Evolution of your metal Tastes
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The Ozzman
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Hmm.
I grew up listening to a soft rock station my parents liked which is where my appreciation for 80s pop started. As I became school age, I steered more towards what everyone else liked and I was one of those kids where I would buy a CD and only listen to the hit tracks and nothing else. I wanted something a bit more aggressive as I went into my angsty period so I branched towards heavier classic rock and grunge. At this point, I also discovered Metallica and they were my favorite band for years and years. The first album I bought from the band was Load (because I was 14 and just delving into that category. Still a favorite album for me to this day because of all the nostalgia).
I eventually got all the classic Metallica albums and then went into Megadeth after researching Metallica's history. Once I hit Megadeth, I then got into Slayer, Iron Maiden, Priest, etc. The entry level bands basically. When I started driving it was around the time someone recommended Mercyful Fate to me so I bought Don't Break the Oath. At first I hated it because I couldn't stand the vocals so I put the CD away for at least 5 years. At this point I also bought Heartwork and Satyricon's Volcano and those were the first extreme metal albums I ever bought.
I joined here in 2006 around the time I was starting my last year of high school and that's when I started to explore more with stuff like Opeth and In Flames. For some reason, Killswitch Engage was the band that catapulted my interest in the genre and then I started buying metal like crazy.
And here we are roughly 9 years later.
I grew up listening to a soft rock station my parents liked which is where my appreciation for 80s pop started. As I became school age, I steered more towards what everyone else liked and I was one of those kids where I would buy a CD and only listen to the hit tracks and nothing else. I wanted something a bit more aggressive as I went into my angsty period so I branched towards heavier classic rock and grunge. At this point, I also discovered Metallica and they were my favorite band for years and years. The first album I bought from the band was Load (because I was 14 and just delving into that category. Still a favorite album for me to this day because of all the nostalgia).
I eventually got all the classic Metallica albums and then went into Megadeth after researching Metallica's history. Once I hit Megadeth, I then got into Slayer, Iron Maiden, Priest, etc. The entry level bands basically. When I started driving it was around the time someone recommended Mercyful Fate to me so I bought Don't Break the Oath. At first I hated it because I couldn't stand the vocals so I put the CD away for at least 5 years. At this point I also bought Heartwork and Satyricon's Volcano and those were the first extreme metal albums I ever bought.
I joined here in 2006 around the time I was starting my last year of high school and that's when I started to explore more with stuff like Opeth and In Flames. For some reason, Killswitch Engage was the band that catapulted my interest in the genre and then I started buying metal like crazy.
And here we are roughly 9 years later.
Krow
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My dad listened to White Zombie, Metallica, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, and the Beasty Boys (and grunge in general) a lot when I was a kid so I guess I started there. I also listened to nu metal when it exploded because we all did.
I came across death metal on limewire. Cannibal Corpse, Bolt Thrower, Bloodbath, Mortician, and Skinless are the earliest ones I remember. Was obsessed with death metal for a while and pretty much ignored the other genres.
Really grew to appreciate traditional stuff after high school. I predominately listen to trad and still death metal and now am an alcoholic. Fvck everything.
I came across death metal on limewire. Cannibal Corpse, Bolt Thrower, Bloodbath, Mortician, and Skinless are the earliest ones I remember. Was obsessed with death metal for a while and pretty much ignored the other genres.
Really grew to appreciate traditional stuff after high school. I predominately listen to trad and still death metal and now am an alcoholic. Fvck everything.
The Ozzman
Melted by feels
It's interesting how much people's parents differ. I turned my dad onto Lynyrd Skynyrd and stuff like that. He didn't really listen to music much in his 20s because he was in college and then medical school so he was studying all the time. He still doesn't like Rush because "Geddy Lee sounds like a castrated, whiny cat."
My parents have never been into metal or rock but my respect for 60's music grows because my dad listens to it
Baroque
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My parents got me into Led Zeppelin, Queen, ZZ Top, The Doors and even Black Sabbath at a young age. So getting into metal was natural.
I didn't like nu metal when it came out Krow. I liked Rage Against the Machine for the lyrics but that's about it.
I didn't like nu metal when it came out Krow. I liked Rage Against the Machine for the lyrics but that's about it.
