Should Non-Metalheads Wear Metal Shirts? | Rockers React

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  • @The95thZebra
    @The95thZebra 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3451

    It only bothers me if it's like when Kendall Jenner wore a Slayer shirt, but she also tweets about how she can't stand the music or people who listen to it. If you wear the merch but bash the genre/fans at the same time, THAT is like slapping me in the face with one hand while flipping me off with the other. Granted, it also makes them look like a clown.

    • @oldschooldeathmetal8417
      @oldschooldeathmetal8417 2 ปีที่แล้ว +150

      Yeah that's annoying and also when people pretend to like the music of the band's t-shirt they're wearing but other than that I don't care, people can wear what the fuck they want plus it's free advertising for the band

    • @mrsleep0000
      @mrsleep0000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Nothing wrong with hating the music, but liking the aesthetic.

    • @SimpxSlayer-Police
      @SimpxSlayer-Police 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ignorant Posers get beaten up

    • @bobflounders1079
      @bobflounders1079 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It’s literally just a shirt…. you metalheads are so sad and funny

    • @The95thZebra
      @The95thZebra 2 ปีที่แล้ว +194

      @@bobflounders1079 if you reread my comment, carefully, I don’t care if they just wear the shirt, but if they openly bash people who listen to the genre and wear the shirt, then it’s a bit of a problem

  • @ms.ellenlevy5667
    @ms.ellenlevy5667 2 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    I would never wear a shirt from a band I don’t listen to but that’s just me. Wear what you want and I wear what I want. The best part about people wearing metal shirts for fashion is that those shirts will end up at the thrift stores for a few dollars and I will buy every single one to add to the collection I already have. 🤘

    • @lordfizzz
      @lordfizzz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oh shit I cant wait to come across juicy tour shirts at thrift!

    • @ms.ellenlevy5667
      @ms.ellenlevy5667 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@lordfizzz I found a slayer shirt last year at the thrift store. I was stoked.

    • @Warchiefdyingheart
      @Warchiefdyingheart ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Without giving the artists money for their artistic contributions

    • @ms.ellenlevy5667
      @ms.ellenlevy5667 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Warchiefdyingheart that is the world of retail. Once you purchase a item, the band has no say in what you do with said item. There is a instance where they do have a say and that is counterfeit goods obviously the bands make no money off theses items which sucks. I would prefer to see band merch. In a thrift store being sold for a good cause then see it in a landfill somewhere.

  • @NiKOliDANBURSKi
    @NiKOliDANBURSKi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2015

    I personally don't care. But it's always a bit weird/awkward when you strike up a conversation with someone over the band t shirt they're wearing and they look at you with a blank face 😄

    • @christianhackl474
      @christianhackl474 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Yeah absolutely, I have the exact same thoughts! So, Agreed!

    • @DelicateDecay
      @DelicateDecay 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      You think oh great! Someone else likes said band and you make a new friend lol. Nope!

    • @t-bagbagwell1327
      @t-bagbagwell1327 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I had a customer with Iron Maiden tee and myself not a huge fan of them I felt disappointed coz he didn’t know anything about the band.

    • @ShieldYoung
      @ShieldYoung 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Actually happens a lot to me

    • @SkaterChick1972
      @SkaterChick1972 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      TOTALLY

  • @swagatatara
    @swagatatara ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Didn't expect Bloodywood to be included here!! So cool to see an Indian metal band being part of the conversation 🖤

  • @GuiserGestalt
    @GuiserGestalt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1443

    I always saw it as free advertising, a poser ends up being a walking billboard for the band

    • @natronbetticus
      @natronbetticus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      It's totally advertising. And the comment about the kick flip is on point.

    • @InkAndPoet
      @InkAndPoet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Yeah, I mean, I found out about Pierce the Veil (one of my favorite bands and yes, I know they aren't Metal) when I saw someone wearing one of their shirts in school.

    • @damienroy5242
      @damienroy5242 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      the only thing is some people don't even know that these are bands, i've had a few people tell me they taught iron maiden was a ''cool brand''

    • @InkAndPoet
      @InkAndPoet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@damienroy5242 bands ARE brands. Most people either don't realize or choose to ignore that a band is a business. You are pushing your product out and at the end of the day, the more people buy your brand product, the more money goes into your pocket.

    • @maddiehall5317
      @maddiehall5317 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@InkAndPoet me with lamb of god, wore a metal shirt without having ANY knowledge about metal and ended up falling in love with the genre lol

  • @Polska699c
    @Polska699c ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I fully agree, on one hand it doesn't bother me because people can wear whatever they want. But on the other side, if I'm looking for people who share my music tastes and someone's wearing a band shirt of one of my favorite bands, it's frustrating when they don't know who the band is or just like the design as if it was something trendy.

    • @atvena
      @atvena ปีที่แล้ว

      Something "cool" or "sick"

  • @thebigchopvideomemoriescol8060
    @thebigchopvideomemoriescol8060 2 ปีที่แล้ว +375

    Personally I would never wear a band shirt of a group I’m not into.
    But, It’s not just the music that makes Metal cool. It’s also the image of rebellion that everyone wants to be a part of. I see people wearing Suicidal Tendencies hats and they don’t even know ST is a band! Same with people wearing NY Yankees ball caps that don’t even like baseball.
    Wear whatever you feel like represents you as a person.
    The Misfits, The Ramones and Black Flag t-shirts (and tattoos) are everywhere! I only wish the music was as popular the image.

    • @RextheRebel
      @RextheRebel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      That's why it's aggravating. Because it's superficial.

    • @juicyparsons
      @juicyparsons 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah I was thinking it kinda depends on the shirt ..! Some bands have oversaturated the t-shirt market and have such recognizable aesthetics I wouldn't be surprised if some young kids were wearing Metallica or Iron Maiden just for the look

    • @starkindifference9715
      @starkindifference9715 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The last sentence is actually on point. I think it's like liking a cover of a book and trying to promote it even though you've never read it. That's absurd

    • @FDALl-ms5kg
      @FDALl-ms5kg ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RextheRebel I hate the idea of it not the people because they dont even care in the first place. I like to know what I listen to and wear because I dont want to have a fake appearance but many just see "COOL shit" and put it on.

    • @itssryan8431
      @itssryan8431 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      merch i get but only people that really like the band get a tattoo. from my experience any time I've ran into someone with the same band tattoos as me they know whats up

  • @shineeis5657
    @shineeis5657 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    A lot of goths nowadays don't really like goth music, only the fashion. It's a huge point of discussion for us as well.

    • @Szopjale1
      @Szopjale1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Yeah, those are not goths as well. What happened with the goth subculture is the exact example why its a problem people try to make metal t-shirts into a trendy fashion

    • @mylerwilson4879
      @mylerwilson4879 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      First world problems: Gate keeping

    • @emilyplewes7817
      @emilyplewes7817 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      As a goth (one who likes the music and horror) I feel that it has evolved but I also feel that people have mixed goth and emo up. Emo came about as more of a fashion and was centered around an aesthetic. A lot of new "goths" are actually more what I'd consider emo or just alternative in general. I think people forget that there are different types of categories to being alternative and some of them appear very similar. Take Gothic Lolita for example. While this is a Gothic style it doesn't revolve around the music and falls more into the Lolita lifestyle. Most people just don't look too deep into things nowadays. If they want to call themselves goth but don't listen to the music I let them but I know that they are probably more alternative or emo technically. Since they're not hurting anyone I feel no need to correct them. I didn't fully learn what goth was until I was in college so I like to give people time. There are a lot of great goth content creators out there that help educate young goths about the culture. I just let people take things one day at a time.

    • @Szopjale1
      @Szopjale1 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@mylerwilson4879 First world problem: Call yourself part of a subculture you aren't then bitching about gatekeeping when its not gatekeeping. Gatekeeping is when someone pretend he is better and you are a poser unless you align with his really specific and obscure checklist that basically no one align with, or pretend you are a poser if you like anything else not part of the subculture despite being part of said subculture. Its not gatekeeping to point out you are not part of a subculture when you literally not listen to/actively dislike the music of said music based subculture. I'm not a gangsta rapper even if I put on some baggy clothes and a dollar necklace because I don't listen to rap. Really easy.

