[ Outline ] · Standard · Linear+ Odyssey Of The Metal Horns, Who is responsible?

[ontippytoes]

What are metal horns some of you may ask? They are: index finger and pinkie raised proudly as the sign of the beast, ready for an unholy wave to your favorite demon king. Or... something else??

Many maintain that Ronnie James Dio invented it. He got it from his grandma, who used to flash "the horns" as protection against the evil eye. Or, if you pointed the horns at someone, you were giving the evil eye, according to Grandma Dio. RJD would flash the horns in concert and it took off.

Others claim that Gene Simmons invented it from how his hand was poised on an album cover.

Other thoughts?






Rock On!!!

[he_is_legend]

i always thought that it was cuz of that gene simmons album cover. then agen its not something i've read into, nor something i plan on reading into.

i'm not a fan of the devil horns i've always seen it as a bit cheesy. cept at a slipknot gig. i'll knock out a few devil horns for them nails bastards. god i love slipknot live. any other band i see and its a raised fist that will generally just do it for me. maybe i'll throw a few shapes as well in the pit. who knows. depends on the band.

are there many fans of metal on here? i have to say i'm not really a fan of old metal like maiden and shit like that. cant be doing with it to be honest. give me some of that new age hardcore/metalcore anyday

[ontippytoes]

i always thought that it was cuz of that gene simmons album cover. then agen its not something i've read into, nor something i plan on reading into.

i'm not a fan of the devil horns i've always seen it as a bit cheesy. cept at a slipknot gig. i'll knock out a few devil horns for them nails bastards. god i love slipknot live. any other band i see and its a raised fist that will generally just do it for me. maybe i'll throw a few shapes as well in the pit. who knows. depends on the band.

are there many fans of metal on here? i have to say i'm not really a fan of old metal like maiden and shit like that. cant be doing with it to be honest. give me some of that new age hardcore/metalcore anyday

I like the old and the new. It's all good.

[kaiserchief]

I like the old and the new.  It's all good.

It's a common misconception that RJD's grannie invented the devilhorns as a response to an ancient Italian curse. In actuality, she had arthritis and could only raise her index and pinkie fingers.

And thus, a metalhead tradition was born.

[ontippytoes]

It's a common misconception that RJD's grannie invented the devilhorns as a response to an ancient Italian curse. In actuality, she had arthritis and could only raise her index and pinkie fingers.

And thus, a metalhead tradition was born.

Hmmmmm, you sound like you know what you're talking about.

You like metal?

[he_is_legend]

Hmmmmm, you sound like you know what you're talking about. 

You like metal?

with the name "kaisercheif" i would be surprised