In my personal experience, Metal has definately not been a 'phase'. However, it could be for some.

well.. for a real and true metalhead... metal is not a phase...
only for posers ...
In my personal experience ... I have been listening metal for half my life influenced by elder brother (who's NOT a metalhead he's more into grunge/alternative )

That have nothing to do with poser thing, ok there are many posers who listen metal only because it is cool, but I know many people who are not into this anymore and I am sure they are not posers. My good friends get married and get a babby, they are both metalheads but now he had to cut he hair and get a job, but they are still listening metal, I also know some people who get bored of metal, a guy living door to me listened metal since he was 12 and now he have 34, he can't listen to metal anymore but periodicaly he put some trash metal into CD player, and then whole street here it. I don't know will I listen to metal my whole life, now I am into metal more than ten years and I am still enjoying it but I can't surely tell what will happen in let say another ten years, I can't say I will listen metal forever cause it is stupid, how could anyone can know that?

Well, there are a lot of people who go through ''metal phase'', especially in their adolescent years. My mom also though it was just a phase and as she used to go nuts about the music I'm listening and the fact that ''boys listen to this kind of music'' and ''it's not appropriate for girls to wear such dark clothes'' or even my personal faves, when I was being compared to others ''why can she be a normal daughter and wear nice, colourful clothes and listens to nice music''. Well, because that's what she is, that's what they are and what [i]they might be[/b]. Everyone in my family thought it was just a phase, but it wasn't a phase. I still listen to metal, loud as possible, I still headbang, I still don't wear orange clothes (not because I wanna wear dark clothes, I just don't feel comfortable in bright colours) and I still paint my nails black, and I am still the same as when I was 16.

Just let them talk. In some year you'll be able to say: YOU JUST GOT OWNED!!!!

For myself, I've been a huge fan of metal since 5th grade. But for one of my friends he used to be big on New Found Glory and Blink 182 during the early years of high school, senior year he was strictly Opeth and In Flames, but now all he ever listens to is Reggae, god damn I hate people who go through musical phases.

I'm not sure whether its right to consider metal as a phase or not. I'd say not, because although it is sometimes listened to for a short period of time, but that happens relatively rarely in comparison to the number of people who start to take deeper interest in the music. The "that's just a phase" thing might be stereotyping or judging by knowledge from mass media or some other source that doens't present metal from the right angle.

I myself have listened to metal for about two years now. I admit, at some point I felt that the music is getting repetitive and quite empty and I didn't listen to any musica at all, but this only lasted a shor while. After that I discovered a lot of interesting bands for myself and now I listen to metal quite regularly, although I wouldn't say its my lifestyle.

I won't make any judgement or predictions whether its a phase for me or not, time will tell.

Lets face it dudes, metal is a phrase, but a phrase that has been going for almost 50 years and long may it continue!

Written by [user id=20710] on 20.02.2007 at 00:02

Lets face it dudes, metal is a phrase, but a phrase that has been going for almost 50 years and long may it continue!

Long live the phrase! haha. And 50 years? You're trippin.

me trippin? Heavy metal was created during late 1960s-early 70s
Thats about 40yrs, damn where did that extra decade come from?

Well, I've been listening to metal for awhile now, started listening to Sabbath, Metallica you know, the "good oldies" in 2nd grade (lol)
(Come to think about it, this is my 10th year of metal appreciation!)
So for me it's not a phase, but I recognise myself in the OPs situation, I grew up as the only metal-head until I started junior-high (found someone who shared my love for headbanging but he's listening to genres like "emo" and such now :> )
and at my high-school, I guess i'm pretty much the only one that's all about metal, (and melodic rock, PF etc.)

Like I said, I've been a metal-head for 10years now, and I still love it, but what I know will happen, is that I'll probably cut my hair, calm down on the "black clothes only lol lol) phase when I hit 20ish, why? well, I probably won't have the need to "express" myself anymore.(through clothes etc.)
Doesn't mean I'll stop listening to metal or anything, but calm down on the "image" thinghy.

The only ones it's a phase for, are either posers,(omg metallica black album lol lol), or those that can listen to all sorts of music.
Personally, I think I'll be telling my grandchildren about the time I was on a Kamelot consert headbanging until my nose started bleeding ^^
Metal's always been there for me, I had KoRn when I hated everyone around me at school (the texts are awesome for a lonely "I want attention 'cos Im tired of being spat at in school kid^^")
And I dare say that through metal, and being alone most the time, made me who I am, someone who respect other people and their opinions.
(doesn't have anything to do with the topic sorry => )

Anyways, all I wanted to say is, you'll know if it's a phase or not when you've listened to metal for 10-30 years and still like it ^^

I (like all metal heads) started listening to the basic stuff like Ozzy, Maiden, Priest, and Metallica. But as the years went on, i began going into much heavier stuff after excepting the "metal voice". Now I listen to the most absolute heavy of all metal music and I'm living it up. If 3 years and going is a phase, then you can consider me the phase master.
PS: Im not a poser becuase I NEVER listened to NU-metal.

I think metal isn't just a phase for most of metalheads, those who feel it and make of it a way of life; but there are posers who listen to metal or dress like a meatalhead (metal is not only the way you dress) just to stand out. For these people and also for those who get tired of metal without being posers, it is a phase.
Maybe people (especially your family) tells you it's a phase because they don't like it and expect you to change, but you have to prove it's not temporary and finally they'll get used to it and accept your new "identity".

