Did any historical events effected the music of heavy metal?

Answer:
Sure. There is a number of historical events inside of heavy metal. The WWII, the medieval, even nowdays.
Iron Maiden alone has the whole history of a mankind in their songs.
If you take a closer look, other metal genres have a lot of historical moments in theis music. For example, Ministry - very USA critical. Or Satyricons 'Dark Medieval Times' - a masterpiece.
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