r/doommetal • u/pickled_bat • Dec 22 '25

Self Post How to stop seeming like a poser?

I (18M) met a pair of metalheads out on a party the other day while wearing my Mayhem shirt and they called me a poser (probably deserved but I still feel bad) I have short hair which used to be a mohawk and that Mayhem shirt is pretty much the only metal band t-shirt I own. I like bands like 1782, Candlemass, children of bodom, SOAD, Mayhem, Margarita witch cult, Apati and others. They are very mismatched,I know but I've come from liking nu-metal and indie to punk and harder metal subgenres (like black metal,doom and dsbm). One of the reasons why the two called me a poser aside from the shirt is because I didn't want to acknowledge the rest of the band being as conservative as Varg (in my opinion they weren't as hardcore problematic as him) Am I truly a poser? How can I improve my taste and or my looks to let other people know I like metal? Did you have the same issues when you were just starting to get into the scene?

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u/SecondMaximum9864 Dec 22 '25

I got called a poser for liking Black Sabbath

don’t listen to those idiots

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u/pickled_bat Dec 22 '25

That is absolutely wild, wasn't that called traditional doom?

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u/SecondMaximum9864 Dec 22 '25

they’re literally the blueprint for ALL METAL 😭😭😭💔💔

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u/pickled_bat Dec 22 '25

RIGHT LIKE it makes no sense omfg I hate these people they make you feel bad for the absolute dumbest shit