Posting to the "outgrowing metal" thread got me think about the first time I heard Metal (hard rock), so I want to hear how you guys were first introduced to metal..... or music overall.
For me, like I posted in the other thread, it was when my cousin played Double Platinum for me in 1978. I had heard about KISS from friends at school and had seen pictures of them way before I got to hear them. So I had kinda built them up in my mind and hearing them sent me over the edge, giving me chills and a "buzz" that I'm still looking for every time I hear a new band for the first time. You don't get that "buzz" too often but when you do it makes it all worth it.
For me, like I posted in the other thread, it was when my cousin played Double Platinum for me in 1978. I had heard about KISS from friends at school and had seen pictures of them way before I got to hear them. So I had kinda built them up in my mind and hearing them sent me over the edge, giving me chills and a "buzz" that I'm still looking for every time I hear a new band for the first time. You don't get that "buzz" too often but when you do it makes it all worth it.