English Bands

"Frustrated by the limitations of metal, and disillusioned by insular politics of the “alternative” scene, Broadrick set out to stake his own unique territory. Combining nasty guitar riffing and grotesquely strained vocals with the inhuman beat-box rhythms and sampling of the best Wax Trax acts, Godflesh possesses a sound that defies explanation, a sound truly exemplary of the grindcore aesthetic."

"It's always important to note for classic-rock novices that Jethro Tull is the name of the band, not the lead singer. That would be the flute-toting Ian Anderson. The band has always been innovative, even when starting with more of a blues and jazz vibe. Into the 1970s, Tull transitioned into more of a progressive but heavier sound, especially on 1971's Aqualung. The defining moment in the band's history came one year later, with the conceptually ambitious and undeniably progressive Thick as a Brick."

"[The Alan Parsons Project] was generally praised for the overall production value and hi-fi, surround-sound listening experience that also included various elements of progressive pop, art-rock, and light rock. The Project's 1977 concept release, I Robot, is an early ode to artificial intelligence."

"As bands like Motörhead, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden sharpened metal’s edge, ramped up the speed or took it to epic new places, Witchfinder General maintained a Sabbathy groove in the new age, thanks to guitarist Phil Cope."

"Turn to drugs to free my mind Just to see what I would find Tabs are great, now ask the drummer Smack my friend is just a bummer"

"Doom is not often a genre associated with youthful exuberance but when a band like Witchfinder General are playing it, it sure seems like a blast."

"I have no idea what I am talking about. I am trapped in this body and can't get out."

"I'd tell all my friends, but they'd never believe me. They'd think that I'd finally lost it completely. I'd show them the stars and the meaning of life. They'd shut me away, but I'd be alright. Alright, I'm alright, alright."

"Don't get any big ideas, They're not gonna happen. You paint yourself white And fill up with noise, But there'll be something missing.Now that you've found it, it's gone. Now that you feel it, you don't. You've gone off the rails."

"And the wise man said, "I don't want to hear your voice." And the thin man said, "I don't want to hear your voice." And they're cursing me and they won't let me be. And there's nothing to say and there's nothing to do.Stop whispering, start shouting. Stop whispering, start shouting."

"Sometimes you sulk, sometimes you burn. God rest your soul. Oh, when the loving comes and we've already gone Just like your dad, you'll never change."

"Blame it on the black star, Blame it on the falling sky, Blame it on the satellite That beams me home."

"Maybe you'll be president, But know right from wrong. Or in the flood you'll build an ark And sail us to the moon."

"How come I end up where I started? How come I end up where I went wrong? Won't take my eyes off the ball again. You reel me out, then you cut the string."

""Hysteria," as quoted by Thom Donovan of '"

"And if the world does turn, And if London burns, I'll be standing on the beach with my guitar. I wanna be in a band when I get to heaven. Anyone can play guitar And they won't be a nothing anymore."

"I jumped in the river and what did I see? Black-eyed angels swam with me. A moon full of stars and astral cars, And all the figures I used to see. All my lovers were there with me, All my past and futures. And we all went to heaven in a little row boat.There was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt."

"Flies are buzzing 'round my head, Vultures circling the dead. Picking up every last crumb, The big fish eat the little ones. Big fish eat the little ones, Not my problem, give me some.You can try the best you can, You can try the best you can. The best you can is good enough."

"Very few metal bands can claim to be as influential as the power trio Venom. Taking the rumble and speed of Motorhead and warping into something more sinister altogether, the band’s Satanic themes and wild image were uninhibited savagery. ‘Welcome to Hell’ changed the metal landscape forever in 1981, followed by ‘Black Metal’ and ‘At War With Satan.’ Giving rise to what became the first wave of black metal, Venom’s impact helped usher in extreme metal, proving attitude could supersede technical abilities if done properly."

"Diamond Head may not be known to casual heavy metal fans, but they were part of the new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) and influenced the early sounds of Metallica and Megadeth."

"The family tree of musicians and bands that sprouted from Deep Purple is truly amazing. The group, which spawned the likes of David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes, is one of the true pioneers of the hard rock and heavy metal sound."

"I don't care if it hurts. I wanna have control. I want a perfect body, I want a perfect soul. I want you to notice When I'm not around. You're so fuckin' special. I wish I was special."

"Don't get my sympathy Hanging out the fifteenth floor. You've changed the locks three times He still come reeling through the door. One day I'll get to you And teach you how to get to purest hell.You do it to yourself, you do. And that's what really hurts Is that you do it to yourself, just you. You and no one else. You do it to yourself. You do it to yourself, ah."

"They love me like I was a brother. They protect me, listen to me. They dug me my very own garden, Gave me sunshine, made me happy.Nice dream. Nice dream. Nice dream."

