Will I Still Listen To Metal (Meshuggah, Slipknot, Tool...) When I'm 80 Years Old?

[@thoughtsbeforesleep]

Nothing gives me joy quite like watching Rick crank out some Meshuggah riffs

[@M139NG]

My thoughts exactly. It truly brings the biggest smile to my face:)

[@OutOnTheTiles]

Like seriously!

[@francoiscartier2486]

On a Tosin Abasi guitar !

[@mfranz.]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@davidramie379]

I am like you all over the map with my taste I noticed with regards to metal I continue to get heavier and heavier in my taste

[@steelstrings4]

I’m close to 40, and I have noticed that as I get older, the music I like gets harder and heavier. I guess by the time I’m 90, I’ll be listening to straight explosions.

[@DoppeD]

Same here. 35 now, listening to Archspire, The Faceless, Shadow of Intent....used to listen to Metallica and stuff like that.

[@darksu6947]

I'm 34, I've noticed the same thing over the years lol

[@Vortexafternoon]

Lol- see my reply, I posted it before reading yours! Same here, man.

[@IggyWhite]

I'm 54 and I listen to many styles of music, but my main enjoyment is extreme music.

[@OsvaldoHurtado02]

Lmao hahaha

[@larsberglund]

Rick plays a Meshuggah riff. My life is complete.

[@StephenChapman]

Dude, I was NOT expecting that! I had a huge grin on my face the whole time. :D

[@ComfortWithinNoise]

Haha

[@dashapeleutheros]

EXACTLY!

[@ezet]

He has some other vids as well where he plays Meshuggah

[@JF-lt5zc]

Effing lOVE Meshuggah. And I love that Rick loves playing it.

[@eaustin2006]

I'm 74, listen to Tool all the time. Went to a Radiohead concert when I was 71 or so. So check back in 6 years but I think the answer is Yes (and I mean the band, not just the affirmative).

[@abot6783]

I like your style, sir

[@smkh2890]

Not exactly a heavy band, YES, ...I have gone back to listen to their later albums and some concerts, they had a unique sound with great rhythms, harmonies. First saw them in a hole-in -the -wall club in London before their first album.

[@DankoHidalgo]

Rick's talking about metal in this video, not rock.

[@smkh2890]

@@DankoHidalgo isn’t he asking “Will I be listening to the music of my generation when I’m eighty?” The “ music you grew up with “.

[@DankoHidalgo]

@@smkh2890 Well, let me check the title of the video again.

[@robertsipes7391]

I am 71 and i have never even thought that someday I may quit listening to metal. It keeps me energized, focused and young! Rock on!

[@barbhiatt9958]

Amen, Brother! I’m 67 and love my metal!

[@masonmortimeyer2901]

Yea I don't get this ik music tastes change but just because your old you can't listen to metal that argument never made sense to me

[@zekerdoodle]

Y’all are the coolest old guys ever.

[@rezzyblue9948]

I want more metalhead seniors dammit!

[@mikesmith30000]

The older we get the more we realize how technical it is

[@Double_AV]

He just started the video with the hardest groove of Demiurge, Rick has ascended

[@vacuity7147]

Hmmm that outro riff is a competitor though haha

[@Double_AV]

@@vacuity7147 I agree, that riff puts me into a headbanging trance haha

[@jefffredenburg7231]

That's one of my favorite songs by Meshugguh.

[@jefffredenburg7231]

I'm in my 50s and like so many different genres music. I've been from folk, classical, led zeppelin to metallica to meshuggh to periphery back led zeppelin. Even though I know how to play a certain music, by going back and revisiting it, I still learn something new from it.

[@matthewsonnega7171]

Hell yeah. My fav groove of theirs

[@stevedoyle6144]

My father in law recently passed 2 weeks shy of his 84th Bday.... he requested Kashmir by Led Zepplin be played at his funeral-we rocked it!

[@martin09091989]

good choice! 👌

[@thebeamerdreamer]

🤟

[@shacktime]

I was waaaay more into Metal when I was a drummer from junior high through high school but when I got deep into guitars my style and interests changed drastically. For about twenty years I hardly ever listened to Metal. But over the last several years I began looking through my musical past and found records that still really resonate with me today and I listen to them pretty regularly: Iron Maiden’s Killers, Mötley Crüe’s Too Fast For Love, Metallica’s Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets. As far as what I consider to be more Hard Rock than Metal I’ve never really drifted from Led Zep at all. Van Halen’s WACF and FW have always been staples. All of the Grunge greats (AIC, SG, TOTD, Screaming Trees... though I soured on PJ and most of Nirvana for the most part) have always been in the chamber. At 53 I’m actually still really enjoying all these tho I mostly have gone the way of Jazz, R&B, Motown, progressive folk fusion stuff like Davy Graham and Jansch & Renbourn, and more contemporary bands that are doing amazing jobs of resurrecting classic sounds (the Heavy being a big one, early CWK...). But I’ll listen to all of Killers any time. IMO, that’s a really underrated and underappreciated record.

[@prepperandson1399]

Well that aint metal zeppelin is for old people

[@oscarparedes4033]

I guess my choice would be The Heretic Anthem by Slipknot

[@Lultschful]

I was a metalhead in my teens, then I opened to a lot of other stuff. I'm in my forties now, and I listen to rap, jazz, soul, country, rock, blues electronica, hell, whatever strikes my fancy, whatever I find good. But I never really stopped listening to metal.

[@alexisrios9759]

Me too

[@Spungizzle]

Exactly this, my taste in music has broadened a lot in my adult years, but my love for Metal will (probably) always be there. I listen to whatever I think sounds good ... Idc what genre it's labeled as.

[@riffgroove]

"Metal fans are metal fans for life... You never meet that guy who says he was really into Slayer for one summer." - Rob Zombie.

[@roswel47]

Best quote ever from Mr Zombie

[@jasonjasniewski5925]

Yeah he’s right.

[@danhope77]

I was into Slayers for 6 months In 1996

[@Mate811]

that's not true, I know a lot of people who liked rock and metal when they were younger, they said they "calmed down" since then...

