So, here are some of my resources:
SOFTWARE:
- Garage Band: Free with mac, easy to use and good quality.
- Guitar Rig 5: Still, guitar effects and sounds in Garage Band suck. You better use this. It has several presets and tons of possibilities.
- EZdrummer: Create your own drumms with this loop based plugin.
LEARNING METHODS:
Lick Library
Lot of video-tutorials to learn how to play, for all levels and styles.
Ultimate Guitar
Tabs for Guitar Pro and a community with music and gear reviews and news. Most of them, metal.
This guy has a great book with lot of exercises.