Saturday was our final memorabilia collecting day at City 10 in Wolverhampton, it was a great day with some fantastic pieces brought in and a rad soundtrack provided by Dunc and Bill.

A spot of Black Sabbath colouring in

One of the regulars…

For all the family (this kid was wearing a ‘Sleepyhead’ Motorhead t-shirt!)

Killer DJ skills

Uber fans

And some great memorabilia!

Go to http://www.homeofmetal.com/ for more memorabilia and Home of Metal news…

It’s been a grey, rainy day in Wolverhampton so a big thank to you all who came down to the shop to pay us a visit today.

Fans have brought down some great artefacts including this scrapbook with a page dedicated to Judas Priest

A bit of Black Sabbath colouring in…

Come along tomorrow when Steve Gerrard will be photographing fans in their band t-shirts and we’ll be playing some records – let’s hope for sun…

If you can’t make it to Wolverhampton, you can submit memorabilia direct to http://www.homeofmetal.com/

Home of Metal @ City 10, Queen Square, Wolverhampton

A sunny day in Wolverhampton sees Home of Metal descending for a temporary residency in a shop unit in Queen’s Square. Already we’ve had some great stories and pieces of memorabilia from local Heavy Metal fans. Heavy Metal was born in this region and the passion for that music hasn’t died.

A fan with Robert Plant at a Wolves match

Judas Priest ticket stub – from 1978

Home of Metal will be here tomorrow and Saturday for you to bring your memorabilia or tell your metal related story, the exhibition will continue.

City 10. Queen Square, Wolverhampton
10 am – 6 pm

After a frantic day yesterday of setting up our Home Of Metal drop in centre we’re delighted to say we’re open and ready for folks to pop in and check out what we’re doing. As well as a selection of artefacts that we’ve gathered on display, fans are welcome to bring along their memorabilia & stories to be photographed & recorded to contribute to the digital archive. Our volunteers are ready and waiting!




City 10, 18 Queen Square in Wolverhampton city centre

The first stage of our Home Of Metal project will be part of the Midlands’ first digital festival, Hello Digital, which takes place from the 23rd – 26th of October.http://www.hellodigital.net/2008/09/say-hello-to-capsule/

Our event will launch at Wolverhampton Art Gallery on the 25th of October in the form of an open day.The launch event at the city centre Art Gallery encourages fans of Judas Priest, Napalm Death, Godflesh, Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin to come along and share their experiences of their favourite band. Fans are encouraged to bring memorabilia along with their personal stories to the gallery to be recorded – all of which will go towards the new digital archive, which aims to tell the true story of the birth place of metal.

Home of Metal warms up with as unique opportunity for fans of Judas Priest, Napalm Death, Godflesh, Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin to be photographed wearing their prized band t-shirts. The event, which will take place at The Giffard Arms, Wolverhampton on Friday 19th September, 9pm – 11pm will be a great chance for metal fans from far and wide to get together and share this exciting occasion. Then Scruffy Murphys in Birmingham on Friday 26th of September.

Images will be taken by the Birmingham photographer Steve Gerrard, who has been capturing bands in action for over 20 years, and has photographed some of the biggest names and artists. The photographs will then go on display at Wolverhampton Art Gallery at the official launch event in October.