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2 unusual facts about Heavy Metal


Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.²

The heroine, Julie, was inspired by Julie Strain, who provided the voice for the heroine in the movie, and the game is linked to Heavy Metal magazine.

Heavy Metal: Geomatrix

The game features a soundtrack of licensed music by artists such as Megadeth, Halford, W.A.S.P., Corrosion of Conformity and Dust to Dust.


Åke Hodell

One of his visual artworks, the piece "220 Volt Buddha", was use as the album cover of Swedish heavy metal band At the Gates' 1993 album With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness.

Alone Again and Other Hits

Alone Again and Other Hits is a compilation album released by the 80's heavy metal band Dokken.

Bob Burden

Besides Flaming Carrot Comics and Mysterymen, Burden wrote a Gumby story, a two-part Cholly & Flytrap story with Arthur Suydam, and Robot Comics, a series which was reprised as the "Robot Crime" story for the 20th anniversary of Heavy Metal.

Caught in a Mosh: BBC Live in Concert

Caught in a Mosh: BBC Live in Concert is a live album released by American heavy metal band Anthrax on January 22, 2007 internationally and on November 10, 2009 in the U.S. It contains Anthrax's February 15, 1987 show at the Hammersmith Odeon in London (disc 1), as well as their performance at the Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington on August 22, 1987 (disc 2).

Cloud Connected

"Cloud Connected" is the first single by the Swedish heavy metal band In Flames taken from the album Reroute to Remain, released by Nuclear Blast in 2002.

Dead Heart in a Dead World

Dead Heart, in a Dead World is the fourth studio album by heavy metal band Nevermore, released in July 2000.

Dive! Dive! Live!

Live! is the first live video ever recorded by heavy metal singer Bruce Dickinson.

Fight for Your Mind

Reviews were generally very positive, praising Harper's fusion of multiple genres, from folk ("Another Lonely Day"), folk rock ("Gold to Me"), Black Sabbath-style riffing heavy metal ("Ground on Down") and politically charged reggae ("Excuse Me Mr.").

Frank Thorne

His most notable works include being the creator/artist/writer of "Moonshine McJugs" for Playboy magazine, as well as Ghita of Alizarr for Fantagraphics Books, "Lann" for Heavy Metal magazine, Ribit for Comico, The Iron Devil and Devil's Angel for Eros Comix, and Danger Rangerette for National Lampoon and High Times.

Glen Alvelais

Glen Alvelais (born February 22, 1968 in Hayward, California) is a heavy metal lead guitarist from the San Francisco Bay Area.

Hack Circle

For a time it was a popular Hacky Sack venue (hence the name), later it became a popular hang out for "black-dressed emos, goths, heavy metal fans and United States style gangstas".

Innocence Is No Excuse

Innocence Is No Excuse is the seventh studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 1985 (see 1985 in music).

Jack Ponti

He is currently the CEO of Merovingian Music, a non-genre record label founded in 2006, with strong partnerships within the industry and a roster of pop, indie rock, hip hop and heavy metal artists.

Jan Thore Grefstad

Jan Thore Grefstad (born January 30, 1978 in Tromsø, Norway) is a Norwegian rock singer, best known from heavy metal bands Highland Glory and Wild Willy's Gang.

Johnny Owens

Johnny "No-Triggers" Owens (born 20 June 1977 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is the drummer for heavy metal band Brown Brigade.

KDJE

However, in 2009, the station began incorporating classic heavy metal music by bands such as: Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe, and also Led Zeppelin and AC/DC into their typical active rock format.

Mark McConnell

Mark "Bam-Bam" McConnell (August 27, 1961 – May 24, 2012) was an American rock and heavy metal musician, best known for his role from 1997–2005 as drummer with Sebastian Bach, and later with Blackfoot and Southern Rock Allstars.

Matt Bachand

He has very strong death metal and thrash metal influences and he is also a backing vocalist for the heavy metal band Shadows Fall.

MegaDriver

MegaDriver is a Brazilian heavy metal and video game music cover band formed in 2003 by Antonio "Nino" Francisco Tornisiello, who uses the stage name "Nino Megadriver".

Menace to Society

Menace to Society is the second studio album by the heavy metal band Killers, featuring former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di'Anno.

Paul R. Gregory

Over the years, Paul has received commissions from many other well-known rock and heavy metal bands including: Dio, Uriah Heep, Blind Guardian, Molly Hatchet, Freedom Call, The Company of Snakes, Beholder and Battalion.

Per Elofsson

In 2005 he made an unexpected appearance on the album Grand Illusion by the Heavy metal band Nocturnal Rites, playing guitar on one song.

