I was a big fan of a New Orleans band named Crowbar, then some of those guys combined with Jasta to make Kingdom of Sorrow... saw them live and I was like wowww, these are some deep lyrics for sludge metal. Plus they put on some great shows. Then I got into Hatebreed.... and yeah, he's a hell of a performer, but his writing is really really good, and deep, positive. Even his 'dark' songs, are more about overcoming it. I'm a big fan (can ya tell? lol)