I like anything from Poison to Slayer, but back in the late 80s I didn't own up to anything "softer" than Motley Crue and I even caught sh&t for that.
LOL Your friends must have been like me and my brothers. "IF IT AIN'T METAL, IT AIN'T MUSIC!"
Nowadays, I like to get loaded, crank Sinatra up to 11, and kill hundreds of thousands on Zero Hour.
But I just got done with a Slayer-fest before that! LOL