A person who thinks very highly about his own particular taste in heavy metal, and pretty much cans the rest of it. Sometimes they go as far as denying some bands as metal when they clearly are. They always act like they're higher than other people, when they themselves act like children when it comes to music. As others have said, they often make over-exaggerated critiques of metal bands and would rather experience a form of physical torture or genital mutilation than to listen to some metal bands. They are never constructive, polite, merciful or mature when it comes to criticism.
Metal Elitist: Wow, you listen to Immortal? They're fucking gay and sound like a garbage disposal full of spoons. I'd rather shove a knife up my ass than to listen to this cheerleader piece of shit. I recommend you go listen to some Gaarfadinonskelyrgen they're 10x better.
by Cheeto Dust October 12, 2012
A person who puts other metalheads down for their taste in metal. These people will generally like and worship heavier, more extreme metal (call it the "trve metal") and any band they don't listen to is "gay" or "faggy". They love to make fun of bands like Slipknot and Metallica. Basically any band that gets popular among the metal community. Usually male, these homophobic scum congregate in the YouTube comment section and almost anywhere where metal is mentioned, these guys will appear. If they say they like a band you like, they will still try to put you down by saying their demo or debut record was the best and everything else was sell-out material. If you want to get into metal, you'll have to deal with these guys. They are the worst part of metal.
Cool Metalfan: I like Metallica, Cannibal Corpse, Slayer, Death, Slipknot, and Dream Theater. I also love classic rock and some pop music when it's good. I have a very eclectic taste in music. What do you listen to?
Metal Elitist: Take absolutely no offense from this, but your musical taste is trash and you should hang yourself. You should listen to trve metal like 69Goreface.
Metal Elitist: Take absolutely no offense from this, but your musical taste is trash and you should hang yourself. You should listen to trve metal like 69Goreface.
by kai5 May 24, 2017
In short, the term is generally used to describe someone who thinks they are better than everyone else because of their taste in music. They tend to only listen to metal bands that are very obscure and will stop listening to said bands if they find out that more than 10 people listen to them, so they can be "unique". If they do happen to like a band that has become well known, (e.g Metallica) they will state that they only like their demos or first album and that everything else is crap. They usually bitch about bands like Cannibal Corpse for sounding the same on all of their records but complain just as much when a band happens to experiment or change their style on their next album (e.g Carcass, Morbid Angel.) Isn't that funny?
by Maddox Fucking Rules December 18, 2014
A rude metalhead who tells people they "aren't a real metalhead" or a calls them a "poser" because they dont like/listen that particular sub-gerne of metal. They put others down for their musical taste or if they don't like the same bands as them, they think they know what "real metal" is.
Typical Metal Elitist : Hahahaha i'm such a badass metalhead! i know all there is to know about everything all your shitty music can never stand up to my music, since i'm the only 'true metalhead' on the face of the earth. Ha! Beat that posers! hahaha!
by SpeakinTheTruth August 22, 2008
A person who believes their metal music is superior to other people's music. These people only listen to metal music and categorize metal through sub-genres. Some metal elitists are so wound up, that they tend to only listen to one type of metal sub-genre. Metal Elitists are usually found listening to underground metal bands and cut down other people's musical taste if it is not up to par with their own.
"Dude that guy was an asshole. He completely cut down my music and told me that I was wrong for listening to the music that I do, saying it wasn't "real" metal and then he went on to call me a hot topic mallcore." - Person A
"Yeah dude, that's a Metal Elitist for ya" - Person B
"Yeah dude, that's a Metal Elitist for ya" - Person B
by Mike Whittemore January 28, 2008
A person who hates most metal that is popular, and would rather listen to some shitty metal band with a name nobody would care to pronounce correctly and a fan base of 5 people in the whole world. Anymore is considered too popular for their liking and is automatically deemed a shit band. They will flame the 13 year olds who mistake nu-metal bands for actual metal.
Metal Elitist: Dimmu Borgir? They suck shit balls. They're sellouts, and their shitty music isn't metal. Go listen to some Korpiklaani.
Oh wait, I just found out that 10 kids at my school like them, nevermind, they suck ballsack also.
Oh wait, I just found out that 10 kids at my school like them, nevermind, they suck ballsack also.
by Stay Gold Ponyboy November 07, 2009
a metal elitist is a person, typically an older metalhead guy or an incel teenage boy, who only listens to metal, likes to gatekeep metal, and will call you a poser if you like nu metal or popular metal bands. they are usually misogynistic and will call anything that doesnt fall under an extreme metal genre mid.
Me: “I like the bands Korn and Slipknot. I am also a fan of Metallica.”
Metal Elitist: “Theres no way you like that mallcore bullshit! All they do is sing about angst and dress like rappers! How could you possibly want to listen to a song where a man expresses his emotions? Poser!” *recommends you a black metal band that makes songs about killing minorities*
Metal Elitist: “Theres no way you like that mallcore bullshit! All they do is sing about angst and dress like rappers! How could you possibly want to listen to a song where a man expresses his emotions? Poser!” *recommends you a black metal band that makes songs about killing minorities*
by hayden06 December 25, 2021