personally, i grew up way over religious and when i wanted to listen to my grandpas music, learn the electric guitar, wear jeans to church, and generally walk around bringing dishonor on my family and feminine appeal, that was swiftly banned. and this was only ~15 years ago. 2005-2007ish. liking things that mostly boys liked meant i was a whore? personally, i consider that a separate matter entirely.
metal is home. metal is sitting in the passenger seat with the windows down knowing you’re exactly where you're supposed to be for once in your life. its comfort and its pain. it captures that tortured part of our hearts that draws us all together.
i was so disappointed when i finally made it out to where the rest of the people were and found that none of them were possible to really connect with.
i’m not here to shit on anyones interests but just can’t get down with reality stars, influencers, content creators. or whatever new kind of celebrity is floating around these days.
i still live a pretty isolated life (more so in recent years duh). i never really learned how to connect with people. (i was always “one of the guys” but that’s really shit on nowadays so idk) (my mom is also a narcissist so maybe i just have issues with women :D)
but i can still put on any of my favorite albums and let it move me to tears knowing theres a few thousand brothers (and maybe a few hundred sisters) who truly understand. no context. no explanation. just the music.
other than that i just personally would prefer not to get caught in a pit. and a lot of guys assume you are poser if you don’t like anything more than heavy metal ime.