sixgunzloaded wrote:I became sort of a casual Metal head in high school in the early to mid '80s and after graduating in '85 I was pretty much all-in on it. Priest, Maiden, all the bands EVysther listed. Hair Metal too. And, of course, KISS.
I'm really happy I was born Gen X.Kids today call us "Boomers" (incorrectly), but what do they know?
Here's a little heads up for EVysther and any other Metal heads here who might not be aware of them: check out a band called Primal Fear. If you like Judas Priest and Accept, you will not be disappointed. They've been around since '98 - I don't know how the hell I missed them, but I just discovered them a few years ago. I've been listening to almost nothing else since. \m/
KISS was hit or miss for me. I loved their select discography but not all of it. 80’s KISS was up there until my renaissance period in music and I started listening to the classics again but I leaned heavier towards Gene’s lead vocals there so it was “Deuce”, “I Love it Loud”, “Detroit Rock City”, “God of Thunder”, “War Machine” etc. I still think “Unholy” was peak KISS and had they played more into that vein they would have had more mainstream success with fans of other segments of the metal genre.
I was BARELY gen x due to my weird birth year (1978) so I somehow managed to grow up through both the 80’s AND 90’s and my younger adult life was the late 90’s and early 2000’s so my musical tastes are a bit more diverse. It wasn’t often you would hear Ludacris’ “Disturbing the Peace” or Lil Jon “I Don’t Give a Fuck” slamming in my car followed up by “Peace Sells” or “Hanger 18” by Megadeth LOL
There was some Nu Metal mixed in but not a lot. Slipknot mostly and the first few albums by Mudvayne and SOAD. Mostly Tool. Hardcore and metalcore mostly supplemented my metal fix in the 2000’s so it was Shadows Fall, All the Remains, Killswitch, Hatebreed, Stick to Your Guns, and Throwdown
Also, if any of you Metalheads haven’t tuned in, KK's Priest last album is worth the listen
I've got everything in my playlist from Movie OST's to Country to Rock to even a little rap. It you hit shuffle on my playlist you'd get Chris Ledoux, AC/DC, the theme from Star trek First Contact, Eminem, Garth Brooks, Mearl Haggard, then Theme From Jurassic Park followed by Guns N' Roses, Limp Biscuit......just depends on what mood I''m in really. 
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