YOU HAVE TO BE TRUE TO YOUR SELF. THERES NOTHING WRONG WITH FOLLWOING POPULAR TRENDS IF YOU LIKE THE TREND, BUT TO FOLLOW IT JUST TO FIT IN??? IF YOU HAVE GOOD SELF CONFIDENCE YOU DON'T NEED THAT. 

IT LIKE THAT ALL OVER THE WORKS NOT JUST IN A CERTIAN CITY. DO THING AND GO PLACES YOU ENJOY AND YOU WILL MEET SIMILAR PEOPLE.

DF - I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE OUR AGE. PRIEST HAS JUST DRAWN US ALL TOGETHER, AND THE MUSIC IS OUT FOUNTIAN OF YOUTH.

Well said, scorp! It appears you are close to my age. Always good to have another "old fogie" here on the Board. HA!!!!

Really, popularity is not that tough to attain. I can remember when I was in school, I did not follow "popular" musical trends and I had many friends. I think who and what you are is a far better indication of how popular you will be. There will always be superficial people, even as you get older. That is just a fact of life. Being yourself really is what matters.

YOU WEREN'T BORN 20 YEARS TO LATE. IT'S THE MUSIC THAT KEEPS YOU FEELING YOUNG WHILE OTHER MENTALLY GET OLD. I'LL BE 47 ON NOV 12TH AND I FELL LIKE I'M 20. I STILL PLAY BALL AND WORKOUT WITH GUYS IN THEIR 20'S. I HAVE VERY FEW FRIENDS MY AND. THEY ACT LIKE THEIR OLD. 

DON'T GET ME WRONG I LIKE A BIGGER VARIETY OF MUSIC NOW AS OPPOSED TO WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, BUT I STILL LOVE THE METAL FROM THE 1970'S.  I LIVE UP TO MY RESPONSIBILITIES, BUT I NEVER FEEL TOO OLD TO BE SILLY.  

FEELING THE METAL MUSIC WILL DO THAT TO ONES SOUL.

What really pisses me off is when someone makes a judgment of a album without giving it a chance. If you want to understand why or where your band is going with there music at least listen to the damn album. You know heavy metal is not all about screaming thru the whole song, lets get back to where the music moves you deep down. This judas priest album does that for me, thank you to band that stayed with there roots and did'nt get caught up in the screaming crap.