I can appreciate that. Unfortunately many, especially the fringe who always populate the net, are quite narrow-minded.
I am extremely eclectic, though I admit I tend to dislike noise like metal or rap. 2 sides of the same coin to me.
But I DEFINITELY like many of the more popular examples of them. As well as other hard stuuf. Never mind the soft, truly talented and beautiful stuff.
Musically I’m all over the place. But metal is my home. It’s the group I socially identify with more than the rest, punkers second. No matter what I’m listening to I’m a metalhead. I was offended when Pat Robertson complained about the evils of D&D right before the new Sabbath album came out, I felt it was disrespectful to Sabbath.