If there are any metal fans here who think you just couldn't like orchestral music, permit me to recommend Rachmaninoff's Symphony no. 1. It's dramatic, it's bombastic -- it <i>rocks</i>!<p>The symphony was not well received when first performed, and his later symphonies were not as adventurous. I like the Third very much too, but not in the same way.<p>I'm having more trouble coming up with recommendations for classical fans who don't think they could like metal, though <i>Stairway to Heaven</i>, if you've really never heard it (?!), would be a fine place to start. Anyone care to offer any other suggestions?