I had an older sister, so I was always exposed to good music when I was young, but the first album I bought for myself where the music felt like I was the one who discovered it was Master of Puppets by Metallica. I still have the cassette. That led to Ride the Lightning and I was fully into the band by the time the black album dropped. it wasn't until Green Day's Dookie dropped that I finally got out of my only metal phase. ... View more