#UK Metal

[anemiic-dreams]

[day-glow-odyssey]

take me back to eden - ascensionism

worshiping

[rockinshots]

The mighty Sabaton brought their Swiss Army to Grand Theatre, and they demolished us!! 💥💥

[mourned-visions]

[str1xaluco]

Relentless - Pentagram

1993

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

LADIES OF THE '80s -- '80s LADIES OF THE TWIN GUITAR ATTACK.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on two classic players of the '80s -- Kim McCauliffe & the late, great Kelly Johnson (1958-2007) -- co-founders/twin guitarists of English heavy metal/hard rock band, GIRLSCHOOL, c. early '80s/1982 (reportedly). 📸: Fryderyk Gabowicz.

Rock in Peace, Bernadette Jean "Kelly" Johnson, another legend lost -- HAIL!!

Sources: www.picuki.com/media/3367281026898436179 & Reddit.

[guerrilla-operator]

[standbyforexciter]

More people need to listen to this band, UK thrash is sadly overlooked!

[morbid-fascination-of-death]

GODKING

[mastersofkaosrecords]

LORD OF EMPTINESS (UK) - DEATH'S EMBRACE

[musicsoulfairy]

Song of the Day

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

""FILTH HOUNDS OF HADES" EXPLODED FROM BRITISH HELL WITH ALL THE FANGS AND FURY..."

PIC INFO: Spotlight on a T-shirt design for "Filth Hounds of Hades," the 1982 debut album by British heavy metal/proto-thrash power trio, TANK. Kamaflage Records.

BAND/ALBUM OVERVIEW: "March 1982. Maggie Thatcher lords over a dangerously unemployed U.K. with a hatchet face, a controversial economic policy and “a voice like a cat sliding down a blackboard.” The Falklands War debacle is just weeks away. Meanwhile, the New Wave of British Heavy Metal is about to hit its commercial peak with IRON MAIDEN’s "The Number of the Beast." MOTÖRHEAD’s "Iron Fist" is cocked, locked and ready to drop the proverbial hammer on Blighty’s dole-diving speed freaks, spot-faced rivet heads and leather-loving piss punks. Just over the horizon, VENOM’s game-changing "Black Metal" and JUDAS PRIEST’s mega-selling "Screaming for Vengeance" are poised to strike pain and pleasure into the hearts of the denim-clad faithful.

A few months prior, three lager-swilling London lads calling themselves TANK were holed up in the Who’s Ramport Studios recording their full-length debut with vast quantities of booze and speed and no less than MOTÖRHEAD’s “Fast” Eddie Clarke in the producer’s seat. The band was the three-headed fantasy headache of bassist/vocalist Alasdair “Algy” Ward, who had previously lent his unique talents to punk legends THE SAINTS and THE DAMNED, resulting in arguably the best albums from both bands (1978’s "Eternally Yours" and 1979’s "Machine Gun Etiquette," respectively).

After getting the sack from the Damned, Ward recorded a handful of demos before recruiting brothers Peter (guitar) and Mark Brabbs (drums) to form a power trio in the loud, louche and inebriated style of their future benefactors MOTÖRHEAD — a comparison they could never quite shake. Released in March of ’82, "Filth Hounds of Hades" exploded from British hell with all the fangs and fury of the three-headed Cerberus on the album’s iconic sleeve. Featuring unstoppable beer bangers like “Turn Your Head Around,” “Shellshock” (later covered by German thrash maniacs Sodom) and “(He Fell in Love With a) Stormtrooper,” the record would go on to influence METALLICA and carve TANK’s legend into the annals of heavy metal history."

– "DECIBEL" MAGAZINE, by J. Bennett, published July 6, 2017

Source: www.decibelmagazine.com/2017/07/06/tank-filth-hounds-of-hades.

[rockinshots]

'Accept' erupted onstage at Ace Of Spades. First time seeing this band, I'm a new fan!! 🤘🔥💥

[the-blog-of-gog]

BombShoe - Empathy (2004)

[axvvisuals]

INGESTED - JH Comma, Brugge 2024

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

TEETERING CLOSE TO WATERING DOWN THEIR MASSIVE SOUND -- THIS IS MOTÖRHEAD LITE.

NOTE: Sure, I appreciate this release for what it is, as a fun-loving collaboration between the two, but I personally don't find myself revisiting these songs at all. "Philthy Animal" isn't even playing on this EP, either. Go figure. Weak drums.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on the "St. Valentine's Day Massacre" 7 inch vinyl EP recorded by members of MOTÖRHEAD and their Bronze Records labelmates GIRLSCHOOL. The project was released in February 1981 under the moniker HEADGIRL.

Sources: www.picuki.com/media/3302413986836790283 & www.picuki.com/media/3369358900761098410.