I just felt like making this poll. I remember the first time I listened to heavy metal and I was like "This is so stupid. I mean, there is no musical value whatsoever" And my friends would be like "Ooh, I like this Slipknot song" or whatever and I'll be like "Sorry I don't like heavy metal"

But it's like totally different now. It's pretty much my favorite genre of music. Heavy metal gives you a sort of bad impression at first, but if you really listen to it, it's awesome. What do you think?

Well, the first thing that I heard that could be considered heavy metal or at least close was a Slipknot song in third grade. I remember I was just like "HOLY HELL!" and I ran off to look at their album and promptly bought it after hearing "Wait and Bleed."

So I guess I was the fourth choice -- "WOW. This is awesome, I can't believe what I've been missing!"

I had, however, grown up with the classics (Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Queen, Black Sabbath, Van Halen, Pink Floyd, etc.), so I wasn't necessarily thinking "what have I been missing?", but I was pretty shocked.

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When my brother first showed me Master of Puppets, my jaw dropped, and from there I began to explore music more.

When I listened to slipknot, they were awesome lol

My cousins introducted me to bands they listened to when I was little and I pretty much liked it. But when I was like in the 5th grade was when I really got into hard rock/metal music.

My first reaction to metal was akin to the 4th choice.

My dad introduced me to metal with Rob Zombie's song, "Dragula". I loved it, and instantly began my love affair with heavy metal, branching out to everything from Slipknot to Killswitch Engage.

Heavy metal makes me wanna dance around in my underwear.

^That's new!


They're just not my genre of music.

I went with "this is pretty cool"

I grew up listening to oldies (Temptations, Gap Band, Eric Clapton, Jim Croce...) and classic rock (Eric Clapton, Cream, Ted Nugent, Alice Cooper, and many others)....This Will Give A More Accurate Depiction of My Musical Background....

In fourth grade, I inherited a collection of grunge and metal cds....Alice In Chains, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Corrosion of Conformity, Pantera, Green Day....I had a collection....Iin 1994, I was cutting edge.

In my freshman year of high school, I got into Mudvayne, Otep, Orgy, Deftones, Korn and tons of other nu metal bands. My sophomore year I got heavily into Mushroomhead, Killswitch Engage, In Flames, and lots of melodic hardcore and just hardcore in general. My junior year was all about punk and hardcore. My senior year I started listening to lots of foreign music, like Finntroll, Vintersorg, Falkenbach....and so on. I also started getting heavily into industrial music and synthpop during my junior and senior years of high school as well.

After I graduated, I started playing synth, making beats and getting really into stuff like The Faint, Radiohead, Sisters of Mercy, Mindless Self Indulgence, Mortiis....I'm also really into Queens of the Stone Age, The Caesars, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Dresden Dolls, Life of Agony and bunch of other wildcard bands.

I like heavy metal now, but it's not the same as liking Slipknot. To me, metal is more free than the format that bands like Slipknot and Mudvayne stick to. To me, they're hard rock. Metal is more like Children of Bodom, Finntroll, Darkthrone, Six Feet Under, Khold....and the list continues. Metal is hard and fast, but above all, it has a message. It conveys feelings not expressed adequately in other forms of music, such as anger, oppression, death, morbidity, violence. What keeps Slipknot and other "nu metal" bands from being metal is that there is nothing really shocking about what they say, at least not anymore. I remember when they first came out, they were different, unique and shocking. Now, they're just a rock band losing touch with reality. Good, but not great, at least not to me....


Keep in mind, all views stated here are solely mine and just opinion.

Haha I grew up listening to Manson and Metallica, Alice In Chains, Godsmack. and stuff like that. so i never missed anything.

But ive gotten more into screamo and stuff.

I'm pretty sure the first metal song I heard was Metallica and the guitar solo just made me go crazy.

My brother loved Manson. Thus, I grew up with it. And I love most anything metal with very few exceptions.

I chose "whoa this is pretty cool"

I first heard mudvaynes song "Dig" when I was like in 5th-6th grade and I thought it was awesome. So yeah I grew from there.

I'd really love to get into metal, I would, but when you're in middle school && heavy metal to these kids means, "Korn, Slipknot, Mudvayne && Metallica" I have to say, "Hell no!" It's not that I just think they're repulsive because of their appearance or anything. I admit, I enjoy Slipknot's "Wait && Bleed", but that's only one song. Metallica...I've listened to so many of their songs, but they're not quite what I'm looking for.

