I myself got into metal through mayhem and burzum,

There is a kind of people over here called "bogans" they listen to mainstream metal all day, I think people would just call me a Bogan if I played them those bands

Depends who your trying to say, someone who listens to punk for example isn't going to get turned on by some mainstream band they have probably already heard on the radio

There’s nothing wrong with having a big name band as your favorite, they got famous for a reason. I just think those kind of articles are redundant because it’s always the same.

Also shouted out Cryptex which is a smaller German band.

Kiss, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden etc...in the 80s. Havent listened to the newest Judas Priest yet, probably got more than enough as a kid.

I know their very popular, I am a fan after all that's why I picked them as a very accessible band. But I still picked a smaller band which was Prong