Heavy Metal History Quiz

1. Who were the four members of the original and classic Black Sabbath lineup?

2. The album 'Sad Wings of Destiny' was released by which pioneering British metal band?

3. In the term NWOBHM, what does the 'B' stand for?

4. Upon leaving Deep Purple, Ritchie Blackmore formed which band with Ronnie James Dio?

5. Which of these geographical locations is most associated with early American thrash metal?

6. "Seven Churches" by Possessed is considered to be one of the first examples of which metal subgenre?

7. Which artist, famous for being one of the earliest metal musicians to use black and white facepaint, used to be the frontman for Mercyful Fate?

8. After leaving the German power metal band Helloween, this musician created a new band called Gamma Ray.

9. Which of these death metal bands are not from Sweden?

10. One of these albums have not been released by the band Death:

11. Which of these German thrash metal bands is led by Tom Angelripper?

12. Which South American country does the band Sepultura come from?

13. Which of these metal subgenres are traditionally the slowest in tempo?

14. Which country has the most metal bands per capita, as of 2021?

15. Final (hard) question: Which of these U.S. "cult" metal bands use the art of Michael Whelan, depicting the Elric of Melniboné saga, for their album covers?