Our resident expert on all things underground metal, Steve Klatt, comes back to debrief our homework. As the former head of the Colorado chapter of the New York Death Militia, he brings unique insight that helps him answer all our many (many!) questions.

But first, we check in on how we’re *really* doing.

Then, at 10:55 we talk about our homework.

The Homework: 
-Patti rocked out at a Havok show at Fubar Lounge, in St. Louis. We learn about the new persona she invented for herself and whether she joined the mosh pit or not.

-Charlotte comes close to greatness (or disaster) at Metal Karaoke at Black Sky Brewing in Denver. She also tells us what metal subgenre she is based on multiple personality tests.

Steve gives us the underground metal insider tips, like:

The band uniforms
Mosh pit etiquette
Subgeners of mosh pits: pogo pit, violent circles, “crowd killing”
Head banging protocol
The darker side of metal

We talk accessibility - is the metalhead community still mostly white men?

What subgenre of metal are we? We take a personality test.

And finally, the Level of Integration Scale. How metal do Charlotte and Patti plan to get, now that the homework is done?

Links/references:
https://uquiz.com/quiz/zcN6Da/what-subgenre-of-metal-are-you

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