We've all heard it before, metal-heads are supposedly terrible people. We hate everything, we're goth, we're emo, and we just hate life. However, being a metal-head is more that what you see on the outside. We have a meaningful core that I hope to expose.

Yes, metal music can be hateful. There are some bands and songs that are like that, but that's a very small percentage of us. I know the music sounds extremely hardcore, the concerts can get rowdy in the mosh pit, our makeup might look scary, and it could be hard to understand the screams at times. But believe it or not, a lot of the lyrics in metal music holds a very deep meaning, which prove that metal-heads are regular people just like the rest of us.

We might look different, but our intentions are all the same -- to have a great time with the ones we love and with the music we love. We don't want to rip out hearts and take souls. We love snuggling puppies just like everyone else. So please, take some time out of your day to get to know who the band members are from metal/rock bands, you'll see that they're very much like you. I suggest looking up some rock/metal/heavy metal lyrics and see just how deep the meaning behind most of our songs really are. Some of the meanings are hidden, but they're there. We really are just like the rest of you.