I don't know if I'm a full-blown die-hard metalhead, but my first mosh pit was Deicide, Halloween 92. I've got Slayer in my alarm clock (Seasons in the Abyss & South of Heaven), and I've spent time listening to quite a bit of Sabbath, Ozzy, Suicidal, Death Angel, MOD, SOD, Maiden, Anthrax, Testament, FNM. Death rock doesn't really count as metal but I saw Penis Flytrap last Sunday (anyone remember 45 Grave? Penis Flytrap is Dinah Cancer's new band). I'm also way into Christian Death, and sometimes go for industrial metal like Die Krupps & Razed in Black. I've posted a little bit on Metalmaniacs (followed Misko there, actually) but I have a hard time adjusting to the maturity level there. Good to see all the metal heads here on BFC. \m/
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Jason aka medusaoblongata
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"I have often laughed at the weaklings who call themselves kind because they have no claws"
- Zarathustra