WHEN CELEBRITIES WEAR METAL SHIRTS... 

People get mad because these people wearing these shirts will probably mock you and bully you for being a metalhead. These same people would call you gross for liking metal.

Finn Mckenty... If you are going to throw all of us Metalheads under the bus for defending our music, its because you don't like it. But others should not hear you slam heroic musicians that stand up to the cancer that is trying to destroy our genre's community. This isn't about wearing clothes, its about us not being able to identify one another anymore. Sound cheesy? It should because this is what thugs I heard say and it seems to be working as of 2023. The less people talk to each other and become friends (from originally starting a conversation due to wearing an underground Metal shirt), the less Metal bands get formed. So, the only source left is just the internet to find random band members as strangers they might not befriend easily, since concerts are too loud to try to talk. These thugs (that people like the Kardashians love) hate you Whites to death and you don't get it. Its not just a few people that want the music gone forever... Not even Dee Snider, Gary Holt, and Dani Filth get it because its not easy to get... This is all just a sinister agenda so Metalheads get un-inspire to start a conversation with a potential comrade and ends up speaking to "posers" instead. This creates a more anti-social problem on purpose within the Metal community. Then there are others that said something like "if we start wearing their shirts, they will start wearing rapper t-shirts as a returned favor in the future with the new generation and then they will forget about their White music forever someday since those drug addicts are weak minded. We control the media and we can control them." Its irritating they label the hell out of all us like we all do drugs and are all stupid, but you are attacking respectful Metal musicians instead in your video for them calling out posers.

@@bubbytumby8509 That is so true... In my old high school, one would get jumped for wearing a Metal T-shirt by thugs (certain kids that I can't describe in detail more due to youtube comment bans). They insult us, try to hit us, and their girlfriends would say they never date a rocker in life. They would try to treat us like we were a bunch of outcasts, especially if you were a goth kid. I remember a kid got his faced carved with a knife in the bathroom for wearing a Metal t-shirt.

Haha. His dismissal of Deftones because of a couple of fans, his frustrating opinion of ska, and his weird love of stripper fight music.

1. A7X and Disturbed are Butt Rock. 2. Cowboys from Hell isn't Pantera's best album. 3. Claiming 311 is one of his most-listened-to bands, but no videos on them (not really an opinion)

Ha!

@Madden 07 Soundtrack Fan Account [Norma Jean AOTY] tbh it kinda is

1. Modern metalcore bands try to replicate Doomsday by Architects with Linkin Park choruses. 2. System Of A Down and Red Hot Chili Peppers are talented bands with terrible vocalists. 3. Can't think of a third one because they were already mentioned...

Well I was a big Metallica fan as a kid and didn’t expand my horizons very much. I started listening to underground metal when I asked a buddy about his shirt. Haven’t hardly listened to Metallica since. So you are spot on!!

I'm a 39 year old female metal head from Kentucky and I could care less. I own a kill the Kardashians shirt tho

Exactly

Exactly. And Kanye sampled esoteric rock stuff like King Crimson and Can, I'm sure he's familiar with metal lol

When your band becomes a fashion brand, thats when you really "made" it.

@@petrinafilip96 agreed idc what anyone says if my band shirt is selling at target or Walmart im not gonna be mad at all 🤣🤣

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My culture is not your costume 😤

but you have a point in some way. A lot of snowflakes are offended, when somebody is wearing something that doesn´t belong to his/hers culture or something. But when you asked them ,,do you listen to them?´´ they will rip you off with ,,This is a free country and I can wear whatever I want´´ so, i´m more confused than angry. :D

And it’s not uncommon for people that aren’t that into metal to like Slipknot. I know multiple people that aren’t “metalheads” but still like Slipknot

I’ve seen a live video of Killswitch Engage (at the start of the Howard era) where Howard says to Adam D about giving a lady her hat back in the audience… that audience member happened to be Venus Williams. Celebs liking Metal is entirely believable. If you’re in the music industry then it takes a real professional to at least appreciate most of if not all forms of music, including metal.

They bring it on themselves and take it wayyyyyyy tooooo seriously.

