I was wondering if we have older metalheads here?
I’ve been educating myself on the history of metal, and that made me wonder if anyone here is much older than I am (early thirties here) and has seen some of that history.
How did you get into metal? How old were you?
Any interesting experience you’d like to share? Things that have changed?
How were metal and metalheads perceived where you lived?
forties, listened since teen. slayer war ensemble, seasons in the abyss, Metallica one, sepultura dead embryonic cells were some of the early bangers that got my attention.
I still metal, but I’m not into too many genres or whatever. behemoth has remained.
hung out with most of Dimmu borgir once.
stuff that changed? I dont want to be Mr obvious but internet. it allows us to listen to all kinds of music etc. experience. experiment at home.
as I descend further into get off my lawn; theres hardly a CD industry but lots of vinyl. Im 99% digital but still keep discs and Records for whatever reason.
full on old man mode IMO society feels less able or willing to have the attention span for albums or long songs. everything is a soundbite or remix with “all the hits in there”
Thanks for sharing. I listen to albums too, not individual songs.