Learning electric guitar(metal style) Tips and stuff please?

Question:Ok I'm 17 years old, and I have a Floyd Rose series4 with a Line6 Spider3 15 watt amp, I started Jan 29th of this year and have had no professional lessons yet, but i plan on it.

But I want to learn more on my own before I get real lessons, Can I get some tips?

Chords I currently know:
E Major, E7, E minor, A Minor, D major (also have the transitions between the chords down so far)

As far as I can tell those chords only sound good on clean setting..

Can anyone show me chords that I can use well with distortion?(I know the power chords already)

Any tips at all help, links too. Also some practice techniques. Oh and I cant exactly read tabs, If you have a site that teaches how please show, otherwise I can only read actual Chord tab thingys..lol. I'm sure there are many sites out there that can show me these, and if you have a really good one please link.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Ok I'm 17 years old, and I have a Floyd Rose series4 with a Line6 Spider3 15 watt amp, I started Jan 29th of this year and have had no professional lessons yet, but i plan on it.

But I want to learn more on my own before I get real lessons, Can I get some tips?

Chords I currently know:
E Major, E7, E minor, A Minor, D major (also have the transitions between the chords down so far)

As far as I can tell those chords only sound good on clean setting..

Can anyone show me chords that I can use well with distortion?(I know the power chords already)

Any tips at all help, links too. Also some practice techniques. Oh and I cant exactly read tabs, If you have a site that teaches how please show, otherwise I can only read actual Chord tab thingys..lol. I'm sure there are many sites out there that can show me these, and if you have a really good one please link.

Learning all of your 2-note combos is important - doublestops, power chords, and power diads.... and learn how to read your tab!

example of a double-stop

x55xxx G/D ie, G5/D
32xxxx Gmaj diad the top note is the major third
31xxxx Gm diad the top note is the minor third

these are all usable across the bottom strings, which are where you'll probably be using them.

oh yeah, and the tritone, which sounds horrid

34xxxx G with tritone

Most of your metal mileage is going to come from how you use your notes and power chords, not from learning exotic chords. Practice an even palm-mute. Get a metronome!

Saul