Whether you're a metalhead dating a square, or you and your partner are both in league with Satan, you might be talking about having kids with your significant other. And while one might think of metal as not being a hotbed for model parenting, given its raucous, too-young-to-fall-in-love public persona, there are plenty of dads in metal. Not only that, but on social media they are especially dadded out – the photos are goofier, the lauding of their kids' accomplishments is cuter, and the trips to Walmart are more fruitful than anything your average patriarch could possibly imagine.
This Father's Day, we decided to honour some of metal's dads who most amaze us with their ability to both create extreme music and love the hell out of their families. Here are 12 of the most metal dads ever…