[@roswel47]

@@Mate811 that's doesn't mean listen the same band all the time, there are a lot of metal bands with different feelings and approach

[@cosmicHalArizona]

Rick I'm 71 &.. TOOL is my favorite band of this modern era.

[@JohnVC]

That's awesome 😎

[@JULIAN-bd4sv]

Same here🙋

[@lydia5649]

Great 👍

[@StefanMedici]

You sir are a legend.

[@skeech1979]

Well, Tool has turned into dad rock with their last album. They’re getting old too. Lol

[@joacequeira9909]

Some years ago I went to see Black Sabbath's final performance in my home town. We were waiting for the show to star and we came across an old lady. She was easily 60 or 70 years old. We asked her if she was looking for someone, but she was there all by herself. She had been a Sabbath fan for over 40 years and had come to say goodbye to the band. It's not just music, it's not just a phase, it's part of who we are.🤘

[@3rdstone1]

Such an awesome story, and kudos for that last sentence.

[@grinder2401]

@Joa "It's not just music, it's not just a phase, it's part of who we are.🤘" Nough said!

[@charlesgarber5766]

And who's to say that we "have" to "like" whatever anyone else says we should?

[@orange20fan]

Well stated

[@TamsynKent]

Sabbath formed in '68

[@robarnold6998]

Brother, I’m feeling ya’! I’ll turn 60 in November and I can’t imagine going soft at this point so I don’t think you’re in any danger of losing your admiration for all things Metal. Keep up the great work.

[@ivaneyre1804]

My old man is 70. He still listens to Black Sabbath, Led Zep. Iron Maiden. You're never too old to listen to whatever you like.

[@rickt9569]

I brought my father to see Metallica for his 65th birthday...his favorite band(other than black sabbath) for 30 years and he had never seen them

[@t-bagbagwell1327]

@@rickt9569 dude you’re his best gift i should say. He must’ve had a good time seeing them.

[@rickt9569]

@@t-bagbagwell1327 thanks man....yeah he loved it

[@ComfortWithinNoise]

Your old man is cooler in his golden years then mine. My 68 year old pops has retired his zeppelin. However my 69 year old mother still goes out and dances to live cover bands playing zeppelin and sabbath. Haha

[@rickt9569]

@@closinginonclosure pretty sure by old man he meant father but the point remains the same nonetheless 👍

[@EmperorTigerstar]

You’re too cool to not still enjoy Messhuggah in your 90s.

[@sam-jg9kn]

shouldnt you be working on your map of north america?

[@Henry-uv9xu]

Strange seeing you hear. Love you videos

[@MatthewC137]

@@Henry-uv9xu perfect mistake, hear vs here 👍

[@JohnsDough1918]

EmperorTigerstar proving his great taste in KZbin creators yet again.

[@nancydemoss8421]

Once upon a time I was a heavy metal fan but this is way too much for me these days. Sorry!

[@heyholetsgo89]

I'm 31. I'm hoping by my 80th birthday that I can listen to Tool's 6th studio album

[@TubbysWorld4413]

😂😂😂✌

[@MartinBellamyMBDrums]

LMAOOO 😂 that was good

[@geyer1974]

Great one… 😂🤘🏼

[@IllumTheMessage]

Don't we all, lol.

[@tf2_engineer_real]

Please, it won't even be out by then

[@wesingram1222]

I’m 45, and I still love Tool. I imagine I will love Tool until the day I die… Then again Tool is a band that has evolved as they’ve gotten older.

[@SeeJayPlayGames]

people generally lose brain elasticity as they age, so they may not be able to learn as easily... also this makes one tend to be set in one's ways. So yeah, we'll probably all keep doing what we're doing until we die. I don't see this as a bad thing, necessarily.

[@sirefromtheshire]

At the rate they release new music we’ll be 80 before they pump out another one

[@briumphbimbles]

Yeah but I love Opiate just as much (if not more) today as I did when I first heard it decades ago. I love all their albums just as much. The same is true for any good music. If anything in the last few years the lack of good quality popular music has cemented and reinforced my love for al the music I already loved. Reminding me how precious and rare it all is.

[@duncanelms8792]

Sir Christopher Lee released a metal album for his 90th birthday which he sang on. A concept album about Charlemagne The Great who Lee is actually a descendant of.

[@3rdstone1]

Oh, thanks for the reminder. Remember reading about this, but soon forgot about it. Now I'll check it out. Cristopher Lee; A true legend in many aspects.

[@timothykraft9245]

Andres Segovia died three days before a scheduled recital at Carnegie Hall. He was 94. My inspiration.

[@damianwims]

Segovia was a metal fan??!!

[@vextract4662]

No Segovia no popularity of guitar until Charlie Christian then it all goes down a much different way but that's not what happened. Segovia started it but people have a hard time with that.

[@mikegogel78]

Segovia is the master!

[@jeffneptune2922]

@@andoletube Segovia was a master guitarist like classical disciples Julian Bream but had little influence on rock music with the exception of a few players , e.g. Steve Howe of Yes, with his classic 1971 piece "Mood for a Day". Those early delta blues players were really the influential guitarist that created the seed for rock to develop.

[@RandalSmith]

I’m 68 and I love the music of the ‘50’s. The 1850’s. Sea Shanties. Yo, Ho.

[@insertmetalusernamehere]

There is a bard on KZbin that has you covered man.

[@RandalSmith]

@@insertmetalusernamehere several of them. Home Free did a medley, Robert Halladay and Jared Halley do them on a regular basis. Others as well. Check out The Longest Johns, if you haven’t already.

[@FrankFactor]

I'm glad they are making a comeback these last few years. Classics!

[@rkjornes]

With me It’s the other way. I grew up with swedish danceband. Now my taste has expanded.

[@TheNinnyfee]

Shanties actually tell great stories.

[@fret2fret221]

Man that AC/DC riff is so iconic. Instantly recognizable. Love that one.

[@chasekimball5999]

I am 67 years old. My grandmother took me to see Jimi Hendrix in August 1968, when I was 14. I took my own daughter to see TOOL in October 2019. I don't expect anything to change when I am 80.

