Heavy Metal music in its finest flower had one central, obvious message: There is no hope. Whatever you do, you can’t win. The world is run by war pigs who have turned you into human dogs and you must accept your fate as ignominiously as you possibly can.
Lester Bangs (1978)
I've mentioned the link between Black Sabbath, Birmingham and heavy industry before.
Deena Weinstein is amongst the academic researchers whose work has been featured in various academic papers which have helped add a little bit of nuance and gravitas... In this piece, she explores the origins of the term 'heavy metal' when applied to music.
Source:
Weinstein, D. (2013). Just So Stories: How Heavy Metal Got Its Name—A Cautionary Tale. Rock Music Studies, 1(1), 36–51. https://doi.org/10.1080/19401159.2013.846655https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/19401159.2013.846655?needAccess=true
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