How Did You/How Do You Discover Your Favorite Bands?

[Astrum]

Internet. Rec thread.

 

[Life Sucks]

I discovered most of my current favorites though the internet (message boards such as this), but some of them I discovered though Metal Mainiacs or mail order catalogs, and have been listening to them since the early 90s.

 

[Blue_Jay]

In Flames - my ex gf (while I was dating her) told me about them. Without In Flames I would still be in the nu metal crap

Burzum - ummm just felt like checking out black metal, haha

Opeth - an emo girl told me about them and how much they sucked. Wow was she wrong

Children Of Bodom - some person tried to get me out of nu metal by showing me these guys. He failed but later on I grew to really like CoB

 

[Punk Vic]

Megadeth: I bought the "CTE" cassette in '92 because the cover was fucking great and they became, for me, the best metal band ever.

Opeth: I read somewhere, about four years ago, on an internet site, that Opeth were the greatest death metal band ever. So I download "Harvest" and my first thoughts were: "that's not a death metal band..." so I download another song, "The Funeral Portrait", and at that moment they became the second greatest metal band ever... for me.

 

[metal_wrath]

^ Thumbs up

 

[Dazed and Brutal]

^ Thumbs down

 

[The Heartbreak Kid]

From my Bro, magazines, internet, etc.

 

[metal_wrath]

^ Thumbs down

While I may disagree with what you say, I will defend to the death your right to.....get banned

 

[ohiogrinder]

soulseek and the grindcore.com message boards.

 

[ohiogrinder]

Children Of Bodom - some person tried to get me out of nu metal by showing me these guys. He failed but later on I grew to really like CoB

no wonder you hate grindcore. you like COB, the most craptacular band in the world.

 

[Zephyrus]

no wonder you hate grindcore. you like COB, the most craptacular band in the world.

At least they have some musical talent.

 

[skeptik]

OH ZING

 

[Zephyrus]

Nothing against grindcore btw.

 

[unholyfuneral]

When I first became interested in underground metal, I only knew the big four thrash bands, Iron Maiden, and Cannibal Corpse. Amazon user lists helped a lot. Later, sites like bnrmetal and anus. Now I use a few online zines, MA reviews, random DC++ downloads, and recommendations from intelligent users on a couple forums.

 

[Alongside Death]

I can't remember how I discovered Arkhon Infaustus. I guess "Words Of Flesh" track was in one of the Black Metal Radio playlists.

 

[ohiogrinder]

At least they have some musical talent.

fuck talent. If I wanted to watch a guy masturbate, I'd watch gay porn

 

[Fury of the Storm]

no wonder you hate grindcore. you like COB, the most craptacular band in the world.

So you are trying to compare two different genres (grindcore and whatever the hell CoB is)with really different sounds and styles? Apples and Oranges my friend.

 

[Thoth-Amon]

I want to watch a guy masturbate, I watch gay porn

 

[skeptik]

How childish.

 

[Thoth-Amon]

How childish.