History
In 1990 Canberra teenager Alec Hurley was left severely brain damaged after trying to break up a fight outside a hotel. Since Alex was left permanently disabled and with little government assistance, his close friend Joel Green of local death metal band Armoured Angel organised the first Metal for the Brain concert in late 1991 to raise money for his benefit. The first event featured only six acts including two popular punk bands, The Hammonds and The Hard Ons. Green and Armoured Angel organised the festival each year until 1996, when the band split up. After this, the event was put together by another Canberra band, Alchemist, the only act to have appeared at every Metal for the Brain. Originally held at the Australian National University, licensing and crowd restrictions saw the festival moved to Canberra University in 2000, where it was held from that time forward. The final Metal For The Brain festival was held on 4 November 2006.
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