I thought that someone should do this eventually, so I wrote something that I think we could all agree on. I'll start off with Death Metal.
Death is really technical, probably the second most technical style of Metal, behind only Power Metal. And they don't really follow a song format. Extremely fast playing and deep growling. You won't like it.
Black Metal.
It relies mostly on its atmosphere rather than anything else. They don't play as fast as other types of Metal.
This is the Metal subgenre responsible for all the "Satanism" and whatnot that is usually associated with all forms of Metal. They tend to have very long songs with little or no vocals. They have deep growling, but not as brutal as Death growling. You might like this one, but I doubt it.
Doom Metal.
Like Black, it relies on atmosphere with heavy brooding guitars with long songs. Except their songs are twice as long as the typical Black Metal song. Black Sabbath are the originators of Doom and Metal in general. They don't use nearly as much growling as Death or Black, but there may be some. But just think Black Metal without growls, and you'll have Doom. You might like it.
Folk Metal.
Quite literally, a subgenre of Metal that uses Folk elements in their style.
Like Black Metal, this type of Metal originated in Norse countries like Norway and Denmark. Except they don't have the major influence of Satanism like Black Metal.
Most Folk Metal bands will speak in their country's native tongue, and don't use much growling. You might like it.
Gothic Metal.
Like Black and Doom, they rely heavily on atmosphere, but don't use growling vocals often. Instead, they use female singers and they have a lot more melody in their music. They use Operatic type vocals, and will often have one male or female interchange in vocals. You might like it.
Industrial Metal.
Very heavy riffing with some growling, but that's about it. It uses a lot of electronic/techno elements in its music, making from some unique stuff. I think you'd like it.
Melo-Death.
Essentially what it is, Death Metal that's very Melodic. Melo-Death isn't as technical as Death, and they use song structures. They have very deep growling, but it sounds a lot more melodic than actual Death. I don't think you'd like it, however.
Power Metal.
Power Metal is the most technical style of Metal, and they use very, very, very fast playing in their style. Power Metal is usually looked down upon because fo their extremely cheesy lyrics, talking about "going off to fight the battle," or "We will fight and kill this dragon and be heroes." A lot of people will say that it sounds like video game music also, but only a couple Power Metal bands sound like that.
Progressive Metal.
They don't play as fast as Power Metal, but they are sometimes looked down upon for cheesy lyrics and over the top vocalists. Progressive Metal is also known for extremely long songs, longer than Black Metal songs and on par with Doom in terms of longevity. Most Progressive Metal bands will release concept albums, such as Pain of Salvation, whom all of the albums they've release are concept albums. Opeth is probably the only exception to this rule, as they've only released one concept album. Others will probably argue that Opeth aren't Progressive, as they have Death style growling, but they're a mix of both, with their main root genre being Progressive.
Thrash Metal.
I like to call it "Mainstream Metal." Since this is easily the most commercial type of Metal, relying on repetitive passages and some rock elements, and with bands such as Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer representing it. They're known for very fast playing, but they use tons of melody, and use virtually no growling, just scratchy singing. I could describe more about it, but I could go on and on, and I really don't feel like it now.
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, Noodles im sorry if i ever offended you, youre obviously a funny guy.