@@ogvelociraptor205 For sure, that’s what makes it so satisfying, he makes me laugh out loud when he talks about it

@@jeremysiron9622 Black Metal fan's are the Juggalos of Heavy Metal Fandom 😆

@@ogvelociraptor205 😆

Juicy j has a linkin park sample in like his first mainstream album

As someone who grew up listening to the Triple 6 and metal, I feel ashamed for not noticing this lol

A lot of trap music was the same Phrygian tonalities found in most metal soundscapes

Weird that finn didn't catch that as big a fan as he is of that suicideboys sound which is basically ripped directly from threesix

@@BlueBeetle1939 Not really. The more you watch his videos you realize his scope is pretty shallow and narrow.

Same got called every name under the sun for wearing a battle jacket but somehow the same people who made fun of me and the bands I listened to don't want to be judge or called out when they wear the exact same thing

Yeahhh that actaully makes him even more metal !

This applys to people meatalheads feel represent that people (mainstream musicians, celebrities, etc)

hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

@RepugWrecker I said entry point, not entry level. As in they have a very classic hook-y style and a pretty charismatic frontman in Dani which I think both combine to make them a bit more alluring to newcomers. You know, pull them in with Nymphetamine Fix and shred their face with some Funeral in Carpathia which is a pretty great start to getting into black metal. I don’t hate Cradle by a long shot bro 🤘

@RepugWrecker Can’t speak to Lorna Shore as metal/deathcore just has never done anything for me but I know they’re buzzing right and they’re metal so I have no complaints. Proceed with partying, Wayne

@@nosexinviolence.3358 Who cares 😄

Unironically same

*Insert sarcasm here*

I remember when the only way to get a Thrasher Shirt was to order it from their Magazine which is still going strong.

Honestly I felt this way a few years ago. but then I got the fuck over it, and everyone should too. This behavior is way too crazy (especially when you argue with other metalheads and they come off as whiny babies)

@@actnatural9261 Bingo!

Oh I didn’t know he did the Bieber merch! That stuff was so good

The vetements death metal hoodie was huge

Back in High School the non Skaters wore etnies, DC,DVS,Osiris along with t shirts from said company's and this was during the Tony Hawk Video Game era.

@@ogvelociraptor205 yup. That was me too haha. Then i actually started skating. But the thrasher Tshirt one was more cringe to me. Because it's thrasher.

Same experience and outcome for me. I worked a coffeeshop and a rich popular girl came in with a doors shirt. I just strike up a conversation and say what kind of doors songs do you like? And she said oh I like their hits (without naming one specific song) I was disappointed.

Wouldn't be surprised if his parents picked it out because they're misfits fans themselves and want their friends to think they're putting their kid onto good music. I see it alot.

@@donlyphans7801 i can accept hits, at least there’s sommeee type of knowledge

@@OffSumThraxx nahh the mom was just as surprised bout the shirt

@@Yungbronson lol damn, thats wild

Black to Grey is in - the design of these black t shirts are just very fashionable and artistic. I think metal t shirts are just the best designed in any genre.

Aesthetic is where metal shines. Most of the music _really_ sucks, is borderline noise and unlistenable to most people.

Uhhh, hate to break it to you but….metal heads and punks do not look cool.

@@KnivingDispodia bullshit

@@Mister_Phafanapolis Complete bullshit.

Yep. They don’t like women very much

@@FinnMckentyPRMBA Not exactly where I was going with my example, but I think it's fair to say Amber earned her scorn. I could have subbed Ezra Miller for Amber to make my point, just that Amber has had a lot of press lately and it was hard to avoid hearing about that whole ordeal, so she came to mind first. This phenomenon is not limited to metal. I usually wear MLB ball caps. I collect hats form the stadiums I visited, and when I wear one of my hats, I try to color coordinate a bit with the other clothing I have on. When I explain to people that ask about the hat or mention the team, they find it funny when I tell them I'm not a fan of that team. They act like I shouldn't be wearing that hat.

@@FinnMckentyPRMBA no @dumbass, it's because amber heard is a pos. that was the point 🤦‍♂️

I think theres more to it 1. You can no longer identify someone with similar music interests unless they have other clear indications, when shirts were the easiest way, now it doesnt mean anything, and it muddied the water. 2. We got mocked for the shirts for listening to "devil music" and "scream" music that takes no talent, theyre crazy, etc. But then the very next year when a rapper wore it, now its cool and it doesnt matter if its devil music or not. And arguably, most of the bands that got called this werent even slightly satanic. Most were post hardcore and metalcore, so they were wrong too. 3. When people who wear these clothes dont listen to the music, stores that sell clothes start selling merch that lines up with the posers as well, like hot topic which has TONS of hip hop and rap shirts which fine, its called Hot Topic, not the metal store but even then, it was a metal store before this happened regardless of the name. They change how accessible and inaccessible these things are and to me, thats really annoying when theres more stuff for hip hop than band t's in a store like that. If i hadnt been mocked and was left alone, i wouldnt care that the energy flipped so heavily. Not only this, people start calling themselves rockstars because theyre alternative in aesthetic, but still do their same music. Look how you want, its trivial at its core, but it IS annoying for those reasons.