I guess it depends on the person and how much she/he actually loves and enjoys metal music. Personally I don't think it is only a phase that will end in the near future - I know it because I like listening to music and there aren't no other music style I would prefer to metal. But you can also say that to many people metal still is only a small phase - lasting maybe 2-3 years. I don't know if we could even call them metalheads - people who listen only some metal bands and know only little about the genre overall. For those people metal is just a phase, or a way to show people how "brutal and evil" music they listen. But there are people who have listened metal for almost 30 years - to them it wasn't just a phase, so why should it be for me.

There are people that listen to some heavy metal currently. So, there's a good chance they will stop listening to it after a while. But, for metalheads it is as much a part of us as our religion.

Indeed...Heavy Metal is a part of me. Its a way of thinking, a way of looking in a "way" to things in life. A philosophy. Its a kind of Religion.

So therefore its NOT a phase. People who say its a phase are no metalheads...they just like (or liked) the music for a while. They dont know what they talk about if they do.



Metal is a way of life, once your in you never leave.

for what it's worth, only 3 people over the age of 25 posted on this particular thread. take from that what you will.

When i first got into metal 6 years ago people were telling me it was phase and i would grow out of it, and some people tell me the same now...but and a big BUT it aint ever gonna happen. Metal is my life, its my passion, i found something i love so much im never gonna change the way i feel about it. People can tell me as much as they want how i will grow out of it, and how they think the music is shit..personally I dont care.

Metal is my life and always will be!

Well, for those hwo is not "true" (no offense) is this thing called Metal, just a phase. But for those who are "true", is this a lifestyle, not a hobby.
For me it's my life and lifestyle, my soul, body and heart is all of Metal.:D

Written by [user id=15652] on 27.02.2007 at 00:24

Well, for those hwo is not "true" (no offense) is this thing called Metal, just a phase. But for those who are "true", is this a lifestyle, not a hobby.
For me it's my life and lifestyle, my soul, body and heart is all of Metal.:D

exactly.
Whoever understands what meatl is all about and is really into it doesn't 'demetallize' easily.

I began with rock and roll when I was 7 years old, now I'm 57 years old and I love Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Death Metal and some full guitars Black Metal, could be this a "phase"?

Well I don't know right now if it's just a phase because i've only been listening to metal for a year and a few months but all I can say is that the way i'm feeling right now, I could listen metal till i'm 100 . I also don't think it's a phase because i'm more passionate about metal then i've ever been about anything else .

A Lot of people grow older and have kids and stuff. They find they dont have time to search for new bands or may prefer to listen to something more mellow.
If youve been listening to a child scream all day and night your hardly gonna sit down and relax with some cannibal corpse.

Some people just Change...dosnt mean they are a poser.

well the way I see it most ppl that say its a phase dont realize how much passion the fans of this genre have.
To me it is more than music, its a way of life, a religion.

To me Metal is almost like a child, if I never plan on having children I can always look to metal for support.

For most people, metal is just a phase. My friends are beginning to get out of it, and one of my closer friends just told me today that he just heard Modest Mouse and really likes them. That really hurt me when I read that because I've hated that genre, scene, and band for years. But really, who the fuck cares? Oh well, at least I know that I'll always be into metal. If I haven't got out of it yet, I probably never will.

Never heard of that band, but the whole genre it self for me is not good neither bad, couldn't care less bout this genre. Some songs maybe enjoyable, but they are JUST some songs, nothing more. And as well, my friend went from mental in this kind of music direction, after many years being a metalhead. Can't blame him for that, but i will.

Written by Dangerboner on 19.03.2007 at 03:25

For most people, metal is just a phase. My friends are beginning to get out of it, and one of my closer friends just told me today that he just heard Modest Mouse and really likes them. That really hurt me when I read that because I've hated that genre, scene, and band for years. But really, who the fuck cares? Oh well, at least I know that I'll always be into metal. If I haven't got out of it yet, I probably never will.

Most of my friends doesnt even enjoy metal and enjoy Modest Mouse, Imagine what I have to go through when I visit them!

I'm listening to rock and metal music for about ten years and I really enjoy listening it.I can't be sure that I will listen to metal in another ten years but I'm feeling good now and thats enough.

My dad got me into Metal when I was 12, but I had been hearing Metal, Rock, Blues, Jazz, Reggae, Jam Bands Etc. since I was a baby. He has loved metal since he was 15 and he is now 43. It stayed with him, and it will stay with me. I love Metal of all kinds (other than nu-metal) and it has been to big a part of my life for me to cast it aside.

Yes, as much as I hate to admit it, metal usually is just a phase. I intend to stay metal for as long as I can, becuase I believe in it so much and it has taught me a lot about life. It would be too much for me to simply cast it away.

Written by BitterCOld on 22.02.2007 at 02:09

for what it's worth, only 3 people over the age of 25 posted on this particular thread. take from that what you will.

That proves nothing; all it means is that people under 25 are a lot more likely to be online and posting on forums.

Look at my age, I'm 31 so I think by now it's safe to say that it's not a phase! My husband is 40-ish and he loves metal, too. I've been listening to metal since the age of 12, and even though through the years there have been times when I've been inclined to listen more to other genres, I have always gone back to metal. Especially now, for me the quality of metal has recently hit amazing highs! So now I listen to it more than ever. The people who insult and think "it's just a phase" only see the aggression and don't see the musicianship. They don't understand that technically speaking, metal is like classical music for the modern age. There is a LOT more to metal than aggression or "teenage rebellion."