Platinum Underground

Songs like "Trailer Park Mullet Wars" and "Step Up or Shut Up" were a hybrid mix of different heavy metal sounds, while "Say Goodbye" and "Bounce" were new school hip hop.

Randy Piper

Randy Piper (born William Randall Piper on April 13, 1953 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American rock guitarist and songwriter, best known as the co-founder and original guitarist of the heavy metal band W.A.S.P..

Red Hot and Heavy

Red, Hot and Heavy is the debut album of the Danish Hard rock/heavy metal band Pretty Maids produced by Billy Cross and released in 1984.

Revolution, Baby

"Revolution, Baby" is the lead single of the fourth studio album We Rule the Night by the Swedish heavy metal band Sonic Syndicate.

Rock the American Way

Rock the American Way is the first album by heavy metal band Jack Starr's Burning Starr.

Rock TV

Rock TV is an Italian Music TV channel based in Milan, Italy, devoted to Rock, Alternative rock, Heavy metal, Punk rock launched in Italy on SKY Italia channel 718 in 2001.

Santa Bárbara de Nexe

The village is home of Eddie's Bar, a bar dedicated to the heavy metal band Iron Maiden by Steve Harris, the bassist for the group.

Sicmonic

Sicmonic (stylized as (Sic)monic) is an American heavy metal band from Phoenix, Arizona, consisting of Taylor Hession, Ray Goodwin, Ryan Gero, Jason Williams and Zack Sewell.

Sonja Aldén

Sonja Aldén (born 20 December 1977 in St Albans, England) is a Swedish singer mostly famous for her 2006, 2007 and 2012 Melodifestivalen entries, her friendship with Shirley Clamp and her songwriting for other artists, for example the hard rock/heavy metal band The Poodles, who also participated in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2006.

Sons of Kyuss EP

Sons of Kyuss EP is the debut self-released EP from American heavy metal band Kyuss.

Spitting Venom

Spitting Venom is the debut, self-released EP from English heavy metal band Savage Messiah.

Steve Loeb

The forerunner of synthesizing the genres of heavy metal and hip-hop, Loeb produced chart records for 13 albums for heavy metal icons Riot and the Top 10 pop single "Amityville" for rapper Lovebug Starski which Loeb wrote with rapper Kurtis Blow.

Street Lethal

Street Lethal is the first studio album by heavy metal band Racer X, released on January 1, 1986 through Shrapnel Records.

Stylistic Changes

Stylistic Changes is the first full-length solo album by Norwegian Progressive/Heavy metal guitarist Carl August Tidemann.

The Art of Metal

The Art of Metal is the second album by Swedish heavy metal band Hysterica.

The Crane Wives

While the band’s moniker came in part from The Decemberists' 2006 album, The Crane Wife, the members claim a wide variety of influences: folk, blues, ska, punk, and even heavy metal.

The Pack Is Back

The Pack Is Back is the fifth full-length album by the English heavy metal band Raven, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music).

To the Devil a Daughter

Christopher Lee's line "It is not heresy... and I will not recant!" was sampled by heavy metal band White Zombie for the song "Super-Charger Heaven".

Tracy G

Tracy G (born Tracy Grijalva on January 3, 1959 in Whittier, California) is an American heavy metal guitarist best known for his time with Dio from 1993 to 1999.

UFO discography

The band became a transitional band between early hard rock and heavy metal and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.

Xavante people

In 1996 the Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura stayed and recorded with the Xavante people, who featured on their album Roots.

Yenz Leonhardt

Jens Arnsted (more commonly known as Yenz Leonhardt or Yenz Cheyenne) is a heavy metal musician born July 4 in Vordingborg, Denmark.

Zbogom, Srbijo

The album also featured "Zelena trava doma mog" (a cover of "Green Green Grass of Home"), "Danas nema mleka" (a heavy metal cover of Herman's Hermits' "No Milk Today"), which criticizes the Socialist Party of Serbia regime, and "Tamna je noć" (a cover of Mark Bernes' "Tyomnaya noch").


see also

Agonizer

Later on (August 2007) debut album Birth / The End was released with release gig (Heavy Metal Underground +1400) held at Pyhäsalmi Mine, in world record depth (Guinness World Records - Deepest concert underground) of 1410 m.

Anton Reisenegger

On December 24, 2012, it was announced that Reisenegger would become the guitarist of the United States-based heavy metal band United Forces, which features two former members of Stormtroopers of Death, vocalist Billy Milano and bassist Dan Lilker, and Nick Barker on drums.

Better By You, Better Than Me

Comedian Denis Leary also commented on the trial on his album No Cure For Cancer, saying heavy metal bands should put more subliminal messages in their records: "Kill the band, kill your parents, then kill yourself".