@@gengashaunt3322 You can absolutely identify someone with similar music interests based on wearing a metal shirt, all you have to do is speak to them. All it takes is 10 seconds to say "Hey sweet _______ shirt, you listen to them?" If you're not actually going to talk to them or have any meaningful interaction does it really matter if they have the same musical interests or not? People should be happy that people have become more open minded about metal in recent years, isn't that what we should want? Especially if you were given shit about it in the past, now that it's more acceptable that means others are less likely to experience the same thing.

@@Nightwishmaster you missed my point entirely. I dont care lol. This was in high school, and i was made fun of, so logically speaking, as an introvert anyway, im not going to approach someone if im not pretty sure itll turn out fine. But i didnt have to. Because at the time, my friends wore these shirts and thats how we became friends. It was easier when this wasnt happening. Secondly, im sure youre aware posers will lie and say they listen to these bands when they dont. If they dont ill be disappointed, but lying and being like oh i only know thiiiiis stuff and its like oh me too, which ones. Weeeeeell i dont know the names of the songs. To even be having this convo because i wondered if they even listened to the music creates a situation where im now seeming like a gatekeeper when i dont care what you do in reality, you created this situation by wearing it because i DO listen to it and i wanted to make a friend. Its hard to be friends with a poser when i can see it blatantly. It sounds judgemental but id rather pick my company wisely so i dont make them upset with me because i dont line up with the way they do things, i can leave them to live how they wish and not deal with it at all. Id rather not be in that position and this wouldnt happen were it not for stuff like my example with the shirts. Now im not in high school, and i hardly see any band ts ever at all so this isnt applicable anymore.

@@Nightwishmaster and wearing a shirt while having the same level of knowledge about it as you did before, which is none, isnt being open minded about metal. They dont give a shit about the music, they cared about fitting with the trend at the time, thats why you dont see it anymore at least where i am. Theyre just as ignorant to the music as they were, wearing a shirt doesnt change that. So no, this isnt what we should want, but i say that solely as a fan of metal. However what we do want is people to like what they like and do as they please like id like to be allowed to do, and it includes letting people do this anyway. Its not a big deal, its just minor grievance.

@@Nightwishmaster sorry if i came off as rude btw not my intention whatsoever

I just dress in normal clothes, I don't feel like there's much point in wearing your identity, I can understand doing it in high school when you need to belong to a clique. But in adulthood, why bother?

Well Kendall straight up said she didn't understand how anyone could like Metal.

I’m a huge fan!!

Jason Segel in slc punk

"Wanting people to listen, you can't just tap them on the shoulder anymore, you have to hit them with a sledgehammer and then you'll notice you've got their strict attention." Even if it wasn't supposed to be taken literally though, Gary's shirt was probably still a more honest representation of his feelings than Kendall's lol.

WhY dId yOu GiVe mE mOnEy?!?! REEEEEEEE

Kanye is into enough “weird” music that I’d almost consider him an alternative artist who was just good enough (and lucky enough) to blow up. He’s also always talking about, praising various rock bands. I think the super popular bands have enough pull that some of these people unironically like them. Misfits and Ramones were basically Elvis with a few edgy lyrics and a fuzzy guitar tone, Maiden is pretty much Zeppelin+. Nirvana was basically a hardcore band trying to do metal/old school hard rock/country rock. But their influence lead to Bush, Seether, then The Fray, Avril Lavigne, MB20, and I’d say we were still seeing some leftovers of the Nirwannabe craze even on Speak Now and Breakaway 🤪. Metallica is, well, Metallica. They’re all pretty listener friendly and I wouldn’t be shocked if Kim Kardashian or Justin Bieber or anyone else liked any one of them.

Was said never

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What do you call a Chad that slays solid 3s and 4s

What? 🤔

no one was there but me and maiden back at the jersey meadowlands back in 89, no one i tells ya.

I would’ve just replied “Johnny tsunami”

She also co-wrote and produced an album with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of NIN

Happy birthday!