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DISCLAIMER ABOUT SEXISM ISSUES:
Since this has been coming up a lot lately and i get tired of repeating myself

-This is satire, not meant to offend in the first place, i really have no problem with any of these types of people here portrayed (except the guy in the pantera shirt cos he's a dick), i'm not judging, simply caricaturing;
-Most of these are male simply because most metalheads are male, that does not mean that a 'male' archetype cant be applied to a female metal fan.
-The female archetypes are portrayed as such because they are specifically female archetypes, non-applicable to males, and while they may seem 'insulting', they aren't meant to be any more insulting than any of the other ones, since i make fun of guys just as much as i make fun of girls.
-This is an ongoing series, and as thus, more archetypes are to come, females included, meaning that the female archetypes i come up with aren't all 'negative'

-If, after all of this you still choose to be offended and find this sexist, well, then that's beyond my grasp and you should just lower your political correctess-related sensitivity switch for a while and chill. I'm not really here to pander to or coddle those easily offended anyway.

Thank you

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Bout time we slipped some tits into this sausage fest. However fret not, my good friends, for this is not the sole female archetype in this sweaty, hairy subculture.

So, after a few years passing, and many, many metal shows attended, i couldn't help but to notice the diferent archetypes and demographics in the metalhead culture that i kept coming across.
And since i never saw any kind of descriptive charts that accurately portrayed the metal subculture i so dearly know and love, i decided to do it myself!

So, based on people that i know, people that i merely saw, often or not that often, and on blunt personal experience, i began scribbling out a few, and constructed many more in my mind, which is to say, that there will be quite a few before i'm done.

Also remember this is not meant to offend. It's all harmless satire, more often than not :)


So yes. Hope you enjoy Luso's Handy Guide to Metalheads

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~Madmelo101 May 14, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
I'm a mix of this , the young metalhead , the power metaller , the thrasher ,and the folk metaller :D
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~A-n-t-e-n-o-r-A Apr 2, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Hm... Somewhat myself years ago and even now. :D Screaming is a hard thing to do and, just as the singing, is not for everyone. (no matter if people say anyone can do it.) I still do it though - because it annoy the crap out of my people :D and mostly because "One does not simply SING Carach Angren's song."
And i can keep it up for a long time if i want to, but i am sure as hell it doesn't sound so good :D So i keep it up only on big concerts where no one can hear me.
Extreme metal is great though, and it's true the vocals are hard to do. Not only women but men, as well, have hard time with it, or simply can't. That should never stop us from doing it. It fun and it feel good! :) And i personally don't care if i look like an idiot screaming.

Slim and short. Yes. If i had hairy legs i could pass for a hobbit :D
I don't go into the pit. I'd rather stay in the front line, since being short and skinny prevents me from seeing anything if i am on another place. But I was in a female pot once (How did i even got there? O.o) i got out pretty fast since one skinhead bitch thought she is there to show how good she can fight :/ Seriously, entering a mosh pit doesn't prove you are a brave viking shieldmaiden, damn it!

Make up rules. :D If i don't go too lazy to do it.
But i never ever wear make up on concerts. Its uncomfortable and un needed. Also on concert i choose the comfortable clothes too. I don't live in the movie, in witch the band will see me from the sage and fall in love with me. In fact I look so very ugly on concerts, that if the band actually manage to see me, they'll run like hell and never come back! :D (fans in my country will hate me for it :()
Also i like girly stuff... a lot :D It's just not the only thing that i like. I kind of like manly stuff too. It depends on my mood a lot. And on how cold is outside. (when it comes to clothes) But things should not be divided if you ask me. There is no such thing as a men hobby. It just happens to have more men doing it, but that means nothing.

I Always get the lesbian thing :D But that might be because one of my best friends is gay :D
Before, when i hated girly stuff, it happened more often. :D One woman at the street actually called me mister once :D (true story) and after i turned around to face her and i talked to her, she still couldn't get that i am a woman. :D I blame it on the voice. And on the fact that i speak like some old truck driver. (What?! I like it!. :D)

Don't know much about Arch Enemy. Other than "My apoclypse" and "Nemesis" (pretty cool songs)Funny thing is that before i see them (Cause i rarely look at the bands i hear) i thought the vocalyst was a guy, because i only knew they had male vocalist. Juhan Liva, was it? I never ever questioned if it is a woman. Still i was never a big fan of them. I wonder why now... They seem good. They should not get hated just because the singer is a woman.
From the female vocalist bands i like the usual old-Nightwish, Within, Draconian etc. I usually choose by the songs not the gender of the singer.

