I will keep in mind your preference for metal with these recommendations, and hopefully you'll recognize a few of these bands.

• The Sound of Silence by Disturbed

• Swing Life Away by Rise Against

• The Green Fields of France (No Man's Land) by the Dropkick Murphys

• Roads Untraveled by Linkin Park (there's even an instrumental version of this song available on Spotify, which I would recommend)

• Billie Jean by Chris Cornell

• The Wind Cries Mary by Jimi Hendrix

• Silent Lucidity by Queensryche

• Beth by KISS

• Yellow Ledbetter by Pearl Jam

• Everlong (Acoustic version) by Foo Fighters

• A Symptom of Being Human by Shinedown

• Where Did You Sleep Last Night by Nirvana (the MTV Unplugged version)

• Heaven Beside You by Alice in Chains (the MTV Unplugged version)

• Lifeline (Acoustic version) by Papa Roach

• Patience by Guns 'N' Roses

Edited to fix a spelling error