1001 reasons why Heavy Metal rules:

Metalipeiklo · Post by **Metalipeiklo** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:42 pm

247. Bat-shaped band logotypes

248. Heavy metal fans describing how a completely unknown band sounds by referring to other obscure bands that noone has heard about

249. The fact that every country had their own national version of IRON MAIDEN in the 80's

Cochino · Post by **Cochino** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 8:24 pm

The Knell wrote:
DaN wrote:
Avenger wrote:My first list ends at #177 guys...
Fixing it the easy way:

#228: FALSETTO

#229: "YEAH" and "ALL RIGHT"

/Avenger
#230 "UGH!" - Tom G. Warrior , Celtic Frost

I already said the Ugh! one, and I was about to say about Repulsion's bass sound but Ernest just beat me to it.

The Knell · Post by **The Knell** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 9:01 pm

250: Old medieval fonts!

humus · Post by **humus** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 9:32 pm

251. photo collages on the inside sleeves of 80's metal records

great_knuthulhu · Post by **great_knuthulhu** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 9:39 pm

252. Keep It True. Ruled this time as well, I'm just back. Got drunk, threw up, was feeling ill much of the time, but it was still amazing.

Ernest Thesiger · Post by **Ernest Thesiger** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:52 am

253. The member of Tangorodrim pictured on the back of the Unholy & Unlimited LP who looks like Tom Angelripper & Schmier fused into one person.

anthares · Post by **anthares** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 12:16 pm

254. Doro Pesh being still hotter than hell after years and years!
255. The cover of Hell awaits could really be a window to hell.
256. Double lead guitars and coreocraphy on stage
257. The gore pussy of the virgin
258. Reindeer metal
259. Demonos Sova with "four wind hat"

vansinne · Post by **vansinne** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 12:54 pm

260. The look people give you when you mention listening to Slovenian thrash metal.
261. Slovenian thrash metal
262. My girlfriend crying upon hearing Venom for the first time

anthares · Post by **anthares** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 1:03 pm

263. The combat tour video and the people in it! Especially that wino!
264. The dude in Circle of the tyrants video with black eye liner and upside down cross in the forehead.
265. The insane guitar picking in Wotan album
266. The guitar sound and tune in eighties brasilian heavy metal albums

hload · Post by **hload** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 1:41 pm

267. jimmy matheos when he was immature,ahahahaha.....

GJ · Post by GJ » Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:16 pm

hload wrote:267. jimmy matheos when he was immature,ahahahaha.....

So true...

268. The insightful mentioning of Jim Matheos' "immature period" as a relevant reason why Heavy Metal rules!

Blood RED · Post by **Blood RED** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:00 pm

269- As Holocaust mentioned in the song HM mania,

"Rock 'n roll...far too slow
So the adrenaline just doesn't flow
Where is the power, where is the glory?
Heavy Metal is my story"

Simple but fuckin' true manifest...

mordred · Post by **mordred** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:08 pm

270. All the viking obsessed non scandinavian bands that never learn to pronounce "Asgård" or "Ragnarök".

Cochino · Post by **Cochino** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:28 pm

271. The riff of Children Of The Grave and every song that ripped it off.

Post by **DaN** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:46 pm

anthares wrote:264. The dude in Circle of the tyrants video with black eye liner and upside down cross in the forehead.

Bastard! I wanted to nail that one... Curse my slow brain!