Heavy Metal History Test

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So let's see how smart you really are with heavy metal history, cause some people claim to know everything about metal. So what has happened in the metal scene? You should know smarty pants. Today is your lucky day, test your knowledge.

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  1. First metal band is...
  2. What was the line-up for Black Sabbath?
  3. When did Ozzy Osbourne leave Black Sabbath?
  4. NWOBHM started in...
  5. 2nd singer for Black Sabbath is....
  6. Stay Hungry is by...
  7. When did Motorhead form?
  8. The Big Four consists of.......
  9. Pantera's first album Phil Anselmo.
  10. Master of Puppets by Metallica was released in....
  11. Which are glam metal bands?
  12. Original bassist for Metallica is...
  13. First death metal band...
  14. Dio invented...
  15. First goregrind band....
  16. First black metal band is...
  17. Metallica won their first Grammy with what song?
  18. First black metal album?
  19. When did glam metal get underground?
  20. First melodic death metal album by Carcass?
  21. When did Pantera play Thrash Metal?
  22. What band did Max Cavalera form after leaving Sepultura in 1996?
  23. Lead singer for Venom...
  24. Iron Maiden's song that said 666/ 6 6 6?
  25. Lead singer of Judas Priest...
  26. First groove metal band?
  27. First gothic metal band...
  28. What record did Dimmu Borgir start using English lyrics?
  29. What genre of heavy metal influenced Doom Metal?
  30. When did the show "Metalocalypse" begin?

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