Just an old metalhead - 44 years old, have been collecting since the late '70s.
I have played in original metal bands bridging most styles since 1993. I am currently in a hardcore/metal crossover band, in the vein of Agnostic Front, Cro-Mags, Gat-Rot, early Biohazard, etc.
In my time of playing, I have opened for Goatwhore, Gat-Rot, Earth Crisis, Sepultura, DRI, Satyricon, Summon, Rune, Impaler, and many, many more, shared festival stages with tons of bands from Incantation to Stryper (Yes, really!), and have met a load of my metal heroes over the years.