Most basically, a fan of metal music. Metalheads are stereotyped as loud, obnoxious, stupid, drunk, and non-achieving; also as defiant, free-thinking, tough, and fed up with the social status quo. There is an element of truth to all of these, particularly the last.
Metalheads tend to be clannish, or at least identify with each other due to familiarity with esoteric bits of information on bands that most people have no clue exist.
Ways to spot a metalhead: long hair, t-shirts with band slogans and logos, denim or leather clothing, proclivity for yelling "JUDAS FUCKING PRIEST!" or other such barbarities.
Metalheads tend to be clannish, or at least identify with each other due to familiarity with esoteric bits of information on bands that most people have no clue exist.
Ways to spot a metalhead: long hair, t-shirts with band slogans and logos, denim or leather clothing, proclivity for yelling "JUDAS FUCKING PRIEST!" or other such barbarities.
Bands considered to (lyrically) sum up the spirit of heavy metal: Judas Priest, W.A.S.P., Deströyer 666, Exodus.
by Pyrus August 27, 2004
People who listen to and respect ANY metal genre, whether it be newer bands like Korn, Slipknot, Bullet for my Valentine, Atreyu, or classics like Slayer, Pantera, Metallica etc. There is NO stereotype for metalheads, they're not always dressed in black, have long hair, are satanic, drink/do drugs, mosh, or go to concerts....these are all generalizations.
I'm a short, quiet asian chick who is currently wearing a pink flowery summer dress and heels. I don't cuss, I do well in school, never get into trouble, and I've never done drugs or drank alcohol in my life. Sound like a metalhead? No. Am I? Fuck yeah \m/
by lolimrow June 25, 2011
A person who is an avid listener of Heavy Metal music.
Also extremely dedicated to the sub-culture which surrounds the music, which usually consists of;
* Drinking Heavily
* Destroying objects/property after drinking heavily
* Attending concerts or "gigs" of Heavy Metal bands, international or local
* Throwing ones head back and forth in an energetic fassion in time with the music
* Froming circles at concerts known as mosh pits
* Hanging with fellow followers of the metal faith and discussing/listening to Metal
* General disregard for the mainstream ala. Disliking "tools" such as Limp Bizkit, KoRn, Slipknot and others.
The average Metalhead is easily identified by other Metalheads, a Metalhead usually has a distinct "uniform" that he/she wears. it consists of;
* Long hair (usually past shoulders)
* A shirt which bears the logo of the wearers faviorate band (this peice is mandatory)
* Faded jeans, and on occasion leather pants
* A leather jacket
* An abundance of accesories, usually spiked wristbands ranging from small studs to inche long nails, "bulletbelts" and generally a many other metalic objects
* Tatoos and Peircings are not usually required but do help
A Metalheads life revolves around the music, and are generally aggressive folk because of their isolation, that is why the Metalhead has strong bonds with their metal breathern, usually picking a fight with a Metalhead will result in a tough scuffle, and is not recommended.
Also extremely dedicated to the sub-culture which surrounds the music, which usually consists of;
* Drinking Heavily
* Destroying objects/property after drinking heavily
* Attending concerts or "gigs" of Heavy Metal bands, international or local
* Throwing ones head back and forth in an energetic fassion in time with the music
* Froming circles at concerts known as mosh pits
* Hanging with fellow followers of the metal faith and discussing/listening to Metal
* General disregard for the mainstream ala. Disliking "tools" such as Limp Bizkit, KoRn, Slipknot and others.
The average Metalhead is easily identified by other Metalheads, a Metalhead usually has a distinct "uniform" that he/she wears. it consists of;
* Long hair (usually past shoulders)
* A shirt which bears the logo of the wearers faviorate band (this peice is mandatory)
* Faded jeans, and on occasion leather pants
* A leather jacket
* An abundance of accesories, usually spiked wristbands ranging from small studs to inche long nails, "bulletbelts" and generally a many other metalic objects
* Tatoos and Peircings are not usually required but do help
A Metalheads life revolves around the music, and are generally aggressive folk because of their isolation, that is why the Metalhead has strong bonds with their metal breathern, usually picking a fight with a Metalhead will result in a tough scuffle, and is not recommended.
by David May 20, 2004
(sry im leaving out many bands but i dont have very much time rite now...)
