English | Scanned PDF (198 pages) + True PDF (189 pages) | ISBN-13: 978-0754668817 | 3% Recovery Added | 14.6 MB

The definition of 'heavy metal' is often a contentious issue and in this lively and accessible text Andrew Cope presents a refreshing re-evaluation of the rules that define heavy metal as a musical genre. Cope begins with an interrogation of why, during the late 1960s and early 1970s, Birmingham provided the ideal location for the evolution and early development of heavy metal and hard rock.