Hey JD!!! What about baggy shorts, hockey shirts and TUNNELHATS???????  HAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

   (Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Friday, March 06, 2009 1:42:53 PM)

		J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
		Darth_Painkiller_0870 !!! Thanks man,its great to hear from you again my friend!   I think that this attitude belongs with metal to the fullest. All metal bands should have an imgage in the ball park of Judas Priest to Saxon to old Metallica somewhere in there,this helps the metal music in so many ways.Not that they have to wear this image back stage after a show,or at home or in the studio of course not but when in CD booklets,in magazine photos,band promo pictures,on stage...ect..where ever the "band" is seen then yes,they should be supporting this image,otherwise somehow the "music" suffers,don't ask me how but it does.  Iron miden does not really wear spikes and leather but they used to wear this image and it is implanted in thier minds.  Sometimes they still have a little denim & leather though.  But for up starting bands that want to play "metal" music,I believe that they must have a traditional "metal image".  Kids like this site's own "Metal Maniac"......"Justin Swift"(Where the hell are you! lol!) understand loud and clear the importance of this philosophy. Anyone who says that image is not important when it comes to "metal" music is delusional and knows absolutely nothing about metal music.      Darth_Painkiller_0870 wrote:   J.D.!  Great to see you back!   I have to chime in and agree with y'all on this.  I think metal is all about "attitude".  To me, that attitude should include denim & leather.  Why?  Because it's different from the mainstream, and last I checked, Metal wasn't exactly mainstream.  I don't particularly mind when bands come on stage in jeans, though it takes away from the "attitude" and stage presence a band should give off when they play live.      J.D. DIAMOND wrote:   Hear ya loud and clear Bev,.....you rock!!!! HEAD BANGER  glad to see you  again,I'm back for good now...get that spiked glove ready!!! lol!     (Quoting Message by Bev from Tuesday, March 03, 2009 6:42:19 PM)   Bev wrote:   You know I gotta chime in here, since it's the "real" JD and all - lol  (promise, I won't throw daisies atcha) Agreed with the whole denim & leather bit.  A show is a show, and metal is about attitude. BUT, as I became more about the metal attitude, I adopted my own style ... Nothing like walking into a throng of metalheads, wearing denim, leather, and lace or velvet to femme it up        J.D. DIAMOND wrote:   USURPER       2005       United States Here is an image from an "old school period" that most modern metal heads that are young and starting new bands have forgotten these days. This gives them an idea of the right image to uphold when starting a "METAL BAND".   Hats,baggy pants,shorts..ect....is just plain right out what is known as "Tunnel Hat". I am 100% against the "Tunnel Hat" image of so-called "metal bands" if thats what they call themselves. Dress what ever the hell they want outside of the "band"...but when onstage,in magazine photos,in CD booklets....where ever the band is promoted..then yes they should have a metal image, just like Judas Priest  does. This is very important for metal. Edited at: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 5:25:12 AM

J.D.!  Great to see you back!  

I have to chime in and agree with y'all on this.  I think metal is all about "attitude".  To me, that attitude should include denim & leather.  Why?  Because it's different from the mainstream, and last I checked, Metal wasn't exactly mainstream.  I don't particularly mind when bands come on stage in jeans, though it takes away from the "attitude" and stage presence a band should give off when they play live.

		J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
		Hear ya loud and clear Bev,.....you rock!!!! HEAD BANGER  glad to see you  again,I'm back for good now...get that spiked glove ready!!! lol!     (Quoting Message by Bev from Tuesday, March 03, 2009 6:42:19 PM)   Bev wrote:   You know I gotta chime in here, since it's the "real" JD and all - lol  (promise, I won't throw daisies atcha) Agreed with the whole denim & leather bit.  A show is a show, and metal is about attitude. BUT, as I became more about the metal attitude, I adopted my own style ... Nothing like walking into a throng of metalheads, wearing denim, leather, and lace or velvet to femme it up        J.D. DIAMOND wrote:   USURPER       2005       United States Here is an image from an "old school period" that most modern metal heads that are young and starting new bands have forgotten these days. This gives them an idea of the right image to uphold when starting a "METAL BAND".   Hats,baggy pants,shorts..ect....is just plain right out what is known as "Tunnel Hat". I am 100% against the "Tunnel Hat" image of so-called "metal bands" if thats what they call themselves. Dress what ever the hell they want outside of the "band"...but when onstage,in magazine photos,in CD booklets....where ever the band is promoted..then yes they should have a metal image, just like Judas Priest  does. This is very important for metal. Edited at: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 5:25:12 AM