yeah, & believe it or not, i was a huge metallica fanatic when i was only 10 yrs. old lol. my mom was the one that got me hooked on them. i grew up with these guys, i love them ;).
well i haven't been a fan as long as you but that's because i'm only 16 years old haha. I cant even remember when i started listening to them. My mom was there fan and my cousin was pure mad about them too. I can't remember when it started but i remember always sitting in his house with some songs playing in the background. Only a few years back when i started to listen to them myself i realised that i already know all these songs :)
Ive grown up with rock music all around me & Id be really happy to hear a Metallica song on the radio.. (so ive known them for what seems like forever) but it wasnt till around 5th grade that I really got into Metallica & learned more about them.