, Asylum

Heaviness: 5/10

Slipknot: 

Albums: All Albums, particularly, IOWA

Heaviness: 5-6/10

KoRn: 

Albums: All Albums 

Heaviness: 5/10

And i want you to start listening to some actual  heavy metal.

Band: Avenged Sevenfold

Albums: City of Evil, Hail to the King & their self titled album

Heaviness: 6/10

Band: Volbeat

Album: Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies

Heaviness: 6/10

Volbeat

Band: Five Finger Death Punch

Album: War is the answer

Heaviness: 6/10

Im going to throw in what i call gateway bands. A gateway band is a band that helps you get into even heavier types of metal. 

Band: Flaw

Album: Through the Eyes

Heaviness: 6/10

And of course im going to ease you into some Thrash Metal

Band: Metallica

Album: and Justice for all, Master of Puppets

Heaviness: 5-6/10

Band: Megadeth

Album: Peace Sells, but whose buying?

Heaviness: 5/10

Band: Anthrax

Album: Spreading the Disease

Heaviness: 5/10

Anthrax's 1985 album

Try out these bands and on my next post you should be ready to tackle some more extreme music.