Mom Legally Names Her Three Sons Metallica, Slayer, Pantera
Mom Legally Names Her Three Sons Metallica, Slayer, Pantera | 100.7 WMMS
"It’s not easy raising three of the heaviest bands."
A mother from New Zealand has made a strong case for being the biggest heavy metal fan in the world after naming her three newborn sons after three of the greatest metal bands of all time: Metallica, Slayer and Pantera.
The woman's story was reported by documentary filmmaker David Farrier in his July 7 Webworm newsletter.
“Proud to report that a New Zealand mother has named her children Metallica, Pantera, and Slayer,” the Dark Tourist director wrote. “She told me, ‘It’s not easy raising three of the heaviest bands.’ ”
Farrier, himself a genuine metalhead, was understandably dubious of the woman's claim; then she passed along photos of baby Pantera's birth certificate. Baby Metallica's documents revealed that the boy's entire first name is Metallica And Justice For All, a reference to the Bay Area metal band's fourth studio album.
He then followed up with the New Zealand Registrar, asking if this kind of thing was even legal. It is.
Apparently, New Zealand has "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," which could explain why none of the babies are named Anthrax.
