Earlier this month, I was notified that one of my favorite songs had turned 15 years old, and the only thing I could think of was, “this song changed my life.” Which is a little dramatic but completely truthful.
Picture this, a 15-year-old kid watching music videos on Youtube after school. The home computer is running painfully slow and there’s just enough time to load one more video before being called down for dinner. Instead of replaying one of her favorites, she clicks on a recommended video. It’s a little more rowdier than normal, more screaming and growls than she’s used to but she falls in love with it.
I was that kid, and Asking Alexandria was my first taste of metalcore.
After the 15 year announcement, I imagined what my life looked like if I never listened to them. I wanted to really see if this one song had truly changed my life.
Spoiler alert, it had.
I found myself through their music. I discovered I could be confident in who I wanted to be even if it was different. I discovered my love for live music. I went to Warped Tour! I met so many friends at concerts, traveled to beautiful venues to see bands perform. My now husband first told me “I love you” at an Asking Alexandria concert. They were the soundtrack to every triumph and every loss. I learned how to fight with them blaring in my ears. I learned how to let go, too.
“You’re seeing your band tonight, right?” my mom always asks before their show.
With pride, I always say, “Yes, I am.”
Metalcore music is a large piece of my soul and it all started with The Final Episode. So, happy birthday!
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