    • @mylerwilson4879
      @mylerwilson4879 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Szopjale1 I’ve not seen a non-metalhead wear a metal t-shirt then say they’re a metalhead. You’re complaining about a piece of cloth made in Bangladesh that’s no different to any of the other clothes people wear.

  • @SheaEugene
    @SheaEugene 2 ปีที่แล้ว +381

    I grew up in the 70's. I loved the band KISS. I still do if I'm honest. The other day I saw a teenager wearing a vintage KISS shirt... My first thought was... 'Man it is so cool that kids are still listening to my favorite bands!'... but then I had the thought... 'maybe the kid just likes the shirt and never even heard a KISS song before...'
    As I walked by him, I decided to simply say 'Cool shirt!'.
    He said 'thanks'.

    • @svelle37
      @svelle37 2 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      One day I wore my Mastodon shirt on the train and some older clearly metalhead dude walked towards the exit and as he passed by me and looked at my shirt he just said "awesome band". It was just such a genuinely nice thing to happen. Really made my day so thank you for being nice to a stranger!

    • @ericthorpe5670
      @ericthorpe5670 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @svelle My film teacher from high school was always trying to push Mastodon on anyone who would listen. Older metalheads seem to love Mastodon. Thanks Mr. Corey!

    • @lordfizzz
      @lordfizzz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      God tier metal dad

    • @Juztice763
      @Juztice763 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I grew up listening to my dad’s Pink Floyd albums and I have those same thoughts.

    • @prehistoricturtlesaurus5309
      @prehistoricturtlesaurus5309 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I doubt this is more than a fabricated comment. But assuming it's true... You have literally picked the most corporate, shallow, merchandise over music example of a band. I get you like it. But KISS is already more of a brand than a band anyway.

  • @83442handle
    @83442handle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    Dave Mustaine had a funny story where he was in Europe walking around and some young girl who didn't speak English had a Megadeth tshirt on. Dave approaches trying to say "hey nice shirt...thats my band" pointing to the shirt and she basically called him a creep and walked away. 🤣😂

    • @elgamerico
      @elgamerico 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I think she was on to something 😁

    • @terencehill9042
      @terencehill9042 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@elgamerico 🤡🤡🤡

    • @AJRodC
      @AJRodC ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And that’s how “Celebutante” was born.

    • @chancejacobs8708
      @chancejacobs8708 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ​@@elgamerico I think you're confusing him with Ellefson

    • @piercingcrescendo5150
      @piercingcrescendo5150 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@chancejacobs8708 😂😭

  • @emmanuelcalderon1982
    @emmanuelcalderon1982 2 ปีที่แล้ว +418

    My biggest issue with it is when I try to start a conversation about the band thinking I might make a friend and they want nothing to do with me 😅

    • @andrewfarelli9241
      @andrewfarelli9241 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I've had some pretty cool conversations starting with me complimenting t-shirts and talking about bands I like. It makes me feel good when I connect with my fellow people and find common interests.

    • @natashadixon8470
      @natashadixon8470 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yup. I feel that one in my eternally disappointed metalhead soul 🤣

    • @HeavymetalHylian
      @HeavymetalHylian ปีที่แล้ว +18

      this is why I don't like it lol It's kind of a signal to each other that hey I'm one of yall!

    • @adu1991
      @adu1991 ปีที่แล้ว

      True friends don't see the differences as negative and like you for all of who you are.
      If they avoid you because of a t-shirt, or you're not a fan of something...then they probably were never your friend to begin with 💯

    • @PiletKamicazi
      @PiletKamicazi ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yep I had to stop asking because they tend to not know anything and become stand-offish when asked music questions

  • @jaykwonzzz
    @jaykwonzzz ปีที่แล้ว +14

    For the record, a person wearing metal shirts but not knowing metal can result in exactly what happened to Zara Larsson, who wore a skirt thing with the Filosofem album cover on it and got huge backlash.

  • @HawtDawgN3k
    @HawtDawgN3k 2 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    I stopped complimenting peoples shirts in public because 98% of the time they have no clue what I’m talking about, and I end up embarrassing myself.

    • @molekyyli
      @molekyyli 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I have the opposite experience. No one ever talked to me cos of my shirt. 😔😄

    • @l0stnam312
      @l0stnam312 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      that happened to me at a pub once. Saw a dude with an outfit I thought was sick and went to say hi. Turns out he didn't know what slayer was
      bar hopped to another pub and met this women in a corporate outfit with her partner who was in one of those Apple genius uniforms, and they were going to a metal festival later than month
      ya really can't tell

    • @waxtrax_
      @waxtrax_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So so true

    • @ryanswaynow
      @ryanswaynow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      No dude, you didn’t embarrass yourself they embarrass themselves. The only thing you’ve done to embarrass yourself is defend them here.

    • @felipecam04
      @felipecam04 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, they should be embarrassed for being a poser, not you.

  • @shxn95
    @shxn95 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Courtney nailed it. I’ve gotten comments my whole life too with weird stuff like “so do you actually listen to the band or do you just respect them”, like what kind of question is that lol?? I weirdly only stopped getting these kinds of comments since I got visible tattoos because beforehand I must have looked ‘too normal’ to listen to metal?

  • @deannewell404
    @deannewell404 2 ปีที่แล้ว +858

    No, at school I was one of maybe 3 metal heads in the whole school. We would get bullied and picked on for our choice in music and tshirts. Then after we leave school the same people that bullied the shit out of me for my t-shirts, wear those shirts for fashion.

    • @nicolasgarcia2690
      @nicolasgarcia2690 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      So yeah, ppl cant change theyr opinion😉

    • @kiillabytez
      @kiillabytez 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Funny, but true story:
      When in middle school, I was (am) a Metalhead. I was picked on and bullied for being a smaller guy.
      High school came around and I got a growth spurt. Those same bullies, now smaller than me, were kissing my ass because now, I was the big kid on the block and it didn't help them that I looked pissed off about it to them.
      You've never seen a faster change of attitude before. It was hilarious.

    • @kiillabytez
      @kiillabytez 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @William Zuest Sometimes you don't have to do anything other than stare someone down before they're pissing on themselves.

    • @spanishginger
      @spanishginger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Also grew up bullied but also move tf on. These “posers” are still supporting bands by buying the merch and are exposing it to potential new fans

    • @prehistoricturtlesaurus5309
      @prehistoricturtlesaurus5309 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@spanishginger yeah, a one time purchase of a t shirt from walmart of a well established band really helps.👍 We should all be so grateful that they've done so much.
      People always bring up this drop in the bucket contribution. What people are saying is that it's dissapointing to see someone wearing something that means something personal to them for a novelty.
      And who the hell are they exposing to the music? To do that you're going to have to, I dunno, play them the music?
      Look, they should do what they want but I definitely think less of them. I would respect them more for wearing a Shania Twain shirt if that's what they actually like.

  • @308787084
    @308787084 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    "Gatekeep a gatekeeper, don't gatekeep someone who ain't even got a fence" - best solution I've ever heard about this

    • @atvena
      @atvena ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly a fan of the music is more of a threat than just a poser of the music

  • @CarlosSpiecyWeeny
    @CarlosSpiecyWeeny 2 ปีที่แล้ว +290

    As the guys from Bloodywood said, if you like the artwork and have never taken the time to check their music, you can still appreciate parts of the artistic vision, and i'm down with that. Maybe one day you'll take the time to put on their record.
    That's how I got into Cannibal Corpse. I first saw their artwork in a headbanger's journey and was like damn this is fucking ridiculous, i need to check them out.

    • @redvelvet9215
      @redvelvet9215 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You seem like you would say “thats sick” 💀💀

    • @CarlosSpiecyWeeny
      @CarlosSpiecyWeeny ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@redvelvet9215 M'kay.

