About 4 or 5 years ago i moved to a new house and began hanging out with a younger kid who was my new neighbor. We didn't share many interests except for some nu metal and neither of us really liked metal that much but i remember talking about some deathcore bands to him which kind of got us kicked off into better things, we both discovered black metal, death metal, and more together and now are in a 2 man black metal band 🤘 he might even see this comment lmao
I'm in Middle school at this time, and I'm currently getting my Metal friend into Thrash. He listens to Iron Maiden and the pioneers of Heavy Metal. Now, he's listening to Annihilator, Exumer, and Exodus.
Amon Amarth unites people, the day I meet my boyfriend He was wearing a Deceiver of the Gods t-shirt, I’m not a very social person, but seeing someone with that kind of t-shirt in my college was an extraordinary situation hahaha I needed to talk to him, it was the beginning of our story 🖤 Funny thing is, I was also wearing an Amon Amarth t-shirt that day 👌🏼
Me and my best friend met when i sold him a tshirt a few years ago. He is the coolest guy i know and we went to so many concerts together so far that it just feels weird if i go to a concert without him. This summer we are going to see slayer for the first(and last time) together, because this is the band that made us friends in the first place.
Rest In Peace to Keegan. 🤘🏾🤘🏾I also have a Metal brother whom i met Freshman Year and we still keep in close contact everyday. We’re both seniors now but he got relocated to another school in our district. I remember how much joy I felt when he introduced me to Marilyn Manson and A7X and how much joy I felt when I introduced him to Slayer. We still connect to this day
I have actually been friends with Eric, my metal brother, since preschool. His dad was a fan of all the classics, so he grew up listening to metal. I didn't start to get into metal until later when I was 12, although I was more into mainstream radio bands like A7X, Slipknot, and Disturbed at the time. Eric liked some of those bands as well, so we bonded over that. Later, in our sophomore year of high school, I had become a metalcore kid so I invited him to see Texas in July when they came to our city. It was his first time really listening to metalcore and he loved it. Ironically, in the next couple years he would become a bigger fan of the "core" subgenres and I would drift away from core to more death and black metal, but we still had plenty of common tastes and went to concerts together all the time. Even when we graduated high school and went to different colleges we would try to go to concerts in our hometown when our schedules worked. Now I'm going to be a groomsman at his wedding!
I'm very sorry for your loss. Wow, your story really hit home for me. I met my best friend Keith when we were 16, after I moved to a new town. He was intrigued that a girl knew and loved metal as much as himself. We became fast friends and also shared new music with each other. I got him into Morbid Angel. We did go to many concerts together, that I am grateful for. We wore each other's metal shirts, and so much more, too much to type right now. After 10 years of friendship, I lost him. He passed in his sleep. I was completely devastated. I couldn't function for the longest time. It'll be twenty years in May 2020, but the pain is still as fresh as if it happened yesterday.. You remind me soooo much of him! He used to write album reviews for an underground mag called "Promethian Crusade." If he were still here, no doubt, he'd have a RUclips channel reviewing albums and all things metal. They say time heals all wounds, this wound will never heal. Like you, I had to learn how to go on without him; pushing back the anger, and live. It's especially difficult on his birthday... Thank you for sharing your story. It brought back so many memories for me. Much love, and Stay Brutal!!
My little brother is my metal brother, he's still alive, he introduced me to some metal bands then many years later I started finding many other bands.
My dad died a few years ago and he always had different bands playing in his car he introduced me to a lot of bands that I listen to now he was my best friend. RUST IN PEACE DAD 🤘🤘🤘
Car accidents are scary as shit. Sorry for you loss man. I'm glad that you had such a good friend though. I have lost people too and its always helped me to be grateful for having them.
This really hit close to home for me. I'm 37 now but when I was 19 I lost my bf and metal brother. I was actually with him when he died. It still sucks to this very day. Way to pay tribute brother. \m/ Good to know I'm not alone.
i have friend in my class that i introduce to more trv metal. before he know me he only listen to slipkot. i intoduce him to death and black metal especially polish(we are polish) and norwegian black metal. without him i will be alone, in my entire school the is only 2 of us metalheads
One of my close friends me and her are best metal buddies. Me and her have seen Metallica, Corrosion of Conformity, Black Label Society, Havok, Anthrax, and Killswitch engage, and gwar. It was amazing. She graduated last year, im a junior in high school but me and her definitely stay in touch still. Sucks not having her in school though, im a lone metalhead now😂😂😂
I'm so sorry that happened to you. My brother isn't really into metal, but after I lost contact with him I found a CD mix he had made that led me to some cool bands. I always thought it was awesome to have that connection. Thanks for sharing your story!
My Metal brother is My friend Joe. We met in high school back in '88, we still go to shows and hangout but not as much as before. I introduced him to Iron Maiden and the NWOBHM as well as Japanese, Spanish, French and Portuguese Metal bands, while he got me into Metallica, Megadeth and other thrash bands, as well as obscure Glam and Power Metal bands.
