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We all remember the story about how Tony Iommi lost his fingers in a factory accident, but also how the sound of the factory presses influenced the sound of his guitar. Rob Halford tells us a similar story about the birth of heavy metal from the spirit of Birmingham industry:
“From memories of 68 when the wizard shook the world
Metal came from foundries where the midlands sound unfurled
The bullring was a lonely place of concrete towers and steel
The coal mines and the industries were all I had to feel.”
It is the story as old as metal itself – the story of industrial towns and heavy music they inspire. The question is – what happens with metal once de-industrialization begins?
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