Budgie, the three-piece heavy metal band from Cardiff in Wales, were far more influential than anybody dared think at the time of their self-titled debut album in 1971. Both Iron Maiden and Metallica showered them with praise and recorded their songs, giving the band much-needed royalty revenue.
One of the greatest party albums of all time by one of the greatest party bands of all time, these young tearaway Americans knew how to rock and enjoy themselves to the limit and beyond.
What you have here is thirteen fabulous cuts, all featuring what you would expect from The Damned, speed, melody, aggression, attitude by the bucket load, and a belly full of laughs.
Just the name alone conjures up thoughts of demonic early seventies heavy metal, progressive rock. Atomic Rooster came out with a couple of very powerful early seventies albums. They sounded great.
There are some classic songs on ‘Razors Edge’ that became firm favorites with the live crowds, allowing AC/DC to spice up the live set.
Ozzy Osbourne. The Godfather of Metal. The Big Double O. The Prince of Darkness. The man is a true living legend—the genuine article. Released on Friday, 9th September, this is certainly not a run-through for the pipes and slippers brigade. This is a fully-fledged heavy metal rock record, with over an hour of music; no filler, all killer.
Firepower is an apt title for this album by the Premier British Heavy Metal Band – The Mighty Judas Priest.
Vardis was a band that will always be associated with the new wave of British Heavy Metal from the early eighties. This gave us Iron Maiden and Def Leppard, both of whom adapted to survive. Vardis went straight down the line playing their brand of heavy boogie rock—a band for the purists.
Iron Maiden roar into Mexico and score a knockout victory. Playing a set aimed at the Mexican Iron Maiden Army, including many favorites from their very early days, is spread over two discs and one hundred minutes. This is a real head bangers set list without any of the Progressive Rock subtlety of their later years.
Despite a huge back catalogue of their own, Saxon are excited to release an album of infamous rock covers. Inspirations sees the band recreate some of the favourite tracks that influenced them. True to say, this album features some absolute classics.
