I wouldn't exactly say I'm into metal, musically. My tastes are so eclectic I don't think I can describe them succinctly. I like to experience music actively and viscerally, so anything I can dance or otherwise get physical to pleases me, from waltzes to hard, thumping metal. I also like clever lyrics and interesting music videos. By way of the latter, I've been watching/listening to a lot of Rammstein lately. The lyrics are mostly wasted on me since they sing primarily in German, which isn't one of my languages beyond a half-dozen simple words (a few numbers and dance terms). They generally sound angry, but German is a great language for rage, and as a friend of mine pointed out, for all I know they might just be aggressively reciting their grocery lists.
(After that comment I went and looked up some lyrics. Definitely not grocery lists.)
They've been classified as Neue Deutsche Härte ("new German hardness"), Tanz-Metal ("dance metal"), industrial rock, heavy metal, gothic rock, etc. Whatever. I've no clear idea what distinguishes those genres, but I know what I like. I first heard a song of theirs when I danced to it at Stanford Waltz Week a few years ago, then was reminded of them last fall when I received a mix CD with one of their songs on it. Since then I've been digging around for information and trawling for videos on YouTube.
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