normaloctagon
06.27.23 | Discuss |
ConcubinaryCode
06.27.23 | Dressing like that is a prerequisite to liking metal in the first place. |
MoM
06.27.23 | Bad fashion sense is easier to have than good + a lot of men’s clothing is kind of average to bad with some great thrown in + trends |
budgie
06.27.23 | "
I don’t hate metalcore in general or the fan base" u should |
FrozenFirebug
06.27.23 | people pigeonhole themselves into doing certain things because you expect them to
this world is fueled by your subconscious
stop expecting metalcore fans to have shitty ear gauges and ear gauges will gradually be written out of existence
it's true |
ToSmokMuzyki
06.27.23 | theyre the kind of ppl that believe the superpower comes from the costume |
normaloctagon
06.27.23 | @frozen sir this is a Wendy’s not a Cynic thread |
FrozenFirebug
06.27.23 | i can't afford wendys + when i used a bogo baconator coupon they only put 1 patty on each baconator
a baconator has 2 patties you fucks |
normaloctagon
06.27.23 | They did my firebug boi dirty. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere |
botb
06.27.23 | Why does anyone in hardcore/metalcore care about fashion? That was always kind of a hang up I had, I feel like there’s a decent percentage of hardcore and metalcore fans and even bands that put more effort into thinking about what they’re going to wear on stage/to shows than about the music. |
botb
06.27.23 | But I also say this as a person who wears docs and carhartt beanies regularly so I guess take that with a grain of salt/people like what they like lmao |
Calc
06.27.23 | there's an ancient word for those people we use to use called *posers* |
botb
06.27.23 | I would say yes to that but most of those people that I’m referring to are well respected within the “scene” |
Egarran
06.27.23 | brb going to urbandictionary |
Egarran
06.27.23 | "wook:
Half-cocked former middle-class dude who was a stoner in high school, discovered shrooms at a camping festival in college and has since decided to live as a nearly homeless walking tarot card. Like if The Fool jumped off the cliff and landed in a mushroom patch.
He's emotionally stunted; probably hates his dad for some perceived slight like say, asking him to do something with his life other than donation-based drug parties. He's sexually reckless with only a tenuous enough grasp on nonmonogamy to use it to be a slut. Into tantra but not condoms.
Supported Bernie but would rather watch the government collapse so ultimately sat out the whole election, "the moon landing was faked, bruh," anti-vaxxer, some kind of vegan/orthorexic eater but his abs only look good because of all the coke he does.
Instead of hosting intelligent discourse he likes to ask "highly philosophical" questions as a means of deflection, but his arguments can be knocked down with simple logic. He refuses to partake in society, because he sees through the bullshit, but in reality he's almost totally ignorant.
He'll seduce you with talks of sacred geometry and if he's the calmer type, demonstrations of acro yoga. For all the talk of intimacy, spirituality, and human connection, he just grunts on top of you like any other dudebro you've made the mistake of fucking.
Basically a very dirty and confused cross between the shittiest art student in the program and a standard hard-partying college dude."
lol excellent |
budgie
06.27.23 | that describes a chick friend of mine creepily well |
normaloctagon
06.27.23 | Does she have dreads |
budgie
06.27.23 | her bro did and she had some weird braids ca. 2010. nowadays last i saw she has the bald side thing wherever the fuck that came from |
JohnnyoftheWell
06.27.23 | came here for What’s up w/ metalcore fascism
left satisfied with a god-tier egarran post
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Egarran
06.27.23 | I suspected you wrote that entry. |
PotsyTater
06.27.23 | Lmao can you post a pic of someone dressed in the epitome of what ur talking about? Having followed any metalcore bands in over a decade so I’m not sure I understand |
PotsyTater
06.27.23 | The worst crime against fashion for me is alt rock/metal bros |
mkmusic1995
06.28.23 | I dress like I listen to Coldplay but my pie chart says I listen to 34% metalcore |
PotsyTater
06.28.23 | Unfortunate combo |
Storm In A Teacup
06.28.23 | Ega is Will Hunting apparently |
normaloctagon
06.28.23 | @potsy some things are best left to the imagination ; )
not nearly enough metalcore bros defending their scene in here i thought this was sputnikmusic.com???? |
MillionDead
06.28.23 | Lmao, I think we're all in agreement. |
Demon of the Fall
06.28.23 | 'brb going to urbandictionary' (2)
A counterpoint: how many fans of any *insert genre* can you legitimately sample to form a basis for these statistics? What I mean is, you meet people / ask about their taste. Perhaps a band t-shirt or two. There also may be a few 'associates' and whatnot etc. but otherwise, you don't know what the general populous likes. A lot of people just aren't in-your-face about it.
