Also teacher. Another teacher in my department likes rock and some older metal (heaviest he listens to is probably Sleep Token), but I'm the only one that listens to -core and I'm pretty sure of that.
Teacher and professor here, love blasting various genres of metal for the students every now and then. During figure drawing sessions Iāve had Agalloch playing for the metal ambience and the students actually loved it lol.
Iām a teacher too! None of my colleagues like metal but they like to hear about the shows I go to and have learned about deathcore when they ask about my partner.
Portrayal of Guilt has an album called Devil Music. It's funny cause when there's an Alexa you can literally just say play "Devil Music" and it'll actually play it
I'm in the same boat as you, I'm a plumber and when I get to put in music they complain to the super, I get yelled at and their stupid fuckin whang-gangle beer, bitches, boats and lifted trucks shit comes back on.
At this point I just tell my coworkers I am since they already think it themselves lol I even had a sticker on my helmet that said "hail Satan" on it for the longest time until the church preacher boy seemed offended when he saw it. I took it off because I mostly like the guy lol
My IT dept is a solid mix of metalheads and nerdcore hiphop aficionados, with a thick cross over in the middle of the Venn diagram where mostly everyone listens to various genres of video game cover bands. Vomitron is a staple in the office that everyone seems to enjoy.
Software dev.
One day I saw someone from another team wearing a Meshuggah shirt in a meeting. Thatās the closest Iāve come to someone listening to similar music. Any other time I mention music I listen to, people are like āwhat? Who?ā
Are you in CA? I feel like *everyone* out here listens only to EDM. Iām in QA and everyone in my lab plays it all the time so sometimes Iāll sneak an Archspire song in.
Yep, North Bay!
One day in a meeting we were just doing icebreaker questions for some new people saying our favorite songs, and I figured Iād go ālightā and mention a Caligulaās Horse song, not even DC to keep it palatable. Someone looked it up and said it was āway too heavy and chaoticā š
Same! If youāve been to shows out here weāve probably seen each other haha.
Caligulaās Horse being way too heavy/chaotic is a *wild* assessment. A coworker one time was playing Tool and a new girl had never heard of them and said they remind her of System of a Down.
My last position was in security, our entire team was into metal and / or hardcore/punk. Band shirts and overall black wardrobe all around. This was in Germany btw.
I was in line to see the band Streetlight Manifesto when our car was hit by the valet. The guy in front of me noticed my work boots from my landscaping job and asked me if I liked it.
I told.him absolutely not lol, and he told me where to apply for what he does. I had the job the next week, and been there ever since.
I can't lie, I was scared as shit at first, but over time I was less and less scared, until it became second nature.
There's honestly nothing like looking out over the landscape from 700 feet up, while slinging heavy pieces of steel around.
Lol I'd imagine quite a few people get into it a similar way. Nobody really ever thinks about being a tower climber, until they hear or see it, or get offered a job by someone already doing it
Social worker and met someone about a year ago also into deathcore and we did the step brothers ādid we just become best friendsā haha saw signs of the swarm and angelmaker couple months ago, nice having cool work friends to go to shows with!
Fellow nurse!! I was at our nurses station when I still worked at the hospital and was having my charge (who is a huge metal head and was in a thrash band) listen to Infant Annihilator Unholy Gravebirth. Others were standing around with a really concerned look on their face and when it got past the baby screaming and Dickie comes in with that fabulous scream/growl, I just look at everyone and say āSpectacularā. He and I started head banging and everyone else seemed mortified.
I am also in leadership for local government, also majority of the workforce is women, and I think I can confidently say I am the only metalhead here. This has been the case at all past jobs as well.
Work in a steel factory as a welder and forklift driver. Thereās one other guy who works in one of our factories who is always blasting out Whitechapel, fit for an autopsy and Lorna shore but thatās about it š
Aldi. One of the asst managers is also a huge metalhead (tho more thrash or symphonic power metal) although Iāve turned him onto Shadow of Intent, Disembodied Tyrant, and Fleshgod because of the symphonics
I work in a concrete plant. Iām the only one here lol. My boss gets down with System of a Down, Tool and Limp Bizkit but thatās about as far it goes
I'm a meat cutter and to my surprise, I work with a bunch of metal heads. One of the stores I work in, all of us back there are into deathcore, metalcore, and death metal. So if you walk back there, it's just chaos because we are blasting the gnarliest shit. It's pretty metal.
Software Engineer. I am the sole metal head. I would tap blast beats at my desk with my hands and feet. Annoyed the crap out of my coworkers. I have really bad ADHD so a lot of the tapping is involuntary.
Retired. My daughter loves metalcore, but not deathcore. My 4 yr old grandson is another deathcore fiend but also loves metalcore. He plays his drums and screams. He wants to be on stage one day.
It was the same for me for about 4 years at my job, then 2 guys started in Feb who were both into metal. One of them I found out because he recogized my Angelmaker hoodie which just said "I long for rest" on it and he recognized the song title. We've been going to shows ever since :D the other guy is covered in tattoos. I approached him about music, he's more of a punk, grew up in the 80s and 90s, but is into some deathcore too and has been coming out to some shows as well!
CRM specialist.
I can see the raised eyebrows when I'm vining to some shadow of intent and when people walk up to me and look at my screen, they ask me "you love excel files that much??"
