what's up y'all? Old guy metalhead here from Central Ohio!! Looking to keep up with the metalz and talk shop.
Got into metal in 1979-ish (as a 10 year old) with Rainbow, Sabbath, Rush, Deep Purple, BOC etc. Saw Iron Maiden's Run To The Hills video on a verrrrry young MtV and was hooked for life. The first Queensryche EP, a well as Ride the Lightning, Blizzard of Ozz, Krokus Headhunter, early Def Leppard got me even more into it. Along side this, I was also into the early DC Straight Edge hardcore punk scene...Minor Threat, Teen Idles, Bad Brains, SOA, Goverment Issue...all of the real fast, short, pissed off stuff got me going!
Grew up in the underground punk/thrash/speed metal scene. As well as early prog-metal too: Fates Warning, Watchtower, Sanctuary....
have always played in metal or punk bands. I am a drummer by profession and also a bass player. My current band is called Fools Crown...original stuff a-la DRI, Pantera, Madball, Slayer, Maiden, Mastadon, Circle Jerks...lots of short dast and loud combined with groove..
hope to get in the pit - the CIRCLE pit - with everyone. None of that stupid ninja, crowdkilling, "crew" stuff....