Listener of heavy metal...
not a pussy wanna be but the true follower of the music... not someone who listens to korn, slipknot(with the exeption of the earlier albums), limp biskit. but the bands tha the music was based on such as iron butterfly, to Black Sabbath, to the British new wave Iron maiden and judas priest, to slayer, then to the vast metal divide to the various death,black, doom, etc... catogories...
headbanger with pride who has the music running through his/her viens...
someone who wouldn't goto blink 182 concert
someone who died inside when Celine Deon covered 'you shook me all night long'
someone who doesn't do the chicken dance at october fest (vince niel stay true to the music my friend)
Listener of heavy metal...
not a pussy wanna be but the true follower of the music... not someone who listens to korn, slipknot(with the exeption of the earlier albums), limp biskit. but the bands tha the music was based on such as iron butterfly, to Black Sabbath, to the British new wave Iron maiden and judas priest, to slayer, then to the vast metal divide to the various death,black, doom, etc... catogories...
headbanger with pride who has the music running through his/her viens...
someone who wouldn't goto blink 182 concert
someone who died inside when Celine Deon covered 'you shook me all night long'
someone who doesn't do the chicken dance at october fest (vince niel stay true to the music my friend)
that pussy wanna be listening to korn... he thinks hes a metal head...
iron maiden fan... dude u fukin metalhead...
iron maiden fan... dude u fukin metalhead...
by Cravin Morehead March 31, 2005
Metalhead: *headbanging to The Trooper*
Prep: what the hell are you doing?
Metalhead: *Turns up volume*
Good Metal Bands:
Metal:
Iron Maiden
Slayer
Testament
Exodus
Megadeth
Power Metal:
Ronnie James Dio
Yngwie Malmsteen
Dragonforce* Kinda... Blatant ripoff of 80's powermetal
Hammerfall
Black Metal:
Mayhem
Beherit
Burzum
Emperor
Nile
Dimmu Borgir
Celtic Frost
Behemoth
Marduk
And Countless Others
Prep: what the hell are you doing?
Metalhead: *Turns up volume*
Good Metal Bands:
Metal:
Iron Maiden
Slayer
Testament
Exodus
Megadeth
Power Metal:
Ronnie James Dio
Yngwie Malmsteen
Dragonforce* Kinda... Blatant ripoff of 80's powermetal
Hammerfall
Black Metal:
Mayhem
Beherit
Burzum
Emperor
Nile
Dimmu Borgir
Celtic Frost
Behemoth
Marduk
And Countless Others
by Brian Fucking Harder October 10, 2007
a metal head is defined by what they choose to define themselves as the majority of us think along the same lines which consist of the following but are not limited to: hate for the establishment, love of the musical genre, a rebellious spirit, an urge to break the bonds of anything that is or can control us unless we so allow it to (example; friends, family, significant other, dog). we arent all violent crazies but some of us happen to be and thats the individuals path that they choose its not up to anyone else but them and you know what? fuck you people who try to tell us what to do and fuck you posers who think just cause you look one way it makes you a metalhead. you arent a metal head if you do it to be cool. we dont want to be cool! thats those preps thing we want to be free! FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION! FREEDOM OF CHOICE! FREEDOM OF EVERYTHING! WE JUST WANT TO BE FREE OF YOUR SOCIETY!! ALL YOU PEOPLE TELL US WE CANT WORK SOMEWHERE JUST BECAUSE YOU DONT LIKE TATTOOS OR LABEL US AS VIOLENT RADICALS ARE RETARDS! RAPPERS ARE VIOLENT RADICALS! METAL HEADS ARE WHATEVER WE WANNA BE! JUST BECAUSE WE ARE MORE AGGRESSIVE WHEN ANGERED DOESNT MAKE US VIOLENT IT MAKES US BETTER AT IT THAN YOU FUCKERS!!!!!!
METALHEADS ARE WHO WE ARE!! METAL IS FREEDOM!!! DON'T OPPRESS US!!!!!!!!!!! LEGALIZE MARIJUANA!!!!!!!!!!!!
by RedEyedDemon September 9, 2009
The fricking awesomest qlique/group the world has ever known. We hate preps, goths emos,and anything mainstream. We dress however we want to, usually with band t-shirts, but sometimes with others usually black.
Rapper:Hey look, its a metalhead! lets go laugh at him.
*five minutes later*
Metalhead covered in blood:Oops....whatever.
*five minutes later*
Metalhead covered in blood:Oops....whatever.
by Kingzombie February 25, 2009