Gay metal bands

For decades, Halford performed in the most popular metal band in the world while wearing an increasingly ridiculous succession of leather-daddy outfits. And metalheads were still shocked when.

Honoring the supportive members of the heavy-music scene, we’ve compiled a list of a few acts who have supported the movement in various ways — from charity Pride shirts to book donations to.

As Louisiana sludge visionaries Thou (who feature a non-binary member) and experimental black metal outfit Liturgy prove, by gravitating towards the edges of established genres, queer and transgender artists can begin to carve out new spaces for themselves.

Here are some of metal’s most iconic LGBTQ+ musicians, as well as a few you might not have known about. This hardcore punk outfit was birthed in the tumultuous late ’70s, but as a queer rock group, they helped kickstart an exciting new wave of queercore music.