Metal Hipsterism is analogous in behavior to mainstream Hipsterism, only in this case applied to the numerous metal sub-genres instead of indie music. While Metal Hipsters cast disdain on the traditional Hipsters, their love of classifying metal genres has essentially turned them into what they hate.
Classic symptoms you are a Metal Hipster:
1) You hate any band that has achieved any kind of mainstream success. Your favorite term for these bands is "Mallcore".
2) You use at least three adjectives to classify every metal sub-genre. i.e., Finnish Melodic Death Metal, Vegetarian Progressive Grindcore, or Crust Punk Viking Symphonic Extremoganza. You argue the finer points of Extreme Black Deathcore vs. Black Death Extremecore.
3) You are instantly enraged if a random passerby has a fucking clue what you are talking about, and are then motivated to invent a few more subgenres.
Classic symptoms you are a Metal Hipster:
1) You hate any band that has achieved any kind of mainstream success. Your favorite term for these bands is "Mallcore".
2) You use at least three adjectives to classify every metal sub-genre. i.e., Finnish Melodic Death Metal, Vegetarian Progressive Grindcore, or Crust Punk Viking Symphonic Extremoganza. You argue the finer points of Extreme Black Deathcore vs. Black Death Extremecore.
3) You are instantly enraged if a random passerby has a fucking clue what you are talking about, and are then motivated to invent a few more subgenres.
"I despise Lamb of God. Marketing crappy metal to crappy kids with M-16 patriotism. Oh God, I have turned into a lame Metal Hipster!"
"Killswitch Engage isn't even Metal. Their first 2 albums were okay but then they got Howard Jones and I think they moved to Motown Records...Oh God, I have turned into a lame Metal Hipster!"
"The fact that you even think Behemoth sounds anything like, let's say, Underoath or Hatebreed (both can safely be labeled "metalcore"), makes me quite skeptical of your knowledge of metal. If you can manage to put your biases aside for a second (i.e., your personal preference for certain genres of metal, because I know that you have them), please explain to me why it is that you think that bands like Necrophagist and Behemoth are not TDM and blackened death metal, respectively. I honestly would like to know why you don't consider Muhammed Suicmez's playing to be technical and why you don't think Adam Darski's voice qualifies as black metal-sounding. Can you, as objectively as possible, explain why you believe that the one article you posted is correct and that the countless number of professional magazines, music reviews, and metal bands out there that claim that Necrophagist is indeed tech death and Behemoth definitely is a blackened death metal band are wrong and OMG I AM METAL HIPSTER LEVEL OVER 9000!!!!"
"Killswitch Engage isn't even Metal. Their first 2 albums were okay but then they got Howard Jones and I think they moved to Motown Records...Oh God, I have turned into a lame Metal Hipster!"
"The fact that you even think Behemoth sounds anything like, let's say, Underoath or Hatebreed (both can safely be labeled "metalcore"), makes me quite skeptical of your knowledge of metal. If you can manage to put your biases aside for a second (i.e., your personal preference for certain genres of metal, because I know that you have them), please explain to me why it is that you think that bands like Necrophagist and Behemoth are not TDM and blackened death metal, respectively. I honestly would like to know why you don't consider Muhammed Suicmez's playing to be technical and why you don't think Adam Darski's voice qualifies as black metal-sounding. Can you, as objectively as possible, explain why you believe that the one article you posted is correct and that the countless number of professional magazines, music reviews, and metal bands out there that claim that Necrophagist is indeed tech death and Behemoth definitely is a blackened death metal band are wrong and OMG I AM METAL HIPSTER LEVEL OVER 9000!!!!"
by ether.real April 1, 2010
Get the Metal Hipster mug.a person who dresses like a hipster, listens to bob dylan, johnny cash, etc., but grew up on bands like metallica and pantera. Also acts like a hipster, wears poped out 3-D glasses, and buys vinyl records of hipster and metal music.
by trumonstahh January 7, 2011
Get the metal hipster mug.Equal to "Transcendental Black Metal" because the band is made up of pretentious hipsters who focus on life giving themes instead of Satanism, Darkness, Death, Anger, or Sorrow; and consider themselves higher than other, more kvlt, bands who wear corpse paint. Other traits of Hipster Black Metal is a focus on burst beats (just different drum beats in a song, not actually a type of drumming) and artsy music videos filled with non-kvlt themes like an airplane flight or live performance with out kick ass corpse paint.
Hipster1: Oh dude! This new album from (insert generic hipster black metal band name like "Liturgy")?!
Hipster2: No, what's it about?
Hipster1: Awh man! It is about life and how great it is! It's totally anti-corpse paint as well.
Hipster2: No, what's it about?
Hipster1: Awh man! It is about life and how great it is! It's totally anti-corpse paint as well.
by HailSauronPage November 22, 2013
Get the hipster black metal mug.A subgenre of hipster that constantly satirizes stereotypical hipster behavior. Completely incomprehensible to normal people, irritating and awkward to normal hipsters. Can be genuine, trolls, or both.
Hipster: "Hey, Animal Collective is having a free concert in the city tomorrow. Do you want to--"
Metahipster: "--I can't go. I'm getting my mop-top done in the morning and are taking an evening shift at the Marxist bookstore to help pay for these pants that I definitely got at a thrift shop and not Uniqlo."
Hipster: "Um... wait, what?"
Metahipster: "--I can't go. I'm getting my mop-top done in the morning and are taking an evening shift at the Marxist bookstore to help pay for these pants that I definitely got at a thrift shop and not Uniqlo."
Hipster: "Um... wait, what?"
by mhipsterdom September 2, 2010
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