  • @katycheckley
    @katycheckley ปีที่แล้ว +53

    for me, as a British woman in my mid forties - I had to go through some real shit dressing as a Metalhead/Goth from my early teens.
    I literally got bricks thrown at my head once (in the North of the UK) for being "The Rock Bitch" (thats what I was called by the local non British men).
    So I'm both happy to see people feeling free to wear stuff I literally helped pave the way for...but also gutted that its sold in such souless corporate holes like Big W and Kmart.
    I will never buy my metal shirts from there, I would rather pay 4 times the amount and buy them direct from the band or from a licensed merch store.

    • @nats9524
      @nats9524 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Thank you very much for paving the way! I'm also old enough to remember metal being a specific subculture, so I get the fact that some people want to retain the cosy atmosphere, but personally I like that it's more acceptable and accessible to people now. It's nice that people don't get bullied for it anymore, you know?!

    • @touringcarmagazine
      @touringcarmagazine ปีที่แล้ว +2

      An experience shared there. Mid-forties, North East England. First assaulted aged 14 in 1990 by a group of 18 year olds - who I knew - and beaten up another 10 or so times in the next 15 years - including by a gang of 20+ yobs in 2003 that left me in hospital and off work recovering for 6+months, had my house attacked a number of times too. All for having long hair and wearing metal t-shirts. Much as it had an effect on me, I haven't changed. When I see non-metalheads wearing t-shirts it makes me pretty angry. Even though it's many years later I have four sons into metal, and they've gone through some similar (thankfully not as violent) situations with people whose musical tastes err towards some of 'personalities' in the thumbnail.
      Mind you, it was usually more along the line of 'Sweaty C**t' or homophobic slurs when it came to verbal (which was a daily thing until I moved out of the wonderful town of Washington about a decade ago....

  • @baratiecook
    @baratiecook 2 ปีที่แล้ว +239

    I want the flipside of this where pop stars get angry at metalheads wearing pop shirts.

    • @radamtv4779
      @radamtv4779 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Somewhere in a parallel universe lol

    • @DenEm-rm4vi
      @DenEm-rm4vi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Corpsegrinder in a spice girls T-shirt 😆

    • @XiuFeanaro6
      @XiuFeanaro6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Never bc, they're not cringe like some rock artist and their fans.

    • @resurrectthenight
      @resurrectthenight 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@XiuFeanaro6 uh Im not so sure about that, m8. Pop stans are rabid and hella gatekeepy

    • @ThroatGoatNancy
      @ThroatGoatNancy ปีที่แล้ว +14

      ​@@DenEm-rm4viyes!! 😂. When my brother went away to university I found my mum once wearing his Meshuggah tshirt and did a double take, realised it was cos she was missing him haha.

  • @BalanceOvOpposites
    @BalanceOvOpposites 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Whats funny is I get the inverse happening to me a lot now. I dont wear the shirts anymore and look pretty "normal" and people think I must not be into death or black metal. It's pretty weird especially after years of getting shit for looking metal growing up

  • @steveratcliffe2181
    @steveratcliffe2181 2 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    The teenage, early 20s me would have been pissed off but the 50+ me has no problem with it all. Wear what you want. If it makes a tiny fraction of people start listening to metal, I am for it.

    • @vaderscorpse
      @vaderscorpse 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Exactly... I have called people out back in the day and I too am a 50 year old metal head that still goes to see shows (waiting to see Vader and Krisiun) But fuck it, I'm sure the bands wont care as long as they see money from Merch sales...

    • @Mtv-get-off-thee-air
      @Mtv-get-off-thee-air 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Congrats on growing as a person

    • @darkestfox-metal
      @darkestfox-metal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah, I would have had a problem with It In my teens and twenties... But now In my fifties, I'm not bothered at all. Wear what you want.

    • @prehistoricturtlesaurus5309
      @prehistoricturtlesaurus5309 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I mean it doesn't eat me up as much as it does baffle and disappoint me. They can do what they want but there's like a 98% chance someone in an Obituary shirt is a Death metal fan. So if there not I'm not gunna take it away from them, just sort of wonder wtf.

    • @Warchiefdyingheart
      @Warchiefdyingheart ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That’s bc you grew up and know there’s other shit to worry about

  • @alkaliwreck2474
    @alkaliwreck2474 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "Don't gatekeep someone that doesn't even have a fence." Nice line.

  • @Selene_Rosara
    @Selene_Rosara 2 ปีที่แล้ว +452

    I like seeing metal shirts in places like Walmart and Target because it helps normalize the genre. It's harder to say "All metalheads are evil!" when you can literally buy it at the store along with polo shirts and slacks. You don't have to know all of the classic Renaissance paintings to decide to put up a print of the Mona Lisa on your wall.

    • @prehistoricturtlesaurus5309
      @prehistoricturtlesaurus5309 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I mean we are pretty far removed from the Satanic Panic. The only people who still judge me by my appearance are only making it easier for me to weed them out from having me waste my time on them.
      I hate seeing comic book and metal gear and that stuff at walmart because it only proves all these things are being co opted by a generation whose identities have been hodge lodged together by their parents and that they have nothing to rebel against. Here kid listen to Metallica and smoke weed, we wouldn't want to have an uncool kid...
      I loved my first metal shirts because I had to save up for them and sneak away to a head shop to buy them because my parents wouldn't.

    • @connorchops710
      @connorchops710 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Lol what are you living in the 70’s ? Nobody thinks metal is evil anymore, Normalizing metal would ruin the specialty and exclusivity of our genre and subculture..

    • @connorchops710
      @connorchops710 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@prehistoricturtlesaurus5309dude I started my battle jacket In secret and when I busted that sucker out my parents flipped shit. I also loved being the only one who liked these bands in my whole friend group, I feel like it made me stand out

    • @prehistoricturtlesaurus5309
      @prehistoricturtlesaurus5309 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@connorchops710 nice. Most of my friends were into hard rock and mainstream punk when I discovered death metal. The first time a showed my friend carcass he was like "dude this is just noise". Now he's a lifer. I never miss a chance to remind him that the first time he heard death metal he gave an old mans response.

    • @ellechi16
      @ellechi16 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@connorchops710 "nobody thinks metal is evil anymore" lol that's not possible. There are still people who thinks metal is evil/satanic music and there will always be. Especially in countries where most people are religious and conservative.

  • @jesserapkin2660
    @jesserapkin2660 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    When you're young, things like what T you're wearing means something. When you're 46 like me, life is different. I went to see Monstrosity the other night and I wore the Daddy Shark shirt that my wife bought me because our baby loves it. Nobody said a word.

    • @TheTenCentStory
      @TheTenCentStory 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      exactly, if you are 30+ and care about this question then grow up.

    • @Tdottles
      @Tdottles ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm jealous, I can't wait to see Monstrosity live. Such a great band!

  • @Lemon-rk9hq
    @Lemon-rk9hq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    All of the shirts I own that are metal/rock related I actually listen to those artists

    • @wtc5198
      @wtc5198 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      same

    • @dethincarnate1149
      @dethincarnate1149 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      It's even better when you get them from shows/concerts

    • @elijahloveell8809
      @elijahloveell8809 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dethincarnate1149 Absolutely

    • @Lemon-rk9hq
      @Lemon-rk9hq 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dethincarnate1149 agreed I got a few from concerts as well

    • @GabrielleTollerson
      @GabrielleTollerson 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      same

  • @cjmitch91
    @cjmitch91 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I think it's a good opportunity to talk music. If they give you the blank stare, just say "aww dude you should really check them out I really think you'd dig!" Give a fist bump and walk. It's their loss if they don't pursue. Dig what you dig and wear what you wanna wear

  • @lancelotcmay
    @lancelotcmay 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    My opinion is that people can wear whatever the hell they want to wear. If I want to wear a Britney Spears T-Shirt or a ballet dress then I'll wear it.

    • @prehistoricturtlesaurus5309
      @prehistoricturtlesaurus5309 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Go ahead. I'd be like "dudes being ironic, I get it"
      If someone not into metal wants to wear a metal shirt, go ahead. I'd think "dudes a poser, that's lame."

    • @crystalwriter2637
      @crystalwriter2637 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@prehistoricturtlesaurus5309 Why wouldn’t they also need to listen to Britney Spears’ music in your opinion?

