most metal adjacent music i’ve ever liked was ac/dc, and some industrial stuff from the 90’s, everything else for me is unlistenableto, and i definitely judge those who make it part of their personality, much like i do reality tv, and professional wrestling. a man’s gotta have a code, this is mine.
Not a perception as such, but as a metalhead too I wonder what their gateway band was or who they might listen to that I’m unfamiliar with. General intrigue really.
Makes me wonder if those who favour other genres think the same.
Ah jeez, what can I say but 12 years old is the perfect time to be given a Megadeth album. I think it was Capitol Punishment.
A metal head is the kind of guy I want watching my back. They aren’t afraid to get knocked around a little, usually smarter than most, and they have the biggest hearts.
Of course, there are exceptions, but that’s the general vibe I get from the metal heads I’ve met.
Metalhead here. I’ve found that once you ignore the elitists (which every fandom has), it’s a pretty welcoming crowd consisting of generally chill people who aren’t afraid to stand out.
As a metal head, it was always fun seeing other bars and clubs in the middle of the night having police and fights outside, while our dainty little metal bar only had that when those people came to our place.
Some people even came for the lack of fights, even if they didn’t like the music. Always a brotherly atmosphere welcoming to all strangers.
I think those people like to have fun and they don’t take themselves too seriously.
I don’t think that my perception of it changed in the last 30 years since I was a teenager.
Can confirm.
What I have noticed for myself and other Metalheads is that the preference regarding the favourite bands and or subgenre might shift, or that the mix/percentage with non-Metal music might change a bit etc. But from my experience, people that have enjoyed Metal as teenagers still like it at older ages.
At Metal festivals and concerts you generally find a wide spectrum of all ages. I’ve seen grannies enjoying the show next to teenagers moshing. I’ve seen while families, or talked to people that came alone from another continent to attend that festival. I’ve also done that myself once and had no problem finding nice people to hang out with.
I often ask a question on here to give me something to get my mind off of the pain immediately following my physical therapy routine from a broken neck and back 10 years ago. I’m not much for words ATM. But yes, I’m a metalhead
Fuck, that sounds horrible :(
I wish you a good recovery with as little pain as possible!You have a good strategy. Reading other people’s stories is like reading a book. But instead of fiction, it’s (hopefully true) small glimpses into human lives. I also love that for escaping my own reality for a short while.
There’s the old joke that metalheads are nice people pretending to be mean, while hippies are mean people pretending to be nice.
Well the hippies are boomers… soooo…
I don’t know about hippies, but this comic is pretty accurate for Metalheads (except many times we also take stupid grimace foots xD):
Seeing as you know about Nemi, I’m guessing you’re also aware of this, but I’m leaving it for others to see: https://youtu.be/bY6LKydHgWY
I’ve met the guy in the commercial, and he is indeed a metalhead.
Haha, it’s been a while since I last saw that! Thanks for bringing it back 🤘🏻
And since I’ve been learning Swedish lately, I can now almost understand that Norwegian. Here’s my guess:
Ikke alle liker at det går så fort hos oss.
which means “Not all like that it’s going so fast with us.”, so it would make sense for the video xD
Can you confirm or correct that?
Correct. Swedish and Norwegian are similar enough that Norwegian dialects alone are more different.
Mostly people who are really into music, which is cool, and are chill. I had a flat mate once who was into metal, chill guy but not great as a flat mate (nothing to do with music, just flat mate stuff). I know some subsets of metal draw in people who are the bad kind of weird, but I haven’t (knowingly) met those. TBH I haven’t met a metal head in years, though (at least not knowingly).
Based on experience, they tend to be people with a tough exterior but with the kindest hearts.
The nicest people in the world cosplaying as the meanest.
Well I like metal but I’m considered a wierdo loner and unlikeable.
“Hey, new friends! Cool shirt”
Metal fans are low-brow angry degenerates. I like them a lot.
was never my crowd but I married one so im related by marriage. well and I like tull that had a lot of influence on it. Also in college I endlessly would bug a friend of mine after they won heavy metal band of the year.
I know so many metal heads, that I would have to say: it depends on the type of metal they’re into. The one thing they really tend to have in common, though, is they have personalities very much in contrast to the style in which they dress and what you might think hearing the music. All cool people; but at first glance, depending on their preferred style of metal, they can look scary AF.
One of the best feelings in the world is seeing the reaction of people who hang out with Metalheads for the first time. We had someone join our group at a metal festival and it was so much fun.
“Wait, why is that big scary guy over there wearing a pink unicorn costume?” Etc etc
Last year i learned about their running in circles dance. I watched a bunch of videos on it. Now everytime my son goes to a show i need a report on the dancing and random antics.
Aaah yes, circle pits are amazing. A wall of death is scary at first, but also a lot of fun. Forming a Conga line through the whole crowd is always a huge party.
