Like others I had parents who listened to heavy metal when I was growing up. But aside from that I've been a metalhead for over 16 years.

For as long as I live.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 10.10.2014 at 13:13

35 years as of last month.

Damn, that is longer than most people are old on this site

only 33 here... yet we're the same age.

hey, I must have been a late developer..

About 13 years... not boring at all... I hope i can listen to metal longer.

It will be two days today.

Written by angel. on 28.11.2014 at 13:17

It will be two days today.

Today? You remember the date?

Well, in between radio stations on GTA (funny, back then I preferred the 80s stuff on V-Rock but these days I'm more likely to listen to the 90s alt stuff from Radio X), and the first few Guitar Heroes, I got gradual introduction to hard rock/metal through my early/mid-teens, plus I was listening to Linkin Park and Guns N' Roses around that period, along with a handful of other musicians (wasn't really that into music during that period). My first real acquisition of metal stuff was January '08, when I picked up ...And Justice For All and Dragonforce's Inhuman Rampage off the back of Guitar Hero III. Slowly during that year I picked up additional songs from established artists here and there, before getting a load of Metallica CDs and Megadeth and Black Sabbath Greatest Hits albums for Christmas 08. My collection then slowly built up over the next year and a half before exploding over Summer 2010, from which point it's shot out into all different directions.

So I suppose I lightly flirted with the whole area of music between around 2003 to 2008, and then really got into it all from 2009 onwards, so around 6 years. And I have video games to thank for it all!

Written by Ilham on 28.11.2014 at 13:29

Today? You remember the date?

Hehe no I meant that just started listening to metal yesterday so it's only two days, I tried to joke with the question but you know that I'm weak in jokes

Written by angel. on 28.11.2014 at 19:17

Hehe no I meant that just started listening to metal yesterday so it's only two days, I tried to joke with the question but you know that I'm weak in jokes

Haha I'm sorry my brain decoded "years" instead of "days". It's my fault this time .

I have been listening to metal for 9 years now so soon going to approach a decade. I just can't get enough.

I started in 2000 at the age of 9 .. My first band was Iron Maiden.. They are my all time fav band.. Saw them live about 10 times now.. Then I started to listen Metallica,Slayer, Kreator, Destruction and got more in more in thrash metal.. At first I didn't like black or death metal but later I started to listen practically ever sub-genre of metal.. Immortal and Darkthrone got me in black metal.. Cannibal Corpse,Nile,Deicide,Suffocation got me in death metal.. This year is 15 years since I first heard Iron Maiden.. Metal has become important factor in my life over these 15 years.. I became a concert freak over the years.. Saw all my fav live numerous times.. I only have to visit Wacken some day..

The first metal album I ever heard was Carnage's Dark Recollections on cassette back in 2000 but wasn't really much of a metal head. Then I discovered Nightiwsh in 2001 and the whole mix of heavy metal and operatic vocals just amazed me. From Nightwish I got in a whole bunch of different stuff from Sentenced to Wintersun to Arch Enemy and Iron Maiden. It was only 2 years ago that I truly began to appreciate Dark Recollections again

Consistently since 2000. So 15 years. I think I always had a proclivity for if though. My mother told me I was watching the Muppet Show as a tike and when Alice Cooper came on I was glued.

Almost 10 years so from the end of childhood, through adolescence, and finally into adulthood.

20 years

17 years. Ouch....

15 years now. First song (according to memory) was Ravenous by Arch Enemy at my friend's house.

Newby alert!!! Hello all.
Roughly 30 years or thereabouts. At that time AC/DC were considered metal and were my first 'heavy' band. Before that I was (and still am of their pre-80's albums) a major Queen fan. Maiden were probably the first actual metal band I heard.

Way to make a guy feel old!

Written by Grooveyard Dirt on 23.10.2015 at 22:11

Newby alert!!! Hello all.
Roughly 30 years or thereabouts. At that time AC/DC were considered metal and were my first 'heavy' band. Before that I was (and still am of their pre-80's albums) a major Queen fan. Maiden were probably the first actual metal band I heard.

Way to make a guy feel old!

Given your username and where you're from and given your age I am wondering who you are my first guess would be Kieran.

I'm 21 now, and I started in my last year of high school when I was 18. So, three years, now! For me it all started when I was introduced to Rob Zombie (I used to think he was the best thing at the time...lol). After that, started working my way into other bands and sub-genres in what I can only call a massive exercise in open-mindedness.

I dived completely head-first into a type of music I had never even considered until that point lol. No regrets so far.

5 years

Written by Maco on 24.10.2015 at 05:54

5 years

nice but now its matters if you will do it after 5 and after 5 more years , or you will go Nervel aka Lucas way .... I don't think he listens metal today

Written by Bad English on 25.10.2015 at 20:31

nice but now its matters if you will do it after 5 and after 5 more years , or you will go Nervel aka Lucas way .... I don't think he listens metal today

I don't see myself not listening metal for now, so don't worry.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 23.10.2015 at 23:06

Written by Grooveyard Dirt on 23.10.2015 at 22:11

Newby alert!!! Hello all.
Roughly 30 years or thereabouts. At that time AC/DC were considered metal and were my first 'heavy' band. Before that I was (and still am of their pre-80's albums) a major Queen fan. Maiden were probably the first actual metal band I heard.

Way to make a guy feel old!

Given your username and where you're from and given your age I am wondering who you are my first guess would be Kieran.

Sherlock Holmes, Poirot and Columbo wouldn't stand a chance Marcel! You are indeed correct.:)

Fifteen years. But gone are the days when it was the only thing I listened to.

25 years ... since 1991 ...

Roughly 10-12 years, can't remember exactly.

36 years and 4.5 months

About 3 years

Written by Guest on 07.01.2016 at 08:31

About 3 years

you're kidding, how came you're into so late?
I am from 16 something maybe 15 ,,.. well 15 years