Ronnie James Dio of Black Sabbath – Signs of the Horns

In an interview for the 2005 documentary Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey, Dio explained that he had gotten the hand gesture, the Maloik, from his Italian grandmother which she used to ward of the evil eye (malocchio). It’s not unusual for a symbol’s meaning to change. What was once a symbol of good luck can become…

Coven – Sign of the Horns

Psychedelic rock band Coven 1969 debut album Witchcraft Destroys Minds & Reaps Souls cover had a picture of two of the band’s members doing the Devil’s Horns hand gesture, more popularly knows as the Sign of the Horns in the Rock world. Coven is recognized as introducing the Signs of the Horns to rock culture.…