Posted on 07/08/2021 8:42:35 PM PDT by DoodleBob
A New Zealand mother has reportedly named her three children Metallica, Slayer and Pantera.
The news of the unidentified woman's choice of names for her kids was first broken by New Zealand journalist and documentary filmmaker David Farrier (Netflix's "Dark Tourist").
"Proud to report that a New Zealand mother has named her children Metallica, Pantera and Slayer," Farrier wrote on his Twitter. "She told me, 'It's not easy raising three of the heaviest bands.'"
Farrier went on to say that he has seen the birth certificates of all three kids and admitted that he was was initially suspicious, especially after noticing that Metallica had a middle name of "And Justice For All", in honor of the band's fourth album.
"I reached out to the Registrar-General himself, asking if there are any restrictions naming babies after band names, or albums," Farrier wrote. New Zealand Registrar-General Jeff Montgomery answered that "there are no restrictions on naming babies after bands or albums, as long as the word used is not generally considered to be offensive or does not resemble an official rank or title."
Farrier shared a photo of the woman and included the following message: "I think it's important to note (as you can see in the photo in my article) this mother is also a big fan of crossbows, which are also truly metal, and she deserves our complete and utter respect for this (and for raising three kids)."
According to Good Housekeeping, very few baby names in the United States are actually forbidden, with naming laws set by each state and some states having more requirements than others. In some other countries, however, there are much stricter naming laws, with some requiring parents to choose from a pre-approved list of names, or petition the government to add a name to the list.
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Could be worse, could have called then NSync or any other boyband names.
I saw that show in Chicago in either 88 or 89. It was 88 now that I think of it. Summer of ‘88. There was another band there... Swedish I think. Can’t remember the name.
Yeah, and since kids like to rebel, It'll be Mel Torme.
....and the kids fathers name?
“Ooh maumau”
She can add Motorhead and Black Sabbath.
Elon Musk: “Meh.”
There used to be one--at least in the St. Louis area. It was a pizza chain--pretty identical to Godfather's
Was the pizza terribly “Metal”?
LOL! No, but it *was* very good.
BIOHAZARD was one of the first CD’s I bought as a kid with my own money, and recommended by a school buddy of mine. It’s really good IMHO. They could have opened for Slayer and wouldnt surprise me.
One of my favs too.
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