par9noid

Hello - thanks for your interest...and allowing me to join everyone else in here too! I'm rapidly approaching 50yr old in few years and am embarrassed to admit that even though I've been a huge audiophile my entire life in both listening and collecting all sorts of different types of music it wasn't until past hand full of years I finally heard Metal the way it was intended to be heard and ever since have been hooked! I'm a professional guy that has worked extremely hard my entire life and have missed out on a lot of the finer things in life. If work didn't hold me down it was then from a great deal of personal trajedies I had to plow through and somehow I'm still here so there must be a reason as I'm also not know to be a "lucky" individual. I'm excited to be here and look forward to gaining more insight into some new groups I'm hoping to stumble upon in here as I've found METAL is the most misunderstood genre of music and is NEVER given the chance it deserves.. most of the best groups remain underground and playing under the radar to avoid the negative press or like most artist's I've met simply don't see themselves as artists and don't like to be put under the spotlight. All I know is what I've been through recently it's only because of METAL that I remained strong inside and latched on for the long ride I often questioned if were gong to crash and burn or land somewhere safe into greener pastures. I'm full of gratefulness that the later happened and I'm now living closer to family again near Richmond, VA! I owe my life to this genre of music and have found the most honest and true people I've come across within live have been fellow "metal heads"... REAL PEOPLE and no B.S. to see past.. what you see is what you get - the way it SHOULD BE!! Life's too short to "act" or misrepresent those people choosing that path are just only lying to themselves... NOT a recipe for eternal happiness with one's self! So its pretty ironic most of you "devil worshiping mischief's" or so I've always been made to believe has only been another misconception in that those that wear all black or listen to "devil music", as most media members like to say, must all be bad....hAHA SO WRONG!!!!!! I've YET to meet a true Metal-Head that doesn't have the biggest heart under it all!!! I mean heck, let's step back for a second and ask these media folks if we're so bad then why did TOOL recently bury their fake "TOP 40" bubble gum pawn they put at the top. I think it's safe to say OUR time is coming as it's very clear from the dedication and support that was given to TOOL by their lifelong fans ON THEIR OWN without being made to believe that was the POPULAR thing to do! More proof, that people these days aren't buying into the media's molded pawns any more and are more using their own brains to determine what THEY THEMSELVES like and not accepting being told what they SHOULD like!! The time for a "HIGHER" consciousness is NOW and I'm even more excited to be a part in it too! Anyway, I just love Metal of all kinds and just can't get enough! I look forward to seeing where my time in here will steer me... hope we cross paths! This is pretty much all that's left in my life right now that's good and like I said before... I'm not letting go! BRING IT!!! :)

Greater Richmond, VA (USA) area relocated recently from West Palm Beach, FL

Music, music & music.. oh yea how could I forget, did I already mention music? ROCK IT HARD!!! ;)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/granteric

Male

Richmond, VA (USA)

Music (duh), Computers, Architectural Woodwork...did I already say Music? lol