Heavy metal fans pay high price in Tamworth, Australia's country music capital

Fans let their hair down at The Press, the home of alternative music in the country music capital. (Supplied: Jarret Schubert)

In the home of country music, the golden guitar casts a long shadow over heavy metal.

For more than 15 years, rock concerts have been required to pay a refundable 50 per cent security deposit for any show at Tamworth's town hall, 25 per cent more than what is required for any other genre of music.