Home - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives On March 31, 2023, a severe storm caused the roof to collapse on attendees at a metal gig in Belvidere, Illinois One man was killed, while another 28 people were injured, including five with severe injuries If you would like to provide support, a GoFundMe has been set up for the family of the man who was killed, to help with the costs that come along with losing a family member:
Metallica - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives Country of origin: United States Location: Los Angeles San Francisco, California Status: Active Formed in: 1981 Genre: Thrash Metal (early); Hard Rock (mid); Heavy Thrash Metal (later)
Black Sabbath - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives On the picture from left to right: Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne, and Tony Iommi Black Sabbath is generally considered both the first heavy metal and doom metal band Their name came from the 1963 Italian horror anthology film I tre volti della paura, internationally titled Black Sabbath, which was directed by Mario Bava Originally, they were named Polka Tulk (featuring a
Nile - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives In the late 1980s, prior to forming Nile, Karl Sanders played with the thrash band Morriah and shared the stage with Morbid Angel, among other prominent metal bands In fact, Nile's first demo was markedly redolent of that thrash identity, which outweighed any of the death metal elements that would later define the band's sound The band categorizes its music as "Ithyphallic Metal", in
Mayhem - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives Pictured from left to right: Hellhammer, Ghul, Attila Csihar, Teloch, and Necrobutcher The band was billed as Wolf's Lair Abyss for a few secret gigs during the Wolf's Lair Abyss tour Founded by Jørn Stubberud (Necrobutcher), and Kjetil under the name Musta (Finnish for "black"), which they changed to Mayhem after Øystein Aarseth joined in The band name is taken from
Celtic Frost - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives Pictured from left to right: Franco Sesa, Martin E Ain, Tom G Warrior Tom G Warrior and Martin E Ain formed Celtic Frost after the break-up of Hellhammer in June 1984 Contrary to popular belief, Hellhammer never changed its name to Celtic Frost, even though the band formed very quickly after Hellhammer's demise They first disbanded in 1987, but six months later, Warrior reformed the