cultural observations: metalheads

[@meditationsfortheanxiousmind]

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[@chrishince8947]

Awesome vid but you forgot Metalheads fear of large magnets! Lol

[@athiefinthenight6894]

With the amount of metal references in this video it is hard to believe frankie isn't a metalhead himself.

[@MrBones105]

yeah...these metal puns are deep cuts. too much insider info.

[@j377yb33n]

I think that everyone running off with him at the end is a sign they're all in the same group

[@ConnorProductionsinc]

I feel attacked and seen simultaneously.

[@j377yb33n]

@@ConnorProductionsinc _electric eye, in the air, always there_

[@Plant_Parenthood]

Plus, he seems to have a lot of metalhead friends

[@kaicarlton3796]

Ngl this one is way too specific for frankie to not be a secret metalhead

[@layla9592]

Agreed

[@STEIN470]

yeah lol

[@davey1602]

He kicked that habit years ago. Now he's just a reformed vegan with glowsticks and whistles :D

[@BlloodySunday]

I believe Frankie listens to all Sorts of random music. Like Gregorian Chants, J-Pop, Stoner Doom, Eurobeat, Harsh Noise, Maori Folk Metal etc.

[@0mn1vore]

​@@BlloodySunday - Hold on, there's Maori folk metal? Besides Alien Weaponry? Please elaborate. Also, Tengger Cavalry fulfills most of my Mongol metal needs, but i'm open to suggestions if you have any.

[@redbruhcolli]

"Metalheads are open minded when it comes to how creative they'll insult you for not liking the same bands as them. Therefore we can say metalheads are just hipsters that are misgendered as goths" DIED

[@keiraaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Its true af though. If you’re a metalhead you’ve also been called a goth/emo at some point in your life and you can’t tell me differently. It happens to all of us.

[@disgoop]

but like I'm constantly being called goth and emo for wearing band shirts

[@morzathoth919]

I had to pause the video to laugh at that. Yes, yes we are.

[@ryanmullett8832]

yeah haha

[@samuel.stelzer]

Best line of the video 😂

[@Blizzard0fOz93]

These guys were desperately trying not to laugh, and I love that. I'm a metalhead, myself, of course, so it's good to see the community being represented in this series.

[@stocktonjoans]

the whole "cultural observations:" series is one part deep Gen Z wisdom, one part comedy roast and one part "you laugh you lose" video

[@Blizzard0fOz93]

@@stocktonjoans yeah, that’s true, lol. I’m still kinda new to the channel, though, so I still haven’t seen enough of these vids to really see a pattern, I guess is what I’m trying to say? Sorry, not really good with words, outside of my writing.

[@riissanen93]

Represented, and 100% accurately.

[@Blizzard0fOz93]

@@riissanen93 indeed, lol.

[@lavrentivs9891]

\m/

[@TheBusyJane]

The guy who burst out in a silent laugh so he wouldn't "ruin the take" is a riot. Sir, this is not the radio, we can see you, you might as well laugh.

[@ivoivic2448]

that tool guy was putting all his effort into not laughing. this is beautiful.

[@qwandary]

He was near to crying from the effort of not laughing. It really was beautiful.

[@bostonmeadhorn4897]

Im confused why that kid was in the video. Tools not a Metal band

[@unnameduser5647]

​@@bostonmeadhorn4897with stating they are not metal, they are officially metal because every metal band gets to hear that they are not really metal Also google says they are prog metal but idk shit

[@bostonmeadhorn4897]

@@unnameduser5647 🤣 touché

[@Fearless_Beggar]

The running away bit was his Dillinger Escape Plan all along...

[@toughlifevirgina]

lol! Very good!

[@paveantelic7876]

ehm excuse me, they are mathcore, not metal at all!

[@gitsurfer27]

@@paveantelic7876 Mathcore is a subgenre of metal.

[@paveantelic7876]

@@gitsurfer27 i was clearly joking...

