Tuesday Trivia: Metal Terror
A few weeks back, Osama Bin Laden was killed in an action by an US army team. And while we wait for Disney to make a game out of it (fo' real-real), I'll be spending time answering the question that you probably have right now in your heads: What the fuck does that have to do with metal?
Well, make the jump, I'll let you in on the secret.
Tuesday Trivia: Playing break-up
The picture you see above is of a band called Nihilist, a Death Metal band from Sweden that formed in 1987. The four guys on the right are most famously known for being the original bandmembers of Entombed and the guy on the left is Johnny Hedlund, bassist and vocalist of Unleashed.
Nihilist broke up in 1989, but not without controversy. What the hell am I talking about? Well, make the jump to find out and read this week's Tuesday Trivia.
Tuesday Trivia: The duck walk
One of the most recognizable things about AC/DC is Angus Young's duck walk. Many consider it his 'signature move,' but did you know it's not actually his?
Well, he did make it famous, plus his whole stage persona comes as a package: schoolboy uniform, guitar playing, duck walk. But someone else came up with it and he's just as legendary.
Speaking of schoolboys, don't confuse this with MJ's moonwalk.
Make the jump to read who came up with this move and how Angus came to use it. It's fairly common knowledge but, hey, I'm taking over Simo's TT job today so Captain Obvious or not, I'm gonna teach you a thing or two about rock 'n' roll. Wooo...
Tuesday Trivia: The most expensive metal video
Lately, Dose of Metal was going all retro on your ass and revisiting some dying trends, so we posted a few music videos here and there. We also reported on Papa Roach. Get it, their trend died out a long time ago. Oh, we did it only for the lulz. Your mother as well.
Have you ever wondered though, which music video is the most expensive metal video of all times? I have, I checked, and I'm bringing you the info, right after the jump.
Tuesday Trivia: Of skulls and bones
It's Tuesday Trivia, almost Wednesday edition. So what do I have for you today?
Bones. Are they metal? Well, if you're over 70, chances are that yes, they are, but we're talking imagery here. If the most awesome site on the internet has a skull for a mascot (he's called Bob by the way), and one of the most amazing writers has a skull sitting on his work desk (thanks Guido), it's fair we I make an article about it. And it's fair you make the jump.
Tuesday Trivia: What’s in a name
Some people say names aren't really important - well, they probably don't share a name with a future Sony gadget (like me) and have normal names. But what if you're in a metal nu metal rock euro dance band and you're called Chester Bennington. It doesn't sound tough now, does it?
Make the jump to read a few stories regarding the issue of having a name (not) fitting to the genre you've found yourself in.
Tuesday Trivia: The most listened to metal band ever
First of all, iPods don't have any commercials with metalheads, so blame Apple, not me. Anyway, in his Weak Recap a few weeks back, Guido joked stated that we are super-awesome. Something like the super-heroes of metal. And no, not that Kiss movie... Lulz.
He was right, though -- we're all-knowing, and tonight only, I'm dropping knowledge and revealing the metal's best kept secret - which metal band is the most played one ever. Hurry, make the jump.
Tuesday Trivia: Napalm Death are educational
This is just too weird not to get a mention on this website. Apparently, there is a clip on YouTube of Napalm Death appearing on a musical/educational TV program.
What's the big deal about that? Well, make the jump and find out.
Tuesday Trivia: A curse that went from theater to metal
Have you ever heard of The Scottish Play? It's a name for William Shakespeare's Macbeth. Why would anyone want to call it the Scottish Play instead of Macbeth? Well, the reason is as simple as interesting: according to a theatrical superstition, called the Scottish Curse, speaking the name Macbeth inside a theater will cause disaster. Actors got hurt and even killed and people attributed that to the curse.
What does that have to do with metal? Well, there's a German band called Macbeth (there are actually two German bands called Macbeth but I'm talking about the Heavy Metal band, not the Power Metal band) and when you're reading the band's biography, it just seems like the poor guys are cursed.
The band was formed in East Germany in 1985. They were one of the first metal bands from the GDR (German Democratic Republic) and the authorities weren't fans of the band, to put it nicely. At a concert in 1986, the band wasn't allowed to play an encore. Afterwards the authorities forbade the band to ever play again, annulled the band's tour bus license and terminated the band's rehearsal room lease contract. Why? Well, metal is evil and all that jazz.
So you could call that bad luck, as probably multiple bands from the GDR had to go through that but it doesn't stop there. The band illegally reunited several times after that and in the fall of 1989, shortly after singer Detlev Wittenburg was released from jail (for reasons unrelated to the band), they played two farewell concerts. Wittenburg commited suicide by hanging in December of 1989 and Macbeth broke up. They reunited in 1993 to play a couple of gigs, just to split-up again after the band's drummer Rico Sauermann commited suicide by jumping from a house to his death.
You be the judge if you can attribute that to a curse or simply extremely bad luck. I for one don't believe in curses, unless you consider Linkin Park a curse, but I can't help but be fascinated by that coincidence.
Macbeth finally reunited in 2004 and released two albums since. Make the jump for a video of 'Das Boot,' a song off their latest release 'Gotteskrieger.'
Tuesday Trivia: Killing in the name of…
So, what do you get when you combine Metallica and Linkin Park? St. Anger? Kind of, but not what I'm talking about. Summer Sanitarium tour 2003? Well, that happened, but again, not the point of this article. What exactly is the point of this article?
Actually, this piece of trivia doesn't have a direct correlation between the two. There's a third party involved which is the bond. I know you're interested, well read on.
Tuesday Trivia: Got djent?
Yeah, got djent? Do you even know what the fuck djent is? Well, read on and find out.
Tuesday Trivia: Max
This Tuesday, we deal with Max Cavalera (once again). And yes, anything to put in the post title with Max would make it sound too cheesy. Max Bomb. Max Volume. Max Trivia. See? So I just left it Max.
No, we're not counting how many words and words combinations he used in all the songs he made in his long career (15, if you're really interested, and that includes aargh and uuurgh), nor will be counting how many children and step-children he's had as guest artists on his various projects (I couldn't be bothered to count that one).
No, we deal with a different Max today. Read on.
Tuesday Trivia: The most fucked up
I'm taking over. For this week only, I'm taking over Simo's Tuesday Trivia to cover the most fucked up man in the history of Rock, GG Allin. Varg Vikernes, Niklas Kvarforth and Marilyn Manson (ha!) have nothing on this guy.
I need to inform you first that some of the content after the jump is not safe for work so do yourself a favor and read this when you're at home, preferably when children aren't around.
Tuesday Trivia: Long, longer, longest
Last week, I promised you guys a proper metal trivia. Well, here we are, I'm almost past my deadline, and I needed to figure out something fast. So, where do I turn in times like these?
Easy, Manowar. They're easy enough to take a cheap uninteligable laugh at, they're metal enough to make your average metalhead happy, and they have plenty of trivia for me to exploit. So, make the jump, and beware, the following article makes plenty use of the following words: Manowar, long, longer, longest and coming. See, its writing itself.
Tuesday Trivia: It really whips the llama’s ass
This week's Tuesday Trivia deals with a band, a computer program, and two animated series. You're probably starting to figure out by the post title, but in case you're not a geek, make the jump. And yeah, what the fuck does a llama have to do with metal? Well, DoM works in mysterious ways, just read on.
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