My parents like rock and metal so as a little kid I heard lots of King Crimson, Black Sabbath, Nirvana, Iron Maiden, Metallica,Yes, ZZ Top, etc.
Got into Napalm Death, Bolt Thrower and Converge when I was about 10/11. Either through my uncle or one of my friend's older brothers. Got into Darkthrone, Enslaved, Immortal and bands like At The Gates, Eucharist, Dissection and Sacramentum a year or two later.
Since then it's only really my non-metal tastes that have changed. Wouldn't have thought then that I'd enjoy as much hip hop as I do, or any reggae.
Got into Napalm Death, Bolt Thrower and Converge when I was about 10/11. Either through my uncle or one of my friend's older brothers. Got into Darkthrone, Enslaved, Immortal and bands like At The Gates, Eucharist, Dissection and Sacramentum a year or two later.
Since then it's only really my non-metal tastes that have changed. Wouldn't have thought then that I'd enjoy as much hip hop as I do, or any reggae.
UltimateApathy
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This is only the twentieth time we've explored this topic on this forum. We should all just save some copy and paste documents for the next time it rolls around.
Power Metal:
Nu-Metal:
Metalcore:
Death Metal:
Black Metal:
Power Metal:
Nu-Metal:
Metalcore:
Death Metal:
Black Metal:
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TechnicalBarbarity
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Yea same here. Most metal fans actually hated that shit and viewed it as one of the final nails in the coffin for real metal(thrash, trad, death). Most people that liked that shit were kids who were just starting to get into metal, not people who were already listening to it for years. I dont think i met a single metal fan that said anything good about nu metal at that time. But i did see a shit load of 14 year olds dressed up like little clowns buying korn and limp bizkit cd's.
That virus even spread to some of my favorite bands like Sepultura and Slayer. I have never been as let down as when i purchased Diabolus and Roots. Those albums literally traumatized me att. I just remember most metal fans being genuinely saddened and disgusted by the nu metal scene.
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/threads/your-journey-through-metal.905399/#post-10735166
this is the main cassette that opened my eyes...
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SweptbackFlame
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How? I actually prefer Fisher over Barnes although I do like Barnes aswell. especially when he was in Torture Killer
CiG
Approximately Infinite Universe
I think he meant, Nu-metal was most people's introduction to Metal of a certain generation, which tends to be true.
I never got into it because Metal was introduced to me by a friend that was pretty well passed that phase.
I never got into it because Metal was introduced to me by a friend that was pretty well passed that phase.
arg
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Frank Sinatra
Barbara Streisand
Billy Joel
Michael Jackson
Madonna
Backstreet Boys
NSync
Britney
Christina
The Calling
Evanescence
Avril Lavigne
My Chemical Romance
Deftones
Within Temptation
Nightwish
Trivium
Killswitch Engage
As I Lay Dying
Behemoth
Bloodbath
Dimmu Borgir
All Shall Perish
Thy Art is Murder
now im a death metal, deathcore, metalcore guy
Barbara Streisand
Billy Joel
Michael Jackson
Madonna
Backstreet Boys
NSync
Britney
Christina
The Calling
Evanescence
Avril Lavigne
My Chemical Romance
Deftones
Within Temptation
Nightwish
Trivium
Killswitch Engage
As I Lay Dying
Behemoth
Bloodbath
Dimmu Borgir
All Shall Perish
Thy Art is Murder
now im a death metal, deathcore, metalcore guy
CiG
Approximately Infinite Universe
Eligos
Problem Yet to be Solved
When I was a 13 year old I was like hey cool everyone must be into this extreme stuff, and if they're not then that makes me special.
Around the time I was 17 I decided that there were bands that were approachable enough that I could get my friends into metal, and did not do a very good job at that.
Between ages 20-22 I pretty much avoided talking to people about music because fuck, it got real depressing real fast. I decided to re-imagine the way I talked about music because even though my tastes were spreading out, they were lapping the universe of what is listenable and gathering obscure fringe stuff that record store junkies all hailed as the cream of the crop.
And now I'm open about what I'm into again because people actually listen to my band and give a shit about what I have to say, so it's worth my time to stay up to date on new releases. That way I can hold a conversation with people in Denver's rapidly growing scene without sounding like I live under a rock.