    • @gokurules22
      @gokurules22 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@prehistoricturtlesaurus5309 with your logic, i don't want to see you wear anything media related. No anime, bands, movies, cartoons, nothing. Unless you know everything about them. Do you see how controlling, your logic is? You better start wearing plain t-shirts, you don't want to risk being a poser.

    • @prehistoricturtlesaurus5309
      @prehistoricturtlesaurus5309 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gokurules22 Well I dont wear things that I don't like and know about.
      And I really don't care if a person knows everything about a band, and I have never quizzed anyone wearing a metal shirt to "name five songs". But yeah, if you wear a metal shirt and you don't like the music your a fu**ing lamewad.

    • @prehistoricturtlesaurus5309
      @prehistoricturtlesaurus5309 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gokurules22 also how is my opinion "controlling" I would never take someone's shirt off their back, they can do what they want. But if you wear a cannibal corpse shirt and aren't into the music I have no respect for you.

  • @KayleighCC
    @KayleighCC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Funny story: Jayant from Bloodywood was walking around the site of a Belgian festival we were at, after their show. We love Bloodywood so we complimented him and got into a conversation. He said he had just walked around the site and saw a dude with a Bloodywood shirt and told the guy he was wearing a cool shirt. The guy was like "Yeah, they're amazing, just saw their show, do you know them?". Jayant said "No, not really" and the guy said "You should man". He was laughing his ass off and we loved this story and moment. He had to run to tell the bandmates, "I have to tell them, they will piss their pants" 😂

  • @robertuttley8013
    @robertuttley8013 2 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    I think alot of people who love hardcore rock, metal, punk etc was a scene built on the nobody's and the ignored... Disenfranchised etc... For people who wear it outside the scene is a bit frustrating... They didn't get the shit kicked out of them or bullied at school for loving that genre and that music. I've seen so many "bullies" wearing the shirts, the merch with no knowledge and it's very hard to accept that being someone who had a hard time for liking music older than me or different. It's bullshit. Fuck the posers.

    • @mj2208
      @mj2208 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Metal heads stop acting like you are oppressed for being a metal head challenge

    • @susiex6669
      @susiex6669 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @burndt jamb These metal artists are not being peace, love, acceptance. They just want to cash in on their licensing rights.

    • @zappasmoustache23
      @zappasmoustache23 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@mj2208 dude I have literally been chased through the streets, beaten up, spat at, followed home just from being a metal head. Back in the day we were hated. Don’t fucking tell me my life experience means nothing.

    • @mj2208
      @mj2208 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@zappasmoustache23 the harassment you faced is not the same as being oppressed. those are two different things. maybe try a dictionary next time my guy

    • @wallaceshawn-zk8iw
      @wallaceshawn-zk8iw ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zappasmoustache23 Damn... Where were u living?

  • @richfish231
    @richfish231 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    There’s a difference between a kid/teenager wearing a metal T-shirt compared to some “celebrity”. For me, heavy music helped get through some tough times. Some of those times caused by mainstream people. So to see those kind of people then wear the merch of those bands that helped me because it apparently now fashionable, pisses me off.

  • @Juan-Paul_Miquel_Coetser
    @Juan-Paul_Miquel_Coetser 2 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    Non-Metalheads who wear metal shirts are what we called posers back in the day.

    • @Juan-Paul_Miquel_Coetser
      @Juan-Paul_Miquel_Coetser 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@frenchman8206 lol it's funny that you think I'm mad🤣

    • @Szopjale1
      @Szopjale1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@frenchman8206 Ok poser.

    • @_Boobear_
      @_Boobear_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @French man poser

    • @Szopjale1
      @Szopjale1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@frenchman8206 Ok poser.

    • @Tdottles
      @Tdottles ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I still call them that. 🤷🏽‍♀️

  • @DarkFire515
    @DarkFire515 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I've been a metal fan for over 45 years. I was there when NWOBHM first started in the late 70's & early 80's and I've been a die-hard metalhead ever since. I literally couldn't care less who wears metal shirts. Who am I to dictate what other people wear?

    • @VampireJack10
      @VampireJack10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Indeed - leave that to the gatekeepers.

  • @purplebeard1526
    @purplebeard1526 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    People can wear what they want but when you put on a band tee or a team (pro or college) tee you are expected to know at least one song or pull for the team vs. it looks cool.

    • @jeremyhall2727
      @jeremyhall2727 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I wear the sports stuff.. but I don't care about the team 🤣 I just like the design on the cap. Someone trying talk to me about some player. I asked is he a football player? The guy said baseball.

    • @darnarxz
      @darnarxz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Expected why? To please someone else?

    • @purplebeard1526
      @purplebeard1526 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Darnell So you're prone to wear stuff you don't believe in or follow ?

    • @gokurules22
      @gokurules22 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@purplebeard1526 why not? Why must we control what ANOTHER PERSON wears? Will you burst into flames? Will you die? Will you somehow lose your job and become homeless, if a person wears a megadeth tshirt and knows nothing about them?

  • @_Herrise_
    @_Herrise_ ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Short answer - no. Long answer - if you like some songs of the band and like them. Sure. It bothers me for some reason when people use metal shirts as a fashion statement

  • @iamweed42069
    @iamweed42069 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    if they bought a shirt, they supported the artist. SHOULD they listen to them? no reason not to check them out with streaming services now. But at the end of the day, they supported the band, they're literally exposing more people to the artist, and if they think the name or logo or art is cool, that's still PART of liking the artist, just one facet of the that artist. People also forget that the art is usually done by other artists and not the musicians themselves, in MOST cases, so buy buying and wearing a shirt they are in tandem also supporting those artists as well, I do wish that came up a lot more in the conversation. But at the end of the day who gives a shit? If you give a shit, you're one part of the many issues that hardcore and metal culture already has. Why make it even harder for others to join in?

    • @bryanmack4054
      @bryanmack4054 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That makes about as much sense as wearing a che Guevara or hammer and sickle shirt and being pro capitalist

    • @TheTenCentStory
      @TheTenCentStory 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      don't use double negatives in a sentence

    • @iamweed42069
      @iamweed42069 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheTenCentStory I really appreciate your insight.

    • @iamweed42069
      @iamweed42069 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bryanmack4054 literally no.

    • @noodle845
      @noodle845 ปีที่แล้ว

      I doubt many of these people have any interest in "joining"! It's done as a trend or for shock value. But you're right in that they're supporting the art, which then supports the band. They're also giving the band some publicity. Even if they don't realize they're doing this! Maybe we are too defensive about "our" music 😂

  • @amyah9932
    @amyah9932 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I wish more people will realize that metal is a genre that’s like no other, and idc what people think…
    I get very touchy against nonmetals always trying to be negative towards the music, and they know nothing about it!

    • @nolesy34
      @nolesy34 ปีที่แล้ว

      Im mostly inert when i hear polarity of opinion however im reactive, explosive even when nonmetals see a bandwagon and they tell me argonna be a fan too

  • @antonioenrico
    @antonioenrico 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Totally agree with the Mikes Dead guy. I dont care if you wear a Slayer shirt, as long as you know what a Slayer is, is I guess his point.

  • @bloop6111
    @bloop6111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I think you should at least like that band, even if it’s just a couple albums, but you shouldn’t be expected to get an A+ when someone comes up and starts quizzing you on obscure band trivia.

    • @darnarxz
      @darnarxz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      how about people stop quizzing people because they're wearing a shirt.

    • @adamwood87
      @adamwood87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @bloop, yeah, i think that's a fair bare minimum.

  • @Migdh0
    @Migdh0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    It's weird because I'm against it. But I think you should be able to wear what you want. Then again, I don't wear metalshirts, and I'm definitely a metal head, so I don't know what to think anymore

    • @prehistoricturtlesaurus5309
      @prehistoricturtlesaurus5309 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      You don't need to dress any particular way to be a metal head.
      But to be a poser you need to dress up like your a fan of something and then not actually give a shi*.

