Taking over Birmingham and Black Country art venues and museums for the past month Home of Metal has been educating the nation and beyond about the region’s Heavy Metal heritage. Not content with hanging out in these spaces the Home of Metal Black Country Weekender will be hitting a space indoor and out near you at the beginning of September promising: a mobile cinema, Heavy Metal Bingo, a silent metal disco and much more. We’ve picked a few of our favourite events… CONTINUE READING THIS POST >
Music: HOME OF METAL BLACK COUNTRY WEEKENDER
Music: Judas Priest
The first thing that strikes me about speaking to the Metal God™ is the warmth of those dulcet Brummie tones. Greeting me with a hearty “Alright, mate”, I am at ease. With Rob Fucking Halford. CONTINUE READING THIS POST >
Arts: Home of Metal Launch
Last week was the ‘official’ launch of Home of Metal; an ambitious project created by Capsule to realise Birmingham and the Black Country as the true home of Heavy Metal music. Sprawling throughout the region a series of exhibitions will showcase the history of metal music through artist interpretations, fans memorabilia, the bands own collections of clothing, guitars and much more. CONTINUE READING THIS POST >
Music: HOME OF METAL – take up residence in Wolverhampton
Andrew and Valerie Smith by Steve Gerrard
Metal fans wanted! From Thursday 17th June – Saturday 19th Home Of Metal will be taking up residence in a disused shop in Wolverhampton city centre (City 10. 18 Queen Square, Wolverhampton, WV1 1TQ), inviting fans to bring along their memorabilia & stories to be photographed & recorded to contribute to the digital archive. CONTINUE READING THIS POST >
News: Special Edition Culture Guide
We are very excited to announce the launch of our Special Edition Culture Guide for Visit Birmingham. We love our home city and have had lots of fun putting this edition together that showcases some of favourite places and people.