[@gitsurfer27]

@@paveantelic7876 Ow, good one.

[@LetsGoWrongboarding]

You can tell how decent metalheads are IRL by the fact that none of the ones in this video can help but smile

[@danielfitzgerald2561]

He's definitely a metal head. There's loads of people who you wouldn't know are metal fans by looking at them because they don't dress in the typical way. We are secretly everywhere

[@namebrandlabel]

​@icankillbugs gaslight, gatecreep, girlboss!

[@Niko-pj8kt]

@icankillbugs Remember guys, always gatekeep people out of liking metal. Especially if theyre new to the scene.

[@username113]

​@icankillbugsweird how mortician became so huge lately. They used to just be well known in the underground and now all out of the sudden they have as many monthly listeners as suffocation

[@kantina4765]

@@username113 it is weird considering how bad the music is

[@username113]

@@kantina4765 nah mortician is the best deathgrind band of all time😍 (one of the few that dont suck)

[@RickyIcecubes]

Back in the 90s my buddies and I would laugh at dudes in their 40s who went to metal shows and headbanged the whole time but never touched the pit....now we are those dudes.

[@toughlifevirgina]

I reckon Frankie is a secret math-rock/metal gate-keeper. HE KNOWS WAAAAY TOO MUCH to just be joshing. I reckon he's got a favourite Entombed album and is mates with the blokes from Invictus Productions.

[@ethandavis8090]

Frankie definitely cries to American football

[@toughlifevirgina]

@@ethandavis8090 he also rates Ian Williams era Don Cabellero

[@FreeStuff11TakeItBy12]

mathcore

[@smark667]

bet 50p it's Left Hand Path

[@VexLosers]

The end of this video should be Darragh from Invictus chugging a bottle of whiskey and yelling “Ave Sathanas!” before vomiting in front of Frankie’s shoes

[@kenrichards1032]

The guy trying not to burst out laughing when he says "for metalheads music is a competitive sport, whoever can sweep pick a diminished seventh arpeggio the fastest somehow wins" kills me

[@oopsydaizi3s824]

Too accurate. Every Instagram metal guitarist in a nutshell

[@RhythmAddictedState]

This is so ridiculously accurate, there's just no way Frankie isn't a metalhead. He's saying insider metalhead stuff lol

[@seagreen917]

he's literally revealing the inner thoughts a metalhead would think of

[@Veg-Power]

I think he's no metalhead in particular but also listens to it besides a lot of other music. I think he is just autistic with the superpower of indulging whole universes in a very short time.

[@TheSomethingWheel]

Everyone running off to kill Euronymous at the end there.

[@ethandavis8090]

When i die I want my skull fragments to be made into a sort of xylophone

[@daroth7127]

@@ethandavis8090 SAME but with my femurs as bone-flutes

[@paveantelic7876]

i heard sammy the bull was going to whack euro too

[@anghusmorgenholz1060]

Yeah he is definitely one of us. No one else could skewer us this well.

[@tac9668]

The best part of this vid was honestly just staring at the battle jackets and deciding who was the coolest based on their patches. Guy with the sideways napalm death patch and the beard was the best for sure

[@TheRegenerativeHome]

Love this! 54 year old Metal head here surrounded by hippies in Northern California.

[@Jagger-Tyr_13]

I love the fact that a bunch of metalheads were approached by this dude and said "hell yeah ill be in your video dude 👍" What a king

[@Yocambio]

Napalm Death shirt with rainbow unicorn is brutally metal.

[@hannahkozlovic1715]

As a metalhead as well as a punk, these past two episodes have been very good. And very accurate.

[@stifle1622]

Sick, It's kinda rare for people to like both. At least from the people I know. What you been listening to lately? I'm obsessed with Cloud Rat rn because it's a little punk but mostly grind/metal.

