How Do You Be A Metalhead?
With the rise of heavy metal in the 70s came a subculture of fans referred to as metalheads. As heavy metal evolved and diversified, so did its fan base. There are now metalheads all over the world, and they’re not all stereotypically male, heavyset, and long-haired. As with any subculture, however, there are always poseurs–people who take on the superficial characteristics of the group without adopting what ties them all together.[1] This article will help you avoid such a fate. • Know and appreciate metal. This is the most important and quite possibly the biggest step because without this, you’re a poser, plain and simple. Do your homework! • Know the difference between heavy metal and nu-metal, grunge, hard rock, death metal, black metal, and metalcore. • Study the history of metal. Where did it begin? Who were the trailblazers? How did it change over time? • Become familiar with the variety of subgenres within metal:[2] black, death, doom, folk, glam, gothic, neo-classical, power,
