VERY INTERESTING: HEAVY METAL

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10 facts about heavy metal

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-No one knows the name or current location of the mysterious woman who graces the cover of Black Sabbath's debut album. On a side note, for those who don't know, the picture was taken at the Mapledurham Watermill
 
 

 

 
 
2-The first edition of the Metallica Metal Massacre album had Metallica's name spelled wrong, with two "t's"

3-While serving time in Winson Green prison for petty theft, Ozzy Osbourne took a piece of graphite and tattooed the letters O-Z-Z-Y in to his knuckles. He often did a lot of his own tattoos to simply pass the time in his cell

4-Singer Ronnie James Dio was suggested as a possible front man for Black Sabbath by none other than Ozzy's future wife and manager, Sharon Arden-Osbourne

5-As a child, "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott wanted a BMX bike instead of a guitar

6-Graphic designer Derek Riggs, who designed the Iron Maiden album Powerslave, inserted secret messages into the cover, such as phrases like "Bollocks", "Indiana Jones was here" and Mickey Mouse

7-Slayer guitarist Kerry King once worked as a dog breeder

8-Zakk Wylde's band Black Label Society was once named Hell's Kitchen, which certainly explains their debut album Sonic Brew, which was rushed out of production

9-Prior to joining Metallica, Cliff Burton was in a band called Easy Street with future Faith No More members Jim Martin and Mike Bordin

10-On Megadeth's Countdown to Extinction album, the title track won the 1993 Humane Society's Genesis Award for raising awareness about animal rights

And as always have a chilled day from the Viking