ABSTRACT
Jean was dressed entirely in black the day of the interview, from her black leather boots to her black jeans and black t-shirt. She was slim and well groomed, and her complexion was pale, contrasting sharply with her black clothes and her dark hair. Black is the color of mourning and Jean seemed depressed, as if in mourning for her younger hopes of what the world would be like or what her life would be like. Many metalheads frequently wear black t-shirts with logos from heavy metal bands, but to wear black from head to toe, every day, carries the motif one step further. For her as for so many metalheads, heavy metal music was a beacon in the dark night of her alienation. She could hear the echo of her own voice in the angry rantings of heavy metal singers in songs portraying loneliness, frustration, deception, and betrayal.