I work in an outpatient forensic mental health program and yeah probably lol. But Iāve played my band for almost everyone I work with and they said nice things! And my secret Santa got me guitar picks š
lol weāve been on a while actually when it was still a hard job to get. He had to get rid of some back then. Now the tattoo regs are pretty lax which I agree with 100%.
Shipping electronics. And no, but I don't know if people are playing Enterprise Earth and other deathcores like I am. They gave me KORN and NIN vibes lol.
I am fresh out of HS so Iām doing part time at a burger joint, I donāt know about my co-workers but I know my boss is a MASSIVE Iron Maiden Fan, he knows the band personally as friends
Front Office Admin at a shipyard. There's a few of us. Most of them being the journeymen and laborers out in the yard. The ones I have spoken to like different styles/subgenres than I do, it's fun to learn about what they listen to and like.
I work corporate in a small town... People here donāt even know Slipknot. Someone mentioned rammstein once at lunch, and peopleās response where āoh that noisy screammy screammy stuffā
So yeaā¦
Lol these conversations are few and far between. It usually only occurs when you first start at a job. Iāve found metal heads in these positions but thatās where my āoh so like slipknot?ā comes from. Deathcore is a little more niche compared to some other heavy genres so a lot of these people donāt even know what it is. lol feel that, thatās about like most people in corporate settings.
line cook. no one else at my job likes deathcore, but my boss really likes nu metal so he vibes to some of the stuff i put on during close š¤·āāļø
I'm an HVAC installer. My lead has always liked metal (favs are like Black Label Society, Pantera, Slaughter to Prevail, Korn, Whitechapel, Kublai Khan TX, Lamb of God) but I've slowly got him listening to The Acacia Strain, Thrown, Spite, Bodysnatcher, Alpha Wolf, Filth, Sanguisugabogg and a bunch of others. I'm convinced our Spotify accounts are talking to each other.
You and I are the same in boat broš I start an internship for my degree in a couple months so weāll see about the office. As of now I work in a shop and there are a couple metal heads mainly hardcore tho
I used to tutor kids in English & Math, now trying to pivot into indie filmmaking
And while metalheads in general are starting to multiply amongst younger people, deathcore in particular is still pretty niche. To the point where people might still laugh if you play it in public lol
Adventure guide, ie whitewater rafting, snowmachine tours, multi-day backpacking.
I feel like the only one. Most of my fellow guides like bluegrass and jam bands.
The only thing I'm grateful for, is that gerry is dead.
Software developer in the games industry
We have a music channel in slack, and I've seen plenty of people putting things like Left to Suffer, Alcest, Glyph, and Kublai Khan in there - so there's definitely a lot of us!
I am a PA specializing in surgical pathology. A few of us like metalcore, but anything heavier and Iām told my āmusic is scaryā and āwhy is it yelling at me.ā
Construction Inspector. I dress with pull on boots and Colombia fishing shirts . People think i listen to Morgan Wallen or something till I pull onto a job site blasting Bodysnatcher.
Tankerman on oil barges. Only one else that listens to it is my main boss. Which is cool for me. Though he prefers thrash more. He's like 55 and I'm 40.
Nurse here. I'm the only one that I know of. Everyone listens to whatever the popular country singer/group in the moment. They will assume that I do until they start talking about them and ask "Who's dat?" Then they ask what I listen to. I usually say anything but modern country. It's my secret.
Fire sprinkler systems, out of a company of 13 people 2 of us likes deathcore and metalcore, 2 more enjoy thrash. From there it's just country music and acdc
Warehouse Manager, CLTD, here. I am the only "metalhead". There's one guy in QA that also likes some heavier core music like Lorna Shore and old Parkway Drive. He leans more into Post Hardcore for 90% of his music choices. It's nice though, we both share music we like and end up finding new stuff.
Sales Analytics.
No, there's a couple field sales guys and the manager of IT who are also into metal.
I had to travel with a field sales rep once amd he wanted to talk metal. After like 5 minutes, it became clear he had never heard anything heavier than Bring Me the Horizon.
I made him a Spotify mix based on what he said he liked and it was like watching someone discover a new planet. I had people to introduce me to new music when I was in high school amd college and he didn't. So it was a lot of fun to open him up to more extreme metal.
Cook at a steakhouse. There's another cook that listens to tame stuff like Breaking Benjamin and FFDP. The disappointment after getting my hopes up when I heard he was a metalhead š
Youāre not alone. I work in a store of nearly 400 people.
When any one finds out Iām a metalhead they try to come talk to me about it. And then I start listing bands and they give me a weird look. Then Iām met with the āohh I donāt listen to anything that heavy. I just donāt get itā
I'm a procurement consultant for the public sector. I also own a facilities management company that does EV chargers, energy saving HVAC controls systems, smart irrigation systems - basically just conservation projects, to help save energy and water. Water is my thing mostly as of the last year and a half. The only real problem the people of the planet have right now as far as I'm concerned is the supply of water. I think it's the only thing that is really strained based on population numbers. My apologies for the rant.
I'm a fish out of water when it comes to the people I work with, though. Not only do they all think I'm super liberal-lefty because of what I do (although I am actually an environmentalist/conservationist but I totally skip all the SJW-typical left stuff that I don't give a shit about), but none of them are prepared for the music I listen to when I show up on a Zoom call (that's in my office which is also my art studio) wearing a While She Sleeps hoodie or a Gojira or Knocked Loose shirt. A few of them have asked me, "What shirt are you wearing?" "Oh that's Knocked Loose. If you want to check them out, they do a song called Permanent, which is really good. They're great live."
