Are metal heads just hipsters in black?

[WagnerPaiva]

CladInShadows said:

WagnerPaiva said:

CladInShadows said:

WagnerPaiva said:
Makes sense.
Also, I think aging metal heads are the saddest individuals I have ever seen in my life, specially brazilian ones.
There is something really pathetic in seeying a big belly, grey headed individual with a Iron Maiden t-shirt.

Wow, really?  So someone who liked music 25-30 years ago and still likes the same music today is pathetic?  Because in my eyes, someone who jumps from trend to trend is pathetic.

No, no, no. They could listen to whatever. I am just saying that everytime I see a 50 years old person with a old Iron Maiden t-shirt or a Def Leppard bandana or something, it is pretty weird. Like, this kind of display of afection for a band should be a teenager thing.

I mean: walking on the street in a week day with such clothing. It is just how I feel anyways.

Jumping from trend to trend is also weird, I give you that. 

Metal Head here in Brazil is not a person that like heavy metal and live a normal life aside of that, but one that embrace the whole lifestyle really.

So  I guess I misunderstood. For now, please blame it on a culture shock till another brazilian comes and claims that I am wrong.

And, if I offended you, I apologize.

I wasn't offended.  I am not a 50 year old metalhead, though I do have one Iron Maiden shirt (which is probably the tamest music-related shirt I own).  I'm just perplexed by the notion that certain music (and displaying that music on your clothes) is only acceptable if you fall within a particular demographic, or that certain music has a shelf life, and that when the world moves on, you better move on too.  Anyways, I wasn't intending to start anything.  Contrary to what the OP was getting at, most judging seems to be aimed at metal heads, not the other way around.

And yeah, I'm familiar with the metal culture in Brazil.  I haven't experienced it firsthand, but I've seen a few DVDs filmed in Brazil (and Mexico too) where the fans are just god damn nuts! I kinda want to go there for a huge concert or festival, but I think I'd also fear for my life, haha.

I was in a KISS concert in sao Paulo in 1999 and I almost died, it is pretty intense. Last concert I went was BON JOVI, also em Sao Paulo, but it was pretty easier to endure, since most of the fans are girls.