linkin park is not metal. i dont hate them like most do but they are not metal.
i like:
iron maiden
black sabbath
in flames
metallica
system of a down
bullet for my valentine
judas preist
and some others i cant think of off the top of my head
Metallica
SlipKnot
Killswitch Engage
Trivium
Atreyu
As I Lay Dying
Children of Bodom
August Burns Red
Parkway Drive
Bullet For My Valentine
Cannibal Corpse
All That Remains