101 ways you know you've been a Heavy Metal fan for too long

[Chris]

This is brilliant.

Old School Heavy Metal Fans | Cracked.com

You regard Ozzy-era Black Sabbath and Dio-era Black Sabbath as two completely different bands.

[Chris]

So true.

43. When you first watched "The Decline of Western Civilisation:The Metal Years" back in the 80s you thought it was an excellent chronicle of metal, showing hot new up-and-coming bands who were destined to become the 'next big thing'.

44. You recently re-watched "The Decline of Western Civilisation:The Metal Years", and thanked god none of those bands made it, because you realise they were just a bunch of tossers

[Blankplank]

This is awesome

[jaxadam]

#'s 56, 57, 58, & 59 ring pretty true with me:

56. You remember when there was only one genre of heavy metal - and that was anything with a slightly distorted guitar sound.
57. You remember heavy metal before it was called heavy metal.
58. You remember when heavy metal singers could actually sing.
59. You can play on guitar the intro riff to 100 metal songs, but cant play a complete song right through.

[stealthtastic]

Man, you guys are old!

[jaxadam]

Originally Posted by I will not call people old

Man, you guys are old!

Fuck... You aren't kidding...

[AcidWing]

[MFB]

Originally Posted by Chris

This is brilliant.

Old School Heavy Metal Fans | Cracked.com

That goes even better when paired with the following of :

30. You've had arguments with friends over which era of Sabbath was the best, and the Ian Gillan era never rates a mention.

[Chris]

Originally Posted by I will not call people old

Man, you guys are old!

Congrats, you are growing up in an era where Rebecca Black is popular. We grew up with Master of Puppets.

[Abhorred]

24. You have yet another friend who is a complete nerd and dresses like an accountant, but goes absolutely nuts at metal gigs, and that's ok as well.

'Sup, Drew?