18:27 - Rufus Valentine @tintinb - Doesn't surprise me that most people are introduced to metal by someone else in their formative years. It isn't promoted like other music. It is rarely on TV or radio. Kids are only exposed to pop and indie music.
17:47 - tintinb He may like the occasional linkin park or nirvana number, but for him to really savour the intricacies of a tech death song or generally thrashing out to thrash will be asking a bit too much. I would love to be corrected though.
17:45 - tintinb I mean, if someone is above a certain age, say in the range of 25 and above, and has been listening to mostly other sort of music till now, the chances of him being converted into a fully fledged metalhead would be pretty slim.
17:42 - tintinb I also believe that most of us metal fans had some sort of external influence in our initial years of listening to this music. Maybe a friend introduced it to us, maybe a brother or dad was listening to it.
17:38 - tintinb I was stuck with this insight today. I think most of metal fans started to first listen to metal/rock in their formative years. In their teenage or maximum high school/college.