tl;dr: I can guarantee there will be a ton of mxc fans that don't fit the image you described but because they're silent / understated you'll be none the wiser
(same goes for practically any genre - most people no longer have to 'use music as a key an unwavering part of their identity'... this isn't the 80s) |
SomeCallMeTim
06.28.23 | are we talking about someone we'd find at a heavier hardcore punk basement show type of fashion or someone who never misses All That Remains or BFMV every time they come to town kinda fashion |
normaloctagon
06.28.23 | @milli haha fair enough : P
@tim the latter |
Colton
06.28.23 | if i made this list you would be mad |
normaloctagon
06.28.23 | idk if i would be specifically but yeah if it came from someone that isn't a metalhead i could see the frustration. i think it's clear i'm coming from a place of curiosity and humor but the way you sometimes come off talking about the metal community can be condescending, even bitter? your comments about that kind of stuff don't bother me anymore and i've come to see that most of the time you're messing around but yah |
Colton
06.28.23 | nah it bothers me how some metalheads are always bitter toward other genres and hate on everything non-metal because they feel it’s unjust for that stuff to be so popular but I think that’s mostly a small cohort of them. i know most metalheads are just regular, everyday white nationalists |
Colton
06.28.23 | jk i’m sure most are perfectly swell folk and I’ve listened to Oceanic 3 times now fwiw |
MarsKid
06.28.23 | I dunno what to be upset about since I
1) don't dress like that
2) don't have a problem if people dress like that, people can do what they do
And you're entitled to dislike it ig. Every -core concert I've been too has been a great time. |
frozencarl
06.28.23 | colton, your resentment towards metal is the most pure and genuine thing to come out of this accursed site and it brings a smile to my face every time you let it be known o7 |
normaloctagon
06.28.23 | "And you're entitled to dislike it ig."
don't remember where i said i dislike it but go off i guess homie! just having a bit of fun. i have a diverse, wide circle of friends and have no issues with how people dress. i do find discussions about aesthetics and stereotypes entertaining and informative though |
normaloctagon
06.28.23 | also lmao colton good posting |
MarsKid
06.28.23 | I didn't mean it in any sort of way my dude, it was just an observation in case you did. I genuinely don't know what to contribute lol, so much of my life is at work or relaxing to where fashion doesn't really factor into my life save for special occasions. Concert wear is usually just shorts and a lil band shirt. |
henryChinaski
06.28.23 | what? Never heard of this.