No piercing and tattoos. I drink beer very rarely, so i can escape drinking strong alcohol when social events demand me to drink. I have some periods i wanna drink bear for the taste of it, but it is a rare thing.Drinking alcohol is just not for me. May be for someone not as short and skinny :D
Croudsurf... No thanks :D

Well I don't cover them all, but i guess that's my archtype. Mixed with some power/black/gothickmetalish things.
And i am not at all ashamed of it btw. I love me. :D
And i like some other metal girls too. (Time to think i'm lesbian in 3... 2... 1...) No one is perfect and that's great actually. So don't be offended when someone is putting out your flaws, Just laugh at them with dignity :D
If you are of the sorts of people who think they are perfect and they can point out other people's flaws, but never your own (cause you have noone, duh) Than you are an idiot. So don't take it too seriously guys.
He is making fun of all other archetypes and make them look like the "fake metal poser" that because it's stereotypical.
Why, i wonder, only we, the women, bitch about it?
You don't have to prove how strong, independent and great you are in any given chance. No one gives a shit.
If I, as a woman, describe stereotypical metal girl, i'd make something similar. And i don't think there should be two of any genre, because man or woman - the fan is a fan and it covers some of them. (I see no sexim in this)
The person who did this is obviously not a hater, so i don't get the problem. Don't take it personally. We know metal girls have their good sides as much as bad. Just as the metal guys.
But we are not perfect. And it's cool cause we can make fun of ourselves. And our own flaws is one of the things we can have most fun with, cause we can relate the most. So don't ruin the joke with bullshit.

With this said.
That's so incredibly funny, seriously :D
You have my internet approval!
It was fun to see, that I actually fit in one of these. Even if not completely. Especially the first one :D I was like - OH HELL YEAH! GIRRRRAAAAAA!
And i actually do like her clothes a lot *guilty* I'd love to have the same pants. :D

Excuse my long, self-centered, comment and bad english.
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Mood: Neutral ~SandedFaceless Mar 25, 2013  Student Digital Artist
I don't see how this is offensive. I mean it's pretty accurate to some, but can't be applied to most. I'm a death metal vocalist and fronted an oldschool death/thrash band for 4 years, have been death-metal growling for nearly 9 years, and my vocal style is more death metal than anything; low growls, high screams, nothing like post-Liiva Arch Enemy. But I have seen these girls who think they're so metal and 'hard core', when in fact they are this character. Some things relate to me, such as rejection of girly things. But I can actually growl for a long time without hurting my voice. This is like the girl who first gets into that kinda thing I guess.
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~LusoSkav Mar 26, 2013  Student General Artist
exactly, just because these girls exist it doesn't mean girls like you who actually know what they're doing don't :) what's the band name by the way?
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~SandedFaceless Mar 26, 2013  Student Digital Artist
Lol, yes. My band was called Reprisal Within, just some really underground band that never went anywhere... But there's some stuff online, I never used my full vocal range either because of the style and key they played in, and my performance on the demo was recorded in one take while I was sick. Had to quit a few months ago due to working on my degree and the band not wanting to work around my time table. But it was a cool experience anyway. You can hear them on ReverbNation if you want.
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~Gears-of-the-Soul Jan 21, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Kind of sexist! How about you draw a male and female interpretation for each, side by side on your posters? It doesn't matter how common female metalheads are, there are most definitely fans of all of these genres. Aside from this (just rings of the "fake girl fan" asshattery I've been seeing everywhere) I love your series.
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~jimbul2 May 3, 2013  New member
Loooool
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Mood: Joy ~RosenrotOhRosenrot Jan 18, 2013  Student General Artist
Haha many of those points describe me to a T lol I prefer to think of myself as a Female Industrial-metallist :)
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Awsome, anyway i consider myelf more like a female thrasher
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Hahahah true story
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