[@hannahkozlovic1715]

@@stifle1622 Most people I know are mostly into one and just a little into the other, but I’m really heavily into both which I guess is a bit less common. I’ve been really into hardcore lately, especially stuff like Expire, 100 Demons, Trapped Under Ice, Drain, and Pain of Truth. I haven’t listened to Cloud Rat but I believe I was planning on doing that, thanks for the reminder! I’ve heard really good things about them

[@stifle1622]

@@hannahkozlovic1715 cool I'm gonna check those out. I'm kind of a punk newbie but it's growing on me more and more. Some of the hardcore/crust is very metal adjacent. His Hero Is Gone and Infest gave me the punk itch. Now I'm all in. Edit, yeah all the punks I've kicked it with seem to like burzum and dark throne while the metal heads are... a little more just stuck in metal

[@hannahkozlovic1715]

@@stifle1622 Hell yeah, hardcore is a really fun genre to get into. I was definitely a lot more into metal and then got into punk later. That metal adjacent stuff is definitely good for getting metalheads into punk, a lot of the crust punk is pretty tied with grind and all those subgenres. I fucking love His Hero is Gone. I’m not sure why but most punks I’ve met are into a wider variety of genres than metalheads. Most people I’ve met have been pretty open minded to everything, but I’ve met more punks who liked metal than metalheads who like punk

[@finnkdy]

@@hannahkozlovic1715 10,000 maniacs miss neither ov ye.

[@lovedeathdisco]

"metalheads are just hipsters who keep getting misgendered as goths" 🤘🏼🤣

[@fpdomain]

I'd wear that shirt haha

[@lalakuma9]

I feel attacked 🤣

[@geewhiz5926]

"Metalheads are hipsters"??? You're not talking about metalheads. You're talking about hardcore kids which is mid-late 2000s /very early 2010s. See how these dudes somewhat resemble bikers? That's the metalhead look. Any metal band t, ripped slim jeans, any skate shoe or workboots or basketball shoes, long hair, and last but not least your denim jacket with the patches of your favorite metal bands. Hipsters look like grunge mixed with hippies.

[@understanding77]

@@geewhiz5926metal heads are hipsters that aren’t aware they’re hipsters

[@geewhiz5926]

@understanding77 Well, specifically speaking, a lot of people who were/are into all those various different "core" bands, i.e., metalcore, deathcore, post hardcore, ect., ect., do share some hipster characteristics.

[@adam_wynne]

I came for what I thought was the inevitable cringe, and I stayed for relatability and laughs. Bravo, Frankie. Whether or not you were before I can't quite fathom, but regardless, you're one of us now. 🤘😤🤘

[@ethandavis8090]

I would ask that frankie does a video on Midwest emos and their new-fangled math rock but they don’t ever go outside. He would only be able to film that video by breaking and entering.

[@Stephaniealk3]

Hahah frankie would do it, he's dedicated enough

[@Alifesalife]

What about us troglodyte skramz fans

[@symptomofsouls]

I'm surprised you didn't mention the one dude that scream "Slayer!" from the crowd of every concert ever. Not just metal, just every concert to have ever existed

[@mysticallymerry5523]

😂 Yes! I've heard it shouted at the DJ in the Rubber Soul pub in Liverpool!🤣

[@NikNocturnal]

Yeah this is facts

[@extrememetaldonnie8715]

shut up nik

[@RunningTurtleTruth]

That was brilliant! As an old metalhead I was great to see the new generations keep the same cultural references. “Metalheads are happier than you.” Is the truest statement on the video 😁 especially when coming out of a mosh pit. 🤘

[@audiogus2651]

Amazing. I have a hard time wrapping my head around this new world. It is like when I was 14 in the 80s and there were people in their teens/20s who were Beatnicks and Flappers.

[@GF-nm1cl]

Frankie is the apex of the vortex of where anthropology and sociology get in a fight

[@rebeccamartin2399]

Great observation, I Love it!