"We're too young to fall asleep, Too cynical to speak. We are losing it, can't you tell? We scratch our eternal itch, Our twentieth century bitch. We are grateful for our iron lung."

"Limb by limb and tooth by tooth, Stirring up inside of me. Every day, every hour, Wish that I... was bulletproof."

"Rows of houses all bearing down on me, I can feel their blue hands touching me. All these things into position, All these things we'll one day swallow whole.And fade out again. And fade out."

"When I am king, You will be first against the wall. With your opinion, Which is of no consequence at all.What's that? (I may be paranoid, but not an android)"

"Yesterday's headlines Blown by the wind. Yesterday's people end up Scatterbrain there. Any fool can easy pick a hole I only wish I could fall in A moving target in a firing range."

"I keep the wolf from the door, but he calls me up. Calls me on the phone, tells me all the ways that he's gonna mess me up. Steal all my children if I don't pay the ransom And I'll never see them again if I squeal to the cops."

"I want you to know He's not coming back. Look into my eyes, I'm not coming back.So knives out, Catch the mouse. Don't look down, Shove it in your mouth."

"This is what you get. This is what you get. This is what you get. When you mess with us."

"Transport, motorways and tramlines, Starting and then stopping, Taking off and landing. The emptiest of feelings. Disappointed people Clinging onto bottles. And when it comes, It's so, so disappointing.Let down and hanging around Crushed like a bug in the ground Let down and hanging around."

"When I go forwards, you go backwards, And somewhere we will meet."

"A heart that's full up like a landfill, A job that slowly kills you, Bruises that won't heal.You look so tired, unhappy. Bring down the government. They don't, they don't speak for us.I'll take a quiet life, A handshake of carbon monoxide."

"Pull me out of the aircrash, Pull me out of the lake. 'Cause I'm your superhero. We are standing on the edge."

"Stop sending letters. Letters always get burned. It's not like the movies; They fed us on little white lies.I think you're crazy, maybe. I think you're crazy, maybe.I will see you in the next life."

"After years of waiting, Nothing came. As your life flashed before your eyes, You realizeI'm a reasonable man. Get off, get off, get off my case."

"We had no idea what we were doing was going to become such a big thing. So many bands were in the studio at the same time as us. How the hell could I have presumed that it would be my band who would be the lasting name? We weren’t trying to be the next Iron Maiden or the next this or that. We just wanted to do what we enjoyed. You had a band like [fellow Geordie NWOBHM outfit] Tygers Of Pan Tang always dropping Purple references; you know, ‘We want to be the next Deep Purple.’ Well, Venom never did that. We never said that. We said, ‘We are now, we are new, we are Venom."

"When Geordie trio Venom coined the term black metal for the title of their 1982 second album, it was a way of marking themselves out as one louder than the rest of the rising wave of metal bands going faster, harder and noisier. With more volume than Motörhead, more speed than Priest, and more diabolic imagery than Black Sabbath visiting a Hammer Horror set, they’d already set up business to the horned one with their 1981 debut Welcome To Hell."

"Take her down now Don’t want to see her face Blistered and burnt Can’t hide my disgrace"

""Am I Evil?," ' as quoted by Thom Donovan of"

"The drummer lost an arm and kept going. That’s metal as you know what."

"Def Leppard sounds so fuckin' great live because there's so much space in their music — kicks, snare, boom — and stuff really moves and it all jives with the others. It's exciting, and it sounds great, and you can sing the song. It's not overdone."

"Although Deep Purple helped lay the foundation for the heavy metal, their consummate musicianship meant they also transcended the genre. Indeed, they began as a progressive rock group with their eyes, unusually, on the singles market. Yet they certainly rocked, as their shows from the earliest days conclusively proved."

"When you were here before, Couldn't look you in the eye. You're just like an angel, Your skin makes me cry. You float like a feather In a beautiful world. I wish I was special. You're so fuckin' special.But I'm a creep. I'm a weirdo. What the hell am I doin' here? I don't belong here."

"Drying up in conversation, You will be the one who cannot talk. All your insides fall to pieces. You just sit there wishing you could still make love. They're the ones who'll hate you When you think you've got the world all sussed out. They're the ones who'll spit at you. You will be the one screaming out.Don't leave me high. Don't leave me dry. Don't leave me high. Don't leave me dry."

"I need to wash myself again To hide all the dirt and pain. 'Cause I'd be scared that there's nothing underneath. And who are my real friends? Have they all got the bends? Am I really sinking this low?"

"She looks like the real thing, She tastes like the real thing. My fake plastic love. But I can't help the feeling I could blow through the ceiling If I just turn and run.And it wears me out, It wears me out."

"In the next world war, jackknifed juggernaut, I am born again. In a neon sign scrolling up and down, I am born again.In an interstellar burst, I'm back to save the universe."