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I first was introduced to metal by Guitar Hero, and then started listening to Avenged Sevenfold, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, System of a Down and the like from there. I still love all of them, and have started listening to other metal bands like Gorgoroth, Animals as Leaders, Tool, Weekend Nachos, and Harms Way.

thats really cool man! and hey animals as leaders are like my fangirl project at the moment –- LOVE them!!!

Growing up gay in Texas you learn a healthy skepticism for society.  When I was younger Metal was the only outlet for those feelings.  Metal is a genre of music that says "you are right - the priest, the mayor, the police chief, the governor, everyone: they're all wrong."  From Metallica to Mayhem to Meshuggah I've always been a metal fan and the drive that music gives you helped me persevere through tough times.

i couldnt agree with you more, metal makes life just that bit more bearable and in that sense its a lifesaver bro! keep jamming man!

I mostly listen to alternative metal, but I kinda dig symphonic, gothic and melodic metal,

yeah goth and sympho is good too, i like Nightwish and Epica and a lot of that stuff, and hey alt aint bad too!

I came of age in the late 90's/early-00's. This meant being exposed a lot of mostly terrible "alternative" metal music as a kid. I was really into that stuff from around ages 8-13, until I started getting exposed to better things. I've gone through a number of phases over the years, so I've developed a taste for just about every kind of metal (and music in general).

I can probably come up with at least one or two groups I enjoy in any metal sub-genre you can think of. That's not intended as a boast, only to illustrate my point when I say I like "a little bit of everything". I guess my favorite metal sub-genres are those rooted in extreme thrash, though. I also really like old school grindcore, but I don't think of it as a metal genre per se.

As far as extreme metal and hardcore are concerned, I cut my teeth on the old Earache Records roster from before that label turned completely to shit.

And yes, Judas Priest counts. I'm almost afraid to ask if you were joking!

omg yeah earache in the old days was great! i also cut my teeth on alternative music in the 90s and eventually got onto the really heavy stuff! wow yeah man the memories!! xx

i like the rather melodic (and weirdly often christian?) stuff - like parkway drive, august burns red and the ghost inside, but not sure what genre they'd fall under? lol.

I don't think religion makes a difference, i mean if it has that groove then its metal! good choices btw!

I listen to Judas Priest every once in a while. That counts as metal music right?

JP is the shit bro, its right up my ally and YES it counts as metal man!

Death and trash, very into grindcore and crust as well.

awesome man i love grindcore, always been a fan, love the gore stuff haha, pornogrind can be funny too lol

Death and trash, very into grindcore and crust as well.

love love Grindcore too!!

I can probably come up with at least one or two groups I enjoy in any metal sub-genre you can think of. That's not intended as a boast, only to illustrate my point when I say I like "a little bit of everything". I guess my favorite metal sub-genres are those rooted in extreme thrash, though. I also really like old school grindcore, but I don't think of it as a metal genre per se.

As far as extreme metal and hardcore are concerned, I cut my teeth on the old Earache Records roster from before that label turned completely to shit.

And yes, Judas Priest counts. I'm almost afraid to ask if you were joking!