you have to play the intro to "Cherub Rock" hehehe
Or pretty much any song that Josh Homme plays guitar on, mapa-Kyuss man o QoTSA.
Methinks some folks just like the percussive sound of the pick hitting the strings. I do switch preferences myself. There are times I just like the stoner-rock fuzz over the chug-chug metal stuff.
Anyway, back on topic: mine would be EMG 81/85 pickups. Back in the 80s the sound was a novelty with Metallica, et al. Nowadays, pare-pareho na ang tunog ng mga metal guitarists dahil sa pickup combo na yan. Maybe it's also because I've been enjoying warmer passive pickup tones lately.