Types of Metal Genre Listeners Be Like is OUT! Welcome back to Wojak Explainer, where we break down every fandom, subculture, and obsession one confused Wojak at a time. Today’s episode dives straight into the chaos of metal music. Every genre has its own personality, its own energy, and its own guy who will fight you in the comments if you mislabel a riff by accident. This video covers the full range of metal archetypes — from old-school purists who refuse anything made after 1984, to the breakdown hunters who stop breathing when the drums cut out. If you’ve ever argued about blast beats, corpse paint, patch jackets, or why everything sounds better on cassette, this one is for you. The Archetypes Featured in the Video: Traditional Heavy Metal Purist Doom Metal Lifer NWOBHM Archivist Speed Metal Addict Thrash Metal Maniac Glam Metal Loyalist Power Metal Dreamer Death Metal Grinder Black Metal Puritan Groove Metal Walker Industrial Metal Mechanist Folk Metal Festival-Goer Symphonic Metal Dramatist Melodic Death Metal Romantic Blackened Death Devotee Nu Metal Time Traveler Metalcore Breakdown Hunter Deathcore Extremist Progressive Metal Analyst Djent Counter Post-Metal Drifter Blackgaze Escapist Sludge Metal Swamp Dweller Stoner Metal Drifter If you enjoy this style of breakdown, hit like, comment your metal genre, and subscribe for more Wojak-style explainers every week. #metal #metalmusic #metalfans #metalhead #metalmemes #musicvideo #wojakexplainer #heavymetal #thrashmetal #deathmetal #blackmetal #powermetal #doommetal #folkemetal #stonermetal