Introduce Yourself!

[Knoxville]

Here's a thread for all you new people to do what you need and get yourself known in these here parts.

Just say hi and let people know your new. It gives us a chance to know you too.

So what you waiting for? Make your first post of many here on Powerslam.

[MetalBlade]

Hi everyone. My name is MetalBlade.
I am a 36 year old married guy and live in the UK.

Here is an insight into my biggest love except my wife - METAL!!!

Basically I have been a metalhead since my school days over 20 years ago, and my tastes in music have changed over the years so much that I am once again listening to shit I was listening to when I was 16...

I began listening to Status Quo, Meat Loaf and Motorhead, as my mum used to be a biker and had loads of biker mates who used to come round and party with all their music.
From there I discovered other bands like Van Halen, Iron Maiden and Saxon - all of which I lapped up with all the enthusiasm you would expect from a 14 year old adolescent.

At 16 years old I discovered the mighty Venom on a compilation album. That was the most important discovery of my life.
In discovering Venom, I also ended up crossing paths with fans of Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax - the four staples of thrash back in the mid eighties.

My dad bought me a drum kit for my 18th birthday, and I spent a few years bashing about in various local bands.

From then on thrash - and later death metal became my first love. I simply had to see every band, buy every record and wear every shirt. It became an obsession!

Then about 1992, I regrettably got sucked into the grunge vacuum, and did not really listen to much metal for a number of years. During that time I was smoking a lot of cannabis, and even the odd LSD trip - nothing stronger though.
This led me to start experimenting with music, and I began listening to crap like Oasis, The Prodigy and The Stone Roses.

It felt like I was in a rut. during the years 1993-1998 I went to a grand total of TWO gigs - Body Count and Pink Floyd, both in the same year, 1994.
Then in 1994, I met my future wife, and found we shared a lot of the same interests in music, but still, I found it hard to escape the grunge/indie trap.

I can basically trace my newfound love of metal back to a single moment in 1998 - seeing a video of Judas Priest's Burn In Hell, with new vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens.
It blew me away! It sparked something inside me which I had not felt since that fateful day in 1986 when I heard Venom's At War With Satan for the first time.

I had known Halford had left Judas Priest, but hadn't really paid any attention to it, having been in a drug-induced stupor for most of the early to mid-90's.
But this song was incredible, and the next day I went out and bought the Jugulator album - and that started the ball rolling all over again.

I began buying records again (well, CD's to be fair), and going to gigs again.
I fell in love with metal all over again, and it's just gone from strength to strength since then.
I got married last year, and now I go to at least a gig a month, and go to the famous Wacken Open Air festival in Germany every August.

Being a metalhead again feels great, and I thought you guys would like to share my metal story, and maybe draw some comparison's with your own journeys through music.

I hope you found something interesting in my little autobiography.

MetalBlade

[leoisthelion]

I can't copmpete with the above introduction, those who need to know, know me.

...but blimey this place has changed somewhat... Still, all going well here I'll be kicking about, causing some mischief I dare say..

Leo

[Knoxville]

Hey Leo, how are you?

It seems as if alot of the old gang are heading back here now.

[Woo]

Hi Leo. Good to see you.

Btw everyone I got a new laptop at last and will be here much more now.

[Electra]

*puts up streamers*

Welcome back returnees.

Hi all, I am the more lovely of the admin here. Im 27, married with a handful of kids and various pets reptiles and yes, I am a girl in real life :rolleyes:

I live in sunny Stoke on Trent in the UK and I like roses, fine wines and walks on the beach.

[Layne]

Hi, I'm Layne, I'm 19 - so one foot in the grave already - I enjoy music, television, video games and the internet. Yes I am a male in real life, although I'm told by Xenite that I come across as a girl. Stupid Xen.

Anywho, I live somewhere in the southwest of England, my favourite band are Alice in Chains and my favourite TV show is Dead Like Me.

I am currently trying to make a living from writing.

Nice to meet all of you strangers.

[americanhero]

Hi, I'm Ryan, I have been with powerslam for a good few years now. .. I love Electra.

[miked]

Hello. I am Mike. I was with the original PS (and a few of its variations). I just wanted to pop in and say Happy Holidays.

[Woo]

Hello again to both AmericanHero and Mike.

[Sadie]

Hey its Steve Helms, hopefully you guys didn't forget me...

Anyway, it's good to see alot of the familiar people here.

[Knoxville]

Hey Steve, glad to see you made it here.

[Electra]

Nice to see some familiar faces (avatars? screenames?) welcome back

[Woo]

Hi Helms, good to have you back here, you Mad Hatter. Long time no see.

Btw anyone else seen Leo's sig? It's bloody hilarious "leading the UK in love" I never really thought of Leo as the love matching kind.

[Knoxville]

boyno7 said:

Hi Helms, good to have you back here, you Mad Hatter. Long time no see.

Btw anyone else seen Leo's sig? It's bloody hilarious "leading the UK in love" I never really thought of Leo as the love matching kind.

Yeah I have a feeling that might be what cuased those gay banners we had...