Iowa, to be exact. Yes, there are people here. Most will be happy to tell you that they know someone from Slipknot. You don't say!
I was born on the island of PR and my life was forever changed when I saw some crazy guy with a metal mask on a music video as a kid. It wasn't until years later that I saw that image again on a cassette (giving away my age yet?) and bought Metal Health (Quiet Riot, for the youngsters out there)
Lived though the hair metal era and just kept going heavier through the thrash years and eventually landed in the DM world where I've mostly hung out ever since.
Music I listen to is too long a list but here are some highlights: Iron Maiden, Entombed, Carcass, Morbid Angel, TBDM, Mastodon, Puya, and Fear Factory.
Other than that, I'm married and got 2 kids. Only 1 of them sorta likes metal. I do play guitar as well and the 1st show I ever played in the 90s had this one band opening...Dying Fetus. I wonder if they ever made it? lol