Arthur Brown proclaimed "I am the god of hell fire" in the opening moments of his band's lone hit single "Fire" and those words coupled with his extravagant stage presentation (which included face paint and a flaming headpiece) and unique vocal style, would prove to be a massive influence on everyone from Alice Cooper and KISS to King Diamond, Iron Maiden and the whole of Norwegian Black Metal. "Fire" isn't sonically as "heavy" as most of the songs that we talk about on this podcast but it would be impossible to discuss the history of heavy music with including Mr. Brown and his Crazy World.
