I'm mostly a power metal fan, but I do listen to trance and other electronica as well....unfortunately since I usually have
www.di.fm running in the background I'm not aware of most badass DJs that play other than Tiesto really. So I'll give you the power metal bands as well as a few other punk bands I listen to on a regular basis:
- Sonata Arctica - all of their albums are amazing...Unia might take some getting used to as it sounds way different from their other stuff, but it's still badass.
- DarkMoor - Amazing power metal band that uses tons of classical music overtones in their songs. A definite song to listen to to get a feel for them is The Moon and Hand in Hand.
- Nightwish - Wishmaster album is my favorite from them...their other albums have their good songs, but Wishmaster overall is made of win.
- Static X - Techno Punk band. What's not to love?
- Flogging Molly - Irish Folk Punk band that's been around for ages...Devil's Dance Floor is a must to listen to if you've never listened to them much.
- Axenstar - Amazing power metal band that really has some amped up songs.
- Stratovarius - The power metal version of Kiss, they were the starters of the power metal genre. Tons of classic songs like Father Time, Stratofortress, Find Your Own Voice, and Holy Light
- Powerglove - Arch introduced me to this band awhile back when they were just getting on their feet. They make power metal remixes of various video game music, but rather than just do what most bands do and play a particular song to death, they'll mix in other songs from that particular game into the song as well. Mario Minor is an awesome example of this, Vanquish the Horrible Night (Castlevania), and Mute City (F-Zero) are my all time favorites from them.
- Dropkick Murphys - Crazy as fuck Scottish (I think) Punk band. Waaaayyy more hostile lyric wise than Flogging Molly. Good times if you like to mosh pit.
- Dethklok - Their songs are pretty catchy, some even humorous if you know the lyrics. Birthday Dethday, Go Forth and Die, and Briefcase Full of Guts are some of my favorites
Happy Listening!!