Anyone who mentions a metal band that I end up enjoying, will be my hero, serious.

^ Hm... Try Children of Bodom. They truly pwn ass.

I chose the fourth choice. I love metal. Though, I do listen to other genres as well.

^^Children of Bodom kicks major ass.

When I was younger it used to really scare me. Now it's o.k. It's not my favorite genre but it's not the worst either.

Edit your post next time so you don't doublepost. And I love Children of Bodom as well. BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT.

Brie, you are my effin' hero!! *bows down to you* It really does kick ass, I'm luffin' it! Hell yes!

Bodom does own....try Lamb of God, Shadows Fall, Killswitch Engage, In Flames, Soilwork, Mnemic, Kataklysm, Arch Enemy, and Meshuggah....if you're into hardcore, screamo, or hard rock, those bands are probably the best place to start. They're an overview of melodic metal, NWAHM, and technical and death metal...if you like those, I know tons more...

Just to stay relevant.....metal is a solid genre, but I like more experimental metal, and old school stuff i.e. Priest, Maiden, Slayer, Death, and so on....

My first impression of Priest was that they sucked, but I saw them live and they put on a GREAT show. If you're into metal at all, then listen to them and give them a chance, they rule.

Metal's cool, in fact I'm listening to it right now, yeah I like it because they have awesome solos and such...

i voted for the first one. i hate heavy metal.

Woot! I'm glad you like 'em.

At first i was like "holy cow. What are they saying? TOO MUCH SCREAMING!" Now I think it's okay.. It's not exactly my favorite thing to listen to but I do listen to a few heavy metal songs. ^^;

Metal is rad, mostly into Brutal Death Metal but I listen to all genres in metal even Nu-Metal. Black metal is also the shit.

crunk rock is pretty cool, ppl should listen to that instead if they like the whole loud music concept lol

but heavy medal isnt my favorite type of music.. actually im probably one of its worst fans

To Tell You The truth i really hate heavy metal because it doesnt make me feel good like other music one reason is prolly bc i cant stand it.. sry but it makes me sick and i just hate it sry for my opinion if it pisses sum 1 off....

At first I couldn't understand it, and I was like, "wtf?" but I really like Chevelle. They're cool. I wonder if they're classified as metal...
Still awesome, man.

My first impression was definetly THIS IS BULLSHIT.
And it still is.

But I can understand why some people like it, so that's just my opinion.

I said. "WHOA... hardcore.. Sounds pretty neat"

lol

the first metal band i ever heard was cradle of filth and for some reason i got really deep into metal. I like most types of metal. I especially like doom metal

i was like "okay...".. i didnt find anythingbad or wrong with it.. i listen to it sometimes

i prefer Post-hardcore bands tho

What the hell is this? I can't understand what they're saying.

is probably what i thought. i couldnt understand a word. but soon i found out it does make sense once i found the lyrics.

i agree agree....it scares me too...like all of that yelling for no reason...scremo is good not metal

first time i heard it i liek it but now it like blah

ER, slipknot, is SHIT! I hate them so efin much.

But, seriously I was like f**k YES! I loved Metal instantly. You could feel their rage, and emotion. It was all electric and bass, and so RAD. Man, I love it. Metallica is the ultra rad metal band

I went with the first choice, I respect the people who listen to it but I think its bunk

"WOW. This is awesome, I can't believe what I've been missing!"







that.

my first impression of it was like wow this stuff is awesome. My fave metal bands are slayer and cannibal corpse

I remember I was probably about 18 at the time, and my friend had a band that I went to go see practice every week on weds.

He introduced me to hardcore shows, and told me about a couple bands that I should listen to and I did (peer pressure haha).

I dated someone who was into
Poison the well
converge
every time i die

and of course I fell in love.

I grew up on grunge, alternative and such

My list?
The Chariot
PTW
Converge
Norma Jean
Every Time I Die
Horse the band

and so on, I can't think of others right now.

I remember AC/DC, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Metallica (ORIGINAL Metallica). Hell, I even remember Def Leppard.

I used to love Def Leppard although arguably, not really Heavy Metal.