hair length among male metal-heads

[AchrisK]

Just out of curiosity, how exactly did long hair come to be associated with metal?

Probably a left-over hippie rock-and-roll thing. A lot of those old bands had long hair. Sabbath and Zeppelin did. All kinds of others. I guess metal just took it a step further by almost requiring it in the 80's.

Though I miss those days of long hair for everyone, I guess my balding ass appreciates these days of everything goes.

\m/

ack

 

[Mythos Inibri]

When I was younger I grew my hair long,about halfway down my back like most my metalhead friends.When I turned 16 and wanted a job I cut it.I grew it out a few times in my 20's.I always keep it short nowadays.I could grow it out now if I wanted.My boss wouldn't care but I just prefer it short.Easy to wash never needs combing.I doubt I'll ever grow it out again.

 

[Manic Ferocity]

this is so unfair, girls here like long hair dudes and I can't my hair long due to genes and bad haircare as a child.

Looks like God wants you to remain a skinhead.

 

[Alongside Death]

I did it. I have finally blasphemed against the metal gods and dishonored my family. Yes, I cut the hair.

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After:

Damn! I wouldn't cut them if I were you, even if I'd had too much work to do with them.

 

[Unfaithfully Metalhead]

I had long hair in the 80's and 90's but had to cut it because i had to get a real job...

 

[DarkBliss]

My hair grows to the sides,(in volume, so to speak) so I need to trim down the bush regularly in order not to look like a complete oddball.

 

[AchrisK]

My hair grows to the sides,(in volume, so to speak) so I need to trim down the bush regularly in order not to look like a complete oddball.

That's how mine was too. I actually had a nickname of Bushman in high school.

I found that growing it as long as possible to weigh it down and NOT brushing it while dry helped a lot. I wish I had realized the not brushing thing sooner. Here was me in about 1987, probably not too long before a trim.

ack

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

hahahaha. so it does weigh it self down when it gets longer?
because mine is curly as fuck right now

 

[Unfaithfully Metalhead]

That's how mine was too. I actually had a nickname of Bushman in high school.

I found that growing it as long as possible to weigh it down and NOT brushing it while dry helped a lot. I wish I had realized the not brushing thing sooner. Here was me in about 1987, probably not too long before a trim.

ack

eeeeekkkk

 

[AchrisK]

hahahaha. so it does weigh it self down when it gets longer?
because mine is curly as fuck right now

Yeah, it does. Mine was pretty curly too, but not fro-curly, so I guess it depends. You can see in that pic it looks just a bit longer than shoulder length, but it was probably about 3-4 inches longer than it looks. Later I had it even longer (see pic earlier in this thread) and also changed my brushing habits (and probably had a different hair cutter too) and it hung way more.

ack

 

[Rabid Headbanger]

letting it grow, its curly as fuck

Quoted for truth.

 

[Ender Rises]

I did it. I have finally blasphemed against the metal gods and dishonored my family. Yes, I cut the hair.

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After:

Why on earth would you do such a thing. That looked kick ass.