And please, no commercial shit, no weeaboo shit, and no annoying nu-metal.

I like punk and melodic power metal most, but I listen to a lot of different styles. The more obscure, the better.

The Mars Volta
Dream Theater
The Pixies
Brakes
Belle and Sebastian
Be Your Own Pet
The Weakerthans
Alkaline Trio
Bloc Party
Arcade Fire
Interpol
John Cale
The Kinks
Frank Zappa
The Fiery Furnaces
Tool
Muse
Dredg

i love all these guys, and countless more. a whole variety of different styles there, give them a whirl =)

feel free to drop me a pm asking for albums or individual songs or any other bands~

punk

Discharge
The Clash
Corrosion Of Conformity
Cro-Mags
Dead Kennedys
Poison Idea
Sex Pistols
From Ashes Rise
Leftover Crack
Stormtroopers Of Death


melodic power metal

Helloween
Iced Earth
Stratovarius
Blind Guardian
Metalium
Symphony X
Celtic Frost

Just for a few more names, you might also like

Sacred Reich
Superjoint Ritual
Unearth
Venom
Rob Zombie
Opeth
Dragonforce

Opeth
Novembre
Emperor
Carcass
Behemoth


As for punk, pretty much everything from Olde's list plus Black Flag and Minor Threat.

Thanks guys, I'm working my way through the list. Some of them I've heard before, and others I haven't. I appreciate the help. Btw, SoD has an old band called Method of Destruction, or MoD. They're horrible, but good for a laugh.

Pillar.

Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Elf Power

<a href=http://www.myspace.com/tomandthebootboys>Tom and Boot Boys</a>

how about some Big, Bad Voodoo Daddy?
awesome Big Band group

None of these bands are power metal, but I still think that you'll like them.
Judas Priest
Lamb Of God
Cannibal Corpse
Bloodbath
God Forbid
Fear Factory

Try the Velvet Underground's album White Light/White Heat if you want some insane proto-punk.

Also check out what Bryan said.

Bad Brains

The Lillingtons
Teenage Bottlerocket
The Lawrence Arms
The Falcon
The Manges
None More Black
Dillinger Four
Slapstick
Leftover Crack
Screeching Weasel

Drumcorps?
http://terror.org.pl/~boryg/Drumcorps-Grist-2006-FWYH/

I'm still going through these. Bands like Fear Factory I classify as Nu-Metal. I like Lawrence Arms though. Fat Wreck is one of my favorite lables. Velvet Underground is pretty decent too, but I couldnt listen to them all the time. Its kind of like a drug: if i get hooked on it, it wont be as special. Keep 'em coming though. Also, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy rules. I saw them live about 7 years ago, and it was awesome.

CSS

I can list a whole big list of bands not sure if your going to like most of this or not but it dosen't hurt to check.

Finntroll
Tuatha De Danann
Hammerfall
Silent Cry
Tristania
Therion
Theatre of Tragedy
Leaves' Eyes
Dargaard
Avrigus
Sirenia
Seraphim Shock
Rhapsody
Luca Turilli
Einsiferum
Bal-Sagoth
Axel Rudi Pell
Angra
Amorphis

Galloglass,grave digger,Manowar,ed guy,wunthering heights...

Fat Wreck is one of my favorite lables.

I thought you said you didn't want commercial shit?

I thought you said you didn't want commercial shit?

Hey, there's some decent music at Fat Wreck :(

Boris

choidos
bullet for my valentine

The Soviettes are on Fat Wreck. I like the Soviettes.

Porcupine Tree
Spocks Beard
The Frames
30 Seconds to Mars
Julliette and the Licks
Portishead
Primus

some more for you to try ~

if you haven't checked out john cale yet get his helen of troy album

the sound of a man disintegrating. it's intense stuff.

Immortal Technique

Breaking Banjamin

I think some people really screwed-up the classifications when it came to power metal-- Unearth and Opeth are absolutely not power metal, amidst other bands. I don't mean to be a shitey, but there is a huge difference between melodic power and melodic death...and hey, it's the thought that counts and the effort that amounts.

Try: Freedom Call (epic power metal)
Firewind (2006 release is great)

You can always pm me, I'd be happy to educate and introduce you more directly to music that suits your interests.

I would say you should get some muse.Then lison to the song plug in baby. brilent song.*starts head banging*

boris the sprinkler
choking victim (leftover crack before they were leftover crack)
f-minus
morning glory
brain failure
paint it black

VNV Nation
Combichrist
Front 242
Frontline Assembly
Grendel
Assemblage 23
Wolfsheim
Wumpscut
Anti-Flag
Suicide Commando
Fictional
KMFDM
MDFMK
Psyclon Nine
Apoptygma Berzerk
Zeromancer
L'Avantgarde
Tiger Army
The Revolting Cocks


....Just to name a few.