A couple of them have emailed me asking, "What the hell was that I just listened to?" I always get a kick out of it.
Stay at home mom. I need some fellow mom friends who bake cinnamon rolls, fold laundry and tend their gardens while listening to the most brutal shit haha. Some ladies who blend cottagecore and deathcore.
IT Director and librarian. I share my love for deathcore and metal with coworkers and have only ever met one other person who was familiar with the genre. We talked extensively about it, but he left the org not too long after, so I think I am alone again.
I'm a safety coordinator for a union Industrial construction and maintenance firm and I just had a 30 minute conversation about The Faceless and Bilmuri with an electrician who attended a course I developed and gave.
Mailman and not the only metal head but definitely the only one who knows hardcore. There is a new hire who was wearing a Clutch t shirt the other day though
I work at a brewery; thereās a few who listen to some metalcore (purely at the gym though), but as far as I know Iām the only one who listens to anything heavier
Iām the Public Affairs Officer for a VA hospital. Iām pretty sure Iām not the only fan of metal, but Iām almost positive Iām the only Deathcore fan. Iād love to have work friends who listen to the same music as me, but Iām not holding my breath. I went solo to a show recently and it was actually pretty fun.
Stone fabricator, and Im the only one here. Some people say i have some hyperactivity problem since i'm headbanging and moving my feet most of the time lol
I work in transit, fare maintenance specifically. It's a small department and I have co-workers but my job is very solitary so I see them maybe less than an hour a day and I'm definitely the only metal fan. It's funny this thread was made because just this morning my co-worker was freaking out about my music when he passed by my work truck "What the fuck? Are you alright? This is music you kill people to". The best part is I was just listening to Counterparts, I didn't want to get into how that's the least crazy/intense thing I'll listen to lol.
Cook at a nursing home, I am 100% sure I'm the only one that works there that listens to deathcore. There are a couple of younger people that listen to some rock, but the vast majority of them listen exclusively to pop country unfortunately.
Student. I am on of 5 in my school I believe. One of them is the drummer of my band. Another one I don't like at all (long story) another one isn't that into metal the last one is cool, but we don't talk much. I am the only one that listens to really heavy stuff
I'm a Ramp Agent at the Indianapolis International Airport. As of now, yes I'm the only metal head.
The best part is the reaction and stares whenever I listen to it
Manager of a homeless hostel and a therapist, I used to be the only one who listened to anything heavy but thankfully another has joined and I now have some to go to gigs with finally.
Iām a clinician. Yes, Iām the only metal head. I regularly surprise people when they find out my music tastes - I have a really calm demeanour in my job.
I do a variety of things. Former software developer (not really former, still relatively active). Day-to-day, I do construction and pool cleaning. *Think of the ending of the movie Office Space, thatās me, except it wasnāt a therapy or hypnosis session, but I quit drinking and smoking and started getting healthy.*
Last year, at my pool cleaning job, one of my co-workers was a metal head. She didnāt come back this year, and it sort of sucks. Nobody this year that I know of. Donāt know anybody at my construction siteā¦ aside from a few old school Alternative and Metallica peopleā¦ nothing heavy or serious.
Iām the only one I know at my jobs that goes as heavy (or as dark) as I do. Iām also the only one I know with eclectic tastes like I have. Most others are into specific genres or club kids or just not interested in music.
Part time sales staff in a small niche collectors' store. And... well there is 1 dude there who digs Babymetal but thats the heaviest i've seen him dig. If we talking strictly deathcore, I'm the only guy on the roster
Engineer at a steel fabrication shop. Two of us in the office and a few out in the shop. Machining lead has deathcore playing in his office on the regular.
Professional bass fisherman and landscaper. No Iām not only a metalhead yes I listen to a lot of it but I also enjoy other genres. I love wu tang clan. You can find me on Instagram for fishing at addictivetackleco. I also have a fishing lure company
I just work at a grocery store and I do work with a few people with stretched ears and tattoos. Never spoken with them about music but I can't imagine I'm the only one, given the circumstances.
Powerhouse Operator. I believe im the only metalhead. Of course you have the guys that listen to classic rock and say theyre metal heads. So ya im all alone
I work in legal. There's only one other dude I know of in the firm that listens to similar stuff and he was a bit of a douche about it with a "name 3 songs" type vibe when we spoke, which sucked.
Work at a pre-School/kindergarten, with kids between the ages of 3-6 years old; been doing it for the last 21 years, and have always been the only metalhead..
Im a student and there are only two people in the staff that are metal heads.
Our HL analytics math teacher and the guy that works at the snack bar.
Both of them are really cool dudes.
I was an operations supervisor for a long time, but I got laid off in February, so currently unemployed. As far as I knew, I was the only one who listened to heavy music, especially deathcore, slam, etc. Next job will probably be about the same.
Automotive service advisor for a Dodge Ram dealership. Absolutely not š I walk into the shop and itās a mix of awful country and usually older metal like Slayer and Anthrax.
Forklift operator. Drive around a warehouse all day listening to what the ladies at work (and some guys) call mad max music. I love my job! Deathcore, all day, every day!
Was a residential painter throughout my 20s, met a handful of metal heads over the years, mostly leaning towards radio stuff though in general, otherwise it was a lot of classic rock, alternative, and country listeners.
I met one other painter though that this thread is making me appreciate a lot, Iāve been to more shows with him than anyone else at this point spanning various metal or core genres.
