Gay heavy metal fans?

[marshlander]

This may sound a bit strange but I am a really big fan of some heavy metal music, ... Anymore gay Rock fans among you lot?

No reason for that to sound strange at all. We are individuals. I don't believe liking Kylie or musical theatre is genetically determined If responding only to stereotypical "gay" music was part of my sexuality, I'd have been drummed out of the club at birth. I've spent most of my life happily listening to music that most others will probably never encounter. I'm used to confused responses from others.

These days I tend not to listen to a great deal of other people's music, but I always love to be surprised by something unexpected and interesting. I'm looking forward to seeing Curved Air, The Groundhogs, Wishbone Ash and Focus during October. None of them as heavy as the bands you mention, Billy, but they kept heavy company in their day. I just hope they will not be relying on back catalogue only and have used the intervening years to produce at least some new music. The Groundhogs were one of the bands I made a point of going to see whenever they played anywhere near me.

I used to love Alice Cooper's music, particularly the original band and particularly the third and fourth albums. For me "I'm Eighteen" is probably where I am in my head, although I do consider "Poison", which obviously came much later, to be the most expertly crafted rock song. Of the other bands you mentioned I did see Sabbath and Priest in the very early 70s (along with hundreds of other bands) and enjoyed Anthony and the Johnsons a couple of years ago. When I was seventeen I did a solo support act for the Pink Fairies, who claimed to be the loudest band around at the time, which might explain a lot :eek: Let's face it, any heavy rock band with a drummer named Twink ...