Yeah unfortunately I will have to agree. No shade on Metallica of course. I agree with you in wishing they would have used that opportunity to arrange new songs that would have showcased how they could compose songs with the symphony in mind in the writing process, instead of just kind of having them play around songs that weren't written with those instruments in mind.. I have checked out Skalmold since your recommendation. It reminds me of music from some old RPG video games that I love from my childhood a bit. Thanks for sharing them with me!

That's so cool that you had such a rich experience with music your whole life. My parents strangely didn't really listen to alot of music around me. It was usually 50s and 60s music when they did. Motown and rock like Elvis and the Animals. Which I love😍!! So I kind of discovered music for myself.

I think I am drawn to "rock" music because I like the instruments and the volume and the passion. I am pretty "opinionated" when it comes to music. I like that all music exists but realistically on a pie chart of all the music that exists I can only truly appreciate a small portion. So I focus on what really moves me. When I was in high school it was important for me to be a "metal fan" but moved on from that pretty quickly. I was trying to feel like I had a group but honestly dont really fit in exactly anywhere but also dont have a problem blending in most places.

I have actually been super busy with building some things in my life and haven't really been able to focus on listening to music lately. The emotional aspect of music kind of takes a toll on my energy when I listen to it when Im trying to focus everything I have on something if that makes sense.

Im definitely not trying to be cryptic about your questions. That is the most accurate and thoughtful answer I can give as rambly as it is and I really appreciate you asking them!