Rock stars and maniacal masters of metal are supposed to act wild, crazy, and out of control, right? Since the beginning of rock ‘n’ roll, many stars onstage have had their lives spiral out of control due to too much drinking and/or drugs. However, we rarely hear about many of these talented stars who settle down to care of new families or work with charities and organizations that seem to give them as much joy as playing any stadium. But that’s what we’re here for! Snakkle has rounded up a few rebellious rockers to see how they’ve tamed the fame beast over time.

What is heavy metal? For some people, that topic that can generate more controversy than religion or Tim Tebow. Over the years, metal has split into more genres and subgenres than we have room to list here. Bottom line: We say you know heavy metal when you hear it. So there. Now that that’s settled, let’s take a look at some of the heaviest rockers around before they were stars.