15 Celebrities Who Shockingly Love Metal: You’ll Be surprised
Metal or rock music is often associated with something extravagant, something rebellious, alternative. And something that is not for everyone. Hence it’s not as popular as pop. So when we are looking at mainstream celebrities and popular figures, they usually don’t strike us as metalheads. However looks may be deceiving. You will be surprised how many celebrities are actually true metal fans.
These are 15 surprising celebrity metalheads, who unexpectedly love heavy metal and rock music.
Chris Hemsworth
Chris Hemsworth is known for his role as Thor in the Marvel movies. And it turns out he is a metal fan. In his interviews he expressed his love for Pantera and Metallica. He even said that the first album he owned was Metallica’s “The Black Album.” Given how tough the man looks, it’s actually believable that Chris would love heavier music, especially for his workouts.
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish is a huge pop sensation. Known for her husky, calm and ethereal music style, she doesn’t necessarily give away any metal vibes. And yet she has mentioned enjoying bands like Type O Negative (American gothic/doom metal band) and being influenced by their dark and moody sound. One more proof that nothing prevent you from liking all genres of music.
Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey is actually a long-time metalhead. We know him for his comedic and often goofy public persona. But his love for metal was evident pretty early. For example when he appeared at Arsenio Hall Show in the 1990s he spoke about listening to Napalm Death. He also included Cannibal Corpse in his film “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective”. An unexpected decision for sure.
Margot Robbie
Margot Robbie is a star actress known for her roles in “The Wolf of Wall Street”, “Barbie” and “Suicide Squad”. After Barbie movie in particular many would be surprised to know that she is a big fan of Slipknot. She has talked about attending Slipknot concert and great experience of their live performances. I only wished they included a scene of her headbanging to Slipknot in the Barbie movie.
Stephen King
Stephen King the master of horror, the one and only legendary writer has a deep appreciation for heavy metal music. He often listens to metal bands like Metallica, Anthrax, and AC/DC. You can go on a quest and try to find the mentions of these bands in his books.
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage, an iconic actor has a surprising connection to black metal. His son Weston Cage, who was involved in the black metal scene had a big influence on his father’s taste apparently. Cage’s appreciation for bands like Darkthrone and Satyricon shows his openness to the extreme subgenres of metal.
Sir Christopher Lee
Sir Christopher Lee is a legendary actor you have seen in movies like The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, five Tim Burton films and so many others. He really enjoyed metal music and even released his own metal albums. He collaborated with bands like Rhapsody of Fire and Manowar. A man of so many talents and an exceptional actor.
Michael Fassbender
Michael Fassbender is yet another actor who loves metal. Best known for his roles in “X-Men” and “Prometheus,” he is indeed a metalhead. He talked about his admiration for bands like Metallica, Sepultura, and Slayer, which influenced him during his formative years.
Joko Widodo
Joko Widodo might be one of the most unexpected personas on this list. He is a President of Indonesia! And he never hided his love for metal. Bands like Metallica, Led Zeppelin and Napalm Death are among his favorites. His love for metal is well-documented. He even received a signed bass guitar from Metallica’s Robert Trujillo. A wonderful gift if I say so myself.
Prince Harry
Prince Harry has become a controversial figure lately, with all the news headlines around him and his comments on British monarchy. But before that he surprised many when it was revealed that he listened to bands like Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth.
Bill Burr
Bill Burr is one of my favorite comedians. The man is naturally funny, like it comes easy to him, he is just being himself. On top of that he is a huge sports and music fan. He even plays drums himself. And he has been a metal fan for many years. He has spoken about Meshuggah, Nirvana, Slipknot, how he loved hair-metal in his early years. Hard not to like a character like that.
Elton John
Elton John expressed admiration for metal bands on more than one occasion. He also did a collaboration with Ozzy Osbourne on “Ordinary Man”. Being a legendary musician and a star of pop, blues and pop rock genres it’s cool to see his love for other styles of music.
Post Malone
Did you know that Post Malone started his musical journey in a heavy metal band? He expressed his love for metal bands like Metallica on numerous occasions. Despite becoming famous for his hip hop music, he is obviously a fan of other alternative genres as well.
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran is a huge pop star. His acoustic pop hits have earned him millions of fans and he’s been on top of fame for quite some time now. So it might surprise you that he is secretly a fan of metal music. He talked about making a collab with Cradle of Filth band. He attended Marilyn Manson concert. He enjoyed Korn albums. Definitely enjoying different music compared to what he’s known for.
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga has always embraced a wide range of musical styles. Metal is one of the genres she loves. She has cited Iron Maiden as a major influence. And she did sing with Metallica performing heir song Moth Into Flame. Check it out here:
