The Rotary Metalhead Fellowship was the brainchild of a Rotarian in Germany who has a passion for metal and hard rock music. He strongly believes that the love of this music is not incompatible with the values of Rotary. As a result of his enthusiasm, the “loudest Fellowship within Rotary” was formally recognised by RI in 2018.
Heavy Metal music originated in the late 1960s in the UK and US and continued through the ‘70s and ‘80s. Essentially it is a genre of rock music that includes a group of related styles that are intense, virtuosic, powerful and, at times, aggressive.Some of the music over the years has had a controversial element to it because of the use of lyrics that can be regarded as
dangerous or extremely offensive. However, there have been many highly talented hard metal musicians such as Jimmy Hendrix, an early inspiration.
dangerous or extremely offensive. However, there have been many highly talented hard metal musicians such as Jimmy Hendrix, an early inspiration.
The purpose of the Metalhead Fellowship is to foster and encourage fellowship among people of all nations who love metal music. It also supports international projects of The Rotary Foundation (such as the eradication of Polio), the Wacken Foundation (supports young metal musicians around the world and is named after Wacken, a town in Germany where many large music festivals take place) and metal music-related service projects within the Family of Rotary.
Membership is open to all Rotarians and their family members, Rotaractors, Interactors, participants of programs such as RYLA and New Generations Service Exchange, and many others, including members of the general public.
For more information refer: https://metalheadfellowship.org/
