You are/were a metalhead if... 

You at one time tried to make the sawblade wrist bands that Blackie Lawless wore.

You know that the Dio logo turned upside down reads "devil."

"NOT" was in your vocabulary.

You remember when Metallica was never on the radio or MTV.

You were in love with Sebastian Bach or Slash (reowrrr).

You constantly had to explain to people that "Bon Jovi is not metal and he "SUCKS!"

When you watch MTV News you recognize Megadeth's "Peace Sells" bass line
	at the end of a segment.

The brim of your baseball cap was turned upward with MOSH written on it.

A D.R.I. mosh guy and Misfits t-shirts were must-haves.

"Poser" was in your vocabulary.

You learned a little history by listening to Iron Maiden.

You or someone you knew had "The Number Of The Beast" album cover painted on the back of their denim jacket AND/OR your denim vest was covered with pins
	and embroided patches.

You had discussions on Metallica vs. Megadeth.

"Caught in a mosh" was going to be the title of your A&E Biography.

You wore Jams.

You played "I'm The Man" to some of your rap friends.

Bands like Poison, Winger, Trixter, Kix, and all the bands with the word "White" in their name were killing you.

Chicks in high hair and spandex ruled.

Guys in high hair and spandex sucked.

You wrote on your pants.

Your pants were in their prime when they ripped.

At every show there was one black metalhead (and you thought that was pretty cool).

You find that "Angel of Death" would make a catchier national anthem than the star-spangled banner.

You find yourself yelling "SLAYER!" at shows they don't even play.

You think Iron Maiden is classic rock.

You thought Ministry was dance music.

You won't drive in a car if there's no tape deck.

You wore fingerless gloves even in 90 degree weather.

You wanted to draw comic books for a living

You thought KISS actually meant Knights In Satan's Service.

You think the higher the hair, the better the woman.

You wish Ozzy was your dad.

You thought hair shorter than shoulder length was selling out.

You thought hanging earrings were tough.

You had a skull ring. (matt)

All your favorite songs had one note basslines.

Ozzy could fart in a microphone, and you would force yourself to like itit.

You fought over whether Motley Crue's makeup made them Glam.

Camouflage shorts/pants were a good portion of your wardrobe.

You thought the measure of a man was how high he could sing.

You know that after "Nothing else matters", nothing Metalica put out did.

Your most memorable concerts had a 15 minute: guitar, bass, and drum solos.

You're working hard to bring back baseball t-shirts.

You KNOW in your heart that the mullet haircut WILL come back someday.

You refer to Roadsaw as the 'saw, and Judas Priest as 'Priest.

You know the difference between M.O.D., S.O.D., and D.R.I.

You fully lace up your workboots only for weddings.

You think that concerts without explosions are a "rip-off".

You think that a concert with under 5 encores is a "rip-off".

You cut the sleeves off of your denim jacket so it would fit over your lleather jacket.

You owned either shorts or a sleeveless t-shirt with the British flag on iit.

You remember when the quality of a band was directly proportional to the "slutiosity" of its groupies.

You thought that wearing a leather vest WITH a shirt was a fashion faux-pas.

"Old School" was in your vocabulary.

When confronted with tough life decisions you ask yourself, "What would David Lee Roth do?"

You have had a subscription to one or more metal magazines.

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