Cheapside Sloggers

This song, featuring Gary Holt of Exodus, seems to be inspired by the show Peaky Blinders; It's even stated as such in the song. The fictional gang from the show of the same name is loosely based on a real urban youth gang active in the city from the 1880s to the 1920s.

The real-life group consisted largely of young criminals from lower- to working-class backgrounds. They engaged in robbery, violence, racketeering, illegal bookmaking, and control of gambling. Members wore signature outfits that typically included tailored jackets, lapelled overcoats, buttoned waistcoats, silk scarves, bell-bottom trousers, leather boots, and flat caps. The Blinders' dominance came about from beating rivals, including the "Sloggers", a pugilistic term for someone who could strike a heavy blow in the ring, whom they fought for territory in Birmingham and its surrounding districts. (This is likely inspiration for the title of the song.) They held "control" for 30 years until 1920, when a larger gang, the Birmingham Boys, led by Billy Kimber, overtook them. Although they had disappeared by the 1920s, the name "Peaky Blinders" became synonymous slang term for any street gang in Birmingham.

On the guest appearance of Gary Holt, Michael Poulsen said, “I wanted to add something new and not typical, so why not bring in Gary Holt? He is a great guitar player, and the solo sounds great.”