NOBODY LOOKS GOOD IN THEIR YEAR BOOK PHOTO

There’s something reassuring about knowing that people one sometimes considers cooler than him or herself were not, in fact, always so cool.

Our newest correspondent, Angela Gossowski, sent me this communiqué over the weekend:

Stumbled upon this earlier. The only thing that has changed is the fact that they shop on Rodeo Drive now rather then wearing the hand-me-downs from the uncle who touched them inappropriately when they were kids.

Above are high school year book photos for Dave Mustaine, James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett; you can find more – including Eddie Van Halen, Axl Rose, Slash, Tommy Lee, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, and Jon Bon Jovi – here.

-AR