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Originally Posted by Jax  If I were you I'd get a kit without the snare it comes with and spend that money on a great snare. |
This is good advice.
I like metal snares for metal and hard rock, simply because they generally have more to offer in terms of volume and attack, and tend to resonate more (as opposed to wood snares, which are usually drier sounding), which helps them sound big when they have to start competing with huge guitars.
A few nice metal snares:
Dunnett Titanium or Steel
Ludwig Supraphonic / Black Beauty / Chief
Joyful Noise Brass
Keplinger Steel / Iron
Tama Bell Brass