When I was a young boy(before the age of 10, in the late 70's) there was just me and my mom. I would listen to all her albums, The 4 Tops, The Platters etc.Then she met my stepdad and we movied to his town, 12-13 yrs old. I listened to everything at that time, Men At Work etc. BUT, in 1983 came, PYROMANIA, 1984, and METAL HEALTH and I was blown away. At that time I still listened to Journey, Survivor etc. but it was the Hard Rock that stuck with me. The Heaviest I got was DIO, IRON MAIDEN and PRIEST. I'm more of a Hard Rock/Melodic Rock guy!