metal is in a bad place right now.
even most the bad ass euro metal bands that saved the day in the mid/late 90's(when all america had to offer was korn, limp bizkit, and rob zombie) are putting out boring, non-memorable albums.
as far as getting old and growing out of it? to some extent thats probably going to happen. i mean i'll throw on some iced earth or some stratovarious, and even though i'm enjoying it, a big part of me knows how cheezy it really is, where as when i was 18, it was the coolest {censored} ever.