Major exhibitions, film programme and a conference will be happening between 18th June and 25th September to celebrate Birmingham and the Black Country as the home of Heavy Metal.
Launching in June 2011, Home of Metal founders Capsule present a series of exhibitions and associated cultural programme under the banner of Home of Metal, exploring the foundations, social context and heritage of heavy metal culture, which has gone on to be a global phenomenon.
Informed by personal collections and iconic material from the Home of Metal digital archive, and featuring an original solo exhibition from contemporary artist Mark Titchner, as well as work by French artist and grindcore fanatic Damien Deroubaix and Napalm Death founder Nicholas Bullen, the exhibitions will take place throughout The Black Country and Birmingham this Summer.
Focusing on the Midlands-born innovators of the genre and those that continued to develop it , the five key bands who inform the exhibitions are Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Judas Priest, Napalm Death and Godflesh.
“Judas Priest have always been proud to fly the flag for British Heavy Metal on our tours around the world. We make a point of letting everyone know that we are from the Black Country and so for us to be included in the prestigious Home of Metal event is another solid way of showing the strong connection we share with Birmingham and local fellow metal musicians throughout the region. There has and will be a tremendous interest and importance surrounding the innovative music coming from our part of the UK that has continued to inspire and influence countless musicians.” – Judas Priest.
Go to the Home Of Metal site for a full list of exhibitions and events www.homeofmetal.com
