Metal maybe be daunting to some. (Score 1)

Anyone out there who cares to get into metal I suggest you check out these bands for the range they represent:

Agalloch
Nest
Rapture (not "The Rapture" just plain, simple Rapture)
Tristania
Noumena
As I Lay Dying
My Dying Bride (latest album specifically - A Line of Deathless Kings)

There are more, but this is just off the top of my head...