[Fortis]

I'm a stealth metal head, you could say.

I could name a laundry list of names, but I don't think that's really necessary. But I've been listening to metal for over 10 years now. Probably my favorite genre.

Guys at metal shows are usually quite friendly.

I've been to probably 100+ metal shows (used to work for a radio station) and never gotten "beaten" or anything. I've had dudes truck me, knock me down, help me up and later became friends with those same guys.

The metal scene is a lot like the RVF in that people say what ever the fuck they want and can be pretty non-pc but they're usually fundamentally cool people once you get to know them.

I'm confident I could walk into any metal show and walk out with at least 1-2 new friends. Contrast that with the club scene or the rap scene and it's just another planet.

I do think aggression is a part of the appeal but metalheads probably have a lot more in common with stoners than they do with, say, extreme sports fanatics or anything. Whenever I've met any "famous" metal musicians they're down to earth and the sort of people who hang out with their fans and will swap guitar tips and all sorts of things with you.


They're very easy going people.

Metal is pretty "open" to women. the skill cap that comes with metal music is so high that if a girl can play bass, guitar or drums at that level that people don't really have an issue with it. People (SJWs) want metal to be this misogynistic genre, but it really isn't.

I've seen girls in the pit and guys are pretty conscious of them and don't beat them down or anything.

Metal is probably one of the last genres around where there is still a strong sense of community. SJWs can't stand communities like that.