[@MatthewC137]

you're 5 years older than my uncle that introduced me to Tool in 1994 when I was 21. He would definitely agree with you as do I.

[@Katharsis540]

My 4.5 years love the Tool Parabola video and song and nearly knows all the lyrics. Men. We making women of culture here. Happy to add to advancement of culture.

[@Katharsis540]

@@matthewhorizon6050 Agree.

[@chasekimball5999]

@@matthewhorizon6050 Yes, she was very cool. I suspect there are very few people alive who went to see Hendrix with his granny. There was a big open space for sitting on the floor, and some tables way in the back. My granny sat at a table, and I sat with a bunch of hippies in front of the stage. A defining moment in my life.

[@StuckSpider74]

This year I turned 48 (46&two - LOL) and I took my 19-year-old daughter to TOOL's concert. I'm absolutely sure it was one of our best father-and-daughter moments so far. So, to all fathers, create stronger bonds with your children and treat them with the music you love. If you don't, you're gonna regret it on your deathbed.

[@garypavey1528]

My Dad is 67 now and spends his time checking out new bands and recommending them to me, sometimes I think he's probably cooler than I am...

[@mattfleming2287]

He is but he’s too cool to point it out.

[@gregorlandini4328]

I gotta buddy of mine who is a few years older than me and does the same thing. Goes to shows with his kids He is always into new stuff

[@judih.8754]

So am I. And I'm always checking out new (and old) music from around the world. Your dad sounds like a cool guy!

[@cosmicHalArizona]

You R a great son & person!

[@nikhilsubba1642]

Dad goals!!! ✅ Complete

[@Buckdalorian]

Me at 80: Gather around children, this is a group of nice guys called Slayer😏

[@fotice]

Best comment ever 🤣🤣

[@piotrrostek9401]

It’s sad that Slayer members would be dead by the time you’re 80...

[@benjaminwatt2436]

it's funny right? my 7 year old loves to blast Dragon Force on our Alexa

[@BRIGGS2710]

lol : )

[@Metalton95]

That's basically most metalheads in their 50's right now, who still cannot move on and give new bands (not on the top row of festival posters) a chance :/

[@nathanrogers8460]

I'll just say that my grandfather played piano his whole life. When he was 89 year old, with full blown dementia, he would still play Chopin for me, even if he couldn't recognize me.

[@emmywillow6599]

music is really strange like that. i know many old folks with dementia that can recognize older music and even play.

[@dennisfillhart88]

I'm 74. I still listen to all the music I like and liked. I just listen to it at a bit lower volume now... Except for AC/DC. (There is only one way to hear them... LOUD!) Feeling the vibrations is part of the music/sound of any music.

[@CPaulButler]

"Old people don't feel old. They feel like a young person who's got something wrong with them." I forgot where I heard that, but it definitely applies to me. I am mostly stuck with my high school musical tastes.

[@apoplexiamusic]

This is so true

[@theragingdolphinsmaniac4696]

Yep, my mind is 25, but the body is 50

[@MrFickwit]

@@theragingdolphinsmaniac4696 Me and my mates are in the same boat, the mind is willing but the flesh is weak :D

[@andresnavarro7464]

Agree!

[@Javdoc]

My mother in law (RIP) once said, "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what the f*ck happened." I think about that often and realize more and more how very true it is. When I was a kid, I figured older people must be so different, have such a different way of looking at the world, and now I'm in my 50s I see I'm really the same I was when I was in my late 20s - just more wear and tear on the body. Hell yes, I will still be cranking (and playing) Metallica, Tool, Mastodon, AiC, Soundgarden and whatever else comes along I fall in love with as I continue on my way. Age tried to kill the metal, and it was cast down.....

[@SynoJi]

I was shocked at the conservatory when my 62 year old classical guitar teacher started playing riffs from old metal music. After a few lessons I realized he's even crazier than I am

[@unclepecos69]

I am now “in my 50’s” and have, in the last few years, developed a keen interest in Black/Doom Metal. I’ve played drums most of my life and can’t imagine ever stopping.

[@72slayer72]

In high school my favorite band was Slayer. Now, my favorite band is Cannibal Corpse. I'm 50. Seems I've actually been stepping up the heaviness as the time goes by. I will ALWAYS listen to metal, till my dying day, and so will my neighbors.

[@impaktau8930]

bwhahaha \m/

[@staffankarlsson520]

We’re working on the new upcoming Meshuggah album as we speak. Maybe you’ll have new riffs to play when you’re 90 Rick! :-) Anyway. It will be heavy. Rest assured.

[@RC32Smiths01]

Metal has proved to be timeless over the years in my humble opinion, ever since its beginnings. So many awesome subgenres and bands have come out of Metal, and still continue to do so. It is probably my favorite genre of music.

[@ryanlarrabee9811]

Its mine too but damn im tired of the new metal thats played on the radio. They're all copy and pastes of eachother

[@ryanlarrabee9811]

@@thisisfyne Oh don't get me wrong man Polyphia is one of my favorite bands ever, but they get no where near as much recognision as they should because of the emo Djent babies taking over

[@toddkoenig426]

Like those Hammerhedd kids, their last album was probably a classic but won't be a huge seller.... nice to see kids into metal...

[@lesterunwin]

in my opinion (and i could be completely incorrect) metal bands, and the genre(s) as a whole, seem one of the very few branches of music that constantly pushes itself/themselves to evolve. whether that's something as simple as using 7 or 8 string guitars, or downtuning to a, or trying something more complex like throwing in new influences.

[@lesterunwin]

@@thisisfyne i could be preaching to the converted, but have you tried the bandcamp site? you can buy straight from the artists, or just stream the stuff you like. beware: an hour on bandcamp may leave your wallet considerably lighter 😊

[@MadMargaret]

You will still love to play Meshuggah and Tool. That passion never dies or fades. My music tastes have gotten heavier as I’ve gotten older and I will be 69 in October this year. And haha i so related to the line ‘Black Sabbath now sounds like a jazz trio’. Stuff that I thought was so heavy years ago is quite tame to what I’m listening to now. So who cares what you’ll be listening to in the future. As long as it still gives the goosebumps and euphoria is all that matters. Keep rocking’!!!

