"Metalhead" is the most popular term for a devoted fan of heavy metal music. Many metalheads believe that metal eschews trivial parts of music such as love and delivers music in the heaviest, most-concentrated form. Although metalheads are not as prevalent as they were in the 1980s, there is still a prominent fan base for metal. Metalheads are usually young, between the ages of 10 and 30. Most of these youths have a strong hatred for convention and conformity. They sometimes sport long hair, and dress in a distinctive manner. The typical attire of this subculture includes black band or concert t-shirts, denim jeans, and black shoes or boots. Also often worn are denim and/or leather jackets and spike bands on either the forearm or neck (see heavy metal fashion). Metalheads are not only limited to these outfits, though, as more "preppy" metalheads seem to be emerging every day. Metalheads are still fairly common today and children are becoming metalheads at an early age. In the past, metalheads were usually male. More recently, however, more and more females have embraced the subculture. It has been suggested that metal music be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that True love be merged into this article or section. ... A spike band, with the wearer doing the corna. ... Heavy metal fashion is the style of dress, body modification, make-up, hairstyle, and so on, affected by many fans of heavy metal, or, as they are often called, metalheads. ...

The word "metalhead"'s etymology is similar to "pothead"; ie, one who likes metal to the point where it is a defining factor in his/her lifestyle. Cannabis is a plant which is consumed by humans as a psychoactive drug. ...

Metal music does not lend itself to traditional dance, but foot tapping and in particular head nodding are common - this last so vigorous at times that it's referred to as headbanging. At metal shows there will frequently be a mosh pit, a sort of crowd based dance. Headbanging is a type of dance which involves violently shaking the head in time with music, most commonly heavy metal music. ... This article or section should be merged with mosh. ...

Metalheads oftentimes distinguish themselves by the type of metal they listen to. Back in the 80's it would happen that someone who listened to power metal would not associate himself with someone who liked death metal or grindcore. Now a days those who like grindcore don't fit in the same category as metalheads, given that they have adopted the emo/scene kid look, clothes, and attitude. Also, with the emergence of metalcore, the fusion of metal-like riffs and breakdowns, fashion, and ideals, metalheads may take pains to distinguish themselves from the more fashion-conscious and metalcore fans (sometimes derisively referred to as fashioncore). Power metal is a style of heavy metal music. ... It has been suggested that Florida death metal be merged into this article or section. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Metalcore is a musical genre consisting of a mix between heavy metal and hardcore. ... Fashioncore is a pejorative term used for bands/musicians viewed as non-substantial or derided emo, hardcore or, more frequently, Emotional Metalcore musicians and their fans. ...

