08-06-2008, 02:44
My first true metal album was probably IX Equilibrium by Emperor. It came out in 1999. Thrash metal was probably the most popular style of metal around me growing up but it didn't appeal to me. So I was slow getting into metal. I took a backwards route, through the industrial-metal of bands like Ministry and Skinny Puppy. When I finally found metal that appealed to me it was death and black metal.