Black Sabbath. Iron Maiden. Metallica. Judas Priest. Motorhead. Saxon. Do these names mean anything to you? Could you perhaps find them in your CD collection? Then you finally might have the outlet you’ve been searching for.

The UK, like the US, is currently conducting their nationwide census. Rock magazine Metal Hammer has launched a campaign encouraging devotees of the music genre to enter “heavy metal” as their religion in the census. Their Facebook fan page already has 10,000 followers. Please note the category of this post before registering any alarm.

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