    • @adamwood87
      @adamwood87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @mitch yeah, people can wear what they want, but that's not the question: it's WHY would someone wear a shirt when they are not directly knowledgeable about what it is? there's a much bigger problem here, and that's gullibility and herd mentality. case in point: i would never wear a Burzum shirt, because i want no association with Varg, and i only know about that because i listen to metal. were i not, i might just like the aesthetic, and then be a billboard for that. no thanks.

  • @flakedwheelie
    @flakedwheelie ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Should’ve asked people who understood the question instead, not many of these did.

  • @shaka_lutherking7152
    @shaka_lutherking7152 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    how long are they gonna be milking clips from this interview? been like months now

  • @Vorthulusgaming
    @Vorthulusgaming ปีที่แล้ว +5

    As some who use to work at target seeing gen z kids in Thrasher hoodies and Slipknot shirts always bugged me because they obviously had no idea what it was. Except on the odd occasion I'd be on lunch outside with my jbl speaker playing music and some people would actually come up to me and actually know who was playing between Jinjer or Slaughter to Prevail and it made me feel more inclined to get more people into metal because metal is awesome. And too the metal haters I have a quote for you "Open your mind before your mouth." - Chris Motionless

  • @MaximilianScarpaDrums
    @MaximilianScarpaDrums 2 ปีที่แล้ว +279

    The fact people are still talking about what people should or should not wear, just goes to show how wrong our priorities are.

    • @zombiematt2006
      @zombiematt2006 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      It makes you wonder who the poser is in this instance.

    • @rubaidaallen2764
      @rubaidaallen2764 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This 👏👏👏👏👏

    • @pavelzahariev5677
      @pavelzahariev5677 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Personally I do agree with these people promoting the bands whose merch they are wearing and how that aspect of it is beneficial to the band, but I kinda disagree with what you said because you can totally pay attention to 1 minor issue and 1 or 2 big issues at the same time and balance out the amount of time and attention you give them, just because somebody is talking about Kim Kardashian wearing a Slayer shirt that doesn't mean that they don't also take time to talk about more important issues like improving a country's laws, politics, improving the lives of the LGBTQ community, reducing air pollution and so on, and so forth.

    • @pavelzahariev5677
      @pavelzahariev5677 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @RM Art I'm relaxed, I'm just explaining the flaws with that logic and I did so in a way that doesn't come off as aggressive or agitated IMO

    • @pablocruise9514
      @pablocruise9514 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I humbly disagree. The government should set up a branch of Homeland Security - Department of Metal T-Shirt Enforcement

  • @felivent
    @felivent ปีที่แล้ว +11

    It also goes the other way around. I don't have any tattoos, or piercings, I wear white, blue, or even pink t-shirts and a lot of rockers don't take me seriously. But I love their faces when they see me singing Trivium or Six Feet Under

  • @chrispark7933
    @chrispark7933 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I remember high school electrical class. This girl wore an AC/DC shirt "cause it's was cute" told her it was a rock band and she threw it away minutes later

    • @skullthunder3181
      @skullthunder3181 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Im not a huge ac/dc fan but reading that made me feel a deep primal anger

    • @chrispark7933
      @chrispark7933 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@skullthunder3181 me neither but at 13-14yrs old they where dad rock haha.

    • @dutchvanderlinde4713
      @dutchvanderlinde4713 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Almost threw my phone at my wall, that’s how mad this got me.

    • @DavidSGrop
      @DavidSGrop 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      r/thathappened

    • @chrispark7933
      @chrispark7933 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@DavidSGrop 2005 was a different time lol

  • @nickdavis6676
    @nickdavis6676 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Saw Bloodywood in a few of these clips and was like "I like their opinions I will check their music". THANK YOU

  • @bananaempijama
    @bananaempijama 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I think you only should wear ( anything, from music to games, movies, etc ..) if you REALLY like it.
    I think it shouldn't be about fashion or being cool, it's about supporting, being proud , show to others or just because you really like the subject in question.

    • @adamwood87
      @adamwood87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      nailed it. this is really the larger question here: pretense. why are people pretending to be into something? i can't fathom being so attracted to the aesthetic of a shirt design, yet not into the grander scope of what it is.

    • @wallaceshawn-zk8iw
      @wallaceshawn-zk8iw ปีที่แล้ว

      Wearing your "colors" so to speak. "Where u from homes?" Lol

    • @mikechartofilis
      @mikechartofilis ปีที่แล้ว

      but why shouldn't it be about fashion? Don't people wear clothes because they like how they look? Should people know plenty of stuff about the brand of a tshirt they like before they wear it ? What does it matter when it comes to a band, there is no difference.

    • @adamwood87
      @adamwood87 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mikechartofilis this is a false dichotomy. a brand (e.g., Adidas) is a company. a band has an entire legacy behind it: albums, members, songs, lyrics, potentially even ideals that may run counter to one's own. how do you begin to see the two as comparable?
      secondly, people do wear clothes because they like how they look, however if you would have read my comment you'd understand how bizarre it is that someone would like the imagery on a metal shirt without also liking the music itself.

    • @mikechartofilis
      @mikechartofilis ปีที่แล้ว

      @@adamwood87 I'll comply on the subject regarding company and brand( most large companys have legacies as well that you could talk about for hours with fashion designers, in the end its not that big a difference regarding this subject but lets say its like you said )but dude, hard disagree on the second point. How does the music and the merch correlate at all besides the fact that it belongs to a metal band ? I mean sure, they have some form of relation, in terms of the logo being written with brutal letters, hence the heaviness of the band but these two don't go side by side. Some bands have amazing artworks, aliens, demons etc, and some have sick logos, with the letters distorted and such. Why is it so weird to like such things but not like metal. Like you could even like metal but not like that band specifically. Cant someone like The Guy from Disturbed while not liking their music, or can't someone who doesn't listen to metal look at their mascot and think " hey that is a fucking cool character" ? I don't get why clothing can be such a gatekeeping subject in this community. Clothes can look awesome, especially ones that have unique designs and mascots, which metal has plenty of.

  • @dangercat9188
    @dangercat9188 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    If you're gonna wear them, then I'm expecting you to know some of the band's songs. Ain't nothing more embarrassing than being asked what your favorite song is by the band on your t shirt and you don't even know it's a band. I've stopped wearing band tees because me being the introvert that I am, i was tired of all the random people coming up to me and complementing my shirts and what not lol. Yea, I know I'm weird.

  • @MrHighlander666
    @MrHighlander666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    How does anyone know what someone else listens to in their spare time?

    • @anothersettlementneedsyour9628
      @anothersettlementneedsyour9628 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      You know, there is this thing called conversation…
      I get what you mean though.

    • @adamwood87
      @adamwood87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @ralth, typically by asking. another way, more indirect, would be if they are giving an outward display, like a shirt.

    • @MrHighlander666
      @MrHighlander666 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@adamwood87 if I'm wearing a band shirt and you came up and asked me if I liked the band I'm wearing I'd probably tell you to mind your own business, why should anyone have to justify what they wear? Especially not to some frother looking for a reason to be outraged. Go snowflake somewhere else.

    • @adamwood87
      @adamwood87 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrHighlander666 no one is talking about having to justify anything, you've changed the framing to make it that way, which is odd.

  • @beastdude
    @beastdude 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It's a two way street really. On one hand, only fans should be wearing stuff they are actually fans of. It's not a fashion statement, it's supporting the bands you like (think of sports fans wearing their teams stuff, and then someone that doesn't watch, support, or even care also wearing the teams stuff). On the other, if it's spreading word of the band to others that wouldn't normally have known about them, then that's good.

  • @tatoo190
    @tatoo190 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    There’s just something to be said about wearing & representing a band that you knowingly like & listen to rather than just oh I thought it looked cool

    • @neek1126
      @neek1126 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I think the exception I make is if it’s a band you see live, but you haven’t necessarily listened to a ton of their music. Like my fiancée bought a hardcore punk band’s T-Shirt just because she wanted to support one of the bands and thought the design was dope.

