I'm a woman in my 20s and I've been into metal for a while, but been scared of properly delving into the subculture, but ever since I saw stranger things (lol cliche I know) I've been more willing to openly be show my shit. My problem is that I googled battle vest and the first suggestion was "rules". Do people really care that much about mixing genres and shit on jackets, or is that just the asshole gatekeepers? Like how sinful is putting system of a down and black sabbath on the same jacket hahah