Heavy metal seems to be a stage-managed place with scant room for spontaneity. Iron Maiden has its nine-foot tall mummy/zombie Eddie to accompany their ostentatious sets, Slipknot are more pyrotechnic acrobats than musicians and if you ever wanted a more obvious example of gimmickry sold at bargain basement prices, you need look no further than Cradle of Filth.
Though heavy metal hasn’t been from the “streets” for a very long time, the entire genre is dependent on probability and uncertainty and has been since right from the very beginning. In honour of today's Soundwave announcement, here are ten of the most powerful examples the fickle hand of fate has had on heavy metal.
Read the list at TheVine.