    • @susiex6669
      @susiex6669 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Wearing something just because it "looks cool" is just so superficial and shallow, completely representative of how narcissistic and devoid of substance our society has become. And these artists saying its alright just want to cash in on selling the licensing rights of their logo. 🙄

    • @nienkeh301
      @nienkeh301 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@neek1126 but.. it's clothing. The *point* of clothing is to look cool. Since when is it superficial to wear cool clothes

    • @thefallenfaith1986
      @thefallenfaith1986 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@neek1126 Which band was it? Just asking because I'm trying to get more into hardcore punk again.

    • @gokurules22
      @gokurules22 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@susiex6669 says the person who is acting shallow and controlling.

  • @MeanEnea
    @MeanEnea ปีที่แล้ว +2

    yes and i think when people say they don't know the band you should tell them about it and who knows maybe they will actually like it and get invested in the genre

  • @GhoulishGrinMedia
    @GhoulishGrinMedia ปีที่แล้ว +5

    These are good takes. By the way…from when I was a kid to now I would only wear a shirt from a band that I was super into.

  • @Ffslaura
    @Ffslaura ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wear it proudly! This topic always makes me think of Sophie Lancaster

  • @mikefelty2625
    @mikefelty2625 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    At 10:22 I want this scenario in my life. Can you imagine "Pulse of the Maggots" being played on the PA at Walmart? It would be awesome.🤘🏼💀

  • @daffyrwt
    @daffyrwt ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Honestly on a personal level it does break my heart when people aren't fans of what they're wearing because it's one less convo you can have with someone, but on the flip side I totally get it too cuz I love an awesome shirt design. But if we're all being honest with ourselves, we all want exposure to the stuff we love anyways so if someone is walking around billboarding Slayer at a Best Buy then that may in return inspire some kid to check out Slayer and become a fan. As they say, no publicity is bad publicity.

  • @darkestfox-metal
    @darkestfox-metal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I think It's a bit weird to wear a shirt from a band you know little or nothing about... But having said that I don't have any Issue with It.

  • @Welcome2DaJungle
    @Welcome2DaJungle ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Personally I don't care, it's your money and you can do what ever you want but expect to be embarrassed when you get approached by a fan.

  • @Imadeyourun
    @Imadeyourun 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I disagree with none metalheads wearing metal shirts, as it really annoys me when I see someone wearing my favorite bands shirt and then when I try engaging with them about the band, it turns out that they are completely clueless, and know jack shit about what I'm talking about. Leave the metal shirts to the metal heads. Because that's one of the ways we communicate with one another. Same as with any other genre of music, or sports even.

  • @Sd12sx23
    @Sd12sx23 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm a metal fan since the 80s and every time I feel like hating on people for this, I remember that when I was a kid I bought a lot of albums almost solely based on the album cover.

  • @artcika
    @artcika 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It is so true that the designs are awesome. I dunno how many times i've found band tees in shops that looked really cool but i didn't buy because of the fact that i don't listen to them, even if i know what they are or heard some stuff. But i do think it's a bit strange when people wear stuff like that having NO CLUE or connection to the scene. That's probably why i can't bring myself to buy stuff with designs of the bands i don't listen to. but at the same time i don't really have any band t-shirts in general, cuz they are impossible to find here and the bands never really come. Ordering the stuff online is so expensive, especially when you need to do it from outside the Europe. So yeah, even with that, i'd rather wear none, than wear stuff of the bands i don't listen to lol

  • @annemone5568
    @annemone5568 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    At least they should know that it is a band. Some of them think it is a brand and that hurts.

  • @ZwarteKonijn
    @ZwarteKonijn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'll be honest, it's kind of complicated for me.
    First off, I honestly don't care what people wear, especially if they think it looks cool (and let's be real, most metal shirts as super badass). Even as a metalhead, it happened to me, I got a Murderdolls hoodie from my cousin and had no idea it was a band until someone told me so (she just got through her edgy phase and I got all of her old stuff, I just figured it was something edgy, still feel super lucky because I never had that much money and her phase got me so many awesome clothes).
    The one thing that bothers me is that it can make it harder to recognize a metal head in the wild, especially since the whole edgy/punk/metal head aesthetic has gotten more popular. But in all realness, for me it's more about that a lot of subcultures have been downsizes into just an aesthetic to the mainstream. But my annoyance isn't really with the people wearing it, more the companies that did this. To add, the bands I'm into will probably never be sold mass wide, so when I see someone wearing a band shirt I know, it's highly likely they're into the music. And if they're not, well, let me introduce them to some great music.
    (also, yeah, it can be weird to have been bullied a lot for how you dressed, only to see the same people wearing the same aesthetic years later and not acknowledge that they did bully people for the same look).
    What I find a more interesting question, as a metal head, what if a band has the most awesome design and you want it, but you have absolutely nothing with the music, would you buy it?

  • @cactaceous
    @cactaceous ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think the idea of wearing merch of bands or artists you don’t fully love, is weird. Wearing it as a fashion statement or accessory without even knowing the work of the artist whose merch you are wearing is even weirder. My humble opinion because I would never do such a thing.

  • @DeluluIsTheSolulu
    @DeluluIsTheSolulu ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I was heavily abused and bullied in high school by my fellow students for listening to metal and wearing band shirts. I usually don't care what people wear but teens are such hypocrites. Know the band.

  • @KadeRiley-hq8gc
    @KadeRiley-hq8gc ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I got to say no. It's like wearing a hockey or football jersey when you don't like hockey or football and have never watched the game? WTF? Why would you do that?

  • @ryanbollinger1759
    @ryanbollinger1759 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    God bless Courtney LaPlante.
    Okay I’m seeing a trend. Most of The core bands are basically like “I don’t really care it’s good to grow the genre and gatekeepinng is dumb”
    And the non core bands are like “No it’s not okay, you should actually know the band if you’re gonna wear the merch”
    I side with the core bands

    • @Skiddlez3D
      @Skiddlez3D ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The fuck is a non core and core band?

    • @eriktallos82
      @eriktallos82 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      what? the main band gatekeeping in this video is literally we came a romans=

    • @alekks830
      @alekks830 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Skiddlez3D core’s short for metalcore/deathcore

    • @Skiddlez3D
      @Skiddlez3D ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@alekks830 Cheers, way too many labels. All metal to me

    • @omegazx7236
      @omegazx7236 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nah I mean it depends, WCAR was way more gatekeepy than In Flames

  • @brandi6087
    @brandi6087 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My husband wears one band shirt that he can't name a single song from. He bought it at the concert and loves several of their songs, just doesn't know the name of them. He's not a rock/metal geek like me. I can usually list all the band members names, album names, etc.. I try to warn him that he's going to end up on one of those YT videos where they ask you to name 3 songs from the band shirt your representing!! 🤣🤣

    • @jaymann5180
      @jaymann5180 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's different from wearing a shirt and never listening to the band.

  • @noahgibson4233
    @noahgibson4233 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    celebutante by megadeth is my favorite answer to this question. Dave mustaine came across a girl wearing megadeth merch and said "hey that's my band" and she freaked out and told him to go away because he looked like an old creep. Of course she had no clue that megadeth was a band and wanted nothing to do with them.

  • @steel_warfare1049
    @steel_warfare1049 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A tshirt is an expression of what you like, what youre into and sometimes maybe what youre like as a person. If you wear a band tshirt because you really like the band, youre saying "I like this band and I listen to them alot." If you wear it for fashion then youre saying "I follow trends to look cool." I wear tshirts from gigs to say "I was there and it was awesome."

  • @boozefueledreviews6928
    @boozefueledreviews6928 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I only wear band shirts that I bought at the concert when seeing that band!! When we wear band shirts, it opens dialog and you meet people who are into what you are. If I approach a guy at a concert with a Dream Theater fan, I expect to be able to talk to that person about the band or band within that genre. If you're 20 and wear a Metallica shirt because you think it's a clothing brand and not a band, you're done!!

  • @6ch6ris6
    @6ch6ris6 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    wear whatever you want, but don't be annoyed if you get questioned about it. like in general, not just with band shirts.
    clothes make man

  • @paladinminipedro707
    @paladinminipedro707 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    i will say this. I saw a teenage girl with a Judas Priest shirt on. She didnt know anything about the band, but the artist who did the album cover art though and is a huge fan of Claudio Bergamín"s art, right down to his Scifi/fantasy artwork. She or anyone should be able to wear what they want because of whatever!!