[@MalinLH]

Now all I want is “what makes Meshuggah - Bleed a great song”

[@bloodromance4776]

That's my dream that i have almost 4 years

[@HunterRouth]

This.

[@TheLukaCeeChannel]

YES!! And for me personally. Its Tomas Haake's drumming.

[@ElvianEmpire]

brrta brrta brrta

[@revsharp777]

Would love to see this or several WMTSG videos on REALLY heavy tunes.

[@6lillium]

I'm 53..... music I love and discovered in the last 10 years.... Opeth , Gojira , Steven Wilson, Porcupine Tree, Riverside , The Pineapple Thief , Meshuggah , Anathema , Devin Townsend.....I could go on. Good music is good music.

[@mcmondo]

I’ll tell you what pal, when you discover a song that leads to discovering the band and their back catalogue which happens to go back 20 to 30+ years…mind blown. Steven Wilson and Porcupine Tree? Couldn’t believe what I was hearing.

[@Yonder88]

Same here. I'm 54, grew up with Judas & Maiden, the 90's were not my thing, but I discovered Opeth and Porcupine Tree in ~2000 and added them to my pantheon of greatness. :-)

[@CareyMorris]

THIS. And I'm 60.

[@DoSeOst]

Oh yeah, that's right down my alley! Have You seen a recent live stream of Devin Townsends? I missed a lot of them recently, but was mind blown the first time! So many camera angles, so many stories and song. He is such a good entertainer!

[@kamransalehivaziri9790]

I see some great but rather unknown bands here: Riverside, Anathema, .... Great discoveries pal \m/

[@kagankagan8484]

I'm 37 years old. I have been listening metal music since highschool. Many of my friends started to listen softer music (mostly pop or techno) and it made feel like i'm still younger than them :) In fact, i started to listen heavier metal bands (like Cannibal Corpse) after i passed 30. Salute to all my headbanger friends.

[@landonmontgomery2693]

Hahaha. That's pretty much what has happened with me....Just got into it a little earlier and I'm a little older.

[@dominikweber4305]

You're a legend. I'm 15 so i guess i'm the youth of metal

[@griff4366]

I just turned 62 and still listen to and regularly play everything I once did, along with more recent bands as well. I don't see that changing as the years go by. One of my favorites to play after over twenty years of playing it is Hall of the Mountain King by Savatage.

[@videoaccount5676]

The older I get, the heavier my music taste gets. I'm a little afraid that when I'm 90 I'll be enjoying grindcore metal.

[@jessecovey1778]

Don’t fear it, embrace it!

[@pipefx]

I grew up listening to punk then went to crossover thrash and then I just discovered Tomb Mold and Blood Incantation this last year. Going for that heaviness.

[@2510LuL]

Nasum fucking slaps

[@ap-qn9hw]

I am listening Cannibal corpse for 2 months

[@schlenderman1589]

I'm more concerned about the fact that you enjoy heavy music and don't enjoy Grindcore.

[@rogeremmerson]

I'm 73. I still listen to Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and Cream. Meanwhile the last concert I went to in 2019 before the pandemic hit was Metallica. I continue to search out new rock. It's total commitment, which clearly what you have, Rick.

[@Chagy2112]

Atta kid!

[@stevenlewis4385]

Dude, check out Mutiod Man. Try their latest album Warmoans. Plus,they are affiliated with a "show" called "2 minutes after midnight". All on KZbin. And there's a great live show from St.Vitus in2017. Super tight and they have a lot of fun onstage.

[@canyoncarver]

Good point. I'm 20 years behind you, but have been listening to about the same things as you have. I too am pursuing heavy music all along, like Symphony X, Dream Theater, a host of scandinavian metal and prog bands, etc,... Endless enjoyment!

[@DonPiruflo]

cool bro, hey you like stuff like king gizzard or tame impala? I think like they've made some impact lately

[@rogeremmerson]

@@DonPiruflo I'll check them out. I've also been listening to Ramstein, Lamb of God and Gale Force (I think that's the name). Also our local guys Biffy Clyro.

[@eddy2008]

When I was 14 I started listening metal music. Motorhead, Metallica, Kreator, Death, good old Obituary, etc. My mom always told me to stop buying albums because I will get bored and throw all away. I am 47 now and still enjoy metal music. More than that, I recently started learning guitar. By 70 I hope to be a decent death metal guitarist, lol.

[@riblo72]

I am 49 and i understand you when i was 8 in my house i found some LP and cassettes my father had (and still has) and the ones i loved the most were Back in Black (AC/DC) Made in Japan (Deep Purple) Galaxy (Rockets) My conversion to metal music started in that year (1980)

[@marieparker3822]

You're always going to be great, Rick.

[@markeppley1287]

Rick, you look GREAT for almost 60! You're one of my favorite content creators. What I love most is your positivity. Even when you go through the top 10 and the songs aren't exactly your cup of tea, you still find positive things about them to compliment them on. You are the MAN!

[@benjaminwatt2436]

positivity and openness. Love how deep and personal Rick gets.

[@notpub]

Total eye candy!!! Good on the ears, too hon! 🎸💋

[@thombendtsen399]

Because of Rick Beato I am expanding my musical taste as I get older, AND gaining a new appreciation for stuff from my youth. What you do for music lovers is really cool, Rick.

[@venomdust1]

I am 54 years old and hope one day my grandkids get a call from the old folks home saying “ your grandpa is disrupting the knitting class by blasting slayer in his room” 😆🤘🏼

[@PandemonicHypercube]

I look forward to my days of barreling down the sidewalk in a mobility scooter blasting Anaal Nathrakh at top volume. Maybe I'll put some spikes on the front so people know to get out of the way. "To the brutal mobile"

[@PandemonicHypercube]

*sounds of More Fire Than Blood intensify* "Run! It's old man Robertson!"

[@autohmae]

@@PandemonicHypercube maybe they will put you in a padded room, not because you are crazy, but because how loud you play your music ;-)

[@metalheads-golf]

Slayeeeeerrrrrr 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻 almost 53 here.