[@arnesieper8332]

seeing how they all have to keep their laughter in, its glorious this entire video is somehow more metal than most popmusic-listeners will realise, because it makes good and satirical fun about us metalers, and i like it. we like to laugh and enjoy life, but that includes 'negative' emotions. grief, anger, rage, confusion, anxiety... it all exists alongside love, compassion, joy and we are content with it.

[@steverobertson3980]

Frankie knows too much. this was very accurately specific. He either has a good metalhead friend or he is a secret metalhead himself. As a metalhead I approve

[@BOG0690]

That or he secretly loves them - sexually

[@Trisaaru]

1:27 Wasn't expecting an actually funny Tool fan joke here.

[@cultofdis]

I really want to explain that there is very little crossover between Lorna Shore fans, Slipknot fans, and Megadeth fans... but then I'd just be proving your point 😂

[@isaacbaxter253]

I mean, *I* listen to Lorna Shore and Slipknot.... But yeah I'm not a fan of Megadeth

[@tarkusvontortellini1877]

I have never been so attacked by such true statements, I have no answer, no rebuttal, this was just me exactly lmao

[@GypsumGeneration]

Holy shit the sweep picking analogy defined my high school social circles pecking order to a T

[@twistedsky_97]

Bro’s definitely a metalhead. A metalhead knows a metalhead when they see one

[@thekarnyx]

4:10 that is pure art

[@charles8601]

As a Sabaton fan, I did not understand any of these references because I only listen to music about obscure historical events that I never heard of until I listened to Sabaton

[@SlipperyGipsiMan]

I love how all the metalheads in the vid are desperately trying not laugh the whole way through. Proves that Frankie has already gotten to their gooey Labrador core

[@nickdevries5146]

This was really accurate sometimes and super funny. Most of the positive stuff is true. Went to a metal festival last Friday and i brike my rib. Everybody there wanted to help or do something for me. People were that damn nice and amazing

[@ZichaelMakieta]

metal festivals are very wholesome. Which is kinda expected if you think about it - a place for people listeneng to similar music, why would they not be nice to each other?

[@nickdevries5146]

@@ZichaelMakieta you are absolutely damn right. I've met some amazing people because of metal so far. Also when i did broke my rib people where worried about me, and actually did take care of me. That indeed was really wholesome. Also I've been to more rap concerts, even tho the last one was 4 years ago i would never go back. The reason is I like metal more and the people are sooooo much more nice

[@xmaryHXCx]

You can’t help but be overwhelmed with joy once you’re around other metalheads. I have zero metalhead friends and it gets lonely sometimes.

[@nickdevries5146]

@@xmaryHXCx i know how you feel unfortunately.

[@100KGNatty]

​@@xmaryHXCxCan relate. All my friends listen to the most basic bitch stuff pushed by the industry on the masses. I never felt any resonance with the basic bitch music.

[@thedeathmetalscott]

As a metal head I've never felt so seen.

[@edesmutter5200]

Dude dropped devastating Blows after devastating Blows.

[@skyrat3816]

This is gold and most of it accurate. Only times you see metalheads in the sun is when they're at an open air festival. Also I'm very much sure I've recognise some of the lads in the video from such festivals where evening activities is heavy drinking and bin jousting.

[@Bobby14]

New metalhead for like 1-2 years, today 14th June I turned 23 and got into more Extreme Metal genres, I usually, like 10 years ago, used to listen to Punk Rock, Pop Punk, Hard Rock and only Metal classics, basically I love all sorts of Rock! Kinda sad that I wasn't born one and that I needed to find my hobbies by myself only but I guess fate wants me to love Metal, started growing hair for more than 1 year and getting money to build my battle-jacket and concerts! 🤟

[@meditationsfortheanxiousmind]

Happy birthday Bobby! Thanks for watching

[@saintgeorge6456]

23? Metal for 1 year? What did you do during your wasted teenage years! I guess its better to be a late bloomer than to never have bloomed at all.