    • @AbabBahah-qm4lo
      @AbabBahah-qm4lo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well, at least she could justify why she wear the shirt. Unlike people that literally don't even know anything about both the band and the artist. Bet most metalheads won't be mad if it's the case.

    • @paladinminipedro707
      @paladinminipedro707 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AbabBahah-qm4lo no reason to justify anything. She bought the shirt and the band made money. Simple as that. No explanation needed.

  • @Retroalicemichael
    @Retroalicemichael 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don’t ask people about shirts anymore. Last time I was disappointed when I told someone I liked their shirt and they said oh I don’t listen to so so. I was like oh ok

  • @flyboymcgee8059
    @flyboymcgee8059 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    A person who wears a metal shirt as fashion, save for the commercially recognized bands that are sold at Target and other retailers, is about the same as me holding a novel by a famous author and pretending to read it

    • @prehistoricturtlesaurus5309
      @prehistoricturtlesaurus5309 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lol. Well said, well said.
      These shirts are not brand names, they represent art that is almost exclusively consumed by people who are enthusiasts.
      For me, I dont wear a shirt that doesn't say "this is something that means something to me." When I see someone who just wears generic shit I feel like they must not want much from their entertainment.
      Your comment made me laugh because I recently asked a woman I work with what her hobbies were. She said she likes to read and so I asked what authors. She said "oh, I like all kinda of stuff." I asked her favorite bands, she said "I like everything." I was like okay, I'll just stop talking to you then...

    • @honeynetalove
      @honeynetalove 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it's really not the same, because one is visual art and the other isn't. It's fine to buy a shirt just because you really like the album art or the design on it. And chances are, if you're drawn to the visual art, eventually you might realize you like the musical art too. If you're gonna use the book analogy, it's more like someone buying a book because they're really drawn to the cover. May not even turn it over to read the synopsis. Is it how most people buy books? No, but that's ok! They might have that book sitting around and they love looking at the cover, then one day they finally sit down to read it and realize they like the book as much as the cover. And if they never sit down to read it, they still have a visual piece of art that brings them joy.

    • @susiex6669
      @susiex6669 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@honeynetalove Apologism. The visual art REPRESENTS A MUSIC ARTIST. One is not detached from the other and the OP is correct. Thats is exactly like walking around with a book that is a best seller in your bag, even though youve never read it, just because you like the cover and want to be seen with it. Weird flex and incredibly shallow.

    • @honeynetalove
      @honeynetalove 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@susiex6669 the assumption that someone bought it just because they want to be seen with it/be associated with a band they don't listen to is incredibly cynical and bitter. Also, I never said they were disconnected. In fact my whole point was that connection with one aspect of the art often leads to connection with the art as a whole. Such as the visual art on a band shirt, and the band's music. Or the art on the cover of a book, and the contents of that book. You missed the whole point of what I was saying. If you scroll through the comments, you'll see a lot of people saying this is the exact way they got into metal. Bought a cool shirt, ended up falling in love with the music some time later. It's ok to wear a shirt because you like the art on it. That's someone connecting with an aspect of that artist's expression. It's actually really cool, not something negative. Loving the art on a piece of clothing is a great reason to buy it. I cannot imagine being so defensive/judgmental over something so neutral and inconsequential, but I'll leave you to it. Be well!

    • @susiex6669
      @susiex6669 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@honeynetalove Cynical? Its the truth. For instance, who the hell wears a Nirvana shirt just for style when you know the history of that band and how their lead singer was treated by the "cool kids" in school? This is the height of our insipid, bland, narcissistic culture where people will wear a MUSIC shirt just for style. Ive never worn merch for a group I didnt like, even if the graphics were amazing. Its idiotic. And there is a big difference between a curious twelve year old with no life experience buying a music shirt for whatever reason and a twenty two year old hipster doing the same. And as a bibliophile, if you buy a book not because you liked the story synopsis, author and want to read it but because you liked the cover, youre a dolt. Book covers are usually pretty bland. 🙄

  • @kwaselow
    @kwaselow ปีที่แล้ว +9

    It's simple - all you have to do to wear a band's shirt is like their music.
    If I see somebody wearing ym favorite band's shirt, and I ask them what their favorite song by that band is - I don't care if they say something new, old, obscure, their biggest hit, a cover they recorded... as long as they can tell me the name of a song they like that the band did, I'm happy

  • @NyxOleander
    @NyxOleander 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I believe Aubrey Plaza is actually a Megadeath fan…
    I maybe projecting April Ludgate on her though😅

  • @nesisgontier8841
    @nesisgontier8841 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    lol i loved the gate keep the gate keeper comment!.

  • @Stig69
    @Stig69 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I had a friend who wore an Atticus hoody for years without knowing it's a band. We both thought it was just a brand of clothing haha.

    • @wienersmcbutts
      @wienersmcbutts ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ....because it was just a brand.

    • @punkrockstormchaser
      @punkrockstormchaser ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It is a brand I’m pretty sure mark from blink owns the company

  • @denisem6790
    @denisem6790 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's true that some people wear the shirts just for the cool artwork etc. for the fashion but don't listen to the band which is fine and good advertising but be ready to admit it if someone asks if you saw the tour or have favorite songs or albums. Concert shirts are a great way to strike up conversations in public.

  • @RubenLodewijkMusic
    @RubenLodewijkMusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Instead of demanding them to name 3 songs. Rocommend them 3 songs they could listen to. It ain't that hard.
    If they're interested they would look it up.

    • @chuckobscure5622
      @chuckobscure5622 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If they're interested they should look it up themselves. It ain't that hard.

    • @RubenLodewijkMusic
      @RubenLodewijkMusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@chuckobscure5622 there are lots of non metalheads that are not aware that their shirt are from a band. They would think it's a brand.

    • @DanielGarcia-cq6gd
      @DanielGarcia-cq6gd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i tried that, the just don't care at all xP

    • @RubenLodewijkMusic
      @RubenLodewijkMusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DanielGarcia-cq6gd That can happen indeed haha

  • @s.p.o.o.k.s.1
    @s.p.o.o.k.s.1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The stem of the argument is that people care more about how things look then what they actually mean or are, like your boss not giving a shit because your sick, people need to at the very least be aware! Even if you don't like the music, be aware that those threads are representing a culture that your not voluntarily apart of by choice..yet! Just be informed! Do whatever but it's at least polite to the culture to have a clue y'know?
    Imagine right that some one came up to you to strike a convo about that black album tee your repping, the guys excited because he thinks he's found someone with common interests and the dude in the tee dismissed the whole thing like "nah don't know em, don't really care" that guys gunna feel like you took a dump on his interests

  • @Alan-yr6hj
    @Alan-yr6hj ปีที่แล้ว +1

    it just really piss me off when people where those metal band shirt but talk shit bout them as well. literally why wear their shirt if you can't stand them?

  • @tc1106
    @tc1106 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    While some artists and people view it as “gatekeeping” or in terms of free advertisement, many fans view the subject differently. The metal community often feels ostracized so when we see someone wearing band merch or metal accessories, we see someone who we can connect with or at-least share a brief conversation with. When we approach these people and start up a conversation there maybe a moment of disappointment and disapproval because that potential connection is lost. In the past, when I saw someone wearing a metal shirt I could reasonably expect to have a good conversation or even a new friend. This was important as there were few metalheads in my area. Now, its the opposite. People seem confused or offended that I ask them about their shirts or whatever. Most of them didnt realize it was an actual band, lol. However, I dont care what people wear. Less gatekeeping the better, imo.

  • @melocoton7
    @melocoton7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I started off in the 90's being a young teenager as a Grunge kid. I wish we had all those cool tshirts. Maybe I would have gotten into metal earlier. I don't know. Anyway, it makes me happy when I see metal shirts in mainstream stores. Metal graphic design is awesome.

