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Are you ready to prove your metal mettle? This quiz will take you on a headbanging journey through the annals of heavy metal history, challenging your knowledge of the genre’s most legendary bands and their iconic tracks. From the thunderous riffs of the ’70s to the brutal breakdowns of today, each question will test your familiarity with the bands that have shaped and defined metal music. Grab your air guitar, crank up the volume, and let’s see if you have what it takes to ace this Metal Band Quiz. Rock on and give it your best shot!
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Metal Band Quiz
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1. Which band is known as the ‘Godfathers of Heavy Metal’?
Hint: They originated in Birmingham, England.

Metal Band Quiz Questions Overview

1. Which band is known as the ‘Godfathers of Heavy Metal’?

Metallica
Iron Maiden
Black Sabbath
Judas Priest

2. Which band released the album ‘Master of Puppets’?

Slayer
Megadeth
Metallica
Anthrax

3. Who is the lead vocalist of Iron Maiden?

Bruce Dickinson
Rob Halford
James Hetfield
Ozzy Osbourne

4. Which band is famous for the song ‘Raining Blood’?

Anthrax
Slayer
Megadeth
Exodus

5. Which band was fronted by Ronnie James Dio after he left Rainbow?

Dio
Black Sabbath
Deep Purple
Judas Priest

6. Which band released the album ‘Rust in Peace’?

Metallica
Slayer
Megadeth
Anthrax

7. Who is the lead guitarist of Metallica?

Dave Mustaine
Kirk Hammett
James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich

8. Which band is known for the album ‘British Steel’?

Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Motörhead
Saxon

9. Which band is famous for the song ‘Ace of Spades’?

Motörhead
Venom
Bathory
Sodom

10. Which band released the album ‘Painkiller’?

Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Pantera
Slayer

11. Which band is known for pioneering the genre of death metal?

Death
Cannibal Corpse
Morbid Angel
Obituary

12. Which band released the album ‘Paranoid’?

Black Sabbath
Led Zeppelin
Deep Purple
Uriah Heep

13. Which band is known for the song ‘Fear of the Dark’?

Iron Maiden
Saxon
Judas Priest
Def Leppard

14. Who is the lead vocalist of Pantera?

Phil Anselmo
James Hetfield
Rob Halford
Bruce Dickinson

15. Which band released the album ‘Seasons in the Abyss’?

Metallica
Slayer
Megadeth
Anthrax

16. Which band is known for the song ‘Symphony of Destruction’?

Metallica
Slayer
Megadeth
Anthrax

17. Which band is known for the song ‘Enter Sandman’?

Metallica
Slayer
Megadeth
Anthrax
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