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The article goes into to deep detail on the roots of the heav metal movement. Now a mainstream and global culture heavy metal has its roots in the industrial, working-class neighborhoods of post war Birmingham. The youth of Birmingham started drifting away from it's normal ties to the Protestent Church and began seeking their own forms of entertainment. As this went on two of the pioneers of heavy metal were formed in Black Sabbath and Judas Priest. This article shows the link between the geography of Birmingham neighborhoods and the birth of heavy metal.

Waddell, Ray. "Legendary Ozzy Osbourne." Billboard 121.44 (2009): 46-53. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 1 Nov. 2010. This article tells the whole story of Ozzy. From his fall as the lead singer of Black Sabbath. To his rise as the prince of darkness and founder of Ozzfest. It tells of how his future wife Sharon pulls him from the dark whole of drugs and alchol and made him into one of the biggest shows the world has ever seen.

Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Poisen, Megadeth, Slayer: Few forms of music elicit such visceral reactions as does heavy metal. Embraced by millions of fans and denounced by critics for corrupting youth and even blamed for inciting suicide, murder, and Satanism. Weinstein argues that these fears stem from a deep misunderstanding of the culture of metal. She interprets all aspects of the metal world and in process unravels myths, misconceptions, and truths of metal subculture.