That's what this thread is about, right?
Around the time I was 17 I decided that there were bands that were approachable enough that I could get my friends into metal, and did not do a very good job at that.
Between ages 20-22 I pretty much avoided talking to people about music because fuck, it got real depressing real fast. I decided to re-imagine the way I talked about music because even though my tastes were spreading out, they were lapping the universe of what is listenable and gathering obscure fringe stuff that record store junkies all hailed as the cream of the crop.
And now I'm open about what I'm into again because people actually listen to my band and give a shit about what I have to say, so it's worth my time to stay up to date on new releases. That way I can hold a conversation with people in Denver's rapidly growing scene without sounding like I live under a rock.
That's what this thread is about, right?
Carpe Mortem
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Roughly...
Ages 9-10 got more into 80s metal because a friend's dad was a huge slayer fan
10-11 got into numetal and gothic metal
11-12 started getting into compilations and grab bag playlists off napster, learning more bands. first taste of doom from a vampire playlist.
12-13 super into gothic metal and extreme metal like CoF
13-14 fucked with death metal, still into gothic stuff
14-15 got into gothic doom, and some funeral doom
15-16 started exploring more doom, while simultaneously exploring more black metal and extreme stuff. really dug carpathian forest at the time.
16-17 got hot. metalhead guys wanted to talk to me. started listening to their shitty tough guy metal like devildriver and stuff. did really enjoy some of it. remembered how awesome static-x is and got back into them
17-18 hardly did anything except party and sit on the internet. got into more underground extreme bands, more oriental metal, basically learned every ridiculous subgenre that exists. and drank a lot.
18-19 started craving more slow music, because I smoked a lot more pot. got into the more traditional doom, funeral doom and stuff still. listened to a lot of viking metal at the time as well.
19-20 met current bf, who's super into stoner stuff. got into stoner doom, and more 'guitar nerding' music. started enjoying some of the 80s traditional heavy metal, which I had thought was kid's stuff since I liked it as a kid.
20-21 super into stoner stuff, and trying to gain an appreciation for the forefathers of the bands I love. Still really dug trad doom. liked a lot of power metal, due to partying good time drinking stuff.
21-22 started missing extreme stuff. got into just the sickest most depraved bands I could find. started collecting dead animals.
22-23 somehwat of a hiatus from metal, aside from checking out a few new bands here and there. trying to expand my jazz, rock, flamenco tastes.
23-24 still expanding tastes. metal preferences remain amongst most doom subgenres, traditional heavy metal, black metal, oriental. listened to some of the weird shit you dorks post.
24-25 :hotjump:
uke:
idfk. what's a genre?
Ages 9-10 got more into 80s metal because a friend's dad was a huge slayer fan
10-11 got into numetal and gothic metal
11-12 started getting into compilations and grab bag playlists off napster, learning more bands. first taste of doom from a vampire playlist.
12-13 super into gothic metal and extreme metal like CoF
13-14 fucked with death metal, still into gothic stuff
14-15 got into gothic doom, and some funeral doom
15-16 started exploring more doom, while simultaneously exploring more black metal and extreme stuff. really dug carpathian forest at the time.
16-17 got hot. metalhead guys wanted to talk to me. started listening to their shitty tough guy metal like devildriver and stuff. did really enjoy some of it. remembered how awesome static-x is and got back into them
17-18 hardly did anything except party and sit on the internet. got into more underground extreme bands, more oriental metal, basically learned every ridiculous subgenre that exists. and drank a lot.
18-19 started craving more slow music, because I smoked a lot more pot. got into the more traditional doom, funeral doom and stuff still. listened to a lot of viking metal at the time as well.
19-20 met current bf, who's super into stoner stuff. got into stoner doom, and more 'guitar nerding' music. started enjoying some of the 80s traditional heavy metal, which I had thought was kid's stuff since I liked it as a kid.
20-21 super into stoner stuff, and trying to gain an appreciation for the forefathers of the bands I love. Still really dug trad doom. liked a lot of power metal, due to partying good time drinking stuff.
21-22 started missing extreme stuff. got into just the sickest most depraved bands I could find. started collecting dead animals.
22-23 somehwat of a hiatus from metal, aside from checking out a few new bands here and there. trying to expand my jazz, rock, flamenco tastes.