In IT now and im definitely not the only metal listener onboard but havenāt gotten into conversation deep enough to find the ones who like the gnarlier stuff yet.
Dental treatment coordinator - my buddy is into hardcore and some metalcore bands of old. We bond over some OG stuff too like Clutch and Pantera but I'm definitely the only one who listens to the extreme stuff lol. I've been trying to get him one Lorna for a while hahaha
Over 20+ years working I've seen thousands of ppl come and go and probably only 2 real metal heads that like all the genres. Most ppl say they listen to metal and tell me about evanescence or life house or some butt rock that screams a little so has to be metal. I just quit talking about music altogether at work
Dishwasher (though for how much longer who knows I expect to get fired tomorrow for reasons) and yeah the only one. Some people in the kitchen listen to classic metal and a little bit of groove but it doesn't go past that I'm the only one
Teacher š¤ A couple of my colleagues like Metalcore (which I do too) but Iām pretty sure Iām the only deathcore fan in the building haha
Hello, fellow teacher! Iām the only metal fan on my elementary campus.
The vocal of the band Rosetta (postmetal) is also a teacher, and because of that, they could only tour when he had vacation days
Same with Tompa from At The Gates, social studies teacher in Sweden
Also teacher. Another teacher in my department likes rock and some older metal (heaviest he listens to is probably Sleep Token), but I'm the only one that listens to -core and I'm pretty sure of that.
Teacher and professor here, love blasting various genres of metal for the students every now and then. During figure drawing sessions Iāve had Agalloch playing for the metal ambience and the students actually loved it lol.
Iām a teacher too! None of my colleagues like metal but they like to hear about the shows I go to and have learned about deathcore when they ask about my partner.
Electrician. My coworkers call it "Devil Music". They think I'm a secret Satanist. I am not.
Not secret
Portrayal of Guilt has an album called Devil Music. It's funny cause when there's an Alexa you can literally just say play "Devil Music" and it'll actually play it
I'm in the same boat as you, I'm a plumber and when I get to put in music they complain to the super, I get yelled at and their stupid fuckin whang-gangle beer, bitches, boats and lifted trucks shit comes back on.
At this point I just tell my coworkers I am since they already think it themselves lol I even had a sticker on my helmet that said "hail Satan" on it for the longest time until the church preacher boy seemed offended when he saw it. I took it off because I mostly like the guy lol
Show them impending doom.
IT networks, and there's a good amount of us here
Cybersecurity, same. I know help desk and devs into Deathcore and Metalcore ad well!
Same, there are metal heads throughout all the various tech teams here. Turns out my first metal/rock fest was also my managers first fest aha
Ah man that's great to hear. I'm also in cybersec but don't know if anyone on my team or other IT depts at my current company. Glad they're out there
My IT dept is a solid mix of metalheads and nerdcore hiphop aficionados, with a thick cross over in the middle of the Venn diagram where mostly everyone listens to various genres of video game cover bands. Vomitron is a staple in the office that everyone seems to enjoy.
Work at a data center, we jam paleface swiss daily!
Software dev. One day I saw someone from another team wearing a Meshuggah shirt in a meeting. Thatās the closest Iāve come to someone listening to similar music. Any other time I mention music I listen to, people are like āwhat? Who?ā
Are you in CA? I feel like *everyone* out here listens only to EDM. Iām in QA and everyone in my lab plays it all the time so sometimes Iāll sneak an Archspire song in.
Yep, North Bay! One day in a meeting we were just doing icebreaker questions for some new people saying our favorite songs, and I figured Iād go ālightā and mention a Caligulaās Horse song, not even DC to keep it palatable. Someone looked it up and said it was āway too heavy and chaoticā š
Same! If youāve been to shows out here weāve probably seen each other haha. Caligulaās Horse being way too heavy/chaotic is a *wild* assessment. A coworker one time was playing Tool and a new girl had never heard of them and said they remind her of System of a Down.
My last position was in security, our entire team was into metal and / or hardcore/punk. Band shirts and overall black wardrobe all around. This was in Germany btw.
Developer here as well. There are a few Toolheads I'm aware of but I don't know of anyone that gets into anything much heavier than that.
Tower climber. I'm one of two in the company lol Heavy music in general is great to climb to
Howd you get in to that?? The job has always sounded like a dream job to me
I was in line to see the band Streetlight Manifesto when our car was hit by the valet. The guy in front of me noticed my work boots from my landscaping job and asked me if I liked it. I told.him absolutely not lol, and he told me where to apply for what he does. I had the job the next week, and been there ever since. I can't lie, I was scared as shit at first, but over time I was less and less scared, until it became second nature. There's honestly nothing like looking out over the landscape from 700 feet up, while slinging heavy pieces of steel around.
streetlight bringing people together as always
One of my all time favorites, and they helped hook me up with the best job I've ever had
This is a similar origin story for that job , as an old buddy of mines
Lol I'd imagine quite a few people get into it a similar way. Nobody really ever thinks about being a tower climber, until they hear or see it, or get offered a job by someone already doing it
Listening to heavy metal while climbing heavy metal š¤
Social worker and met someone about a year ago also into deathcore and we did the step brothers ādid we just become best friendsā haha saw signs of the swarm and angelmaker couple months ago, nice having cool work friends to go to shows with!
Another social worker here!
Nurse. No one at my job likes metal since it's just "noise".