Im really sorry for your loss. This video shows the incredible power of metal and how it bring people together. I personally have someone like this. He is my buddy who is a little older then me and he told me about mayhem and immortal. Now i love them.
Thank you so much for sharing, it's sounds like he was indeed a badass dude and great friend to have in your life. In honor of his memory, listening to some Celtic Frost after your video. \m/
I have my friend who introduced me to metal It's funny that our name is the same (Ondra), our second name starts with the same letter (V), we both were born in May an we both have girlfriend named Clare But it's cool guy and i'm really glad i met him And sorry for your loss man, I love your content
I know that this is a few months late but I just watched this now and hearing this was absolutely heartbreaking. I'm sorry for your loss, it is truly terrible losing someone who influenced you and had an effect on your life
I think you’re definitely right about the recommendations. I was honestly thinking the same thing when you were describing how he would show you new bands all the time. I’m so sorry for your loss. Sounds like he was a great dude and I loved your story honoring his memory.
hey thanks for sharing this story. Even though I knew how it ends hearing how you guys met as kids and bonded together made me smile. These memories are really beautiful. Back in high school I had a friend - the most badass punk chick ever - that I'd discuss music and go to concerts with. Unfortunately she passed away during our last year. Listening to your story brought some bittersweet memories and thank you for that. Also Twilight of the Thunder God is one of my favorite albums ever. Quite a taste he had! \m/
What a touching story man. it certainly wasn't a 'bummer' or 'bringdown', but something clearly really important for you to talk about and special for us to hear! It only reminds me of all those amazing memories I have with my metal friends, and how lucky I am to still have them alive. RIP to your Metal Brother. He sounds like he was a truly incredible person, who would have gone on to inspire others (like he did you) whilst spreading love and passion with his music!
i honestly got into metal the same way as you i met a a guy in highschool and i didn't know any metal bands really besides Metallica and i didn't listen to them and he got me into slipknot and korn he was a 10th grader and i was in 9th and he's one of my bestfriends and if it wasn't for him i probably wouldn't know what metal is
Bro, your friend sounds like one of my old friends. He used to do the same thing with me, regarding sharing music with me. He was also a thoughtful and generous person. I would be the first person he would contact when he bought a new cd, or discovered a new band that we hadn't heard of. Then we'd listen to the music together, breaking down the album, or just listen in awe, at the music we were hearing. We used to copy CDs for each other and actively sought out different bands. My friend, was the kind of guy, who would make make mix CDs and hand them out to random people at metal clubs. That's how he rolled. Alot of people liked him for that, and the passion my buddy had for music, was contagious. Sadly, he passed away a few years ago and I will never forget one of the best friends I have ever known. Rest in peace, Jimmy.
I didn't have a "Metal brother" when I lived in a small town outside of Buffalo NY (Kids who listened to country music and me who was listening to Death and black metal). When I got to high school, I met my friend Mark and we bonded over our love of Emperor, we still talk on facebook
It's almost surreal to look back over the last few decades and think about all of the fellow metalhead friends I've lost to circumstance or poor decision making. One of the ways I've found to deal with that is through the very music we all love, whether listening to it or being in bands. Sometimes, it's catharsis; other times, it's bittersweet. My best to you.
Raise your horns. Raise them up to the sky my brothers and sisters. Let us drink in commemoration of a fallen brother. One who did not return. The endless ocean of time has claimed his soul, and may he now rest in his home shore. He has gone home. With that let us drink. Always remember, never forget, to forget is to truely let him die.
Sorry for your loss. One thing I have learned in my half-century of life, is that the older you get, the more dead people you know. Another is that, wherever you go, if you can find metalheads, you find friends! Stay METAL, Brother!
I had no plans on commenting on a video today but felt compelled to comment on this one. My dog passed away yesterday no he wasn't a "metal brother" but obviously a terrible loss to endure. I'm sorry you lost such a good friend I've had two "metal buddies" in my lifetime. One in high school and we kind of just fell out of touch after high school we had a lot of good times together but it was dumb teenager shit rather than related specifically to metal, I was definitely the more avid fan of the two of us. The other metal friend I've had I still talk to regularly he's had several bands and we go to concerts together semi regularly even now and we've recommended countless bands to each other. We also of course love complaining about Metallica's shitty period of music from the 90's the to the mid 2000s as they were our first metal fixations.
I'm alone for metal😢. But I do have 1 really good friend. I only see him once a year. but we can pick up a conversation just as if we see each other every day.
