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Metal Music Mayhem II Trivia Quiz

Part two of my Metal Music Mayhem series. All questions are multiple choice. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by Moo. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Moo

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
212,629

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which Judas Priest album had the song "Breaking the Law" on it? Hint

Hell Bent for Leather

Painkiller

British Steel

Rocka Rolla

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Question 2 of 10

2. Razzle died in a car wreck, driven by Motley Crue's Vince Neil. Which band did Razzle play the drums for? Hint

Styx

Hanoi Rocks

Tigertailz

Def Leppard

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which bass player did Nadja Peulen replace in Coal Chamber? Hint

Rimena Goss

Rowena Moss

Rayna Foss

Rochella Boss

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Question 4 of 10

4. Iron Maiden have made records about a number of world figures, mythical and not. Which figure was the title of a track on their "Killers" album? Hint

Ghengis Khan

The Wicker Man

Alexander the Great

The Ancient Mariner

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Cradle of Filth album contains covers of Slayer's "Hell Awaits", and Iron Maiden's "Hallowed be thy Name"? Hint

Nymphetamine

Dusk and Her Embrace

Midian

Lovecraft and Witchhearts

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which band released the concept album "Operation Mindcrime" in 1988? Hint

Skid Row

Pariah

Queensryche

Dantallion

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which pioneering 'shock rocker' welcomed us all to his nightmare in 1975? Hint

Gene Simmons

Ozzy Osbourne

Alice Cooper

David Bowie

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these albums did Gary Cherone sing on for Van Halen? Hint

Van Halen III

1984

OU812

5150

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which album did System of a Down release in 2002, as a dig at music piracy? Hint

Share This Album

Own This Album

Steal This Album

Buy This Album

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Question 10 of 10

10. Jack Irons most famously played drums for Pearl Jam. Which other high-profile band did he also play for at one point in his career? Hint

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Mudhoney

Soundgarden

Stone Temple Pilots

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which Judas Priest album had the song "Breaking the Law" on it?

Answer: British Steel

"British Steel" was released in 1980, and also featured "Living After Midnight". Priest had six albums before this, but with the releases of "Breaking the Law" and "Living After Midnight" as singles, they hit the big time. Original vocalist Rob Halford rejoined the band to record the 2005 album, "Angel of Retribution".

2. Razzle died in a car wreck, driven by Motley Crue's Vince Neil. Which band did Razzle play the drums for?

Answer: Hanoi Rocks

Nicholas 'Razzle' Dingley died on 9th December, 1984, at the age of 24, after the vehicle an allegedly drunken Vince Neil was driving careered into another lane, and hit another car. Neil escaped unhurt.

3. Which bass player did Nadja Peulen replace in Coal Chamber?

Answer: Rayna Foss

Foss left the band, and music completely, to become a full-time mother. She played on two Coal Chamber albums; "Coal Chamber" and "Chamber Music".

4. Iron Maiden have made records about a number of world figures, mythical and not. Which figure was the title of a track on their "Killers" album?

Answer: Ghengis Khan

"Ghengis Khan" was featured on their 1981 album, "Killers", which was about the infamous Mongolian ruler. "Alexander the Great" was the closing track on "Somewhere in Time", released in 1986 and deals with the life and times of the Macedonian King. "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" was a 12-minute plus epic detailing S T Coleridge's work of art, featured on "Powerslave" (1984), while "The Wicker Man", based on a 1973 movie, featured on 2000s "Brave New World".

5. Which Cradle of Filth album contains covers of Slayer's "Hell Awaits", and Iron Maiden's "Hallowed be thy Name"?

Answer: Lovecraft and Witchhearts

The album is a 2-CD set, with the first taking tracks from two Cradle of Filth albums, while the second disc has remixes, rare tracks and the covers with Slayer, Iron Maiden, Soddom, and Sabbat being taken to Cradle of Filth's musical extremities.

6. Which band released the concept album "Operation Mindcrime" in 1988?

Answer: Queensryche

"Operation Mindcrime" had a detailed storyline and sold over 4 million copies. In 1991, they released "Operation Livecrime", a live concert version of "Operation Mindcrime".

7. Which pioneering 'shock rocker' welcomed us all to his nightmare in 1975?

Answer: Alice Cooper

The two Wembley shows from the "Welcome to My Nightmare" tour were filmed and released on tape as "Welcome to My Nightmare". The 1975 "Welcome to My Nightmare" television special won the Best Video Tape Editing Emmy in 1976.

8. Which of these albums did Gary Cherone sing on for Van Halen?

Answer: Van Halen III

Gary Cherone is most commonly known as the lead singer of Extreme. While most Van Halen fans argue who was the better frontman, David Lee Roth or Sammy Hagar, most forget that Gary was with the group. The album didn't do as well as expected and Cherone was promptly dismissed from the band.

9. Which album did System of a Down release in 2002, as a dig at music piracy?

Answer: Steal This Album

"Steal This Album" was to originally become something totally different; however, it was leaked onto the internet months before its eventual release, and downloaded by fans. The band released the mastered versions of the tracks, and two which were not originally leaked.

10. Jack Irons most famously played drums for Pearl Jam. Which other high-profile band did he also play for at one point in his career?

Answer: Red Hot Chili Peppers

Irons first played with the the Red Hot Chili Peppers, when they went under the monicker of Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majectic Masters of Mayhem. When guitarist Hillel Slovak died from an heroin overdose in 1988, Irons left the band. Six years later, he would join Pearl Jam. I hope you enjoyed my quiz.

Source: Author Moo

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