MEGADETH - The History Of Vic Rattlehead
October 14, 2011, 13 years ago
Roadrunner Records has issued the following report from Ryan Downey:
IRON MAIDEN's beloved "Eddie", MOTÖRHEAD's iconic "warpig" symbol, DANZIG's instantly recognizable skull - no discussion of heavy metal mascots is complete without mention of Vic Rattlehead, the skull-headed specter whose visage has adorned multiple MEGADETH album covers, T-shirts, posters, tour programs, and comic books, not to mention notebook covers, the world over since Dave Mustaine first sketched him out himself.
In a YouTube video, Mustaine explained that "Vic" came from the word "victim" and "Rattlehead" came from his mother admonishing him about head banging too often. "She said that I would rattle something loose up there," he said with a smile.
Check out the video below, and read more at this location.
