If there is one musical phenomenon that i can't stomach, it is ironic metal.  i believe that if you decide to play metal you should mean it, and you should fuck everyone's face as hard as you can.  that said, i offer you high on fire.  i'm not a huge metal head, but i truly enjoy quality.  this is a quality record.  

high on fire are not wanky. wankiness is a characteristic of many metal acts that doesn't always work for me.  these guys are firmly rooted in the grand traditions of metal that were established before the hair metal era, and they don't nothing like a retro act.  they seem to have put aside many of the negative qualities that the genre has introduced over the years and decided to play with a good blend of hardness, a reasonable tempo, and a smattering of sensitive melody.  if you would like to listen to some good solid metal, you should check them out.  they are on man's ruin.  this record came out in 2007.  

i swear i won't post only metal.  i was just shuffling through itunes, and i hit this.  it made my breakfast better.

    

yours truly, 

jim