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On Rock Day, celebrated on July 13, the iconic symbol of hands with index and pinky fingers raised is something that unites fans of the genre. Known as “metal horn”this gesture became a trademark, but its origin was disputed when Gene Simmons tried to patent one of its versions, being criticized by the wife of Ronnie James Diovocalist who popularized the gesture.

The origin of the symbol in music dates back to the 1960s, when the psychedelic rock band coven released their first album, “Witchcraft Destroys Minds & Reaps Souls”, bringing a devil cult theme. On the back cover, two members of the band are seen making the gesture, accompanied by phrases and images with an obscure content. O coven recorded a song called “Black Sabbath” before the English band considered pioneers of heavy metal released their debut album.

Despite career breaks, the coven remains active, performing its psychedelic rock and proto-metal. the vocalist Jinx Dawson strongly defends the importance of the band in propagating the “devil’s horn” gesture. In an interview with UOL in 2018, jinx explained that his family origins are linked to the occult, which led to the satanic image adopted by the Coven.

About the relationship of Beatleswith the symbol, jinx says John Lennonin a cover photo of “Yellow Submarine”,makes a similar gesture, but according to her, Lennon and the other band members did not associate the symbol with anything satanic. In sign language, the gesture represents “love”, and many people have mistakenly added the raised thumb to the symbol over the years.

Ronnie James Diovocalist of bands like Rainbow and Black Sabbath, was the one who popularized the gesture and made it an identification of the metal scene. Dio had his own version of the gesture, called the “Maloik”, a gesture to ward off the evil eye that was part of Italian family tradition. Journalist Ricardo Batalha points out that, despite having appeared on the back cover of the Coven album, the sign gained fame when God did it on stage.

Gene Simmonsof kiss, caused controversy when he tried to patent the symbol in 2017, but ended up giving up after criticism. the widow of God, wendycalled the initiative a joke and stated that the symbol belongs to everyone and should not be registered as a trademark. jinx believes that it is not possible to claim ownership of the gesture, as it has become something independent. (Via Uol Splash)