What's the Heavy Metal-est Nation on Earth?

The Heavy Metal-est Nation on Earth!

[ggw]

I would have guessed Norway, or maybe Sweden, so Finland is not a big surprise.
 
 I wonder what exactly causes the Scandinavians to be metalheads?  The Viking history?  The lack of sun for a portion of the year?  The ice and the snow?  The hot springs blow?

No clue...
 
   <img src="http://www.helsinginsanomat.fi/kuvat/iso_webkuva/1101979841299.jpeg" alt=" - " />
 
 Finns are also the coffee-drinkingest nation.
 
 They also have a high suicide rate.  Go figure.

[palahniukkubrick]

Definitely Germany.

[flawd101]

its because of all the white people!
 also look at all the other kinds of music that comes out of that area...you would listen to metal too...

[godsshoeshine]

i was going to guess finland...because viva la bam always has finnish deathmetal bands on

[The_Creeper]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
 
 I wonder what exactly causes the Scandinavians to be metalheads?  The Viking history?  

Something like that... a lot of those Scandinavian metal bands (in particular the ones from Norway and Finland) use a lot of Nordic imagery.

[Space Freely]

I'm reviving this old thread because...why not give the metalheads here their own thread to talk about all things metal. Or all Finlandphiles.