...... I was actually moved ... I'm glad you have such a friend too even though he's "gone" so you keep him alive ergo he's here. I've even tried remembering his metal brother. I thought it's nice of you and share, thanks for that Chaos one can not control but you can control how one looks at it and clearly it hurts in the heart but you do him a great honor by talking about it. Huge respect for your feelings🍀
Awesome tribute man. It was touching to hear what you two shared. I’ll rise the horns, \m/, for the falleb brother. Valhalla shall greet him by Odin himself \m/
When I was a kid back in the mid 90's I really wanted to start listening to heavy metal music, eventually I became really good friends with a dude name Mike, he lived a couple of houses down from me in one of the cul-de-sacs that I grew up on. Though he was a little older than me by a year or two he and his older brother were big metalheads (also big sport fans & gamers) we hung out all the time, he and his bro expanded my view on heavy metal by introducing me to other bands at the time (other than the few I already knew: Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Rammstein, Monster Magnet, Ozzy Ozbourne & Disturbed). I lost contact with him when he moved far away which truly sucks, though not as bad as your loss bud, sorry to hear about what happened to your best bud in that car accident, my sympathy goes to you sir.
I co-own a dog walking business with my best friend Dave (no not my boyfriend). We are in the car a lot and we use that opportunity to listen to metal. If one of us discovers a band I put it on the car playlist on my phone and we listen to it in the car. We have also been to a few concerts together. The last one was Behemoth.
I have metalhead friend Who i have gotten into bands like amon amarth sabaton Iron maiden i got To know he liked metal by seeing him listening To mötörhead Metallica and tool.
About 10 years ago I tried out for a band and me and the singer became real close. He was always complimenting me on my bass playing as was a big help In joining my current band. He later became a vocalist of a Black Sabbath tribute band and the last time I saw him the last song he sang was war pigs. Which is why that song is my favorite sabbath song. Sadly he passed away 2 years ago but I’m so glad I had him as a friend and a bother in metal.
Hearing this I kinda have a similar. My best friend introduced me to metal and to this day I still listen to metal, and it will never change. Keep throwing the horns and stay metal🤘
It's funny you should mention what I used to call "The Brotherhood Of Steel" as Metal was underground back in my day. There was one young man that I met in High school. At the time (1984) I was bullied then one day I heard a voice say "Did you hear the new Judas Priest album?" I looked over and saw he was wearing an Ironmaiden t-shirt. He saw that I was wearing a Judas Priest Point Of Entry shirt. His name was Dave and he introduced me to another young man named Rich. After meeting Dave and Rich we all grew our hair long and wore shirts of our Metal bands. We took in other kids and we became a clique and the bullying stopped. Flash forward to 1986 (the year.I graduated from high school and saw Prieat the night before the ceremony) in late October Dave said that some of the guys were going to see Raven and asked if,I wanted to come along as well. I accepted and Dave told me that a new kid named Mike was going as well. So on November 1, 1986 I met Mike and it was the start of a six year bromance. Every November 1 I used to joke with him and say "Happy Anniversary". I got him into Voivod, Destruction, Possessed et.al. he got me into Kreator, Overkill, Assassin, Death Row. He is now married and lives in Switzerland. I had a falling out with Dave on Facebook over politics. I let it slide before he unfriended me
This video righteously has 0 dislikes. First time I’ve ever seen that, and in this situation, I’m glad I did. Sorry for your loss man, but at least he may see the great Lemmy. 🤘
My best friend and i discovered metal togheter and we have been friends since we were 6 years old. It started when we both heard AC/DC togheter, we were around 13-14. We still listen to metal and go to concerts
Real fucking sorry to hear that, man. I’m from Winnipeg Manitoba and my stepfather was killed in a motorcycle accident thanks to our wonderful climate, and after all these years that’s still carried with me. If you still need to rant even after all this time man, message me, I know that never truly goes away
I'm really sorry to hear this man... its really really awful. My mums best friend hung herself at the age of 57, a new grandmother etc who my mother knew since they were 18. Same with my dad... lost his best friend back in 2004 when he got reversed over by a bin lorry he was working with and he misses him everyday still today. My metal mate I met when he was 11 and I was 13 lol we hated each other to start with and neither of us were into metal at all, we were into dubstep to begin with and I showed him metal one day and form there we became best friends. My other metal friend I met on the train on the way to college (UK version of high school I guess) and we by then were both into black metal and so we instantly got talking. Couldn't imagine what it would be like if I lost either of them.
Sorry for your lost. I also met my metal bro when I was in high school. But we met on the internet, because we lived in the different towns, pretty far from each other. We met on the site for DnD players. :-D
dude, dont ever feel bad for letting loose like that. if anyone, you should know that all of us and prolly any one of us would gladly listen if or when you needed to talk. you cant keep that locked man. were here. i am truly sorry for your loss. thats fucking terrible, and your right, as shitty as it may be, it always seems like its the good ones that are snatched away untimely. its fucked, it sucks, but we have to go on and make your self better for them. if nothing else do it vicariously, since they cant, you must. but then again i might have a warped way of looking at thngs. stay strong brother.
This was a lovely tribute. He would be happy that you are sharing metal with your fanbase. I experience metal brotherhood whenever I go to a concert or a show. Whenever I've fallen in a pit, people always pick me back up.
I really wish I had a friend to talk metal with. Being a black dude in the hood into metal since I was 10(now 24) its a very rare thing to come across. Closet I get is internet talk on forums and Instagram.