"True" and "old school" metalheads tend to dismiss or scoff at mainstream forms of metal, which have traditionally been hair metal (1980's), nu metal (1990's) and more recently metalcore (2000's). They often see bands who play these styles as poor or watered down representations of the metal sound. While metalcore has been more heavily influenced by underground metal than nu metal or hair metal (and has in fact existed since the mid 80's), its modern incarnation has not sat well with many metalheads of this type, who do not consider it to be a "true" form of underground metal. Meanwhile, many young music fans who are getting into metal via metalcore appear to embrace it. This has inevitably led to many metal fans being persecuted solely on the basis of their age, predominantly by fans of the more extreme metal sub-genres (black metal, brutal death metal). "True" metalheads tend to embrace classical, progressive rock and folk influences, with bands like Therion (symphonic metal) and Moonsorrow (folk metal) having a wide appeal amongst true metalheads and being unknown amongst fans of more mainstream music but influences from popular music styles such as pop, hip-hop and hardcore are looked down upon and seen as "untrue". It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Classic Metal. ... Nu metal (or aggro metal) is a subgenre of heavy metal music. ... Metalcore is a musical genre consisting of a mix between heavy metal and hardcore. ... Therion is the name the Greeks gave to the constellation the Romans named Lupus. ... Moonsorrow Moonsorrow is a Finnish Viking metal band. ... Meanings of POP and PoP: Persistent Organic Pollutant (a class of chemicals) Planes of Power (one of the many expansion packs to the popular MMORPG, EverQuest) Point of presence (the physical connection between telecommunications networks) Progesterone only pill (an oral female contraceptive) Point of Purchase (a term in retail marketing... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began among urban African Americans and Latinos in New York City in the early 1970s, and has since spread around the world. ... Hardcore may refer to: Look up hardcore in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Unlike the punk and gothic scenes, metal does not have a particularly defined culture, although many metalheads dress in a similar fashion and many are often interested in similar subjects (such as horror movies, science fiction, occultism, blood and gore imagery, firearms, militaria, fantasy, mythology, Nordic culture etc.) and other topics reflected in traditional and underground metal music. Some subgenres, however, do have a particular culture assossiated with them, such as black metal and metalcore. True metal fans, especialy fans of mellodic metal, often share typical goth interests, such as literature and art. Unlike mainstream pop and hip-hop culture being uncool or nerdy is not looked down upon by metalheads, and academic interests are the norm. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Gothic rock evolved out of post-punk during the late 1970s. ... Hot metal work from a blacksmith In chemistry, a metal (Greek: Metallon) is an element that readily forms ions (cations) and has metallic bonds, and metals are sometimes described as a lattice of positive ions (cations) in a cloud of electrons. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... For other uses of this term, see occult (disambiguation). ... A firearm is a kinetic energy weapon that fires either a single or multiple projectiles propelled at high velocity by the gases produced by action of the rapid confined burning of a propellant. ... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ... Fantasy is a genre of art, literature, film, television, and music that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of either plot, theme, setting, or all three. ... The word mythology (from the Greek μυολογία mythología, from μυολογειν mythologein to relate myths, from μυος mythos, meaning a narrative, and λογος logos, meaning speech or argument) literally means the (oral) retelling of myths – stories that a particular culture believes to be true and that use supernatural events or characters to explain the... The Nordic countries (Greenland not shown) The Nordic countries is a term used collectively for five countries in Northern Europe. ... It has been suggested that Anti-Semitism in Black Metal be merged into this article or section. ... Metalcore is a musical genre consisting of a mix between heavy metal and hardcore. ... Meanings of POP and PoP: Persistent Organic Pollutant (a class of chemicals) Planes of Power (one of the many expansion packs to the popular MMORPG, EverQuest) Point of presence (the physical connection between telecommunications networks) Progesterone only pill (an oral female contraceptive) Point of Purchase (a term in retail marketing... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began among urban African Americans and Latinos in New York City in the early 1970s, and has since spread around the world. ...

Some metalheads use specific words to describe their music, such as "brutal", "necro", "cult" (variation "kvlt"), or "grim". "Brutal" usually describes a particularly intense form of death metal or grindcore; meanwhile, "necro", "cult", and "grim" typically describe strains of black metal that is of the raw, minimal, 2nd wave persuasion. Power metal fans are more likely to describe music they enjoy as "epic" or "glorious". It has been suggested that Florida death metal be merged into this article or section. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... It has been suggested that Anti-Semitism in Black Metal be merged into this article or section. ... Power metal is a style of heavy metal music. ...

Metalheads have occasionally been depicted in the movies. Detroit Rock City (1999) is perhaps the most famous example, as it follows the exploits of four young metalheads in the late 70's. Stereotypical metalheads were depicted in 1984's This is Spın̈al Tap, 1994's Airheads (though some may see them as grunge fans), as well as 2000's Little Nicky. Detroit Rock City is a 1999 film about 4 kids in a KISS cover band, trying to go see their idols, KISS in Detroit in 1978. ... See also: 1998 in film, other events of 1999, 2000 in film, list of years in film. Events April 7 - Star Wars fans begin lining up at movie theaters in Westwood and Hollywood to buy tickets for Star Wars, Episode I - The Phantom Menace May 3 - A Durham, North Carolina... // Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1994. ... Promotional Poster Airheads is a comedy film released on August 5, 1994. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2000. ... Little Nicky (2000) is a comedy film written, produced and starring Adam Sandler. ...

Heavy Metal Parking Lot is a short documentary from 1986 which shows that these parodies are not all that exaggerated. Metalheads and the heavy metal scene were more generously (and more kindly) documented in the recent film "A Headbanger's Journey" (2005). The Canadian artist Steven Shearer is known internationally for art projects involving metalheads and metal-related paraphernalia; his semi-autobiographical work gives a documentary-like glimpse into the lives of 'typical' metalheads. Heavy Metal Parking Lot is a video documentary created by Jeff Krulik and John Heyn in 1986. ...