Music, why do you enjoy what you listen to?

So this week, I would like to do an article on music (I am a digital media major, so music is probably something I should be thinking about. However, until the middle/high-school years of my life, I never really listened to music; I just didn't have anything I was really interested in. Time went on, friends introduced to me bands like System of a Down and the Offspring, and from that time on I have always loved metal music for the most part.

I guess I would say it was between my Sophomore and Senior years of high school that I found my genre I really enjoy (before then it was pretty much listening to what people said was good). Alternative/Heavy Metal is my genre of choice, I enjoy catchy riffs, loud guitars, boomy bass, and deep, angry voices (for the most part, the Offspring is still sweet).

Pic above: The album from Korn (my favorite band) that includes my favorite song (Got the Life).

So that's pretty much all for this one. What is your favorite Genre? Band? (Least favorite?) What are the reasons you enjoy what you listen to?