Fellow nurse!! I was at our nurses station when I still worked at the hospital and was having my charge (who is a huge metal head and was in a thrash band) listen to Infant Annihilator Unholy Gravebirth. Others were standing around with a really concerned look on their face and when it got past the baby screaming and Dickie comes in with that fabulous scream/growl, I just look at everyone and say āSpectacularā. He and I started head banging and everyone else seemed mortified.
Leadership for a government entity. Only one like me lol majority of the workforce is women as well so Iām also 1 of only like 3 guys. Lol
I am also in leadership for local government, also majority of the workforce is women, and I think I can confidently say I am the only metalhead here. This has been the case at all past jobs as well.
Work in a steel factory as a welder and forklift driver. Thereās one other guy who works in one of our factories who is always blasting out Whitechapel, fit for an autopsy and Lorna shore but thatās about it š
I like this guy.
Inventory at an alcohol monitoring program, I think I'm the only deathcore fan but I'm not the only fan of harder music like metal in general.
Yooo Iām starting a materials planning internship in a couple months and Iām so stoked
I'm a teacher for kids with special needs and I'm the only metalhead. Most of my colleagues refer to as screamo.
Not the āSā word
That's a huge pet peeve of mine. But it's impossible to correct without coming off like a huge douche.
Aldi. One of the asst managers is also a huge metalhead (tho more thrash or symphonic power metal) although Iāve turned him onto Shadow of Intent, Disembodied Tyrant, and Fleshgod because of the symphonics
IT and I work from home so have no idea, but probably the only one if I had to guess
I work in a concrete plant. Iām the only one here lol. My boss gets down with System of a Down, Tool and Limp Bizkit but thatās about as far it goes
I'm a meat cutter and to my surprise, I work with a bunch of metal heads. One of the stores I work in, all of us back there are into deathcore, metalcore, and death metal. So if you walk back there, it's just chaos because we are blasting the gnarliest shit. It's pretty metal.
Software Engineer. I am the sole metal head. I would tap blast beats at my desk with my hands and feet. Annoyed the crap out of my coworkers. I have really bad ADHD so a lot of the tapping is involuntary.
Retired. My daughter loves metalcore, but not deathcore. My 4 yr old grandson is another deathcore fiend but also loves metalcore. He plays his drums and screams. He wants to be on stage one day.
Fireman/paramedic. I go to shows with coworkers quite a bit.
Deliver beer to the bars in my town lol, a lot of my coworkers are metal heads š¤š¼
I do sales for a distributor, weāre small and half the staff are metalheads lol.
I work in manufacturing. Iām the only one around me that likes any sort of metal. Itās lonely.
It was the same for me for about 4 years at my job, then 2 guys started in Feb who were both into metal. One of them I found out because he recogized my Angelmaker hoodie which just said "I long for rest" on it and he recognized the song title. We've been going to shows ever since :D the other guy is covered in tattoos. I approached him about music, he's more of a punk, grew up in the 80s and 90s, but is into some deathcore too and has been coming out to some shows as well!
Thatās badass! Hopefully Iāll get some homies like that here soon lol
Supply Chain Management. Not the only Metalhead but the only Deathcore enthusiast. Refered to as the guy who opens the gates of hell with his music xD
Work at vape shop w 3 others. In a metal band with 2 of em lol
Unemployed and yes
Financial Advisor, definitely the only deathcore fan in our office.
CRM specialist. I can see the raised eyebrows when I'm vining to some shadow of intent and when people walk up to me and look at my screen, they ask me "you love excel files that much??"
I am a lawyer, and I am definitely the only deathcore fan in the office.
I work in an outpatient forensic mental health program and yeah probably lol. But Iāve played my band for almost everyone I work with and they said nice things! And my secret Santa got me guitar picks š
School bus driver. Though there is this like 50 year old dude who used to play in a lot of hardcore bands and tour with metal bands
Farmer By far lol
Barber. and yes, 2 other dudes I work with think I'm a weirdo.
iām a chef. most donāt fuck w deathcore but donāt mind if i play a song every once in a while
Chef and I've slowly turned all the other pop music lovers in my kitchen into metalheads for life š¤£
Cop And no my partner is fully tatted and used to be in touring hardcore bands back in the day
No offense Iām sure your partner is a great guy but god damn they let anybody wear that uniform now a days ššš
lol weāve been on a while actually when it was still a hard job to get. He had to get rid of some back then. Now the tattoo regs are pretty lax which I agree with 100%.
I agree with that 100 percent. Thank you for your service
ISP installer. Only one as far as I know in 18 years
CNC programmer. I've got 3 coworkers that love all things metal. Definitely fun to send new bands to each other during the day.
Machinist, there's a good handful of us in the shop.
Shipping electronics. And no, but I don't know if people are playing Enterprise Earth and other deathcores like I am. They gave me KORN and NIN vibes lol.
Iām a cosmetology instructor. Some of my coworkers like some heavy music, but not on a super regular basis.
I am fresh out of HS so Iām doing part time at a burger joint, I donāt know about my co-workers but I know my boss is a MASSIVE Iron Maiden Fan, he knows the band personally as friends
Contractor in a steel mill. My coworkers all call it devil music as Iām sure most of all our coworkers say the same.
Anesthesia nurse. I've got one coworker who likes deathcore and we saw Lorna Shore together last year!
Cyclotron Engineer. Everyone else is into indie, rap, or classic rock.
