I used to hate metal. Then I heard Gojira

I’ve always been a chillhop / indie type of person. Never understood why people liked screaming vocals or blast beats. Then a friend played me Gojira – Flying Whales while we were driving.

I don’t know what happened—maybe it was the mood or the volume—but something clicked. I suddenly got it. The power, the emotion, the weird beauty in all that noise.

Since then I’ve been exploring bands like Mastodon, Opeth, and Tool.

Anyone else ever do a total 180 on a genre they used to avoid?