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Hipster on the other hand usually refers to someone who's highly contrarian with regard to music, though fashion and lifestyle choice aren't far behind.
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And metal-heads wouldn't be considered social contrarians? This is one of the problems with the term "hipster" in my opinion. It attempts to identify a group that doesn't have any common attributes worth identifying. There is no common way of thinking among hipsters, no ideology, not even clear tastes in music. So when people are asked what makes a hipster a hipster, they just say something along the lines of them being social contrarians.
In my opinion, the only reason why such a social group, or perception of a social group, exists in the first place is because of the internet.