ɪnðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌvðɪ ˈeɪɾi z, bˈeɪs plˈeɪɚ ɹɪkˈɑːɹdoʊ aɪˈoːɹɪˌoʊ ɡɑːt təɡˌɛðɚ sˌʌm ˈʌðɚ mˈɛɾəl fˈænz ænd ðeɪ kˈɔːld ðɛmsˈɛlvz vˈiː ˈeɪt, hˌuːz ˈɜːli ˈɪnfluːənsᵻz wɜː dˈiːp pˈɜːpəl, dʒˈuːdəz pɹˈiːst, lˈɛd zˈɛpɪlˌɪn, mˈɑːɾɚhˌɛd, bˈʌdʒi, ðə sˈɛks pˈɪstəlz ænd blˈæk sˈæbəθ.
In the beginning of the 80s, bass player Ricardo Iorio got together some other metal fans and they called themselves V8, whose early influences were Deep Purple, Judas Priest, Led Zeppelin, Motörhead, Budgie, the Sex Pistols and Black Sabbath.