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Exploring 25 Heavy Metal Stage Name Origins

By

Frank Godla

Published

November 13, 2012

Exploring 25 Heavy Metal Stage Name Origins

Slash

Real Name: Saul Hudson

His friend's dad nicknamed him Slash when he was a teenager, because of his tendency to be always moving. He said that the name reflected his personality; Slash never stopped to take a rest.

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Black Sabbath

Danzig

Guns N' Roses

Iron Maiden

KISS

korn

Machine Head

Marilyn Manson

misfits

Motley Crue

Motorhead

tool

alice cooper, axl rose, bathory, cradle of filth, dio, ihsahn, king diamond, lemmy, maynard, mercyful fate, nikki sixx, overkill, quorthon, robb flynn, slash, yngwie malmsteen

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