“You’re a woman. You wear a hijab.
You should be gentle. Calm. Religious. You can’t scream. You can’t headbang. You can’t play metal.”
These are the kinds of comments some hijabi women hear when they choose to express themselves through metal music.
And let’s be honest — it’s frustrating, unfair, and completely wrong.
Because here’s the truth:
Wearing a hijab doesn’t disqualify you from expressing your soul.
And metal isn’t about appearance — it’s about spirit.
Many people assume metal is only for angry men in black shirts.
But metal is much deeper:
And none of that depends on your gender, fashion, or religion.
Yes, it may shock some people.
A woman in hijab playing a brutal death metal breakdown? That’s not what society expects.
But that’s what makes it powerful.
Because when a hijabi woman holds a mic and screams, or shreds a guitar on stage, she’s saying:
“I am more than your stereotype.”
She’s not rebelling against her faith.
She’s expressing her truth — her voice, her pain, her fire.
Let’s be clear: metal as a genre welcomes everyone.
The problem isn’t with the music.
It’s with people who:
But guess what?
There’s a growing number of fans and musicians who support hijabi metalheads.
And that support is real, global, and getting louder.
Here are some examples that prove metal and hijab can stand together:
They break boundaries — not rules.
Wearing hijab is a personal choice based on faith.
Playing metal is a personal expression based on emotion.
And the two can coexist beautifully:
You can scream about injustice.
You can sing about mental health.
You can write lyrics that move people.
And do it all in a hijab.
Because at the end of the day, metal doesn’t care what’s on your head —
It cares about what’s in your heart.
So if you’re a woman in hijab who loves metal —
Don’t listen to the noise of judgment. Listen to the music inside you.
If your soul feels the riffs, the screams, the distortion —
then metal is already part of you.
And if someone says,
“Hijab and metal don’t go together” —
just smile, plug in your amp, and prove them wrong.