Beginner looking for speaker recommendations to finish my setup

Hey all, very new to audio but I have been wanting to try and put together a decent system for enjoying music.

Previously my setup was an old Sony Blu-ray player I use as a CD player, two small Sony SS-SRP700 speakers I took from my Dad's old home theater setup, and a Lepy LP-2020A amp. I set this up on my PC desk in my small-ish bedroom.

Recently I got a Yamaha R-201 receiver for $30 off eBay and I am looking to upgrade my speakers now. I've been trying to do research for which speakers but it's been very overwhelming with the amount of options out there.

I want a pair of bookshelf speakers to go on my PC desk, so I will be pretty close to the speakers while listening. I won't be playing at very loud volumes since it's just for my bedroom and I live with other people I do not want to disturb. I listen to mostly extreme metal and progressive rock if that makes a difference in what speakers I should consider. But I listen to all sorts of other music too. My budget is $300 max. I was looking at the KEF Q150, Kilpsch RP150M, and Micca MB42X G2. Any thoughts on these for my use case or do you guys have suggestions for something that would better?