Oh yeah, my tastes are wicked eclectic. I like pop music, and everything else one could think of- punk, classical, classic rock etc.

I even have a Britney song or two I like too.

But there is definitely a mood that one tends to have when listening to metal, and I think that's why I came back to it.

I had an unpleasant breakup with a friend. Actually they were my caregiver, but it became pretty clear that though they'd been an ok friend, being caregiver was too much responsibility.

When your needs aren't being met, you tend to feel resentment.

That's when I first heard tales of the legendary Mayhem, and from them ended up learning about all manner of black- death- and thrash- metal that both inspired them and was inspired by them-- oldschool bands like Destruction, Kreator, and Bathory; their contemporaries like Darkthrone and Immortal; inspired progeny like Celestial Bloodshed and Necrophobic; even little side projects like Morbid, Checker Patrol and oRder....

There I was, stuck in my house with someone I resented. and then I remembered when I was still living at home with the 'rents and listening to classic metal like Venom, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Oh YEAH. Metal is the music you can get angry to!

I daresay it was a bit of a lifesaver, as I had no friends or support to back me up, but it was time to tell the old caregiver to move on. We had a spectacular loud, grumpy fight, and they moved away.

Metal.