  • @kathleene99
    @kathleene99 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I agree with Courtney. People love to single women out especially for wearing metal shirts. I understand some men like to flatter themselves to think we do it to attract them. I don't date metal dudes actually and as someone who's listened to metal for over 20 years, I certainly don't look metal either. I only wear band tees from my favorite bands so if someone tries me (which is always a male, BTW). I can say "from which album do you want me name songs from?" So they STFU and regret asking me in the first place. Metal is also having that attitude that's aggressive when provoked. It's the only thing metal about me besides my music taste.

    • @123cillitbang
      @123cillitbang 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agreed

    • @adamwood87
      @adamwood87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @kathleen, that was never the question, though. the question was about non metalheads wearing metal shirts, not "people who are into metal, but don't look like they are."

    • @DamnDealDone
      @DamnDealDone 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You sound a bit dim.

    • @kathleene99
      @kathleene99 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Michael Lochlann I agree it's mostly the entry level posers who ask rudely anyway. If someone asked me about my shirt, what's your favorite song and why? I would have a conversation with them. But someone asked me to name pink floyd songs after seeing me in my Wish you were here shirt and it really pissed me off. I love classic rock, that was my gateway into metal.

    • @kathleene99
      @kathleene99 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@adamwood87 You don't get our point either. By being women, particularly girly, we are automatically viewed as non-metal. I think actual posers should get humbled but people would rather target us first.

  • @bilbofloggins7713
    @bilbofloggins7713 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I like the choice of artists here. They picked the humble guys and gals who are 1100% about the life.

  • @wanderergrim
    @wanderergrim 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You should at least know its a band t-shirt and not just a t-shirt with a cool design. People who complain only complain about people who genuinely are not fans of the band not people who do not look it aside from the t-shirt.

    • @Sayu277
      @Sayu277 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This

  • @RaveN-bh1qe
    @RaveN-bh1qe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Honestly this is so annoying, especially as a girl. I was wearing a Deftones tshirt and a random dude started questioning me in the subway. I didn't even try to explain myself and just left. Its honestly my busness what I am listening to and especially what I wear and ppl shouldn't care about it in the first place.

  • @hieinh
    @hieinh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    It's not about how metal they look, It's about wearing a shirt and not knowing the band

    • @adamwood87
      @adamwood87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      yeah, clearly half the people didn't understand the question and took the time to project some personal issues.

    • @n.aioli3950
      @n.aioli3950 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      i like how u phrased it. im surprised by their “wear what you want attitude”. personally i think it’s very ignorant of someone to wear a metal band tee just for the aesthetic. that band and metal in general has fans that live and breathe the music. your just wearing it for the aesthetic? its appropriation in my opinion.
      i think gatekeeper mentality and metal elitist culture is toxic but metal heads are very entitled to frowning upon people who wear band tees and give metal culture no importance and the band no recognition.

  • @Ar0474
    @Ar0474 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nearly every shirt I own is a band tee! I really don't care if people listen to the bands on the shirts they wear, HOWEVER it could always be a fun conversation starter!

  • @NoQuadsNoMasters
    @NoQuadsNoMasters 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just know it’s a band. Someone once had a converge shirt one because they thought it was a mma clothing band. I don’t care if you like the band or not.
    And I just want you to know that it’s a band in the same way that I don’t want to wear just any brand without knowing what it is. I don’t wanna wear a Texaco gasoline shirt.

  • @christalhastie2174
    @christalhastie2174 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My mum got me a bullet for my valentine tshirt from a second hand store like 4 years ago and I’ve been getting into metal a lot more for the past 2 years, Spiritbox is my Spotify top artist for 2022

  • @SuperCutealien
    @SuperCutealien ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I’ve gotten the stereotyped “you aren’t a metal fan” because people think metal fans have to look a certain way. I was the quiet shy nerd in school. I hung out with the kids that were NKotB fans. I’ve been a fan of metal since about 10 years old. It’s my number one favourite genres. As an adult I still get shocked looks when I say I’m going Slipknot concert. Just because I look like a banker, doesn’t mean I can’t be a fan.

    • @HeathenDance
      @HeathenDance ปีที่แล้ว

      Sllpknot is not metal. It's a fucking joke.

    • @VampireJack10
      @VampireJack10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Indeed, you DON'T have to have long hair and tattoos to be a metalhead.
      I've been a metalhead for 37 years and don't have a single tattoo, and my piercings closed up a long time ago.
      Although I do still have the hair.
      I sometimes have young metalhead gatekeepers calling me out when I wear something like an Emperor shirt, as if I shouldn't know who they are - but as I point out to them, I've been a fan longer than THEY (meaning the kids) have been alive.......
      Ihsahn fuckin' rules!

  • @hellknightmordred7655
    @hellknightmordred7655 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They forgot to interview any metalheads

  • @zakk219
    @zakk219 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Who cares what a person wears? How do you know what that person listens to anyway? Maybe they listen to the band. Maybe they don't. Stop judging people on what they wear or how they look. Maybe that would actually grow the scene instead of turning more people away.

    • @nienkeh301
      @nienkeh301 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know this incessant gatekeeping is turning me away, at least. I've always been curious about metal, but i gave up trying to explore the genre because whenever i find something i enjoy i'm told it's not metal enough, or i'm not enough of a fan. I wouldn't dare buy a t shirt from anything other than my absolute favorite bands, for fear of gatekeepers. Kind of ridiculous to let other people dictate my clothing in this way but here we are. It's more hassle than it's worth at this point

    • @zakk219
      @zakk219 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nienkeh301 I know if I was trying to get in, it would definitely turn me away. I was lucky enough to find a community pretty close that was awesome but that was over a decade ago and I was already into the music. I don't think I would have had the experience I did if those people weren't around. If I had had to try and find a community online, it would have probably been awful. Good luck on your journey and I hope you find a good community to link into.

  • @patrickwoods2213
    @patrickwoods2213 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m kind of in the middle on this one. Young kids need to learn that whatever you wear, you advertise - whether you realize it or not. I personally don’t make a big deal out of it, but if someone comes up to you and compliments you on your shirt and you know nothing about the band then expect some criticism or in some cases, even a lecture. Wear anything you want - just be aware of what you’re wearing.

  • @HaereticusMetal
    @HaereticusMetal ปีที่แล้ว +4

    People talk about "normalizing the culture" when metal culture has always been comprised of outcasts and meant to be underground - it was never meant to be acceptable or mainstream. "Wear what you want" I hear, but you're still a poser if you know nothing about the band whose shirt you're wearing. Call me a gatekeeper all you want, but that doesn't make what I'm saying false. I don't wear Taylor Swift shirts or Kanye West shirts because I don't like that music or go to those artist's shows. You support a band through purchasing merch from them, not from Wal-Mart or Target. The bands don't make anything from those sales. Even streaming services only pay fractions of a penny per stream so again, no real support there.
    I don't care how outspoken I am on this topic, I stand my ground and refuse to bend the knee to sounding virtuous. You're a poser if you wear metal shirts and dress like a metal head but know nothing about the culture, don't go to see the bands, live or don't know anything about the music or culture.

    • @stantorren4400
      @stantorren4400 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is why kids I never talk about metal music to my friends, I would get associated with these arseholes who’s superiority complex is required for them to not get destroyed from their insecurities

    • @AbabBahah-qm4lo
      @AbabBahah-qm4lo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I started listening to rock and metal because of this poser thing and I'm glad I actually listen to it. I mean, more songs to listen and jam to. And it's just fucking awesome. 10/10 would recommend people who like the look to listen to the songs.

  • @mirumewo212
    @mirumewo212 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When I buy merch it really means a lot to me, because I only buy merch of bands I really really like and cherish. I don't buy a shirt with the name of a band I don't know.
    I guess other people don't care that much about it, which is fine but I personally don't understand it.

  • @bradjr10
    @bradjr10 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I think it’s fine any one can wear what they want. The problem is you are going to have people like come up to you In public and ask you about the band

    • @nicolec.5352
      @nicolec.5352 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s never happened to me 😂

    • @gokurules22
      @gokurules22 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, and all you have to ask these pricks, is, did I use your money to buy this shirt? Did you gift it to me? Do you even know me?