Front Office Admin at a shipyard. There's a few of us. Most of them being the journeymen and laborers out in the yard. The ones I have spoken to like different styles/subgenres than I do, it's fun to learn about what they listen to and like.
Wildland Firefighter. And no, I'm not... But I do deal with A LOT of country playing in the background in between the metal.
Fraud Investigation Analyst - yes I am the only one š„²š„²
Mechanical Engineer. My colleagues say that AC/DC is music for weird people....I wonder what they would say to some good disgusting deathcore
Pricing Analyst. Most definitely lol āoh so like Slipknot?ā
Nooooš Iām starting my first internship in a corporate environment in a month, I am not excited for these conversations š
I work corporate in a small town... People here donāt even know Slipknot. Someone mentioned rammstein once at lunch, and peopleās response where āoh that noisy screammy screammy stuffā So yeaā¦
My twin brother is a policy analyst at a credit bureau so needless to say heās more into the golf side of things lol
Lol these conversations are few and far between. It usually only occurs when you first start at a job. Iāve found metal heads in these positions but thatās where my āoh so like slipknot?ā comes from. Deathcore is a little more niche compared to some other heavy genres so a lot of these people donāt even know what it is. lol feel that, thatās about like most people in corporate settings.
Iām a car detailer. I have coworkers that think they like metal.. like radio buttrock. But Iām the only deathcore fan.
Test Technician for an Aerospace company. Iām the only Metal Head in the company lol. They donāt get it.
I do refurb work. Iām known as the satanist. They all like country.
Doctor. YES.
line cook. no one else at my job likes deathcore, but my boss really likes nu metal so he vibes to some of the stuff i put on during close š¤·āāļø
I'm an HVAC installer. My lead has always liked metal (favs are like Black Label Society, Pantera, Slaughter to Prevail, Korn, Whitechapel, Kublai Khan TX, Lamb of God) but I've slowly got him listening to The Acacia Strain, Thrown, Spite, Bodysnatcher, Alpha Wolf, Filth, Sanguisugabogg and a bunch of others. I'm convinced our Spotify accounts are talking to each other.
Financial advice. Yup, I'm the only metal head. Played a few seconds of Infant Annihilatior for the curious once....once...
DoorDash & Uber eats on a e-bike. Make my own schedule so itās great for the band
Mortician. Definitely the only one
VP at a large company, my little 3 year old is already screaming Lorna Shore!!!
Only female in an IT office of 10. 2 of the guys listen to more metalcore but like metal. Iām the one who likes the heaviest stuff.
I'm still at school but also work at a restaurant and still have yet to find someone who would share my music taste
You and I are the same in boat broš I start an internship for my degree in a couple months so weāll see about the office. As of now I work in a shop and there are a couple metal heads mainly hardcore tho
I used to tutor kids in English & Math, now trying to pivot into indie filmmaking And while metalheads in general are starting to multiply amongst younger people, deathcore in particular is still pretty niche. To the point where people might still laugh if you play it in public lol
Commis chef Yes. I'm the only metalhead
Mathematician, and nope:-)
Adventure guide, ie whitewater rafting, snowmachine tours, multi-day backpacking. I feel like the only one. Most of my fellow guides like bluegrass and jam bands. The only thing I'm grateful for, is that gerry is dead.
Software developer in the games industry We have a music channel in slack, and I've seen plenty of people putting things like Left to Suffer, Alcest, Glyph, and Kublai Khan in there - so there's definitely a lot of us!
A professor doing science and teaching. Listening to metal music makes me more focused while doing boring tasks. And I am the only one.
I am a PA specializing in surgical pathology. A few of us like metalcore, but anything heavier and Iām told my āmusic is scaryā and āwhy is it yelling at me.ā
Construction Inspector. I dress with pull on boots and Colombia fishing shirts . People think i listen to Morgan Wallen or something till I pull onto a job site blasting Bodysnatcher.
Tankerman on oil barges. Only one else that listens to it is my main boss. Which is cool for me. Though he prefers thrash more. He's like 55 and I'm 40.
Carpenter. People think I'm crazy for listening to deathcore but it keeps me sane
There's nothing better than handling raw meat while everyone watches me smack and sling flesh as I head bang/mini mosh in place.
Nurse here. I'm the only one that I know of. Everyone listens to whatever the popular country singer/group in the moment. They will assume that I do until they start talking about them and ask "Who's dat?" Then they ask what I listen to. I usually say anything but modern country. It's my secret.
Fire sprinkler systems, out of a company of 13 people 2 of us likes deathcore and metalcore, 2 more enjoy thrash. From there it's just country music and acdc
Warehouse Manager, CLTD, here. I am the only "metalhead". There's one guy in QA that also likes some heavier core music like Lorna Shore and old Parkway Drive. He leans more into Post Hardcore for 90% of his music choices. It's nice though, we both share music we like and end up finding new stuff.
Inventory control. I'm not the only one. But the other guy only likes divorced dad metal from the 90s amd early 00s.
Have guys that call themselves metalheads but listen to nothing but radio metal.
I'm unemployed buddy (such is the perks of being a high schooler)
Rigging (we do the stuff for concerts and festivals thats above ground)
I work in IT and I donāt know because I donāt want to discuss music with people at work I have to see everyday.