[@Svdgskjszgjsk]

@@PandemonicHypercube I was going to mention Anaal Nathrakh but it looks like you beat me to it. God bless you sir

[@roversgonemad]

I love that you mentioned that you listen to some music for just the sounds. I do the same! I’ve had people be astonished that I don’t know the words to a song and I explain to them that I don’t listen to a lot of music for them words, it’s the combination of sounds and the sonics. There’s something more visceral about songs with sonically powerful rhythms.

[@carlalm6100]

I'm the same way, I love melodic death metal, but I really don't care for the growling.

[@slayer99199]

Rick, I'm 55...and I can't imagine a day where I won't still enjoy Slayer, AC/DC, Megadeth, Judas Priest, Tool, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, etc. I still listen to that music.

[@stephansulivan6665]

That’s a good mix of bands

[@albirtarsha5370]

Fucking Slayer is my go to playlist starter. On KZbin Music I search Seasons In The Abyss, hit play, and let the algorithm do its magic.

[@slayer99199]

@@albirtarsha5370 Slayer is still my favorite band...hence my name. I've seen Slayer more than any other band going back to the early 80s...13 times.

[@bonemar66]

Sir Christopher Lee...a passable actor and badass heavy metal singer when he was almost 90. No age limit.

[@aIexraymond]

Fucking LEGEND

[@DarkAssassin2025]

Passable? The guy who played Dracula, Count Dooku, Saruman, and Muhammad among countless other roles is a passable actor to you?

[@bonemar66]

@@DarkAssassin2025 Tongue firmly implanted in cheek on "passable actor".

[@fmainier]

I listen to Iron Maiden since I’m 8, I’m now 45 and nothing gives me more joy than Iron Maiden...so I don’t see it ever changing anymore

[@davidrustylouis6818]

I'm exactly the same, Maiden since I was a little kid & never stopped. Along with other bands. I've always preferred Maiden with Bruce Dickinson as frontman, & being a drummer myself, Nicko McBrian is the only true Maiden drummer.

[@swartwoodart2558]

Yeah but Maiden is a lot more musical than the brutal metal he started with. Really by today's standards they are a classic rock band. Don't get me wrong, I love Maiden and still listen to them a lot, but I also used to like Sepultura, and now don't listen to them at all.

[@trjb1767]

Moorhead. Same buzz

[@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623]

@@swartwoodart2558 But Sepultura fell apart when the singer left. And the band with a new singer, and Max Cavalera on his own is just not the same. So the really good part of Sepultura is just a tiny part in time of your musical history and development. Whereas Maiden just keeps on going. A shame that Sepultura fell apart though. Roots was a massive album at the time and they were about to go mainstream like Metallica did.

[@adamwarlock5286]

@@davidrustylouis6818 Well you've just told everybody that you don't know what the hell you are talking about as Clive Burr played on "Number of the beast" ." Killers " and "Iron maiden". To quote Harry In a statement released on the band's website Iron Maiden bass player Steve Harris stated "This is terribly sad news. Clive was a very old friend of all of us. He was a wonderful person and an amazing drummer who made a valuable contribution to Maiden in the early days when we were starting out. This is a sad day for everyone in the band and those around him and our thoughts and condolences are with his partner Mimi and family at this time."[1]

[@okaight7248]

Rick, with how open and passionate you are it's no questions as to why you are one of the most significant music youtubers.

[@wickedlester5320]

I am 51 and lately the popular music is so uninteresting and my taste in metal has gotten heavier and I love it.

[@vaskylark]

I am 52 and in exact same boat as you.

[@MrScrofulous]

Me too, I'm 57. All the classical musicians on KZbin are falling in love with metal too.

[@nweenink]

I am 51 too and still love the music I listened when I was 15 or so.

[@FARID1870]

Yeay Gen Xers! Haha

[@vaskylark]

@@FARID1870 Yep. We are a pretty cool bunch so far as the generations go.

[@sacredgodslayer]

59 years old and chugging Meshuggah on a multiscale Rick you're the absolute best A true musician is one that never rests on his laureals and strives to learn for a lifetime You're an example, a shining one

[@foxmush]

True !

[@unsanitizedbabywipes6154]

If its an abasi, that would make younger ones more jealous.

[@metalheads-golf]

Yeszzz here born '68 and Meshuggah is the number one band for many years now but like all kind of music. 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻

[@macgonzo]

I will continue to listen to Tool even after I'm dead... Their music transcends the mortal realm 😎🤣 I'm 45 now, have listened to Tool since I was 18.

[@MrStarchild3001]

Power to you my friend. I still love everything hard rock (70ies), heavy metal (80s-90s), thrash and a lot of the alternative, prog and jazz at age 42. Keep rocking. And up the irons :)

[@luciusblackwood2640]

The scariest realization for me as I got older was the fact that I'm still the same person.

[@lazzy2day]

The more you change the more you stay the same.

[@Plexi417]

Exactly! Something I never realized when I was a kid, that all those “old people” were basically the same people they had been at my age, no different at all on the inside. Just trapped in bodies that were aging. And being increasingly surprised when they looked in the mirror.

[@lesleylesley5821]

No matter what you do or where you go, or how old you get, you are still there.

[@Skycladatdusk78]

I'm 43 and personally love metal more now than I did in my teens.

[@limmessgs]

Same here. Started with Metallica ballads and not so long ago discovered Infant Anihilator. Rock on... !!!

[@slidey1788]

45 here and same as you. I got my first metal hit at 10. Iron maidens live after death album. ( still own it BTW )

[@High_Lord_Of_Terra]

43 here and I followed the Beavis and Butthead motto of 'I like music that's cool'. Don't care what it is, as long as its cool.

[@1bgrant]

I’m 34, almost 35, and I only started to enjoy metal in my 20s.