pic or it didn't happen |
Wildcardbitchesss
06.28.23 | Colton had me in the first half ngl |
memnite
06.28.23 | my fav metal guys are the ones who are really into djentcore and wear like, 2010s japanese streetwear and techcore shit. hell of pockets on their joggers and cutoff hoodies with all over print merch. such a wild aesthetic |
normaloctagon
06.28.23 | @mars, good! last thing i wanna do is upset my boy
@henry i will ask the next metalcore fan i meet that matches the description if I can take a picture. I'll tell them you asked but should i have any reason to omit the second part of your username when I tell them that..................? |
normaloctagon
06.28.23 | @memnite yes!!!!!!! |
MarsKid
06.28.23 | tbh dudes who wear long sleeves and/or long pants to concerts are bold, it gets way too hot in the damn venue for that shit lol |
memnite
06.28.23 | gotta flex that crazy four-sided ls that says the f word on the back bro |
MillionDead
06.28.23 | I think punk fashion is coolest tbh. Boots and studs and shit. I feel like there's a great intersection between punk and metal and business casual and trendy to dress in. |
memnite
06.28.23 | is any of the Bad fashion taste to be attributed to the majority of popular core bands just having really really ugly merch lol |
normaloctagon
06.28.23 | @mars @mem lmao that's me at basically every single show i go to. definitely catch comments about it from some of my non metal-leaning friends and i usually respond with something to the effect of "gotta risk it to get the biscuit" ; "no days off" ; or "I love sweat" |
normaloctagon
06.28.23 | @milli same honestly, and i'm a death metal fan at my core. punk and goth absolutely crush fashion-wise
and @mem honestly that's a point worth exploring |
MillionDead
06.28.23 | Yeah, I'm a big proponent of not wearing merch to shows all the damn time. The shirt has to really hit if you do it. |
Flugmorph
06.28.23 | im a real wooker |
memnite
06.28.23 | i used to go to a lot of shows when i lived in the city and man the local hxc kids were so anal about merch that they would literally jump people in the pit if they wore shit from a band that wasn't cool (with the scene) lol. i saw it happen one time and then just stopped wearing merch to shows for a while |
MarsKid
06.28.23 | My go-to is a Killswitch Engage shirt with a zombie lady tearing open a bloody carcass. You have a design like that, you gotta use it honestly |
MillionDead
06.28.23 | @memnite: That's so stupid. Idk, I love hxc and the culture but it's not without its deep running flaws too. |
memnite
06.28.23 | yeah it was pretty uncharacteristic from what i've experienced in other cities. most place the scene is really cool and welcoming but then there's portland where cruel hand had to stop (and eventually shut down altogether) an album release show because some guy tried to kill another guy with a cinderblock and the cops showed up. band didn't come back for years after that lol |
memnite
06.28.23 | @mars i know the exact shirt you're talking about omg lol
i have way too many damn shirts |
MarsKid
06.28.23 | Dude that shirt goes unreasonably hard for KSE lol, but I fucking love it. Got it during the Howard era when I was big into End of Heartache. |
dedex
06.28.23 | phwoar that "wook" description
am i a wook if i wear metal shirts with basically all the carhartt pieces of clothing you can imagine? |
SteakByrnes
06.28.23 | idk how metalcore enjoyers dress anymore but 10-15 years ago it was either plaid shirt with a band T underneath with skinny jeans, or just like any black shirt with skinny jeans. I rocked both looks quite hard for a long time |
ffs
06.28.23 | anyone who wears clothes is an apex chud |
botb
06.28.23 | Have you guys really never heard the word wook before or is this a bit |
Relinquished
06.28.23 | stay wook |
dedex
06.28.23 | non-English native mf here, never heard of "wook". thot norma wrote "woke" in a funny way |
memnite
06.28.23 | @steak same lol. when i was like 19-22 i just copied the brendan murphy XL shirt w skinny jeans combo. glad i wasn't the only one |
normaloctagon
06.28.23 | @mars i rocked hard with KSE back in the day, and def agree that shirt sounds lit lol. went to see them at mayhem fest one year and they put on a great show, there was some old dude up front that kept shouting at them to play holy diver and they side eyed him and then didnt play it xD earned my perpetual respect that day
"anyone who wears clothes is an apex chud"
"stay wook"
you two rock paper scissors for best comment so far, go |
Colton
06.28.23 | @frozencarl o7 i was about to stop forever but now i will keep going |
botb
06.28.23 | Bro you need to go talk to a therapist for real lmao |
Egarran
06.28.23 | Wait, are you shaming us for not knowing about wook?
Damn gatekeepers everywhere. |
pizzamachine
06.28.23 | Yo |
Purpl3Spartan
06.28.23 | They always wear long sleeve band Ts with jeans at concerts lol |
frozencarl
06.29.23 | the only metalcore band i regularly see is August Burns Red, and the pit is always filled with jacked dudes in tanktops and gym shorts. probably more an ABR thing tho tbh |
botb
06.29.23 | Abr has worn polos and birkenstocks on stage since their inception as a band so they definitely have a little bit bro-ier of a presentation |
Vinnymcscoop
06.29.23 | Idk Metalcore was mostly a trendy genre, so I guess the hipster look is still very relevant for them |