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This city in the UK is the 16th largest in Europe and was famed during the industrial revolution for its innovations, which are said to have laid the way for the "foundations of modern industrial society". Famous heavy metal rocker Ozzy Osbourne is from here, and it is known as the birthplace of heavy metal with bands such as Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Napalm Death, and Led Zeppelin. The city also heavily influenced the writing of J.R.R. Tolkien, who modeled several areas in his famous Lord of the Rings series after areas of this city.
Birmingham