I've heard people call it bad (rolls eyes) I only listen to one band X japan. I love them, but they are from the 80s. Crazy 80s. I saw one video, and now I'm scared for life. :) Haha...youtube should block some things... gt;.gt; ANYWAY. I'm 14. Is heavy metal from back then a bad influence? Do you think it is?
State or country? Overall, America doesn't have that great of a metal scene......I'd say Florida probably though. The metal scene in Florida, especially Tampa, started in the mid-1980s and is still thriving today. Tampa has produced death metal artists such as Cannibal Corpse, the legendary innovators of the genre Death and Morbid Angel, as well as seminal acts like Deicide, Obituary, Hate Eternal, Monstrosity, Nocturnus, Atheist and Acheron. Tampa is also home to the infamous Morrisound Studios. Records such as Deicide's debut album, Deicide; Morbid Angel's debut album Altars of Madness, Scream Bloody Gore from Death, as well as many other classic death metal albums. Ft. Lauderdale has produced a few metal bands as well, such as Into the Moat, Malevolent Creation, Divine Empire, Kult ov Azazel, and Hibernus Mortis.
I would estimate that it's probably New York - New York being one of the main origins, if not THE main origin, of the Hardcore music scene in the US. Other areas/cities I would think that have been highly influential in the US or have very active metal music scenes: San Diego, CA Atlanta, GA Detroit, MI St. Paul, MN
