All Hail The Periodic Table Of Heavy Metal | The Quietus

All Hail The Periodic Table Of Heavy Metal

In between ruining Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures cover and wearing flat caps indoors, graphic designers do occasionally get round to doing some, y’know, graphic design.

Pop Chart Lab has produced this periodic table of heavy metal band names.

As a bonus, the complete table looks a little bit like someone throwing the horns. Buy it for the V-neck sweater wearing Mayhem fan in your life.

Thanks to Yasmeen for bringing this to our attention

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