At first I used to like stuff like Backstreet Boys, and all of that shit when I was about 5, because my sister used to like it and I listened to it. Then my brother started to play The Beastie Boys, and I loved them, and still do like them. Then he played other heavy/hard rock bands, like Rage Against the Machine, Black Sabbath (I remember when I heard Iron Man the first time), and other shit like that. Around that time still though I was listening to shitty pop. Then around the 4th grade, I started listening to Rob Zombie (I have to thank the Twisted Metal games for that). Then I got into Linkin Park in 5th grade. So I started listening to them. Then on my 12th birthday, my brother got me the Black Album. He was into stuff like Pantera, and Black Label Society, which I really enjoyed. Anyways, I really liked The Black Album, and started listening to Black Sabbath. So then from there, I got into more Metallica, and he got me Master of Puppets, and And Justice for All. Those could be considered my first true metal albums. Then, I really got into Black Sabbath, and Ozzy's solo stuff. I got into Iron Maiden, and Judas Priest. Then I found this forum, and found stuff like Slayer, and Venom, which I really dug. Then, found Dark Tranquility, and started to get into Melodic Death Metal, with In Flames, etc. Then, I got started listening to Dimmu Borgir, Darkthrone, Gorgoroth, Opeth, Morbid Angel, and more extreme metal. Then Powermetal, and went on from there.