Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal (52 page)

British nineties stoner metal pioneers Cathedral get lit.
Photograph courtesy of Nuclear Blast.

Maiden front man Bruce Dickinson takes a leap of faith.
Photograph by Stephanie Cabral.

Raven lunatics prepare to rock until they drop.
Photograph by Kevin Hodapp.

Ozzy, locked and loaded.
Photograph by Robert Matheu.

Guitar legend Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath.
Photograph by Jon Wiederhorn.

Black Sabbath
(left to right):
Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi.
Photograph courtesy of Rhino Records.

Birmingham brothers Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Halford chat it up at Revolver magazine’s Golden Gods Awards in Los Angeles.
Photograph by Stephanie Cabral.

Maiden’s Steve Harris shines under the lights.
Photograph by Stephanie Cabral.

WASP’s Blackie Lawless sings like a beast.
Photograph by Stephanie Cabral.

The late Ronnie James Dio, “devil horns” pioneer, strikes a metal pose.
Photograph by Stephanie Cabral.

Saxon warrior Biff Byford stresses the importance of bandanas in metal.
Photograph by Kevin Hodapp.

Axl Rose, big hair, buttless chaps.
Photograph by Janiss Garza.

The eternal schoolboy shreds: AC/DC’s Angus Young.
Photograph by Bill O’Leary.