One of my best friends have bonded over metal. When I was very young i remember being faschinated by Lordi and maiden especially Eddie akd that really stuck with me. When I was about 4 years old I went to swimming class here in Sweden and i met this guy who I became friends with our mother got along really well on top of that. We lost contact but when i when i started second grade i transfered school and ended upp in the same class as my swimming buddy and we were in the same class until we started the gymnasium (we are still close and talk almost every day) when we turned about 15 we started hanging out alot. We started hitting the gym, drinking, snus (swedish oral tobacco) but we also got into metal. We had always liked metal but this was when I really got hooked. It started out with judas priest, venom, black sabbath and then later on we got more interested in Black metal especially Mayhem, Burzum, and first wave black metal. Metal has really had an impact on our friendship the past couple of years, its our special thing that we share together, always giving eachother recomendations (he likes more new stuff than i do and I tell him about all these older band and there anecdotes. We also go to shows together. To sum it up we have a very special friendship and it is something that i am really thankful for. Great video man keep up the good work!
My metal brother is my father in law Carl, we drink the same beer, listen to the same music and go to concerts together. The last concert we went we went to was the Slayer retrement tour which was amazing.
my only metal brother is my older brother. we like almost the exact same music. we both love death metal, and both find a lot of cannibal corpse song names pretty funny (I Cum Blood). unfortunately he's almost 22 and i'm 14, he also lives 2 hours away. but when we do get to see each other he always recommends bands to me, and we just talk about so much different metal. last time a saw him he told me to check out Bad Religion, and tool. but i understand why i can't see him often, he has a job, a fiancee, and an almost 3 year old step daughter. he has a lot goin' on so the rare times i see him it just makes me so happy.
This video is a very awesome tribute to your friend Keegan, he'd be pretty proud!!! I've met quite a few metalheads in real life and on the internet, too many to list to be honest, we ended up showing each other bands, comparing and contrasting them, discussing how metal had and continues to impact our lives. My friends Brendan, Adam, Gary, Farren, Martine, Meagan, Brendan, Kathy, Aaron, George, Dave, Brian, Parker, etc... are just a few handfuls I met in high school and college, the ones that were metalheads in middle school never went so diehard about it openly at school or what have you. Only 2 of my metalhead friends so far have died (Simon and Dakota RIP to them both, Simon from an illness and Dakota from a motorcycle accident related hemorrhage not too far from where I live). Even though I would talk to people from different groups, I eventually began to feel a real sense of belonging in the rock and metal fan community! Still hold on to those and have continued to hopefully meet more awesome metalheads in the future.
Met my bsf Conner in highschool met through this girl but forget her we litterally became friends just like you but he was a senior I was a junior and we became friends through metal
Thanks for sharing this. It was beautiful. I have a metal friend who takes me to concerts every now and then. I went to my first concert back in my freshman year of college with him.
raise a horn for our fallen brothers and sisters in metal
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nice Tribute to a fallen Metalbrother
About 4 or 5 years ago i moved to a new house and began hanging out with a younger kid who was my new neighbor. We didn't share many interests except for some nu metal and neither of us really liked metal that much but i remember talking about some deathcore bands to him which kind of got us kicked off into better things, we both discovered black metal, death metal, and more together and now are in a 2 man black metal band 🤘 he might even see this comment lmao
That's pretty cool. Two man black metal band reminds me of darkthrone
@@alexstewartsmetalalliance7012 One of our many influences 🤘
@@alexstewartsmetalalliance7012 And early Immortal
Hearing this hurt, a lot. Sorry for your loss.
I'm in Middle school at this time, and I'm currently getting my Metal friend into Thrash. He listens to Iron Maiden and the pioneers of Heavy Metal. Now, he's listening to Annihilator, Exumer, and Exodus.
I must say, I love that Amon Amarth shirt.
Amon Amarth unites people, the day I meet my boyfriend He was wearing a Deceiver of the Gods t-shirt, I’m not a very social person, but seeing someone with that kind of t-shirt in my college was an extraordinary situation hahaha I needed to talk to him, it was the beginning of our story 🖤 Funny thing is, I was also wearing an Amon Amarth t-shirt that day 👌🏼
Sorry for your loss. Losing a friend is never easy. He's Watching Over You!
today was my first day of high school, i'm 14, but i wore a emperor shirt lmao
You start school in February?
@@anarchyintheusa4443 yes, we start school in early february and finish in late november or early december (it's always been that way in Brazil)
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A 14 year old who listens to emperor and not emo bands? That's sick!
Man you almost made me cry.
I'm sorry for your friend's passing
Rip Keegan. Sorry for your loss dude. 🤘🤘
I don't have many metal friends in highschool right now, but I wish I had a metal bro like the one like you had. RIP Keegan
Me and my best friend met when i sold him a tshirt a few years ago. He is the coolest guy i know and we went to so many concerts together so far that it just feels weird if i go to a concert without him. This summer we are going to see slayer for the first(and last time) together, because this is the band that made us friends in the first place.