[@3rdstone1]

I'm 54 and since metal/"heavy/brutal music" is the theme of Ricks video, I have to say that the hard rock/heavy metal songs I started to listen to in my early/mid teens (back then AC/DC, Motörhead, Thin Lizzy, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden etc, etc were all in kinda the same cathegory for me) gave me a real interest in music for the first time. It also made me start fumbling on the guitar, which I'm thankful for today That also made me appreciate other genres as I got older. As a metal kid in early 80s I of course hated a band like Depeche Mode. Synth pop! Eww! Now I think they've done some great albums, esp. during early 90s and forward. I'd never appreciated how really brilliant i.e The Beatles and Pink Floyd are without hammering the simplest AC/DC or Sabbath riffs I could manage as a teen. I'm still not a particulary great musician, but I try my best to acknowledge good music in various genres. And I'm definitely still gonna bang my head to Meshuggah when I get REALLY old (it helps that I've known the guys since their first EP lol) !

[@iraperkins3688]

I'm 72 years old and still play every day. I listen to everything from The Beachboys to The Foo Fighters.

[@janscholing8136]

Hi Rick, I still play all music I liked when I was young, am 66 now, but every week I discover artists and songs new artists that amaze me with no limits to the genre. In '78 I made my hobby my work and worked for 10 years in a recordshop. In '90 I started working in the record industry (Play It Again Sam) as a sales rep and after BMG, Zomba and Edel (in those companies I had various management positions) I returned to Play It Again Sam. Yes, I will stay play the music that moved me then and and anything new that is worthwile. I love the topics you discuss, keep them coming.

[@boarhead5573]

I wouldn't be worried about still listening to metal when turning 80, rather than being afraid of not beeing able to headbang anymore

[@chcknpie04]

Neck brace!

[@EngrossingEnigma]

We'll all be huming along as if it was the Temptations lol. "If your 555 then am 666. How does it feel to be a heretic. hmm hmm hmm"

[@bsheoak4224]

Or being hard of hearing!

[@Svdgskjszgjsk]

Yep, my only question is whether I'll still have the guttural voice to sing Cannibal Corpse at that age

[@heartshinemusic]

I read this quote on a wall somewhere: "People don't stop playing because they're getting old. People get old because they stoped playing."

[@TheNinnyfee]

I have heard that before, it's so true. There are people in their 20s that are so old already.

[@Cinephileofmany]

I think you can take for a lot of things in life.

[@Rick-the-Swift]

Pipe down you whipper snappers. I can't hear by back creaking due to your loudness. Can't an old fogey just get on in his age without being bombarded by the satan metal music?

[@yucatown2]

Demiurge right at the start of a Beato video? Mind blown

[@adriandelarosa2537]

Im at the gates of 40s ( Im almost exactly 20 years younger than you). In my teens I was so into rock and denying some of my guilty pleasures. Now theres no guilt at all and my musical taste goes to Meshuggah, doom metal, prog, tech death to salsa, latino folk, Avril Lavigne, LP, lots of 80s pop, trip hop, académical músic and almost that sounds me fine. Like you I want to get my 60s, 70s, 80s playing and enjoying all kind of músic and, above all, playing whatever and learning. BtW with your channel my english is getting better so Im practicing and learning a lot. Thank you so much!

[@evanarcher7083]

I’m soon to be 31 and my musical taste has only expanded. I’ll still go back and listen to what I was listening to when i was 16 though. I don’t think you ever just stop listening to stuff.... only venture into new territory, and then dip back to your roots now and then.

[@Peter_Schiavo]

I'll still be listening to Tool in my 80s. I started in my 40s and it hasn't got old yet. Plus, I might be a bit more deaf by then and metal will still be audible.

[@MisterMunkki]

Maybe they'll have released another album by then ! XD

[@ironmonkey1512]

That's not the way hearing loss works... I gave myself tinnitus racing motorcycles and find myself both harder to hear things and overly sensitive. I can only stand classical music now. I wear ear plugs as much as I can to preserve what I have left.

[@ricksanford807]

I’m 54 and my musical tastes keep expanding. Me and my best friend send each other new albums to check out. My sons who are in their 20s suggest bands for me to listen to.

[@redcat9436]

I got into metal at 14 and am 45 now. I've never stopped loving it and am always looking for new bands.

[@FoOtFoOt542]

I’m 56 and I jump back and forth listening to different genres from different decades from different regions of the world. So much to discover, not enough time. I try to listen to something different each day. Thank you KZbin and Spotify for making it all accessible.

[@bernhardkrickl3567]

Pretty much what I do :) I'm a little younger than you are (not 50 yet) and I like to keep stuff diverse. Eg. I listened to the current Dua Lipa album a lot and just today I listened to Calypso by Harry Belafonte. But I also like Behemoth, Nile, Katatonia and Opeth. I listened to Miles Davis' Bitches Brew and a while ago I put on some Faithless. Then again, Cindy Lauper, Animals as Leaders, Bill Withers, The White Stripes, Ed Sheeran, The Prodigy, Fairport Convention, Caravan, Dream Theater, ... There is just so much great music out there and so little time to listen to it.

[@judih.8754]

I'm a full decade and some older than you and I do the same. There is so much great music being made all over the world. There are not enough hours!

[@frants48]

We musicians are eccentric bunch of humans. I'm 60, still listening & playin' to every genre of music once in a while. Diversity is the key of enjoying my short life.

[@gatslinger76]

Amen, diversity breeds uniqueness , you will miss out on so much if you limit your palette

[@dougcronkhite2113]

^^^ This 100% . I listen to a LOT of different genres of music from Djent to A Capella to Pop to Latin Jazz.. Variety keeps the mind open!

[@indicajohn1122]

I’m 52 and recovering from a heart attack, I play guitar in a stoner rock band, I’ve listened to heavy music all my life and Electric Funeral by Black Sabbath will be playing when my coffin goes into the fire. 🤘🤘

[@TheJamesGunson]

Rick, you are of a different breed of music lover as it is your life and business. You dig it all if it is done well, my parents like yours were into the big bands and popular music of their eras, but they liked music enough to let and encourage my brother and myself to go to anything and I mean anything, as a kid I went to the symphony as much as to the area rock shows and jazz clubs, I like what I am in the mood for and always will.

[@stitch3163]

As long as Tomas Haake is playing drums for Meshuggah, I’ll keep listening. No worries about Tool either... listen to them all the time. I’m 63.

