However, not all working-class male youths embraced the punk movement; some preferred to escape from their grim reality in heavy metal, which was equally effective in providing fun, stress relief, and peer companionship – otherwise denied because of their unemployment.
Porén, non tódolos mozos de clase traballadora acolleron o movemento punk, preferindo escapar da súa realidade por medio da música heavy metal, igual de efectiva para darlles diversión, alivio do estrés e compañeirismo perante a falta de empregos.