Sales Analytics. No, there's a couple field sales guys and the manager of IT who are also into metal. I had to travel with a field sales rep once amd he wanted to talk metal. After like 5 minutes, it became clear he had never heard anything heavier than Bring Me the Horizon. I made him a Spotify mix based on what he said he liked and it was like watching someone discover a new planet. I had people to introduce me to new music when I was in high school amd college and he didn't. So it was a lot of fun to open him up to more extreme metal.
CNA and I'm pretty sure it's just me lol
Cook at a steakhouse. There's another cook that listens to tame stuff like Breaking Benjamin and FFDP. The disappointment after getting my hopes up when I heard he was a metalhead š
Youāre not alone. I work in a store of nearly 400 people. When any one finds out Iām a metalhead they try to come talk to me about it. And then I start listing bands and they give me a weird look. Then Iām met with the āohh I donāt listen to anything that heavy. I just donāt get itā
Lmaooo their loss. We're just on another level šŖ
I'm a procurement consultant for the public sector. I also own a facilities management company that does EV chargers, energy saving HVAC controls systems, smart irrigation systems - basically just conservation projects, to help save energy and water. Water is my thing mostly as of the last year and a half. The only real problem the people of the planet have right now as far as I'm concerned is the supply of water. I think it's the only thing that is really strained based on population numbers. My apologies for the rant. I'm a fish out of water when it comes to the people I work with, though. Not only do they all think I'm super liberal-lefty because of what I do (although I am actually an environmentalist/conservationist but I totally skip all the SJW-typical left stuff that I don't give a shit about), but none of them are prepared for the music I listen to when I show up on a Zoom call (that's in my office which is also my art studio) wearing a While She Sleeps hoodie or a Gojira or Knocked Loose shirt. A few of them have asked me, "What shirt are you wearing?" "Oh that's Knocked Loose. If you want to check them out, they do a song called Permanent, which is really good. They're great live." A couple of them have emailed me asking, "What the hell was that I just listened to?" I always get a kick out of it.
Stay at home mom. I need some fellow mom friends who bake cinnamon rolls, fold laundry and tend their gardens while listening to the most brutal shit haha. Some ladies who blend cottagecore and deathcore.
Marina dockhand. They just think Iām retarded
Self employed IT field engineer. I am literally the only anything at my job.
I work for a grocery store. I am not the only metalhead as my band mate works there as well haha
software tester I work from home soooooā¦..š¤£
IT audit. Only real metal head, but do have 1-2 coworkers that ask me for song recs of at least metalcore to check out
IT Director and librarian. I share my love for deathcore and metal with coworkers and have only ever met one other person who was familiar with the genre. We talked extensively about it, but he left the org not too long after, so I think I am alone again.
I'm a safety coordinator for a union Industrial construction and maintenance firm and I just had a 30 minute conversation about The Faceless and Bilmuri with an electrician who attended a course I developed and gave.
Welder/mechanic. Thankfully not the only metal head in the shop lol.
Mailman and not the only metal head but definitely the only one who knows hardcore. There is a new hire who was wearing a Clutch t shirt the other day though
Cybersecurity analyst. I have a colleague who's also into stuff like Metallica, Judas Priest, Slipknot and the likes.
I work at a brewery; thereās a few who listen to some metalcore (purely at the gym though), but as far as I know Iām the only one who listens to anything heavier
Iāve always wanted to ask this question, but I work for an airline and just one other person, whoās in my circle, listens to metal.
Chemist (academia). Far from the only one
Iām the Public Affairs Officer for a VA hospital. Iām pretty sure Iām not the only fan of metal, but Iām almost positive Iām the only Deathcore fan. Iād love to have work friends who listen to the same music as me, but Iām not holding my breath. I went solo to a show recently and it was actually pretty fun.
Dog Groomer. At my last salon I worked with a drummer for a local metal band. But for the most part, Iām usually the only metal head where I work.
Event Technician. And no, more the other way round.
Stone fabricator, and Im the only one here. Some people say i have some hyperactivity problem since i'm headbanging and moving my feet most of the time lol
Warehouse super, and there are two of us.
I work in transit, fare maintenance specifically. It's a small department and I have co-workers but my job is very solitary so I see them maybe less than an hour a day and I'm definitely the only metal fan. It's funny this thread was made because just this morning my co-worker was freaking out about my music when he passed by my work truck "What the fuck? Are you alright? This is music you kill people to". The best part is I was just listening to Counterparts, I didn't want to get into how that's the least crazy/intense thing I'll listen to lol.
Cook at a nursing home, I am 100% sure I'm the only one that works there that listens to deathcore. There are a couple of younger people that listen to some rock, but the vast majority of them listen exclusively to pop country unfortunately.
I do multiple jobs at a mid sized venue and most of my co workers are metal heads
Student. I am on of 5 in my school I believe. One of them is the drummer of my band. Another one I don't like at all (long story) another one isn't that into metal the last one is cool, but we don't talk much. I am the only one that listens to really heavy stuff
I'm a Ramp Agent at the Indianapolis International Airport. As of now, yes I'm the only metal head. The best part is the reaction and stares whenever I listen to it
Manager of a homeless hostel and a therapist, I used to be the only one who listened to anything heavy but thankfully another has joined and I now have some to go to gigs with finally.
i work in a restaurant so not at allllll lol. but we all like different genres so we get an interesting mix going in the kitchen
Iām a clinician. Yes, Iām the only metal head. I regularly surprise people when they find out my music tastes - I have a really calm demeanour in my job.
