ROCK, HARDCORE , METAL MUSIC

They are not regarded as latest, but are recent years albums.

Bands (Albums)

System of a Down (Hypnotize 2006), (Mezmerize 2005)
Audioslave (Revelations 2006), (Out Of Exile 2005)
Foo Fighters (Skin And Bones 2006), (In your Honor 2005)
Nickelback (All the right reasons 2005)
Iron Maiden (A Matter Of Life And Death 2006)
Metallica (...And Justice For All 2006)
Sparta (Threes 2006)
Queens of the stone Age (Burn The Witch (Maxi-Single) 2006)


(Anyway, I personally preferred those who produced between the 70s and 90s.... i.e. Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Judas Priest, RATM, RCHP, Nirvana, Soundgarden, AC/DC, PUSA, At-the drive in, etc.... Many are highly commercialized nowadays and I can hardly regard them as RnR...)

heavy metal:iron maiden, metallica, megadeth, slayer

hardrock:led zeppin ,pink floyd, jimi herdrix, deep purple, black sabbath ,acdc

an great intro of all new type metal
http://www.koprogmetal.com/

a great lyrics site of all metal bands
http://www.darklyrics.com/

i think they are enough for you~

industrial metal : static x (noise), rammstein(great germany band, heavy rhythm) , stabbing westward(rock feel & some electronic feel)
melodic death metal : children of bodom (the vocal with special voice , music with great jamming of keyboard and guitar solo ) , norther
skillful band like:
progressive metal : dream theater, ring of fire (with keyboard)
death/black metal : emperor (one of most famous band in norway)