I am so sorry your generation sucks musically speaking. Megadeth song Symphony of Destruction should be required education(it also happens to be one of the top 10 rock ballads of all time). You know what was before Metalica or Megadeth? Testament and the 1 one rock ballad of all time(Heavy metal rock ballads were after all created by the band Testament)....that song is called "Serenity" released shortly after the song "Ballad"(Serenity even had an accoustic version well before any were heard on MTV and bands like Nirvana were still 1st graders...back when music was actually played on that channel). Testament's entire 1987 album "The legacy" was something so new at the time,it was hard rocking but different from everything else even being released at the time. They brought heavy metal to the mainstream consciousnesses. I am not saying Metallica,Megadeth,Judas priest,Kiss,Twisted sister,Motorhead,Iron (fucking)Maiden!,and even Black Sabbath(sure I missed someone)did nothing for metal,but it was Testament who got it on the radio the world over.
Metal will never die. "In this moment"(band) is a good example of how far it has come....song "Adrenalize" should be the F95 theme song rofl.