23-24 still expanding tastes. metal preferences remain amongst most doom subgenres, traditional heavy metal, black metal, oriental. listened to some of the weird shit you dorks post.
24-25 :hotjump:
uke:idfk. what's a genre?
The Ozzman
Melted by feels
I think he tried to say first three are better than anything else arg posted...
EternalMetal
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As a kid, my parents listened to a lot of country (dad liked the outlaw stuff whereas mom liked the more happy pop sort of stuff). They also liked all of the "biker" rock stuff (Sabbath, Ozzy, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, etc) and I was exposed to it quite a bit at bike shows, pig roasts, etc. My first tapes were eventually a greatest hits by Aerosmith and Bat Out of Hell by Meatloaf that my dad gave me.
When I went to middle school, my friends got me into pop punk like Green Day and Offspring, though no matter how hard they tried, I just couldnt get into the emo punk like Jimmy Eat World and AFI. The Offspring were my favorite band at the time, and I gravitated towards the heavier sounds on their album Smash. This was also around the time that I fell into the nu-metal craze and found stuff like Limp Bizkit and Disturbed.
High school came and I became obsessed with Pantera and Black Label Society. I eventually started listening to more thrash metal, found melodic death metal like In Flames, and became obsessed with Devin Townsend's Strapping Young Lad project. I started listening to heavy metal, prog/power metal (Nevermore, Iced Earth), and eventually developed a distaste for nu-metal. The first death metal band that I warmed up to was Death, and over time I began to get more into death metal. My main band towards the end of high school was Devin Townsend, and I became thoroughly impressed by the expansive sound and imagery of Terria (especially when high). Bands like Opeth and Porcupine Tree were also influential for me.
Then college came, and my musical interests expanded rather dramatically. I began delving even deeper into heavy metal, death metal, and began giving black metal some more serious attention. This is around the time when I started truly appreciating music on a deeper level, and my taste in what I liked started to become a bit more specific and refined. Going to a lot of underground punk shows heightened my interest in the more visceral and rough side of music in general. I also explored other music genres more thoroughly, but even then I always gravitated strongly towards styles of metal. And of course, stoner music for stoners, lol
Since college, I have probably been a little less experimental, and listen to a lot of heavy metal, death metal, and black metal, with a nod towards more traditional metal rather than the more modern incarnations and progressive metal. Various amounts of classical, jazz, blues, and electronic music make their way to my playlist now and then.
When I went to middle school, my friends got me into pop punk like Green Day and Offspring, though no matter how hard they tried, I just couldnt get into the emo punk like Jimmy Eat World and AFI. The Offspring were my favorite band at the time, and I gravitated towards the heavier sounds on their album Smash. This was also around the time that I fell into the nu-metal craze and found stuff like Limp Bizkit and Disturbed.
High school came and I became obsessed with Pantera and Black Label Society. I eventually started listening to more thrash metal, found melodic death metal like In Flames, and became obsessed with Devin Townsend's Strapping Young Lad project. I started listening to heavy metal, prog/power metal (Nevermore, Iced Earth), and eventually developed a distaste for nu-metal. The first death metal band that I warmed up to was Death, and over time I began to get more into death metal. My main band towards the end of high school was Devin Townsend, and I became thoroughly impressed by the expansive sound and imagery of Terria (especially when high). Bands like Opeth and Porcupine Tree were also influential for me.
Then college came, and my musical interests expanded rather dramatically. I began delving even deeper into heavy metal, death metal, and began giving black metal some more serious attention. This is around the time when I started truly appreciating music on a deeper level, and my taste in what I liked started to become a bit more specific and refined. Going to a lot of underground punk shows heightened my interest in the more visceral and rough side of music in general. I also explored other music genres more thoroughly, but even then I always gravitated strongly towards styles of metal. And of course, stoner music for stoners, lol
Since college, I have probably been a little less experimental, and listen to a lot of heavy metal, death metal, and black metal, with a nod towards more traditional metal rather than the more modern incarnations and progressive metal. Various amounts of classical, jazz, blues, and electronic music make their way to my playlist now and then.
Baroque
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I'd say Michael Jackson is the best thing arg posted. Sinatra is decent but overrated as jazz singers go.
CiG
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