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Metal acronyms.. can you tell me

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Topic: Metal acronyms.. can you tell me
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Subject: Metal acronyms.. can you tell me
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2010 at 1:53am
These song titles are acronyms, abreviations for something but what?
 
 
N.I.B. - Black Sabbath
 
A.I.R. - Anthrax
 
what do these acronyms stand for? anyone?


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Posted By: Vehemency
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2010 at 2:10am
Originally posted by AtomicCrimsonRush AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:

N.I.B. - Black Sabbath
The title was widely rumoured to have stood for "Nativity in Black" (or to a much lesser extent, "Name In Blood"). In a 1992 interview, Geezer Butler states that the title simply refers to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Ward_%28musician%29 - Bill Ward 's goatee at the time, which the rest of the band thought was shaped like a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nib_%28pen%29 - pen nib ; also referred to as nibby.

Says wikipedia. :-)


Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2010 at 3:59am
ah that makes sense - thanks
 
Anyone have a meaning for A.I.R.?


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Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2010 at 4:43am
Originally posted by Vehemency Vehemency wrote:

Originally posted by AtomicCrimsonRush AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:

N.I.B. - Black Sabbath
The title was widely rumoured to have stood for "Nativity in Black" (or to a much lesser extent, "Name In Blood"). In a 1992 interview, Geezer Butler states that the title simply refers to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Ward_%28musician%29 - Bill Ward 's goatee at the time, which the rest of the band thought was shaped like a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nib_%28pen%29 - pen nib ; also referred to as nibby.

Says wikipedia. :-)


I've seen the interview where Geezer delivers that bit of information. I have it on a DVD somewhere, but I can't remember which one.


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Posted By: martindavey87
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2010 at 5:00am
A.I.R. apparently stands for 'Adolescence In Red'.
 
The lyrics indicate a definite adolescent theme, so I guess that's probably right.



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