Hologram784

Thank you so much for this! Really cool to see someone involved so long into the community!

Thank you so much for your response. I especially resonate with what you've said in your conclusion.

Rad answer, thank you so much. I also love Pantera, so was glad to hear and read them again. And zealousy is exactly right, my friend, never lose that. Very intriguing and strong-willed answer. This will very much expand my analysis, thank you so much.

Don't worry, I was merely joking around. And I can definitely understand your caution, fear not, as we've converses elsewhere, hopefully my credentials as a metalhead, albeit a younger one are sufficient.😁 Thanks so much for your response and question mate! My favourites currently are Bound In Fear (British Blackened Deathcore), Ghost Bath (North American Black Metal), and Landmvrks (French Metal/Deathcore). Thank you so much, mate!

Thank you so much, James, and don't worry, any answer is informative in my book. Appreciate your time and effort to write this, you have helped immensely.

Hello, fellow forumers, I am Hologram, a suspected 'lab rat', as FatherAlabaster has nicknamed me already, or at least attempted to😆. I am a final year Bachelor's student and I have posted a discussion here yesterday to help me out with a project I am doing for my dissertation. Let me assure you that my credentials are Metal indeed, started listening at the age of 9 thanks to my oldschool Soviet defector of a father and have been fully loyal to the music ever since - and I am 21 now. My objective at the moment is to gather responses to this question: What does Metal mean to you? And the objective of my research is to show the wider academic public that metal is not merely a defective subculture, it is a much more valuable cultural and social phenomenon, that plays a significant positive role for us as fans of the music. I hope you will be able to assist me on this noble quest. For now, farewell, and I wish you a pleasant day.

You guys are spoiling me with all of this in-depth responding. Thanks so much, will be properly getting into your stories soon.

Wonderfully said, I specifically agree with the emotional support metal provides and the rebellious spirit it cultivates so wonderfully Thank you so much for your input.

Indeed, I am myself quite reluctant to go to shows for a variety of reasons. Financial is king, but the next no less important one is distance, with safety concluding my list. Have broken my oath to stay out of forums as of today, however, albeit for educational reasons😅 Thank you for the engagement, guys, really helping me out here.

Wow, what a detailed response, thanks so much! There's a lot to unpack there and I will make sure to pay your response the attention it deserves.

Oh, definitely, my secondary objective is to at least slightly contribute to Metal being brought out as a wider collection of genres.

Haha, no I'm not a weirdo lab rat for sure😆 I am also an experienced Metalhead, around the age of 9 I got into Ronnie James Dio, Sabbath, and Judas Priest, mainly thanks to my old-school Soviet defector of a father. As a result, I faced a lot of prejudice in school and in my daily life and thus my objective is to show Metal in a positive light and prove that it is a pivotal cultural phenomenon. Thank you so much for your response, @markm! I can definitely feel the indifference to the style, I only have band tees and a Thor necklace, that's about it😆 And I also can't grow hair out cause I'm balding rapidly 😅 And I aggree, jazz is a pivotal genre in discovering metal imo, so good to have you here and thanks so much for your response and story.

Thanks so much for your response! And thanks a lot for your point, I'll definitely look into the other threads. My only big caveat is that I can't use the other responses in my dissertation if I don't have the permission of the users posting them and if I don't have ethical approval from my uni to do so. But I'll definitely use this knowledge to inform my wider points. Thanks again and I hope you enjoy your day.

Hello fellow metalheads, My name is Alex and I am currently on my last year of uni. I have chosen to write my dissertation on the cultural value of Metal for metalheads and the wider public. So, I would really appreciate your responses to this question, the list is never exhaustive. And if you are not happy with me using any of your data please feel free to either send me a private message or type "No" before or after your response. Thanks so much for your participation and time. 😃