Hi, my name is Michael, I'm from The Netherlands and next to writing here, I love writing about games, nature and art.
My love for metal started around the age of sixteen, when the more mainstream bands like Evanescence, Within Temptation and Linkin Park were more of a thing and actually on the radio.
Later on, my taste in music broadened and nowadays I listen to a lot of subgenres.
From Power Metal like Sonata Arctica, symphonic like Ayreon, Doom like Draconian and more, I don’t think it would be easy to pin-point any specific sub-genre that would be my favorite.
Lately my playlist consisted of Epica, Heilung, Katatonia, Dark Tranquillity, Nightwish, Kamelot and more, it all depends on my mood. But I think a lot of us feel the same way.
Metal-Exposure for me is a group of same-minded individuals that through music have found a connection which makes us friends.
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