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| 2 | * SugarWIki/AwesomeArt: Whereas most US alterations of British records suck, the US cover of the band's debut certainly does not. The new cover is a silvery illustration of a giant [[EldritchAbomination snake-dragon]] [[BuffySpeak thing]] that wouldn't look out of place in an early [[TabletopGame/DungeonsandDragons D&D]] campaign. The fact that the art stretches across the back and can be unfolded into one large portrait makes it extra awesome. |
| 3 | * FanonDiscontinuity: For some people, nothing the band made exists after David Byron left (everything up to ''High and Mighty'') or after Ken Hensley left (everything up to ''Fallen Angel''). |
| 4 | * GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: In their native UK (and America) they're essentially a cult band, but in Asia and mainland Europe (particularly Germany, entertainingly enough) they retain a strong following and continue to sell out arenas there. |
| 5 | * HarsherInHindsight: "Stealin'" contains this lyric: "All that fightin', killin', wine and those women, gonna put me to an early grave." Two performers on that song ''did'' meet early graves: bassist Gary Thain OD'd on heroin at 27; singer David Byron died of "alcohol-related complications" at 38. |
| 6 | * NightmareFuel: Both the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VeryEavyVeryUmble.jpg British]] and [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/80/UriahHeepAlbum.jpg American]] covers of their debut album. ''[[http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/uriah_heep/abominog/ Abominog]]'', too. |
| 7 | * SignatureSong: "Easy Livin'" or "Lady in Black". |
| 8 | * VindicatedByHistory: Their first album, ''...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble'', was met with poor reviews upon release, with Melissa Mills from ''Magazine/RollingStone'' famously saying she would kill herself if the band actually made it. Its now considered a landmark in the history of rock and metal. |
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