Welcome to my humble page! I have been writing to a self-made Facebook "fan" page for a few months now and decided to move some of it over here to make things look more "official", as I am not the type to sit around generating memes all day (though I'll still share some of the ones that I enjoy on the Facebook page) and using terrible grammar like "dat" and "lolz". Maybe I'm getting old or just sick of dealing with the juvenile talk after teaching middle school students all day. I'll still be using the Facebook page regularly but for any detailed writing, I thought it would be easier to keep tabs on all reviews if they were searchable and organized.
I have always enjoyed writing about metal, as it is my #1 passion. I wrote for close to 10 years and published almost 700 reviews at a smaller website (www.harm.us), but as we grew I started getting tired of having to deal with reviewing horrendously awful promo cds that needed to reviewed by a certain date by promoters or labels. As my family began to grow I had less time for writing and consistently reviewing music I didn't really care about had taken it's toll to the point where it was no longer 'fun' so I stopped writing. After going a bit with the Facebook fan page option, my heart is back into it and I'm ready to push things a little bit more once again.
I decided upon the name "Metal Nerd for Life" since it nicely represents my state of mind and my approach to things. I am currently 33 years old and have listened to metal since I was about 15 years old. Metal is and will always be a part of everything I do. Updates may not come as regularly as I might like sometimes, but getting older means occasionally having to sacrifice things for my family, such as some time at the computer or a local concert. I don't have the intention of being the biggest or best around, I am writing simply for myself at this point. I still love discovering new bands and will now gear some articles in that direction along with the reviews. One of my favorite things I used to do write writing at Harm was to push some more underground bands and give them some exposure, no matter how little it may have been and I will start leaning more in that direction with this page. If I can entertain and possibly share some of my knowledge with a few people, that's good enough for me. You can count on reviews and articles that I feel passionate about, be it positively or negatively. I will not review something for the sake of doing it; if the words don't come to me it's not going to happen. Likewise, if someone wants to send something to me for review purposes, please understand that a review submission does not equal a review. If it doesn't strike me, I am not writing about it.
So again, welcome! Don't be afraid to tell me how I'm doing!
Kyle
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