In the end of 1998 I graduated from college and started working, and this was another huge leap in my relationship with Metal.
For five years (from 1993 to 1998) I went though a process of guided discovery. First from the guys with whom I lived, just listening to what they listened, then with my two "mentors", really good friends, with whom I was able to do a really guided discovery, a conscious process where they lend me one or two CDs each time, so that I could really find out which genres I was more fond of, and allowing me the opportunity to exchange ideas and knowledge about Metal.
Now, finally I had money on my hands and I could start my process of self discovery, diving into some of the few stores that sold Metal music, alone or with my "mentors", choosing CDs by their covers, of bands we never heard before, and asking to listen, with the hope of finding some great band.
And, fortunately, it happened often. I would need several weeks to tell you about all the great discoveries we made, but there were a couple of moments that were really, really, magical!
Moments where we looked at each other, smiles in our faces, ears in ecstasy, thinking that we just strike gold!
One of those moments was in January 1999. We had an extra cash savings from our Christmas bonus and with money received in Christmas, so we went to our favourite store.
That time my senses were awaken by a purple cover with a red dragon. It said Rhapsody, Symphony Of Enchanted Lands.
We were smiling after 10 seconds and completely surrendered after two minutes. This beginning still gives me chills down my spine.
Rhapsody Of Fire - Epicus Furor & Emerald Sword
It was the first time that I felt I was being able to repay the time these two guys had invested in simply sharing what they knew about Metal.
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