Head Chef of the B. East Jarrod Moore really likes his metal. Every Tuesday, his pub runs a hugely successful weekly trivia night. “We always like to try fun and different stuff,” he says. Since Moore used to be really involved in the scene, the idea came to run a metal-themed trivia night, and a horde of heavy metal nerds swooped in on the idea. “A whole bunch of bands jumped on it straight away,” he enthuses. Presented by HEAVY Magazine, the night will be hosted by Frankenbok’s always entertaining guitarist, Yeti, and Alarum guitarist and HEAVY TV presenter Doug Steele.
Teams will fight it out over three rounds with questions from ‘What’s that Wail?’ to ‘Guess That Guitar Solo’, and ranging in levels of difficulty. Melbourne’s Leopard Slugg will be providing live music in between rounds, covering an array of classic metal tunes and to make sure you’re fed and happy, there will be a brutal, metal-themed menu with a collection of puntastic meals; do Fryin’ Maiden sandwiches or Dimmu Burger take your fancy? Damn right.
There’s a shit-tonne of prizes to be won, including mid-round giveaways, thanks to their myriad of sponsors – Nuclear Blast Records, Nerve Gas, Soundworks Touring, Nail Ale, Beat, Madman and Prime Cuts Music. Prizes include DVDs (such as the brand spankin’ new Metal Down Under); a whopping 50 or so CDs such as Cannibal Corpse, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Carcass, Kreator, Killer Be Killed, Anthrax and Testament; Children of Bodom, Arch Enemy & Metal Down Under t-shirts; a Schinbein Drums t-shirt pack; and a pile of issues of HEAVY Magazine. Did we mention it’s free to play? Arrrrgggh!
Need to brush up on your skills? Here are some practice questions to get you going. Just don’t fucking Google the answers, you cheats.
1. Who was the original drummer for Slayer?
2. What year did Pantera release their first album Metal Magic?
3. What is the name of Iron Maiden’s mascot?
4. How many different people have been members of Exodus since their inception?
5. Which heavy metal front-man once killed 17 of his own cats while high on drugs?
6. Before Megadeth, Dave Mustaine was kicked out of what band for partying too hard?
7. What extreme metal band performs in the movie Ace Ventura: Pet Detective starring Jim Carrey?
8. What is Guns n Roses guitarist Slash’s real name?
9. How many members make up the band Slipknot?
10. According to Wikipedia, how many distinct sub-genres of metal exist?
11. Rick Allen was most-known as the one-armed drummer of what band?
12. What was the last album that Judas Priest recorded with Rob Halford?
13. What famous metal guitarist was shot to death on stage?
Answers:
1. Dave Lombardo, 2. 1983, 3. Eddie, 4. 19, 5. Ozzy Osborne, 6. Metallica, 7. Cannibal Corpse, 8. Saul Hudson, 9. Nine, 10. 28, 11. Def Leppard, 12. Painkiller, 13. Dimebag Darrell
Bookings are essential. Call to reserve a table for your trivia team on (03) 9036 1456. 8pm, Thursday October 9 at the The B-East.
