What band got you into Metal?

ive been listening to rock all my life. in my early teens, i got into nu metal like SOAD. from there it was metal bands like lamb of god (hence my username dispite not liking LoG or any band ive mentioned before in the post) and then moved further to the fringes of the genre.

all the bands use the same instruments: guitar, bass guitar, and drums. you could i (like many listeners of modern music) just really like those instruments because thats what ive been brought up on. so while i really like classical music and can appreciate grand compositions, ill always have a soft spot for metal.

I haven't really tried listening to metal.michael_1234576

So much great music IMO.

One more:P.

Iron Maiden a few years ago

I was never a big metal fan but it's growing on me

ive been listening to rock all my life. in my early teens, i got into nu metal like SOAD. from there it was metal bands like lamb of god (hence my username dispite not liking LoG or any band ive mentioned before in the post) and then moved further to the fringes of the genre.

all the bands use the same instruments: guitar, bass guitar, and drums. you could i (like many listeners of modern music) just really like those instruments because thats what ive been brought up on. so while i really like classical music and can appreciate grand compositions, ill always have a soft spot for metal.

LoG-Sacrament

I rarely listen to any bands that don't at the very least add keyboards to that formula, I just love classical music too much, and to me the best music in the world is the one that mixes metal's raw strenght with the sheer beauty of classical arrangements and instruments.

[QUOTE="haris1189"]

i listened to soad a while back, but didnt get into metal until metallica, specifically "one"

-Sniper99-

oh my god yes

[QUOTE="haris1189"]The first few minutes of the S&M version is so beautiful-Sniper99-

[QUOTE="haris1189"]

i listened to soad a while back, but didnt get into metal until metallica, specifically "one"

blackngold29

i listened to soad a while back, but didnt get into metal until metallica, specifically "one"

[QUOTE="cyberdarkkid"] [QUOTE="blackngold29"] Possibly my favorite song ever. It's certainly up there, especially with the video.blackngold29

[QUOTE="LoG-Sacrament"]

ive been listening to rock all my life. in my early teens, i got into nu metal like SOAD. from there it was metal bands like lamb of god (hence my username dispite not liking LoG or any band ive mentioned before in the post) and then moved further to the fringes of the genre.

all the bands use the same instruments: guitar, bass guitar, and drums. you could i (like many listeners of modern music) just really like those instruments because thats what ive been brought up on. so while i really like classical music and can appreciate grand compositions, ill always have a soft spot for metal.

I rarely listen to any bands that don't at the very least add keyboards to that formula, I just love classical music too much, and to me the best music in the world is the one that mixes metal's raw strenght with the sheer beauty of classical arrangements and instruments.

Disturbed, then I started to listen to All That Remains, then As I Lay Dying. Avenged Sevenfold is my favorite though.

[QUOTE="black_cat19"]

[QUOTE="LoG-Sacrament"]

ive been listening to rock all my life. in my early teens, i got into nu metal like SOAD. from there it was metal bands like lamb of god (hence my username dispite not liking LoG or any band ive mentioned before in the post) and then moved further to the fringes of the genre.

all the bands use the same instruments: guitar, bass guitar, and drums. you could i (like many listeners of modern music) just really like those instruments because thats what ive been brought up on. so while i really like classical music and can appreciate grand compositions, ill always have a soft spot for metal.

LoG-Sacrament

I rarely listen to any bands that don't at the very least add keyboards to that formula, I just love classical music too much, and to me the best music in the world is the one that mixes metal's raw strenght with the sheer beauty of classical arrangements and instruments.

How about this, or this?

You really should.

So much great music IMO.

One more:P.

Darth-Caedus

Black Sabbath.

They're one of very few metal bands that I actually like.

[QUOTE="Darth-Caedus"] You really should.

So much great music IMO.

One more:P.

michael_1234576

[QUOTE="LoG-Sacrament"][QUOTE="black_cat19"]

I rarely listen to any bands that don't at the very least add keyboards to that formula, I just love classical music too much, and to me the best music in the world is the one that mixes metal's raw strenght with the sheer beauty of classical arrangements and instruments.

How about this, or this?

[QUOTE="black_cat19"]

[QUOTE="LoG-Sacrament"] i like keyboards and synths too, but i definately think bands should be cautious with their use. you never want that stereotypical cheesy keyboard intro to ruin your metal song.LoG-Sacrament

How about this, or this?

Wait, you think those are stereotypical cheesy keyboards? :?

i like keyboards and synths too, but i definately think bands should be cautious with their use. you never want that stereotypical cheesy keyboard intro to ruin your metal song.LoG-Sacrament

How about this, or this?