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Rest In Peace to Keegan. 🤘🏾🤘🏾I also have a Metal brother whom i met Freshman Year and we still keep in close contact everyday. We’re both seniors now but he got relocated to another school in our district. I remember how much joy I felt when he introduced me to Marilyn Manson and A7X and how much joy I felt when I introduced him to Slayer. We still connect to this day
Dude, what a heartbreaking but beautiful story and a fitting tribute to your metal brother. Thanks for sharing that with us.
I'm sorry to hear about your friend. May he rest in peace. Heavy Metal Rules.
I have actually been friends with Eric, my metal brother, since preschool. His dad was a fan of all the classics, so he grew up listening to metal. I didn't start to get into metal until later when I was 12, although I was more into mainstream radio bands like A7X, Slipknot, and Disturbed at the time. Eric liked some of those bands as well, so we bonded over that. Later, in our sophomore year of high school, I had become a metalcore kid so I invited him to see Texas in July when they came to our city. It was his first time really listening to metalcore and he loved it.
Ironically, in the next couple years he would become a bigger fan of the "core" subgenres and I would drift away from core to more death and black metal, but we still had plenty of common tastes and went to concerts together all the time. Even when we graduated high school and went to different colleges we would try to go to concerts in our hometown when our schedules worked. Now I'm going to be a groomsman at his wedding!
May he rest in peace. Shred for the Dead.
I'm very sorry for your loss. Wow, your story really hit home for me. I met my best friend Keith when we were 16, after I moved to a new town. He was intrigued that a girl knew and loved metal as much as himself. We became fast friends and also shared new music with each other. I got him into Morbid Angel. We did go to many concerts together, that I am grateful for. We wore each other's metal shirts, and so much more, too much to type right now. After 10 years of friendship, I lost him. He passed in his sleep. I was completely devastated. I couldn't function for the longest time. It'll be twenty years in May 2020, but the pain is still as fresh as if it happened yesterday.. You remind me soooo much of him! He used to write album reviews for an underground mag called "Promethian Crusade." If he were still here, no doubt, he'd have a RUclips channel reviewing albums and all things metal. They say time heals all wounds, this wound will never heal. Like you, I had to learn how to go on without him; pushing back the anger, and live. It's especially difficult on his birthday... Thank you for sharing your story. It brought back so many memories for me. Much love, and Stay Brutal!!
My little brother is my metal brother, he's still alive, he introduced me to some metal bands then many years later I started finding many other bands.
If anyone can promise I will find a metal brother when going into secondary/high school like Stay Metal🤘🏻🤘🏻
Good luck kiddo!
My best friend Andreas got me very heavily into metal!!!!! Very nice respect to your fallen brother.
*F-minor chord playing*
Hopefully you guys listened to "Brothers of metal" by Manowar together! :)
Once Sent from the Golden Hall, The Avenger, The Crusher, Twilight of the Thunder God, and Surtur Rising are my top 5 Amon Amarth albums.
Holy shit dude. I nearly damn cried. That’s so fucking sad. I wish I had someone like that in my life.
My dad died a few years ago and he always had different bands playing in his car he introduced me to a lot of bands that I listen to now he was my best friend. RUST IN PEACE DAD 🤘🤘🤘
Car accidents are scary as shit. Sorry for you loss man. I'm glad that you had such a good friend though. I have lost people too and its always helped me to be grateful for having them.
This really hit close to home for me. I'm 37 now but when I was 19 I lost my bf and metal brother. I was actually with him when he died. It still sucks to this very day. Way to pay tribute brother. \m/ Good to know I'm not alone.
i have friend in my class that i introduce to more trv metal. before he know me he only listen to slipkot. i intoduce him to death and black metal especially polish(we are polish) and norwegian black metal. without him i will be alone, in my entire school the is only 2 of us metalheads
Pozdrowionka dla polskich metali ;-D
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@@magdachlebicka3895 zgaduje ze śląsk jak wiekszosc metali z polski
@@krystianwojtas1032 Niezupełnie :-D w Krakowie też nas trochę
Brothers in metal and music are forever! Keep up the good work.
One of my close friends me and her are best metal buddies. Me and her have seen Metallica, Corrosion of Conformity, Black Label Society, Havok, Anthrax, and Killswitch engage, and gwar. It was amazing. She graduated last year, im a junior in high school but me and her definitely stay in touch still. Sucks not having her in school though, im a lone metalhead now😂😂😂
This video wasn’t a downer. It’s important to get these things out. I wish I had a friend like that.
In high school freshmen year my best friend showed me slipknot the devil in I And that got me into metal
I'm so sorry that happened to you. My brother isn't really into metal, but after I lost contact with him I found a CD mix he had made that led me to some cool bands. I always thought it was awesome to have that connection. Thanks for sharing your story!
My Metal brother is My friend Joe. We met in high school back in '88, we still go to shows and hangout but not as much as before. I introduced him to Iron Maiden and the NWOBHM as well as Japanese, Spanish, French and Portuguese Metal bands, while he got me into Metallica, Megadeth and other thrash bands, as well as obscure Glam and Power Metal bands.
