Growing up an outcast because of his mutant ability to acquire the texture and properties of any substance he touched, Eddie Van Beethoven sought solace in music. But he finally found a home where he was contacted by the telepath called Cerebra and invited to join the X-Men of2099. Now, as Metalhead, Eddie still plays his music, but he also defends the downtrodden in his quest to make the world safe for man and mutant alike!