[@Bobby14]

@@saintgeorge6456 well, groups were already formed and hardly anyone teaches you something and if you suck like at a game, sport etc, you can't play, if you don't listen to a specific music, you can't hangout with others and Metal has its fans and all but it's a hated music genre, especially in Romania, where every old lady (and there's a shitload of them) will think you worship Satan with this music... I loved lots of rock as a teen but not really straight up Extreme Metal, concerts were barely made and in other cities

[@saintgeorge6456]

@@Bobby14 Thats fair enough. I know heavy metal fans from Romania and the rest of Europe. Welcome to the tribe. 👍

[@doricdave]

Better late than never, I was born 73 and growing up through 80s and 90s was thee best time to be a metal head skater! 👍🏻🤘🏻

[@JoaoFerreira-fx3xp]

Dude, this was fucking hilarious. As a metalhead myself, this was goddam beautiful

[@NaviDoodlez]

"Metalheads are actually hipsters that are often misgendered as goths" funniest shit i've heard in years! XD

[@immetalisgood4u]

I can relate to the guys that were barely holding in their laughter

[@iirix]

My man in the Tool shirt is trying so hard not to lose it hahaha!

[@ostry5189]

Ngl PoserCore sounds like a great metal band name

[@Artem-hp6gy]

2:21 the funniest thing is that we do have just melodic metal, but we call it POWER METAL

[@hauntedhouse7827]

I cannot describe the raw joy i feel at seeing Napalm Death T shirts!

[@oreofrisk]

im dying dude theyre standing quietly 😭 its so funny

[@sabbatagelive]

Loved watching almost all of them try to hold back their laughter and looking all all their battle vests. I think the kid with the Iron Maiden back patch had my favorite though.

[@cliffordmartin5731]

These genre/subculture ones just keep getting better! Top notch stuff, Frankie!

[@saradel9897]

the brutal melodic death metal part killed me 😂💀

[@antoniorenteria6799]

Came looking for this 🎶🤘

[@tr.o.ubadour6559]

My man in the Tool shirt fighting for his life 😂

[@TheAlison1456]

I love how many pins and emblems they have.

[@nonmorto3563]

metal heads were the best sports in this whole series

[@confusedturtle55]

I would love to see an eloquent comparison between these more traditional metalhead specimens, and the bedroom producer nerd modern metal heads who listen to things like Sleep Token, Monuments, Ten56, that whole crowd

[@whyismyhair2d]

metalheads have been some of the kindest people i've run into in my life

[@charliedillon1400]

metalheads and skaters are the most welcoming communities with the least drama.

[@nenatidwell3214]

Can we take a moment to appreciate how many takes it took for everyone to get through this with a straight face?

[@jockeb2651]

That part about melodic metal was just...really true

[@chrisnorman1902]

It's like going back 40 years in a time machine 😮

[@grindcoreninja6527]

Metal attire just hasn't changed much.

[@rebeccamartin2399]

Yup, and I was 16 and loving that music.

[@ben99687]

“Metalheads are hipsters who keep getting misgendered as goths”. Brilliant 😂

[@Gordonhermederme]

Frankie seemed oddly soft on his observations of metalheads. Seems almost like he's a metalhead himself and he doesn't wanna roast his own kind 😂

[@quentinplummer2339]

I read that in his voice so that makes it doubly true

[@omnidirectionalhuntergodradar]

lmao the dude with the tool shirt was trying so hard not to laugh

[@hugohugo2832]

I was one back in 78. Funnily enough you’d see as many Yes and Genesis as Priest or Sabbath patches back then.

[@witchdoctor1]

Massive metalhead, and this might be the best thing I've seen in a LONG time.