Blackham Coliseum

In April 2009, the venue held its first heavy metal concert, the 2009 No Fear Music Tour featuring Lamb Of God, As I Lay Dying, Children of Bodom, God Forbid and Municipal Waste.

Bob Kakaha

Robert 'Bob' Kakaha, also known as Bobzilla (born March 6, 1974 in Los Angeles, California) is an American bassist best known as the bassist for heavy metal band Damageplan and is currently a member of heavy metal supergroup Hellyeah.

Breakfast at Pappa's

The song 'Heavy Metal Winner' was featured in the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2

Broadzilla

Broadzilla continued winning regularly at the Detroit Music Awards, picking up additional trophies for best hard rock/heavy metal artist in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2007 (they were not eligible in 2004).

Calumpang River

In March 2006 a study conducted by the University of Batangas reported some fish and shrimp species on the river itself were now at risk of heavy metal contamination showing an evidence of the worsening effect of water pollution in the Calumpang river.

Caterpillar D10

Guy Clark and Jim McBride wrote a song about the D10 titled "Heavy Metal (Don't Mean Rock 'n Roll To Me)" that was recorded by Johnny Cash in 1987.

Cavalera

Igor Cavalera, a Brazilian heavy metal drummer, brother of Max Cavalera

Cenk Ünnü

Cenk Ünnü (born 1967 in Istanbul) is the drummer of the heavy metal band Mezarkabul (also known as Pentagram).

Dean Cameron

Cameron also directed the video "Fat Girl" for heavy metal band Steel Panther as well as co-wrote the song "Girl From Oklahoma" on their 2009 debut Feel the Steel and "Supersonic Sex Machine" on their 2011 follow-up Balls Out.

Dezperadoz

They've also had guest appearances by many notable heavy metal musicians including Michael Weikath, Tobias Sammet, Joacim Cans, and Doro Pesch.

Doomsword

DoomSword is a heavy metal band from Varese, in northern Italy with strong influences from epic themes such as ancient and medieval history, fantasy literature and European mythology.

Elita 5

In a 2001 concert the band opened in Tirana, Albania for the German heavy metal band Scorpions, the vocalist Arif Ziberi in an interview noted that this was one of the most exciting moments in his life.

Embracing Mainstream Success

Embracing Mainstream Success is the sixth studio album by the Lithuanian-American heavy metal band Steel Wolf.

Fargo Rock City

Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural Nörth Daköta is a book written by Chuck Klosterman, first published by Scribner in 2001.

Fedor Jeftichew

The heavy metal band Motörhead has a song called "Dog-Face Boy" on the 1995 album Sacrifice''.

Flirtini

Richard Christy, noted heavy metal drummer and writer for The Howard Stern Show, likes flirtinis but calls it a "Viking's Testicle" to make it sound more manly.

Heavy Metal Funkason

Heavy Metal Funkason is the first full-fledged solo album by Parliament-Funkadelic guitarist Michael Hampton.

Hold the Line

"'Hold the Line' was a perfect example of what people will describe as your heavy metal chord guitar licks, your great triplet A-notes on the piano, your 'Sly'-hot-fun-in-the-summertime groove, all mishmashed together with a boy from New Orleans singing... and it really crossed over a lot of lines.".

Homenaje

V8 was an 1980s Argentine heavy metal band whose most famous line-up included Ricardo Iorio (bass), Osvaldo Civile (guitar), Alberto Zamarbide (vocals) and Gustavo Rowek (drums), which recorded the band's first two studio albums.

HRR 98.5FM

HRR 98.5FM is a hard rock/heavy metal show on radio broadcasting from the studio of 2000FM from the suburb of Burwood, Australia.

Iron Mountain Mine

The low pH level and the heavy metal contamination from the mine have caused the virtual elimination of aquatic life in sections of Slickrock Creek, Boulder Creek, and Spring Creek.

Jeff Krulik

Other films are Neil Diamond Parking Lot (1996), about the fans before a Neil Diamond concert at the same stadium as Heavy Metal Parking Lot, one decade later; and Ernest Borgnine On the Bus (1997), a documentary about actor Ernest Borgnine, his son and his custom RV; a compilation of many of the director's short films titled Heavy Metal Parking Lot: The Films of Jeff Krulik was released several years ago.

Joko Widodo

According to The Economist, Jokowi "has a penchant for loud rock music" and once owned a bass guitar signed by a member of heavy-metal band Metallica.

Laclede's Landing, St. Louis

Alternative rock band Wilco references the Landing in "Heavy Metal Drummer", a song off the 2002 album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.

Live at the US Festival

Triumph appeared on May 29, which was billed as "Heavy Metal Sunday" and included Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Scorpions, Mötley Crüe, Quiet Riot, and Van Halen.