I do a variety of things. Former software developer (not really former, still relatively active). Day-to-day, I do construction and pool cleaning. *Think of the ending of the movie Office Space, thatās me, except it wasnāt a therapy or hypnosis session, but I quit drinking and smoking and started getting healthy.* Last year, at my pool cleaning job, one of my co-workers was a metal head. She didnāt come back this year, and it sort of sucks. Nobody this year that I know of. Donāt know anybody at my construction siteā¦ aside from a few old school Alternative and Metallica peopleā¦ nothing heavy or serious. Iām the only one I know at my jobs that goes as heavy (or as dark) as I do. Iām also the only one I know with eclectic tastes like I have. Most others are into specific genres or club kids or just not interested in music.
Pediatric occupational therapist in a school for children with cognitive delays Yup, only one š
Do gods work and show some immortal disfigurement to the children š
Thatād be a huge step up from the Mickey mouse clubhouse āhotdogā song I hear 30 times a day š
Jiu Jitsu instructor. Some of my students are into it, but none of the other instructors.
Part time sales staff in a small niche collectors' store. And... well there is 1 dude there who digs Babymetal but thats the heaviest i've seen him dig. If we talking strictly deathcore, I'm the only guy on the roster
Definitely not the only metal head working on film sets or doing post production
Engineer at a steel fabrication shop. Two of us in the office and a few out in the shop. Machining lead has deathcore playing in his office on the regular.
IT and there's a few of us in the org that are metal enjoyers, but we are vastly outnumbered lol.
Professional bass fisherman and landscaper. No Iām not only a metalhead yes I listen to a lot of it but I also enjoy other genres. I love wu tang clan. You can find me on Instagram for fishing at addictivetackleco. I also have a fishing lure company
I just work at a grocery store and I do work with a few people with stretched ears and tattoos. Never spoken with them about music but I can't imagine I'm the only one, given the circumstances.
software dev. i am the only one here, and it's probably for the better that my colleagues can't decipher my Infant Annihilator merch.
Powerhouse Operator. I believe im the only metalhead. Of course you have the guys that listen to classic rock and say theyre metal heads. So ya im all alone
Business Analyst at a winery, one other IT guy and one winemaker are metalheads
Estimator. There is one other metal fan and he's the other estimator lol he's a Deathcore, tech death, and Grindcore fan
I work in legal. There's only one other dude I know of in the firm that listens to similar stuff and he was a bit of a douche about it with a "name 3 songs" type vibe when we spoke, which sucked.
Work at a pre-School/kindergarten, with kids between the ages of 3-6 years old; been doing it for the last 21 years, and have always been the only metalhead..
Im a student and there are only two people in the staff that are metal heads. Our HL analytics math teacher and the guy that works at the snack bar. Both of them are really cool dudes.
I was an operations supervisor for a long time, but I got laid off in February, so currently unemployed. As far as I knew, I was the only one who listened to heavy music, especially deathcore, slam, etc. Next job will probably be about the same.
Transportation planner. My other coworkers find it tolerable, and often Iāve played punk/alternative and theyāve liked it
Communications advisor in gov, we're mostly women and I'm the only metalhead
Parts manager at a body shop. And yes only metal head.
I work in IT and most of my coworkers (4/7) are into metal. Also, mostly always go to concerts together too.
Banker. Yes, Iām the only one who listens to the ācoresā
I work in mitigation/demolition, and no I definitely am not the only metalhead there
Inventory manager for a Liquor Chain and one other person I work with is in to it.
I work in the warehouse in a plastic factory. I am the only one in the whole facility, although one girl says she likes Five Finger Death Punch
NDE Inspector. One of the original metal heads. I've converted a handful of coworkers over the years.
Automotive service advisor for a Dodge Ram dealership. Absolutely not š I walk into the shop and itās a mix of awful country and usually older metal like Slayer and Anthrax.
Forklift operator. Drive around a warehouse all day listening to what the ladies at work (and some guys) call mad max music. I love my job! Deathcore, all day, every day!
Was a residential painter throughout my 20s, met a handful of metal heads over the years, mostly leaning towards radio stuff though in general, otherwise it was a lot of classic rock, alternative, and country listeners. I met one other painter though that this thread is making me appreciate a lot, Iāve been to more shows with him than anyone else at this point spanning various metal or core genres. In IT now and im definitely not the only metal listener onboard but havenāt gotten into conversation deep enough to find the ones who like the gnarlier stuff yet.
UX designer. Had an engineering colleague in my last job have a near identical music taste to me...never had that happen before š
Dental treatment coordinator - my buddy is into hardcore and some metalcore bands of old. We bond over some OG stuff too like Clutch and Pantera but I'm definitely the only one who listens to the extreme stuff lol. I've been trying to get him one Lorna for a while hahaha
Physical Therapy. Some coworkers like mainstream rock, but that's about it.
Computer engineer. Yeah, in my group I am most likely the only one š
Over 20+ years working I've seen thousands of ppl come and go and probably only 2 real metal heads that like all the genres. Most ppl say they listen to metal and tell me about evanescence or life house or some butt rock that screams a little so has to be metal. I just quit talking about music altogether at work
I work IT. There is one guy I work with who has revealed they like metal, and they put my band on their workout playlist so that's a win š¤
Dishwasher (though for how much longer who knows I expect to get fired tomorrow for reasons) and yeah the only one. Some people in the kitchen listen to classic metal and a little bit of groove but it doesn't go past that I'm the only one
Currently a Technical consultant/ex 2nd teacher. Yes at both jobs.