[@victorkreig6089]

I actually am outside about half of the time I'm awake, it's probably because I like power metal and Dio has seen fit to grant me protection

[@rebeccamartin2399]

This was great, back in my day, I was jamming to Sabbath with Ozzy and AC/DC with Bon Scott, etc. Dont know if that's considered metal enough but it's nice to see the younger generations keepin it real.😊👍

[@PixxiePlays]

nothing more metal than this

[@mmmmmmmtoast]

Sabbath gets you brownie points with the stoner metal fans. Like me

[@oopsydaizi3s824]

I jammed the same stuff back in my day (2009)

[@ItsParadise304]

You know a lot more about metal then I would have originally thought

[@PrettyBlueThings]

Great bunch of lads well played

[@peterlarkin762]

"...people don't like the sound of pigs being mounted by goats". *Man in background immediately vacates vicinity*

[@windygreychannel]

I can't agree with the "not washing their hair" part. They take really great care of their hair. They may look dirty as whole but I have never been around smelly metal head. I feel perfectly safe at metal concert in contrast with any other event that incl. many people. I am trusting metal heads more then any other group of music fans.

[@bjornserko2831]

на самом деле он фанат Варга, Фауста, Йона и Аббата, потому и беззлобно глумится!)

[@hishamhilal8332]

I know he said metalheads love to argue, but I am not gonna argue with any point here because they are quite accurate ngl.

[@Zavakiir]

You can't escape the metal 5:00

[@808berg]

The guy at 0:11 has his Gris patch upside down

[@j.vinton4039]

Metal heads come in all shapes and sizes. And some of the heaviest and hardest metal heads I’ve ever had the pleasure of befriending have looked just like Frankie. Regular outfits, no noticeable giveaways, nor any identifying banners.

[@SamuelBlackMetalRider]

As a Metalhead myself I can say: beautiful specimens you got there Franky. Some real vest with proper metal patches

[@samhilton4173]

Your Scuzz reference brought back so many memories.

[@jadziamerriberri]

Metalheads are some of the nicest folks I've ever met. ^-^

[@xrawrbeccax]

Bravo to the guy in the tool shirt trying not to giggle

[@KordonRemzy]

Tool comment is so true. Also Tool is like the best band ever 🙃

[@kumquatmagoo]

lmao at drop D. timed it perfectly with the tool shirt Frankie!

[@K0r0n1s]

The cracking up being left in the video is comedy gold ❤ Also waaay to many metal-puns for him not to be a metalhead himself ;-)

[@theeverchosen1504]

2nd dude has some nice patches on that jacket!

[@uishy340]

Nice to see some local bands represented there, Elder Druid and Fornoth! The fella himself is the bassist/vocalist for True Home, give them a look!

[@truehomeOffical]

@@uishy340 🙏

[@N0p3er5]

Metalheads: saving me from sexual assault at parties since 1998. Thanks guys!

[@BOG0690]

"At this point you can feed the metal head treats, like dead crows and human remains" Mayhem reference above 9000 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@zeljocerm]

Kad sam počeo sa metalom mnogi od vas nisu još ni postojali.Thrasher still today...

[@Protolore]

I love that everyone looks like they are about to bust out laughing

[@primtones]

They still exist in the wild? That's beautiful.

[@ogey_elise]

in my experience, metalheads are (largely) chill dudes pretending to be scary.

[@growskull]

more cringe than chill

[@MiataManDan]

I have a lot of metal head mates they are suuuper chill not pretending to be scary but just perceived that way by some people you do get some with the faux I’m a tough metal head exterior but usually they are sweethearts

[@PappyMandarine]

This is too suspicious... Either somebody wrote this for him or he's one of us

[@Rusticity_]

As a metalhead this had me laughing beging to end, the refrences mixed so well into the jokes. Well done sir

[@betas1610]

As a metalhead i metalhead of this one

[@Bromoteknada]

The bg tune sounds a bit like a metal tune converted to electronic. Fir example 2:28 . If that's the case, what's the original song?

[@backwardslash]

you forgot to mention that metalheads can immediately know what another metal head listens to based on just looks.

[@ihsahnakerfeldt9280]

This looks like a video that's going to be a classic in like 15 or 20 years

[@Armando.Sepulveda]

I would like to see a grunge one