Im really sorry for your loss. This video shows the incredible power of metal and how it bring people together. I personally have someone like this. He is my buddy who is a little older then me and he told me about mayhem and immortal. Now i love them.
Thank you so much for sharing, it's sounds like he was indeed a badass dude and great friend to have in your life. In honor of his memory, listening to some Celtic Frost after your video. \m/
I have my friend who introduced me to metal
It's funny that our name is the same (Ondra), our second name starts with the same letter (V), we both were born in May an we both have girlfriend named Clare
But it's cool guy and i'm really glad i met him
And sorry for your loss man, I love your content
I know that this is a few months late but I just watched this now and hearing this was absolutely heartbreaking. I'm sorry for your loss, it is truly terrible losing someone who influenced you and had an effect on your life
I think you’re definitely right about the recommendations. I was honestly thinking the same thing when you were describing how he would show you new bands all the time. I’m so sorry for your loss. Sounds like he was a great dude and I loved your story honoring his memory.
hey thanks for sharing this story. Even though I knew how it ends hearing how you guys met as kids and bonded together made me smile. These memories are really beautiful. Back in high school I had a friend - the most badass punk chick ever - that I'd discuss music and go to concerts with. Unfortunately she passed away during our last year. Listening to your story brought some bittersweet memories and thank you for that.
Also Twilight of the Thunder God is one of my favorite albums ever. Quite a taste he had! \m/
666 views!!! Sorry to hear about your friend. My friend had cancer last year and every day I was worried I’d get the message that he didn’t make it
Sorry for ur loss mate
I also found a metal brother in high school
Man, that's really touching... He was a true metalhead, and an awesome friend!
What a touching story man. it certainly wasn't a 'bummer' or 'bringdown', but something clearly really important for you to talk about and special for us to hear! It only reminds me of all those amazing memories I have with my metal friends, and how lucky I am to still have them alive. RIP to your Metal Brother. He sounds like he was a truly incredible person, who would have gone on to inspire others (like he did you) whilst spreading love and passion with his music!
i honestly got into metal the same way as you i met a a guy in highschool and i didn't know any metal bands really besides Metallica and i didn't listen to them and he got me into slipknot and korn he was a 10th grader and i was in 9th and he's one of my bestfriends and if it wasn't for him i probably wouldn't know what metal is
Bro, your friend sounds like one of my old friends. He used to do the same thing with me, regarding sharing music with me. He was also a thoughtful and generous person. I would be the first person he would contact when he bought a new cd, or discovered a new band that we hadn't heard of. Then we'd listen to the music together, breaking down the album, or just listen in awe, at the music we were hearing. We used to copy CDs for each other and actively sought out different bands. My friend, was the kind of guy, who would make make mix CDs and hand them out to random people at metal clubs. That's how he rolled. Alot of people liked him for that, and the passion my buddy had for music, was contagious. Sadly, he passed away a few years ago and I will never forget one of the best friends I have ever known. Rest in peace, Jimmy.
I didn't have a "Metal brother" when I lived in a small town outside of Buffalo NY (Kids who listened to country music and me who was listening to Death and black metal). When I got to high school, I met my friend Mark and we bonded over our love of Emperor, we still talk on facebook
It's almost surreal to look back over the last few decades and think about all of the fellow metalhead friends I've lost to circumstance or poor decision making. One of the ways I've found to deal with that is through the very music we all love, whether listening to it or being in bands. Sometimes, it's catharsis; other times, it's bittersweet. My best to you.
Raise your horns. Raise them up to the sky my brothers and sisters. Let us drink in commemoration of a fallen brother. One who did not return. The endless ocean of time has claimed his soul, and may he now rest in his home shore. He has gone home. With that let us drink. Always remember, never forget, to forget is to truely let him die.
Sorry for your loss. One thing I have learned in my half-century of life, is that the older you get, the more dead people you know. Another is that, wherever you go, if you can find metalheads, you find friends! Stay METAL, Brother!
Put our axes in the sky. another metal brother to say goodbye. Rest in peace all the brothers and sister!
I had no plans on commenting on a video today but felt compelled to comment on this one. My dog passed away yesterday no he wasn't a "metal brother" but obviously a terrible loss to endure. I'm sorry you lost such a good friend I've had two "metal buddies" in my lifetime. One in high school and we kind of just fell out of touch after high school we had a lot of good times together but it was dumb teenager shit rather than related specifically to metal, I was definitely the more avid fan of the two of us. The other metal friend I've had I still talk to regularly he's had several bands and we go to concerts together semi regularly even now and we've recommended countless bands to each other. We also of course love complaining about Metallica's shitty period of music from the 90's the to the mid 2000s as they were our first metal fixations.
I'm alone for metal😢. But I do have 1 really good friend. I only see him once a year. but we can pick up a conversation just as if we see each other every day.
