7th Grade
Blink182
8th Grade
Limp Bizkit
9th Grade
Nu-Metal !! Mudvayne, deftones, korn etc
10th Grade
I saw the term "POWER METAL" while reading a post about music on a game forum. So I did a search and found this website with large samples of all kinds of metal. I downloaded Kamelot (barf) and really liked them. I also liked Hammerfall, and Helloween (still like them). Some other stuff I got was Cannibal Corpse, Impaled Nazarene, and Immortal, all of which I did not understand (I couldn't figure out how people got off calling this shit music).
11th Grade
More and more searching about the different types of metal. I swore by In Flames and Dark Tranquillity. Then gradually accepted the harsher forms of metal and started to really love them. Then I discovered the softer side of metal and embraced it aswell (Opeth).
Current bands include:
Anathema*, Arcturus*, Bathory, Bloodbath, Cannibal Corpse, Dark Tranquillity, Death, Edge of Sanity, Emperor*, In Flames(early albums), My Dying Bride, Opeth*, Quo Vadis, Sepultura, Soilwork, Solefald*, Tiamat, Ulver.
To this day I continually discover new bands and genres. BTW, I am 17 years of age.
*These are my absolute favorites. Edit: Fuck it! I love them all!