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Inaugural World Metal Congress to take place in London
By Andy Malt | Published on Tuesday 29 January 2019
The heavy metal industry is to get its own conference with the launch of the World Metal Congress in London in March. Well, if dance music types get their own conferences, why not the metallers?
“This is a world-first”, says former Metal Hammer Editor Alexander Milas, who is launching the event. “In these troubling times the fact that this music resonates with people of every colour and culture and creed is an incredibly special thing, and we want to shout that from the rooftops. With the WMC we’re creating a unique forum to help bring that truly global community together, and we’ve already had a phenomenal response”.
Gaining support from some significant figures from the off, Black Sabbath’s Toni Iommi says: “I’m really pleased to hear that the World Metal Congress will be taking place in the UK. The metal community is huge but rarely gets the recognition it deserves”.
Meanwhile, Napalm Death’s Barney Greenway, who will be among the speakers at the event, adds: “Human rights and universal artistic licence are tightly intertwined. Breaking tired old stereotypes, celebrating free creative expression without borders and confronting and debating challenging ethical band decisions continues to be an absolute must”.
The two-day event will take place at Rich Mix in East London on 22-23 Mar. More information here.
