When I was 13 or so, I got into Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction. I listened to that tape non-stop. At the Grammys that year, they were up for an award for best rock/metal performance, and they won. I was so excited!
When they got up on stage, they were like "Metallica got robbed...One is the best song!"
So I was like "hmm...I should check that out."
I borrowed "And Justice for All" and started listening to it. The first song, Blackened...omg...it was SO demonic sounding! It really sounded evil...it was great! Haha.
After that, I bought all 4 Metallica albumns and listened to them non stop.
Then I discovered Headbanger's Ball, which got me into GWAR, Pantera, Anthrax, Maiden. It introduced me to Morbid Angel, Napalm Death, etc...but those were a little too brutal for me. Eventually, I grew to love everything metal.
Scott