Metal

I am a weirdo when it comes to music.I admit it. A lot of my friends and family say so, too. My musical tastes have changed a lot over the years. I used to be a chick who was completely into pop and country. I find it kind of funny that I despise country and most pop singers now.
When I was younger, my parents introduced me to a band called Jump 5. I just loved them. I got various CD's and videos of them. I also listened to artists and bands that I saw or heard on a show or something from Disney Channel. Jump 5 sang the opening theme for Lilo and Stitch, which I thought was the coolest thing ever. I also liked listening to Jesse McCartney.
Later on, when I was probably 10 or 11, I started getting into country. I wasn't the biggest fan, but I really liked Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift. Especially Taylor Swift. As a naive little 6th/7th grader, I believed that some of her songs applied to me and just were so true. I even used her song A Place in this World to try out for the school's talent show in 7th grade (this was, sadly, before I realized that I am a terrible singer).
I started getting more into metal when I was in 8th grade. I kind of liked the heavy sounds and I'll admit it - I liked feeling tough when I listened to it. I, however, didn't really know where to start. There are a lot of different metal subgenres and I only had pop CD's. I have my friend Marisol to thank for helping me out with this. In March 2010, the youth group went to a retreat. She introduced me to several bands. I believe the first was Demon Hunter, so they were my first metal band. Another one she introduced me to was Dead Poetic, now my favorite overall band.
I decided to find more bands. I searched all over the web and asked friends for recommendations. One day, while searching for Phoenix Wright fan videos, I found one with music by a band called Nightwish. I watched it. And again and again and again. The song was addicting. The vocalist had the most amazing voice. I could not stop listening to the song. This was how I found symphonic metal. (This same user also uploaded a video with music by Poets of the Fall, now my favorite secular band.)
One day, I found a song by Nightwish called Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan (Death Makes an Artist). It was a sad but beautiful song. I looked up the translation for the song. I fell in love with it. I also fell in love with the language. It was beautiful, in my opinion.
I searched for more artists that sang in Finnish. I also learned how to pronounce Finnish words so that I could sing along and start learning the language. I found artists like Anna Puu, Chisu, Jenni Vartiainen, and Johanna Kurkela, all suomipop singers. I actually liked listening to them - suomipop is so different from American pop. But I decided that I wanted to listen to Finnish metal. I searched some more. What I learned is that some Finnish bands sing in English so that they can have more fans, so my search for bands that actually sing in Finnish was a bit difficult. (This actually led me to another band from Russia.) It was a bit difficult, but the first one that I found and liked was Villiel
I am a weirdo when it comes to music.I admit it. A lot of my friends and family say so, too. My musical tastes have changed a lot over the years. I used to be a chick who was completely into pop and country. I find it kind of funny that I despise country and most pop singers now.
When I was younger, my parents introduced me to a band called Jump 5. I just loved them. I got various CD's and videos of them. I also listened to artists and bands that I saw or heard on a show or something from Disney Channel. Jump 5 sang the opening theme for Lilo and Stitch, which I thought was the coolest thing ever. I also liked listening to Jesse McCartney.
Later on, when I was probably 10 or 11, I started getting into country. I wasn't the biggest fan, but I really liked Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift. Especially Taylor Swift. As a naive little 6th/7th grader, I believed that some of her songs applied to me and just were so true. I even used her song A Place in this World to try out for the school's talent show in 7th grade (this was, sadly, before I realized that I am a terrible singer).
I started getting more into metal when I was in 8th grade. I kind of liked the heavy sounds and I'll admit it - I liked feeling tough when I listened to it. I, however, didn't really know where to start. There are a lot of different metal subgenres and I only had pop CD's. I have my friend Marisol to thank for helping me out with this. In March 2010, the youth group went to a retreat. She introduced me to several bands. I believe the first was Demon Hunter, so they were my first metal band. Another one she introduced me to was Dead Poetic, now my favorite overall band.
I decided to find more bands. I searched all over the web and asked friends for recommendations. One day, while searching for Phoenix Wright fan videos, I found one with music by a band called Nightwish. I watched it. And again and again and again. The song was addicting. The vocalist had the most amazing voice. I could not stop listening to the song. This was how I found symphonic metal. (This same user also uploaded a video with music by Poets of the Fall, now my favorite secular band.)
One day, I found a song by Nightwish called Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan (Death Makes an Artist). It was a sad but beautiful song. I looked up the translation for the song. I fell in love with it. I also fell in love with the language. It was beautiful, in my opinion.
I searched for more artists that sang in Finnish. I also learned how to pronounce Finnish words so that I could sing along and start learning the language. I found artists like Anna Puu, Chisu, Jenni Vartiainen, and Johanna Kurkela, all suomipop singers. I actually liked listening to them - suomipop is so different from American pop. But I decided that I wanted to listen to Finnish metal. I searched some more. What I learned is that some Finnish bands sing in English so that they can have more fans, so my search for bands that actually sing in Finnish was a bit difficult. (This actually led me to another band from Russia.) It was a bit difficult, but the first one that I found and liked was Villiel
I am a weirdo when it comes to music.I admit it. A lot of my friends and family say so, too. My musical tastes have changed a lot over the years. I used to be a chick who was completely into pop and country. I find it kind of funny that I despise country and most pop singers now.
When I was younger, my parents introduced me to a band called Jump 5. I just loved them. I got various CD's and videos of them. I also listened to artists and bands that I saw or heard on a show or something from Disney Channel. Jump 5 sang the opening theme for Lilo and Stitch, which I thought was the coolest thing ever. I also liked listening to Jesse McCartney.
Later on, when I was probably 10 or 11, I started getting into country. I wasn't the biggest fan, but I really liked Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift. Especially Taylor Swift. As a naive little 6th/7th grader, I believed that some of her songs applied to me and just were so true. I even used her song A Place in this World to try out for the school's talent show in 7th grade (this was, sadly, before I realized that I am a terrible singer).
I started getting more into metal when I was in 8th grade. I kind of liked the heavy sounds and I'll admit it - I liked feeling tough when I listened to it. I, however, didn't really know where to start. There are a lot of different metal subgenres and I only had pop CD's. I have my friend Marisol to thank for helping me out with this. In March 2010, the youth group went to a retreat. She introduced me to several bands. I believe the first was Demon Hunter, so they were my first metal band. Another one she introduced me to was Dead Poetic, now my favorite overall band.
I decided to find more bands. I searched all over the web and asked friends for recommendations. One day, while searching for Phoenix Wright fan videos, I found one with music by a band called Nightwish. I watched it. And again and again and again. The song was addicting. The vocalist had the most amazing voice. I could not stop listening to the song. This was how I found symphonic metal. (This same user also uploaded a video with music by Poets of the Fall, now my favorite secular band.)
One day, I found a song by Nightwish called Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan (Death Makes an Artist). It was a sad but beautiful song. I looked up the translation for the song. I fell in love with it. I also fell in love with the language. It was beautiful, in my opinion.
I searched for more artists that sang in Finnish. I also learned how to pronounce Finnish words so that I could sing along and start learning the language. I found artists like Anna Puu, Chisu, Jenni Vartiainen, and Johanna Kurkela, all suomipop singers. I actually liked listening to them - suomipop is so different from American pop. But I decided that I wanted to listen to Finnish metal. I searched some more. What I learned is that some Finnish bands sing in English so that they can have more fans, so my search for bands that actually sing in Finnish was a bit difficult. (This actually led me to another band from Russia.) It was a bit difficult, but the first one that I found and liked was Villieläin.
Overall, I love metal and pretty much all types of metal.  I love discovering new bands, too, so I'm always searching for some new ones.