I am definitely going to check these guys out. I like a little bit of everything and I will admit that the true metal options in my playlists are a bit lacking. I have a few songs here or there, but it isn't really a genre that I have explored a lot. I am more of a mellow music type of guy. My life is generally pretty hectic and I need that "calm down" factor to the stuff I listen to. I hear you though about "how did I not know about these guys". I have a band that I just heard the other day and I mentioned them to @slobberchops and he was like "oh they have been around forever".