[@unfunk]

I'm 41, and my music tastes are way different to when I was 13. Back then, I was into boy bands and Top 40 pop. Then I discovered Nirvana, and things have only gotten heavier from there. At this rate, while I'm 90 I'll be listening to hawking radiation directly from a literal black hole

[@RKDriver]

Same here. The older I get, the harder the metal I like. As a teenage or even in my early 20's, I would've never gone for Five Finger Death Punch or Killswitch E. Now, I love that stuff.

[@JustSomeGuy]

My music tastes have definitely expanded as I've gotten older. I started out listening mostly to rap, and in college expanded to rock, EDM, and smooth jazz. Now it's all over the place. Oddly enough, most of the music is older music I never learned to as a kid, although most of my favorite songs are from the 2000s and 2010s. I can't wait to 80 listening to Linkin Park, Sade, Sabbath, and Asian Kung-fu Generation. No one will know what to do with me.

[@TheSilverGate]

It was very similar to me, I learned to appreciate good music in general in my 30s. I can now go betweek Lamb Of God's "Ruin" to Luis Miguel's "Ese momento" in a second and enjoy both.

[@gerardcote8391]

Just Some Guy, always watch your Vids, never seen you do any on music. Nice to see you put on Sade on your list, if you like her check out Corrine Bailey Rae, she does something similar her songs Trouble Sleeping, Till it Happens. To You, and I Breathless are a few of her best songs.

[@christerdehlin8866]

Definitely the same for me. I had a lot of prejudice against music that didn't fall in some category of rock as a teenager. I suppose it's still my favorite genre, but as the years passed I opened up to a lot of different stuff. I enjoy jazz more and more. The only thing I can't stand is the contemporary pop music that top the charts (and all the Eurovision crap), but there are exceptions even to that, like Bruno Mars, whom I think is brilliant at times.

[@locoberzerker]

It would be like if you decided that just because hair metal was interesting when you were 12 years old, that would be the only thing you would ever want to listen to for the rest of your life

[@snagletoothscott3729]

I can say my tastes have expanded, yet at the same time, become much choosier. I don't listen to genre or huddle around a band just because I liked one song like i used to, but that released me to expand that horizon of new sounds and melodies I'm looking for. Exploring genres I would never had even considered if it's well put together song. But as I've become choosier, The sheer amount of music I go through to find that one solid song, that keeper, is far more then used to be. Used to find a new album once a week. Now I'm lucky to find a single song that I like once a month.

[@baybars26]

I always find more music I enjoy and want to play. It may take a while to listen to music I like again, but I usually get around to it and love it just as much. I think the access to a massive variety of music is one of the greatest things we have in the modern world.

[@Rick-the-Swift]

Ol' Satan himself saw to it that you are correct ;)

[@brian1749]

I'm 44. I loved metal as a teenager. I still love metal, and probably listen to heavier music, now, than I did in high school.

[@Skkra]

Same here. Got into Sikth in like 2007 and still love them to this day.

[@vashusan1984]

That is true of me as well. I continue to just dive deeper into the annals of Metal Sub-genres the older I get.

[@JerGol]

Exactly my story! 😄☝🏼

[@Munkylaw]

My dad passed away last week at 63. He was still rocking to elvis and johnny cash and old country stuff. 🪨

[@SoaringTrumpet]

My condolences.

[@aIexraymond]

He'll live forever through the music you listen!

[@Celso_Luis]

My condolences... I know how hard this is. But hopefully you'll never forget those good times, like when he was rocking out.

[@barcodefly]

Glad he was still rocking my friend.

[@kevinbrown9831]

That was my dad's favorite music too. I will listen to it sometimes. For the nostalgia. He passed 10 years ago. I have Jim Reeves to Metallica in my collection.

[@robertcutting4007]

I am 65 as of this year and was a child in the 60s and a teenager in the 70s. I have never stopped listening to anything that caught my interest. my motto is, Music for life, Never stop listening!

[@selfrighteous88]

love to see you rock out Rick

[@recat22]

I'm not a metal fan but I messaged my best friend who is a metal fan and we both smilled ear to ear while watching this. Thanks Rick!

[@robertrogers7938]

Simple answer: Yes. I'll be listening to Tool for the rest of my life.

[@mushroomjuice6946]

Tbh you kind of need all of your life to listen to some Tool's songs

[@vashusan1984]

Not doubt there brother. My 3 year old son already enjoys rocking out with dad to those tunes. Gotta help the next generation appreciate well crafted music.

[@WillieSurvive1]

I’m almost 50 and grew up listening to Iron Maiden, KISS, Judas Priest, Ozzy, Dio, Metallica, etc. I’m still into all of that, and always will be. The music one grows up on will always have a way of taking a person back to that time. The older I get, the more nostalgic I get.

[@dashapeleutheros]

HELL YEAH… Will blast all Meshuggah albums to my kids & grandkids 🔥🔥🔥

[@garysutton9780]

I turn 60 tomorrow. I still can’t wait to go to concerts, discover new bands and rediscover old songs. I hope my taste don’t change.

[@svarthelikoptern]

Wish you a very happy birthday. Enjoy life!

[@costastsaknis4151]

I'm sure your taste will become richer.. as of mine at 43. Happy Birthday man!

[@Barreton]

happy birthday sir greetings from switzerland

[@bobbowen4971]

Rock on, brother! I’m just like you!

[@momolafrye]

I'm 64-- prog rock has always been my fave!

[@WardCarroll]

I can’t imagine ever not loving Tool (and I’m almost 62).

[@avivron1111]

what a delight episode! beside being so musicly tallanted you are a very wise man. thank you so much rick.

[@cyborgmetropolis7652]

"Kids today with their Liszt music and crazy hair!" ~people who grew up on Mozart

[@Isaiah_McIntosh]

And as usual the newer music was just way cooler. Mozart has nothing on the later classical virtuosos.

[@maxion5109]

​@@Isaiah_McIntosh Fortunately music can be other things besides "cool" ;)

[@gabimeredith1]

@@Isaiah_McIntosh compositional skill and technical virtuosity are very different things

[@Isaiah_McIntosh]

@@gabimeredith1 are we going to say liszt didn't have both in spades......