[QUOTE="LoG-Sacrament"][QUOTE="black_cat19"]

How about this, or this?

Wait, you think those are stereotypical cheesy keyboards? :?

Black Sabbath.

They're one of very few metal bands that I actually like.

UnrighteousFury

I'm not kidding:

Powerman 5000.

I heard "Tonight The Stars Revolt!" and at the time I thought it was awesome. From them, I foudn static-X, who i still like. Than my bro showed me System of a Down. Than all of a sudden, he showed me Children of Bodom and it bloomed from there.

[QUOTE="UnrighteousFury"]

Black Sabbath.

They're one of very few metal bands that I actually like.

Juggernaut140

[QUOTE="Juggernaut140"][QUOTE="UnrighteousFury"]

Black Sabbath.

They're one of very few metal bands that I actually like.

Darth-Caedus

AC/DC was the first band I ever really cared about. I was in 5th grade wearing AC/DC shirts and apparently the only kid who had heard of rocknroll or even had a opinion on music. So after AC/DC I gradually got into heavier music...

Disturbed, then I started to listen to All That Remains, then As I Lay Dying. Avenged Sevenfold is my favorite though.

D0ub13_5c0r3

[QUOTE="black_cat19"]

[QUOTE="LoG-Sacrament"] :lol: yep, those are the ones.LoG-Sacrament

Wait, you think those are stereotypical cheesy keyboards? :?

They're not stereotypical at all ... imo, at least ... :|

But whatever, lets take a different approach then:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBCEG4IOqnE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEHzmGgfXeM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adx_rt-KT1M

None of these bands use keyboards, and they're still perfect examples of what I was talking about, metal + cIassical = greatness. :P

Not sure, when I was little I was already listening to Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and such. Only until the beginning of highschool is when I started to become a Metalhead.

[QUOTE="-Sniper99-"][QUOTE="cyberdarkkid"] So you're dad's a metalhead too? :oMarfoo

[QUOTE="Marfoo"][QUOTE="-Sniper99-"] My dad listens to more classis stuff like Zeppelin, Sabbath, Maiden, Metallica, Priest etc. I've tried showing him some heavier stuff that isn't just clean vocals but he just doesn't understand:PDarth-Caedus

somehow I dont see my parents enjoying agalloch....

Black Sabbath-first song I heard was Heaven and Hell on Heaven and Hell.thepwninator

Great song. It's my favorite non-Ozzy Sabbath song :D.

[QUOTE="Darth-Caedus"][QUOTE="Marfoo"] I have a similar situation, my dad listens to older stuff. I've tried to show him heavier stuff without clean vocals and he just looks at me and says "Whats with the machine gun drums and the yelling?", although I did get him to go to the Music as a Weapon tour so that's a start at least.modestkraut1291

somehow I dont see my parents enjoying agalloch....

[QUOTE="modestkraut1291"]

[QUOTE="Darth-Caedus"]You should try showing him Agalloch :P Seriously....NO ONE can hate Agalloch:PDarth-Caedus

somehow I dont see my parents enjoying agalloch....

Not sure, when I was little I was already listening to Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and such. Only until the beginning of highschool is when I started to become a Metalhead.

[QUOTE="Darth-Caedus"][QUOTE="modestkraut1291"]

somehow I dont see my parents enjoying agalloch....

Bumzur

i'm not a metal head. but i do enjoy gothic and industrial metal. i love Deathstars, and Gothminister.

i'm not a metal head. but i do enjoy gothic and industrial metal. i love Deathstars, and Gothminister.

dissonantblack

Helloween and Iron Maiden

Faith No More and Megadeth. I don't know if you could really qualify FNM as a full fledged metal band though. I don't really listen to any metal anymore except those two.hillelslovak

The first metal bands I liked when I was a kid were Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. I bought Priest Live and Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.

[QUOTE="-Misanthropic-"][QUOTE="GTA_dude"] Lol, My dad was 20 when I was born (I'm 20 now), so my dad was in high school during the mid 80's. So my dad grew up listening too Iron Maiden, Metallica, Dio, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Judas Priest, Dokken, Kiss, Megadeath, Anthrax, Warrent, Skid Row, Poison, Scorpions, Slayer, Danzig, and anything else even remotely related to metal when it first came out. He was a metal head who was the expert in auto shop class. So of course, he grew me up listening to the same music he did. So I've been listening to this music before I could even walk or talk lol.....GTA_dude

Can I meet him?