4 Rocking Cities in England That Will Make You Sing Along

Delia Tugui | February 3, 2016

2. Bang your head in Birmingham

Birmingham is the place where heavy metal was born and the city that gave the world two of the best and most innovative bands of all times.

Black Sabbath, the band that wrote the first heavy metal riffs was born here in 1968. Their bestseller albums are Black Sabbath (1970), Paranoid (1970), Master of Reality (1971) and Black Sabbath Vol. 4 (1972). Among their most known songs, I have to mention Paranoid, War Pigs, Iron Man, Heaven and Hell, Children of the Grave, and Snowblind.

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Judas Priest is the band that took music up to a different level, playing the purest and cleanest form of heavy metal. Besides their music, they are also famous as the first group that used leather clothing and motorcycles on stage. So yes, Birmingham is where music took a great turn and developed into a worldwide phenomenon.

Walk the Gas Street Basin and enjoy the beautiful canals – a true gem, a wonderful town-path. Take a break in Victoria Square and sit down for a cup of coffee – you’ll feel like a local! Don’t miss the National Motorcycle Museum with its wide range of old and new motorcycles – hundreds of them are waiting for you to stare at!

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