FORMER METAL HEADS

I got into prog rock when I was about 13 - Crimson, Yes, Floyd,
Genesis and Camel, mainly. Punk and New Wave was the
predominant music back then, so in a perverse kind of way me
being into this stuff was seen as more unusual/ rebellious than
the Damned, Costello etc that a lot of my schoolmates were
into. I started listening to heavy rock/metal - Zeppelin, Sabbath,
AC/DC, Rush etc - a couple of years down the line, which
coincided with the NWOBHM. It wasa a good time as a lot of
metal bands were still active and touring, unlike most of the
prog bands. Saying that, I've never been able to get my head
around any of the modern prog-metal I've heard: Dream
Theater etc. Just not my bag.

Frankly speaking, I never liked heavy metal and all these deaths, blacks, hardcores, grindcores, etc...

But I always liked Hard-Rock. at my 13-15 years old Jimy Hendrix, Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Queen, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath were the next ones for me after The Beatles.

Only a couple years ago I've got an interest to some Progressive Metal Bands - King Diamond, Savatage, Dream Theater, Sieges Even...

These Danish guys are really outstanding - both in MF and KD! :-)

But my favorite album among them is KD's CONSPIRACY.

Edited by Emperor

I started off listening to bands such as Machine Head, Nirvana, Mudvayne and that kind of stuff. My first prog visit was when i listened to a track by symphonyX, eversince i have been a devoted fan of both ProgMetal and Prog in general. I mostly listen to ProgMetal these days but my collection of CD's from bands such as Genesis, yes and Camel are growing strong.

   What attracted me to Prog/Opera/Symphonic Metal most was the fact that the Singers can actually sing, apposed to shout and the subject matter interests me. Call me a nerd if you must but i really like listening to Fantasy songs and Metal operas. I mean can you get any more hardcore than a bunch of men playing guitar and singing about Elves.

My favourite bands include, Kamelot, SymphonyX, Avantasia, Edguy (who i am seeing in 5 days) and Ayreon along with many others. OF course on level peggings wiht those bands are Yes (who i have seen live earlier this year, best gig i been to yet, original line up) and Genesis.

Motorhead Motorhead and even more Motorhead!!!!!!!!!!!

Thats what I started on, this led to Iron Maiden. AC/DC, Judas Priest, Saxon, ACCEPT  Venom  Thin Lizzy, Ozzy/Sabbath, Metallica..

I had 'The Wall' on the back burner, and thank God a friend forced me to listern to 'Exit Stage Left' and 'Script for a jesters tear' I was sold on prog from that moment. Still like some metal though!

Motorhead:09.12.77

Bolton

Technical College

 

If anyone has this bootleg I would be extremely greatful for a copy.

Edited by Reed Lover

Certif1ed wrote: I saw Venom at Hammersmith Odeon (or Carling Apollo or whatever the smeg it's called now) back in 1984, just after they released "At War With Satan". The stage show had more pyromania than the average KISS world tour put together - my hair singed several times! They were crap musicians - but who cared? This was the birth of a new genre I lost count of the number of times I saw Motorhead - probably because I could no longer hear myself count...

'At War with Satan' The ultimate concept track. Rush & Genesis must have been sh!tting themselves!

Reed Lover wrote: Motorhead 09.12.77 Bolton Technical College   If anyone has this bootleg I would be extremely greatful for a copy.

JedHead wrote: Stoner Metal - just damn funny

Who does stoner metal? GWAR?

Well I prefer

Moose metal,

Fromage metal,

Klingon metal,

Silage metal,

Meat metal,

Monkey metal,

Silly metal,

Vegetable metal and

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllandysiliogogogoch metal

with a side order of pig-iron...