...... I was actually moved ... I'm glad you have such a friend too even though he's "gone" so you keep him alive ergo he's here.
I've even tried remembering his metal brother. I thought it's nice of you and share, thanks for that
Chaos one can not control but you can control how one looks at it and clearly it hurts in the heart but you do him a great honor by talking about it. Huge respect for your feelings🍀
Sorry about your friend, man! Great channel, I just found it a few days ago. Greetings from a Hungarian from Transylvania!
Awesome tribute man. It was touching to hear what you two shared. I’ll rise the horns, \m/, for the falleb brother. Valhalla shall greet him by Odin himself \m/
When I was a kid back in the mid 90's I really wanted to start listening to heavy metal music, eventually I became really good friends with a dude name Mike, he lived a couple of houses down from me in one of the cul-de-sacs that I grew up on. Though he was a little older than me by a year or two he and his older brother were big metalheads (also big sport fans & gamers) we hung out all the time, he and his bro expanded my view on heavy metal by introducing me to other bands at the time (other than the few I already knew: Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Rammstein, Monster Magnet, Ozzy Ozbourne & Disturbed). I lost contact with him when he moved far away which truly sucks, though not as bad as your loss bud, sorry to hear about what happened to your best bud in that car accident, my sympathy goes to you sir.
I co-own a dog walking business with my best friend Dave (no not my boyfriend). We are in the car a lot and we use that opportunity to listen to metal. If one of us discovers a band I put it on the car playlist on my phone and we listen to it in the car. We have also been to a few concerts together. The last one was Behemoth.
I have metalhead friend Who i have gotten into bands like amon amarth sabaton Iron maiden i got To know he liked metal by seeing him listening To mötörhead Metallica and tool.
About 10 years ago I tried out for a band and me and the singer became real close. He was always complimenting me on my bass playing as was a big help In joining my current band. He later became a vocalist of a Black Sabbath tribute band and the last time I saw him the last song he sang was war pigs. Which is why that song is my favorite sabbath song. Sadly he passed away 2 years ago but I’m so glad I had him as a friend and a bother in metal.
Hearing this I kinda have a similar. My best friend introduced me to metal and to this day I still listen to metal, and it will never change. Keep throwing the horns and stay metal🤘
It's funny you should mention what I used to call "The Brotherhood Of Steel" as Metal was underground back in my day. There was one young man that I met in High school. At the time (1984) I was bullied then one day I heard a voice say "Did you hear the new Judas Priest album?" I looked over and saw he was wearing an Ironmaiden t-shirt. He saw that I was wearing a Judas Priest Point Of Entry shirt. His name was Dave and he introduced me to another young man named Rich. After meeting Dave and Rich we all grew our hair long and wore shirts of our Metal bands. We took in other kids and we became a clique and the bullying stopped. Flash forward to 1986 (the year.I graduated from high school and saw Prieat the night before the ceremony) in late October Dave said that some of the guys were going to see Raven and asked if,I wanted to come along as well. I accepted and Dave told me that a new kid named Mike was going as well. So on November 1, 1986 I met Mike and it was the start of a six year bromance. Every November 1 I used to joke with him and say "Happy Anniversary". I got him into Voivod, Destruction, Possessed et.al. he got me into Kreator, Overkill, Assassin, Death Row. He is now married and lives in Switzerland. I had a falling out with Dave on Facebook over politics. I let it slide before he unfriended me
This video righteously has 0 dislikes. First time I’ve ever seen that, and in this situation, I’m glad I did. Sorry for your loss man, but at least he may see the great Lemmy. 🤘
I'm sorry man.. The passing of someone close to you is always difficult. Honour his memory and keep on rocking. That's what he would have wanted!
My best friend and i discovered metal togheter and we have been friends since we were 6 years old. It started when we both heard AC/DC togheter, we were around 13-14. We still listen to metal and go to concerts
Real fucking sorry to hear that, man. I’m from Winnipeg Manitoba and my stepfather was killed in a motorcycle accident thanks to our wonderful climate, and after all these years that’s still carried with me. If you still need to rant even after all this time man, message me, I know that never truly goes away
I'm really sorry to hear this man... its really really awful. My mums best friend hung herself at the age of 57, a new grandmother etc who my mother knew since they were 18. Same with my dad... lost his best friend back in 2004 when he got reversed over by a bin lorry he was working with and he misses him everyday still today. My metal mate I met when he was 11 and I was 13 lol we hated each other to start with and neither of us were into metal at all, we were into dubstep to begin with and I showed him metal one day and form there we became best friends. My other metal friend I met on the train on the way to college (UK version of high school I guess) and we by then were both into black metal and so we instantly got talking. Couldn't imagine what it would be like if I lost either of them.
