The Birth of Heavy Metal in My Life.

When I was in elementary I was into hip-hop. Artists like 50 Cent, Eminem, and Outkast ruled the radio. I remember listening to Power 106 everyday on a mini portable radio. I listen to The Beatles, and some oldies because of my father but that's about it. In 5th grade a few friends made a survey of what everyone listened to. Some people mentioned The Black Eyed Peas (when they were good) others mentioned Hoobastank and Yellowcard. Alternative music was becoming popular on the radio but I wasn't really interested until middle school. I got into Panic At The Disco (how lame of me.) I became a fan of Alternative music just like everyone else. One day that I hanged out with my neighbor they played some System Of A Down. I got into them immediately. I downloaded their songs into my iPod and listened to them every single day. When looking through videos on Comcast "On Demand" I saw a the title Enter Sandman by Metallica. At first I thought Metallica was some hillbilly band because of James Hetfield's face. They just looked unappealing so I never wanted to watch the music video. Regardless, I ended up watching the video and It changed my life... I fell in love with Heavy Metal. I began listening to them. I started watching VH1 Classic and spent all day watching bands like Slayer, Led Zeppelin and Judas Priest. I watched the movie Heavy: The Story Of Metal and it instantly became on of my favorite films. Ever since that day I became a fan of Heavy Metal and the sub-categories of it. I'm glad Heavy Metal is now a part of my life...