M2K Mini Tour

The M2K Tour is a mini tour by American heavy metal band Metallica.

Metal Forces Festival

Despite that this event is managed by only one team of 3 people and without any greater financial sponsoring it has had and is having bands like Diamond Head Hirax, Wolf, Pagan Altar, Eluveitie, Pungent Stench, Primordial, The Devil's Blood, Bulldozer, Necrophagist, Blitzkrieg, Desaster, Ruffians and many international performer mainly from the Heavy Metal genre from all over Europe and USA.

Missin' Pieces

"Missin' Pieces" is the last official release by Swedish heavy metal band Mindless Sinner (though called Mindless when they released this album).

Mosco de la Merced

During mid-2004 Los Vipers, in this case Mosco, Histeria and Psicosis II became involved in a feud with Heavy Metal, El Intocable and Zorro that led to a Steel Cage match at Verano de Escandalo 2004 in which the last man in the cage would be unmasked or have his hair shaved off.

My Sister's Machine

Still, Lonn Friend (editor of the heavy metal/rock music magazine RIP) who did a weekly segment called "Friend At Large" on Headbangers Ball on MTV, talked about how much he loved Diva.

Nishad George

He is known for his work with Carnatic music and the fusion of the genre with heavy metal with skill at a young age.

Peter Mensch

Q Prime management made their name in heavy metal music, managing, at various times, AC/DC, the Scorpions, Def Leppard, Dokken, Tesla, Suicidal Tendencies, Queensrÿche, and Metallica.

Pissutsit

Pissutsit was the first album released by Arctic Spirits, a heavy metal group from Greenland.

Princesa Blanca

She became a part of the Casas wrestling family, which include her brothers-in-law José "Negro" Casas Erick Casas (better known as "Heavy Metal") and a third Casas brother who is not involved in wrestling, father-in-law Pepe "Tropi" Casas, a former wrestler and current referee and sister in law of Luchadora Dalys la Caribeña (wife of Negro Casas).

QR III

Its accompanying video (featuring game show host Wink Martindale in a cameo appearance) painted an Orwellian picture of the future, where totalitarian militarists fought to wipe out rock and roll — a reference to the Senate hearings concerning explicit language in heavy metal songs.

Rockstar Weekly

In late 2009, RockStar Weekly made the shift to a broader based music and popular culture website (while maintaining coverage of heavy metal bands) and published a special edition magazine for fans of the popular American Idol Season 8 contestant Adam Lambert.

Sammy Rimington

In 2010 Sammy has been doing gigs with heavy metal/fusion/jazz drummer Anders Johansson from HammerFall/Yngwie Malmsteen fame.

Sandahl Bergman

Other appearances include a lunar base officer in the movie Airplane II: The Sequel, the music video "Heavy Metal Love" by the band Helix and the Fred Olen Ray film Possessed by the Night, and guest appearances on television, such as Hart to Hart and Moonlighting.

Separated Vegetables

As well as songs written by the band, it includes cover versions of songs originally by Overkill (an early D.C. punk band, not the heavy metal band of the same name), Flamin' Groovies, the Road Runners, Johnny Smith, Country Joe and the Fish, the Small Faces, Chuck Berry, and the Hangmen (whose song, "What a Girl Can't Do", the Slickee's had already released on their debut record, 1976's Hot and Cool EP.

The Land of New Hope

Several heavy metal singers were invited to play the characters of the story of the album, with female vocalist Elize Ryd (Amaranthe) and vocalist Rob Rock (Impellitteri) appearing to be the main characters and singing on most of the songs.

Thousands of Evils

Thousands of Evils is the second EP by heavy metal band Vildhjarta.

Tony Richards

With fellow band mates Don Costa (W.A.S.P./M80), Mark Kendall (Great White), and Jack Russell (Great White), they regularly played the most popular heavy metal clubs in Hollywood and LA such as the Troubador, Roxy Theatre, Whisky a Go Go, and Starwood Club.

Tuomas Seppälä

Tuomas started playing piano at the age of five, and in his teen years he got interested in 1980's rock, pop and heavy metal, including Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio, Yngwie Malmsteen and ABBA.

Ways of Hearing

The book includes short essays on a number of performers, including alternative rocker Blixa Bargeld, contemporary composer John Cale, Captain Beefheart, The Chemical Brothers, hip-hop artists Missy Elliott and Eminem, Montreal avant-garde band Godspeed You Black Emperor!, heavy metal singer-bassist Lemmy, Meatloaf (singer), Rolling Stones guitarist Cliff Richard, Pet Shop Boys and country rockers Wilco.