Moshradar Games · 10 questions
British Metal Quiz
Heavy metal was born in Birmingham. Ten questions on the bands, the towns and the festivals that made British metal.
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Question 1 of 10
Black Sabbath formed in which city in 1968?
Aston, Birmingham. Tony Iommi lost two fingertips in a sheet-metal factory accident there, and detuned his guitar to ease the pain — part of how the sound was made.
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Question 2 of 10
Where did Iron Maiden form in 1975?
Leyton, in east London, founded by bassist Steve Harris.
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Question 3 of 10
Download Festival is held at which venue?
Donington Park in Leicestershire — the same site that hosted Monsters of Rock from 1980.
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Question 4 of 10
Bloodstock Open Air takes place at which venue?
Catton Park in Derbyshire, every August.
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Question 5 of 10
What was Lemmy's real name?
Ian Fraser Kilmister, born in Stoke-on-Trent in 1945. He formed Motörhead in 1975 after being fired from Hawkwind.
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Question 6 of 10
Which band's 1982 album gave black metal its name?
Venom, from Newcastle upon Tyne. Black Metal was their second album.
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Question 7 of 10
Which Birmingham band recorded 'You Suffer', listed by Guinness World Records as the shortest song ever recorded?
Napalm Death. It lasts about a second — the entire lyric is 'You suffer, but why?'
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Question 8 of 10
What does NWOBHM stand for?
The name was coined by Sounds magazine in 1979 for the wave of bands led by Iron Maiden, Saxon and Def Leppard.
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Question 9 of 10
Bring Me the Horizon come from which city?
Sheffield, where they formed in 2004.
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Question 10 of 10
Gothic metal pioneers Paradise Lost formed in which West Yorkshire town?
Halifax, in 1988. With My Dying Bride and Anathema they were known as the 'Peaceville Three'.
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