Get a bit of Michael Angelo Batio in your ears for melody. He's skinnier than a rake and has a hair style that would make Nicky Clarke bow down to him. Check him out on Youtube for his vids. He has a guitar with 4 necks!
I like a bit of melodic death/whatever it is purely for the guitars in it. Bands like Children of Bodom and In Flames have some great guitarists. Yes, Alexi Laiho is awesome. Some good old Ozzy can't be beaten. Perry Mason is my favourite. I also listen to Blind Guardian for some cheesy medieval style power metal with the whole band being more than competent with their instruments, or DragonForce for the ultimate in cheese-sensation power metal. Eternal Tears of Sorrow were good in their day too. And despite all this metal-influenced music taste I dress like a pretty boy/"trendy". Stereotyping, dead? Nah... ;)
I also like dance music, pop music, etc. because come on, all you can do to metal is bang your head and jump into people. You can't have a good ol' boogie and make yourself feel like John Travolta. Not that I do that...
EDIT: Topic Creator - you might want to change the "download them" to "download them from iTunes" or something similar.