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Also known as headbanger, thrasher, or hesher, the metalhead is a character that started showing up in movies and television shows in the 1980s as [[
The metalhead can usually be identified by any combination of the following: long hair, tattoos, piercings, a black t-shirt baring the logo of his favorite band, a black leather motorcycle jacket, tattered denim jeans, or a denim vest adorned with pins and patches. They are also known for using the "heavy metal horns" hand gesture as a way of showing their approval for something. Most metalhead characters are male, though female examples exist.
He usually has a menial job and dreams of one day being in a successful band. He likes to say "dude" and "awesome" a lot. Although he doesn't have a lot of book smarts, [[Geek|his knowledge of heavy metal is staggering]] and he can debate for hours what bands should and should not be considered "metal." Other stereotypical things that the metalhead loves are [[Cool Car|muscle cars]], [[Cool Bike|motorcycles]], beer, [[Horror Films]], [[Video Game Cruelty Potential|violent]] [[Video Games]], and (depending on the portrayal) marijuana.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Many minor characters in ''[[Detroit Metal City]]'', given that the story centers around a metal band. (The main character is often disturbed by just how metalhead his fans are.)
== [[Film]] ==
* In ''[[Airheads]]'', a trio of metalheads/struggling musicians end up taking a radio station hostage while trying to get their demo played.
* Wayne and Garth from the ''[[
* ''[[The Stoned Age]]'' follows a pair of stereotypical metalheads who are trying to get laid during a night in the late 1970s.
* The drama film ''Hesher'' is about a metalhead who helps a young boy overcome the death of his mother.
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* Pretty much everybody in ''[[Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny]]''.
* Virtually everyone in [[Heavy Metal Parking Lot]].
* In ''30 Minutes or Less'', Dwayne spends most of the movie clad in a [[
* The teenage version of Lou from ''[[Hot Tub Time Machine]]'' has long hair, a leather jacket, and an [[
* Kenny from ''[[Don't Tell Mom the
== [[Television]] ==
* ''[[Strange Frequency]]'' has many metal heads in it.
* ''[[That
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'''Jackie:''' Oh, those? I removed them. They were ugly anyhow. It's time for a change.
'''Donna:''' ''Captain and Tenille''?
'''Jackie:''' Yeah! Aren't they great?
''Donna gives Jackie a death glare.'' }}
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[Beavis and
* The character of Otto Mann from ''[[The Simpsons]]''. In one episode he was forced to choose between his bride-to-be and metal. Guess what he chose?
* In ''[[Metalocalypse]]'', Dethklok fans are portrayed as being sterotypical metalheads.
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== [[Web Original]] ==
* The metalhead stereotype is lampooned in [http://www.theonion.com/articles/goth-metalhead-overcome-subcultural-differences-to,1767/ this article] from The Onion.
* Similarly, ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [https://web.archive.org/web/20100309031932/http://www.cracked.com/funny-4407-def-leppard/ topic page] about [[Def Leppard]] pokes fun at it when referring to
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== [[Real Life]] ==
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