[@maxion5109]

@@Isaiah_McIntosh Mozart was Liszts biggest role model but Mozart is generally viewed as one of the greatest composers of humanity. Liszt on the other hand not so but he was probably the greatest pianist that ever lived and his arrangements of larger symphonic works to piano are astounding. He was more of the pianists pianist.

[@danedwards6937]

I'm 57. Very narrow minded when I was a teenager. Only listened to what was played on the local rock station. Rush and Zeppelin are still my favorites but I'm discovering a lot of great music from the 70s and 80s that I passed over back then.

[@sebastiencarre7111]

I'm 53 and i appreciate more and more deep screaming voices , 20 years ago it was difficult to ear a group like Venom, or first black metal band , and now i appreciate a lot these kind of deep grohling voice , jinjer , black metal , death metal . I like your work Rick , very very qualitative youtube channel ( sorry for my english i'm french)

[@tippss3332]

Metal head for life!!! Love the channel Rick,!!! Keep it up!!!

[@21Cayque12]

Rick's guitar intros have more actual live playing than most bands official playthrough videos

[@NotAlrightSpider]

I’ll be singing along with “Angel of Death” till the day I die.

[@geyer1974]

I agree on this…🤘🏼

[@milindk88]

Slayerrrrr

[@nadussias]

INFAMOUS. BUTCHER.

[@AnnathePiana]

One of the grooviest riffs ever, and the rhythm of the vocal line just adds to that.

[@asmodai2025]

ANGEL OF DEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAATH!

[@timothyhowell1885]

“Records I listen to solely for the snare sound” definitely St Anger. 100%

[@3sp10nag3]

First thing I thought of.

[@chrismoffitt950]

Not really a snare sound, more like Lars smashing his face into a trifle...

[@scottpetersmusic]

haha!! I saw an interview where Lars actually finally admitted it sucked.

[@platypusversusturtle]

@@scottpetersmusic ohhh please give me the link.

[@lonniusmaximus3836]

This actually made me LOL!

[@Didustart]

I’m 63 and just discovered Opeth. Love listening to the changes in mood and singing and melodies. The music hits me deep. Still listening to power.

[@honved1]

I’ve been into Metallica and slayer for about 50 years now, you are never too old for metal.

[@vinnytube1001]

My grandparents listened to Glenn Miller their entire lives. They'd lift the wooden lid to their all-in-one record console, put on an album, and dance in their living room.

[@lexustech48]

Glenn Miller is awesome! Special memories of your grandparents; cherish that!

[@vinnytube1001]

@@lexustech48 I do! I wish I had saved their console. I'm hoping to find a broken antique one to restore now.

[@BILLY-px3hw]

Yeah, pretty soon the nursing homes are going to be filled with old sagging tattooed bodies listening to hardcore metal in all its incarnations and hardcore gangsta rap, there are going to be some pretty intense grandparents

[@vinnytube1001]

@@BILLY-px3hw Gimme dat death metal version of Chattanooga Choo Choo.

[@bobjohns8914]

I do like Glenn Miller. If it is good - It matters not how old or what style of music it is!

[@AndyRehfeldt]

Happy birthday Rick. I’m 2 years younger than you. I wish I had a small fraction of your success.

[@Rahul_1.618]

Man, you're a legend. A lot of what you've done has ended up shaping contemporary KZbin culture

[@ronnieDshman18]

Never too late :)

[@AndyRehfeldt]

@@Rahul_1.618 Hey thanks Rahul!

[@AndyRehfeldt]

@@ronnieDshman18 Word

[@muenchhausenmusic]

Andy, some if your creations are masterpieces. First that come to mind is 'Reign in jazz' and a couple of your Metallica videos. Still crack me up like crazy 😂 I am a drum and guitar teacher and show your videos to my students sometimes. And as such I value not only the comedy gold but also the insane musicianship that goes into crafting your videos. You bring a lot of joy to the world! Cheers!

[@MOTOBRANDON]

i’m a riff guy too.. I hear a riff and have to learn it. Nice gear, way to do the songs justice. Just turned 40 myself, i’ll be playing suffocation riffs when i’m 80, but do believe the older and more “aware” you get, the more aware of the little nuances in different styles of music that turn you on to it. Like how watching you play old school solos ads a new respect to it for me that makes me wanna learn some that i grasped.. Boston, Journey, Rosana.. All those riffs i heard a million times but didn’t actually HEAR them until you played the solos in your other video.

[@MalinLH]

On the gaming site IGN there’s a host named Daemon. One day he was talking about his dad, who is well into his 60’s, who refused to be that guy who stops listening to new music. So he is constantly on the hunt for new bands and new styles. I think that’s awesome.

[@juanpablomiranda8955]

I'm not 60... but I'm definitely that guy...

[@karu6111]

That is definitely the dream. Listening to new music kinda feel like learning, and I don't want to stop learning. I think only real danger is me, at 60, trying to dress like the would be kids of the 2050s lol.

[@nabhchandra_]

listening to newmusic is one thing, but does he _enjoy_ listening to it?

[@reddurt8153]

Pantera said it best ..."There is a part of me that's always sixteen I've found the secret of eternal youth Some get high on life or money But there's an escape, drop out of the race To walk through world by one's self, you can't be protected Your trust is in whiskey, weed and Black Sabbath It's goddamn electric

[@timyarbro4783]

A buddy and I had this conversation 20 years ago and I'm 50 now and we concured that we will definitely be sitting in an old folks home still jamming to Slayer.

[@ManorTB]

Wonderful, wonderful point The way I see it, At least as a musician myself, Is that you love what you love. That would probably never change, on a deeper level. The only thing is the way that the articulation in which you perceive art and culture evolves. With a greater understanding of why and how you enjoy the music you love, The creative side of you will naturally understand better what it is looking for, whether by sticking to basically the same albums, songs, and type of music you listened to since a young age, Or, whether by exploring the limitless creative and imaginative ways to discover new and innovative music and artists, and even being inspired to be one yourself Age means nothing when it comes to love. Great video Love your SGs 😁