Sorry for your lost. I also met my metal bro when I was in high school. But we met on the internet, because we lived in the different towns, pretty far from each other. We met on the site for DnD players. :-D
Dont forget, that we are all your metal brothers! /m/.
dude, dont ever feel bad for letting loose like that. if anyone, you should know that all of us and prolly any one of us would gladly listen if or when you needed to talk. you cant keep that locked man. were here. i am truly sorry for your loss. thats fucking terrible, and your right, as shitty as it may be, it always seems like its the good ones that are snatched away untimely. its fucked, it sucks, but we have to go on and make your self better for them. if nothing else do it vicariously, since they cant, you must. but then again i might have a warped way of looking at thngs. stay strong brother.
Rest in peace to your friend.
This was a lovely tribute. He would be happy that you are sharing metal with your fanbase.
I experience metal brotherhood whenever I go to a concert or a show. Whenever I've fallen in a pit, people always pick me back up.
A Huge Skål for all our Brothers and Sisters in Metal both Alice and sorely passed. 🇸🇪🇷🇴🍺😈🤘
Yea no man you are awesome ive never had someone like that but its awesome that there are people out there it really all makes sense to me
I'm sorry for your loss man
Man, i'm so fucking sorry for your friend, hi is now in Valhalla, we support you, thank you for the band recomandation!
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Sorry for your loss, but this is a great tribute to a fallen brother.
Raise your horns for the brave fallen friend.
I really wish I had a friend to talk metal with. Being a black dude in the hood into metal since I was 10(now 24) its a very rare thing to come across. Closet I get is internet talk on forums and Instagram.
Sorry for your loss nice tribute to your friend.
Sorry for your loss , nice tribute to your fallen brother
May he live on through metal😔🤘🤘🤘🤘
So sorry this happened! May he rest in peace.
awesome T Shirt
R.I.P to your friend, sorry that you lost an influence of your life.
One of my best friends have bonded over metal. When I was very young i remember being faschinated by Lordi and maiden especially Eddie akd that really stuck with me. When I was about 4 years old I went to swimming class here in Sweden and i met this guy who I became friends with our mother got along really well on top of that. We lost contact but when i when i started second grade i transfered school and ended upp in the same class as my swimming buddy and we were in the same class until we started the gymnasium (we are still close and talk almost every day) when we turned about 15 we started hanging out alot. We started hitting the gym, drinking, snus (swedish oral tobacco) but we also got into metal. We had always liked metal but this was when I really got hooked. It started out with judas priest, venom, black sabbath and then later on we got more interested in Black metal especially Mayhem, Burzum, and first wave black metal. Metal has really had an impact on our friendship the past couple of years, its our special thing that we share together, always giving eachother recomendations (he likes more new stuff than i do and I tell him about all these older band and there anecdotes. We also go to shows together. To sum it up we have a very special friendship and it is something that i am really thankful for. Great video man keep up the good work!
My metal brother is my father in law Carl, we drink the same beer, listen to the same music and go to concerts together. The last concert we went we went to was the Slayer retrement tour which was amazing.
sorry for your loss man, may he rest in peace
Much brutal and metal love to your bro🤘🏾🤘🏾💔❤rip
my only metal brother is my older brother. we like almost the exact same music. we both love death metal, and both find a lot of cannibal corpse song names pretty funny (I Cum Blood). unfortunately he's almost 22 and i'm 14, he also lives 2 hours away. but when we do get to see each other he always recommends bands to me, and we just talk about so much different metal. last time a saw him he told me to check out Bad Religion, and tool. but i understand why i can't see him often, he has a job, a fiancee, and an almost 3 year old step daughter. he has a lot goin' on so the rare times i see him it just makes me so happy.
This video is a very awesome tribute to your friend Keegan, he'd be pretty proud!!! I've met quite a few metalheads in real life and on the internet, too many to list to be honest, we ended up showing each other bands, comparing and contrasting them, discussing how metal had and continues to impact our lives. My friends Brendan, Adam, Gary, Farren, Martine, Meagan, Brendan, Kathy, Aaron, George, Dave, Brian, Parker, etc... are just a few handfuls I met in high school and college, the ones that were metalheads in middle school never went so diehard about it openly at school or what have you. Only 2 of my metalhead friends so far have died (Simon and Dakota RIP to them both, Simon from an illness and Dakota from a motorcycle accident related hemorrhage not too far from where I live). Even though I would talk to people from different groups, I eventually began to feel a real sense of belonging in the rock and metal fan community! Still hold on to those and have continued to hopefully meet more awesome metalheads in the future.
Met my bsf Conner in highschool met through this girl but forget her we litterally became friends just like you but he was a senior I was a junior and we became friends through metal
Sorry for your loss man. I have a metal friend where We literally do everything together like drink and smoke weed and shit like that
Requiescat In Pace! ✝ It's okay to express your pain, even if you're a man. No shame in that. (I'm a woman, by the way). I support you. ☺ *hugs*
So very sorry for your loss.
I’m so sorry about this. At least you knew him at all
Thanks for sharing this. It was beautiful. I have a metal friend who takes me to concerts every now and then. I went to my first concert back in my freshman year of college with him.
All I have to say is \m/ sorry brother, we'll all join him in the pit with wherever his soul is going