Ar-Pharazon
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Throwing Finland, Sweden, Norway in there as well.
Those are the best places of all for metal for me.
In the U.S., metal was definitely an underground thing in the 80's and 90's. The only place to hear real metal in the Chicago was Rebel Radio, which moved up and down the dial on various AM and FM stations. Might still be the only terrestrial station in this area.
European metal is almost always influenced by classical music, even if it doesn't come through in the music. A lot of the musicians probably learned to play classical guitar or piano when they were kids, which leads to the better musicianship I love in the bands I listen to.