What heavy metal band has a one-armed drummer?
Heavy metal music use of narcotics. In the wake of the new wave of British heavy metal and Judas Priest's breakthrough "British Steel" (1980), heavy metal became increasingly popular in the early 1980s. Many metal artists benefited from the exposure they received on MTV, which began airing in 1981—sales often soared if a band's videos screened on the channel. Def Leppard's videos for "Pyromania" (1983) made them superstars in America and Quiet Riot became the first domestic heavy metal band to top the "Billboard" chart with "Metal Health" (1983). One of the seminal events in metal's growing popularity was the 1983 US Festival
Orchid (heavy metal band) material for a third full-length album due out in 2017. Later in 2016, Tommy Rickard joined as the band's new drummer replacing Cox. Rooted in blues rock and heavy metal, Orchid are highly praised by rock critics for their dark, riff-based doom metal sound, influenced by pioneering metal band Black Sabbath. British heavy metal magazine "Metal Hammer" said of the band, "Thought Sabbath had already written all the best riffs? Think again – these guys have some monsters". They have also been described as occult rock. Orchid also draw inspiration from other '70s rock bands such as Led Zeppelin and