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Just a little over two years ago, the world suddenly became a much quieter place...
 
 

Man to be honest it was more that I felt he deserved a mention in the "Metal Legends" section than anything else.  But I guess in a sense he's not really dead, you just have to press play and listen.

Man to be honest it was more that I felt he deserved a mention in the "Metal Legends" section than anything else.  But I guess in a sense he's not really dead, you just have to press play and listen.

For me it all started just over 10 years ago when I was about 12-13.  I didn't really have much knowledge of the genre at all (Guns n Roses was about as close to metal as I had ever experienced) and didn't have any particular interest in any other kinds of music either.  I did a lot of online gaming back in the day (more specifically WoW ) and a few of the guys I played with got into the habit of playing Linkin Park through their mics for the rest of us to hear.  This sounds laughable now but at the time this was pretty much the heaviest stuff I had ever heard!  One day I found myself in a record store and decided to pick up one of their albums.  I listened to it pretty much on a constant loop, and looking back that's really what planted the seed.  From that point I was driven to discover more of this heavy, aggressive sounding music, and eventually graduated to the likes of Metallica, Maiden, Ozzy, Motorhead etc.
 
Since then I've explored the various sub-genres of metal and even today my tastes range from Sabaton, Volbeat, Ministry, Obituary and Celtic Frost just to name a small few.  But that's the long and short of how I came to be a metal fan - from some crackly background music to Slayer mosh pits .  Naturally I've moved on from Linkin Park but will always give them credit for bridging myself and many of the younger generations as a whole into the world of metal.
 
Metal is a wonderful genre that speaks to me in a way that no other kind of music ever will.  And behind the heavy sounds and "don't give a fuck" attitude that we all know and love I'd be hard pressed to find a scene/sub-culture that fosters such comradery and inclusion among its followers as metal does.

Man to be honest it was more that I felt he deserved a mention in the "Metal Legends" section than anything else.  But I guess in a sense he's not really dead, you just have to press play and listen.

Just a little over two years ago, the world suddenly became a much quieter place...
 
 

For me it all started just over 10 years ago when I was about 12-13.  I didn't really have much knowledge of the genre at all (Guns n Roses was about as close to metal as I had ever experienced) and didn't have any particular interest in any other kinds of music either.  I did a lot of online gaming back in the day (more specifically WoW ) and a few of the guys I played with got into the habit of playing Linkin Park through their mics for the rest of us to hear.  This sounds laughable now but at the time this was pretty much the heaviest stuff I had ever heard!  One day I found myself in a record store and decided to pick up one of their albums.  I listened to it pretty much on a constant loop, and looking back that's really what planted the seed.  From that point I was driven to discover more of this heavy, aggressive sounding music, and eventually graduated to the likes of Metallica, Maiden, Ozzy, Motorhead etc.
 
Since then I've explored the various sub-genres of metal and even today my tastes range from Sabaton, Volbeat, Ministry, Obituary and Celtic Frost just to name a small few.  But that's the long and short of how I came to be a metal fan - from some crackly background music to Slayer mosh pits .  Naturally I've moved on from Linkin Park but will always give them credit for bridging myself and many of the younger generations as a whole into the world of metal.
 
Metal is a wonderful genre that speaks to me in a way that no other kind of music ever will.  And behind the heavy sounds and "don't give a fuck" attitude that we all know and love I'd be hard pressed to find a scene/sub-culture that fosters such comradery and inclusion among its followers as metal does.

I got some inside intel.

Sodom - Outbreak of Evil

Man to be honest it was more that I felt he deserved a mention in the "Metal Legends" section than anything else.  But I guess in a sense he's not really dead, you just have to press play and listen.

Motorhead - Marching Off To War

Indeed.  I think that's just the reality of most record companies unfortunately.  Tom Warrior from Celtic Frost/Triptykon is another one on that list who has been very vocal about his hatred of big labels for this reason.

That would depress me a bit.  Let the masses keep their House/EDM/whatever is in at the moment (I don't really take much notice).

KISS - debut. No denying songs like Deuce, Strutter, Firehouse, Cold Gin and the mighty mighty Black Diamond.


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Oh yes. "Blessing in Disguise" was my first intro to Metal Church. What an amazing album. I saw the video for "Badlands" and i was hooked. Made me go back to older albums. Really dig the old stuff. "Ton of Bricks" and "The Dark" are two of my favorite songs along with "Watch the Children Pray".
It got a bad rap but I also really like "The Human Factor". Some really great songs on that disc. "Agent Green" and "In Harm's Way" are a couple that I always seem to skip to.

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Metal Church is way too underrated for how good they were.

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We should get a group started on these forums  at the moment I've been listening to a lot of Testament, Sodom, Metal Church and I'm also into all the usual suspects like Slayer/Anthrax etc.

Here you go, this should clear up any rumours of download 2018!

Cool man. I love thrash metal and Dungeons and Dragons holds a special place in my heart. Which bands are your favorite?

It has been many years since I've played Dorks & Dice, but I always enjoyed it. In a recent push for common ground, I did attempt to track my wife to play Magic: The Gathering, and I think I even caught her enjoying it a couple of times. Thrash and nerdy shit FTW.

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Welcome, Edinburgh is one my favourite cities.  Was there just before Xmas actually.

Welcome! I'm sure you'll find a lot of interesting things about Metal here in our forum!

Welcome to the forum feel free to browse we don’t bite we are one big happy family