English Bands

"Put yourself in our hands, so our voices can be heard, And together we will take on all the world."

"Long ago when man was king, his heart was clean now he's stained class Time has slashed each untouched thing, so now he's just a stained class king"

"How many like him, Are there still But to us, all Seem to have lost the will They lie in thousands Plagued and lost Is nothing worth this bitter cost"

"There are whispers between the screams That this deed can be done Even sinners must dream And I can be the one to make the Devil cry"

"Quite simply, metal music would not exist if it wasn’t for the Birmingham legends, Black Sabbath. After taking blues and early rock music to darker and more aggressive sonic territory, Black Sabbath invented heavy metal music with their pioneering and master-crafted albums throughout the 1970s. [...] the band’s first six albums are some of most influential records in all of metal and they’ve single handedly paved the path for every band and sub-genre under the metal umbrella."

"Who are not cut out to fight this day will surely fall. The few who stand to take command forever and ever are men."

"If you gaze across timeless years you'll find them always there And many gods will join the list compiled with dying care Hungry mouths are waiting to bite the hand that feeds And so the living dead carry on immortal deeds"

"When your back's to the wall come along one and all We shall fight all the slander that's penned It's us we shall choose let the bigoted lose For our triumph's the means to their endWith you by my side I shall ride every storm"

"Sacks like a hurricane, wrapped in and shattered I was barely holding on to this flying body symphony I guess I dream in pictures, not colors The true free expression I demand is human rights - right"

"So when you get those blue days, Here's just what to do Switch into this lifeline And feel it rushing through Before you know it, blue days Are better left behind By juicin' up your system With this beat of a heavy kind"

"Guess we’re all running out of time So live your own life and let me live mine To each their own to question why We’re all just links that forge the chain of life"

"It's generally acknowledged that the first true heavy metal band was Black Sabbath. [...] Iommi's memorable riffs and Osbourne's distinctive voice spewing generally dark lyrics made Sabbath turn the rock world in its ears — and we're still grateful for it all."

"Who is this man? Where is he from? Exciter comes For everyone. You'll never see him But you will taste the fire upon your tongue"

"Sin after sin I have endured Yet the wounds I bear are the wounds of love"

"But spare a thought as you pass him by Take a closer look and you'll say He's our tomorrow, just as much as we are his yesterday"

"To safeguard my philosophy Until my dying breath I transfer from reality Into a living dead I empathize with enemies until the time is right With God and Satan at my side, from darkness will come light I watch the rain as it turns red Give me more wine I don’t need bread These riddles that live inside my head"

"He said in the cosmos is a single sonic sound That is vibrating constantly And if we could grip and hold on to the note We would see our minds were free...oh they're free"

"Skyrider supersonic flyer Nightdriver demon of desire Spinesnapper tried your best to break us Throatchoker thought that you could take us"

"Black Sabbath will forever be one of the first bands any guitar player hears as a recommendation to begin with, and for good reason. A song such as “Paranoid” offers some simplistic but fun guitar riffs to play while teaching the fundamentals you’re going to need to progress past the first stage of playing."

"Death, doom and destruction rain down upon the forsaken One being stands alone to save humanity A soldier born from the past on sad wings of destiny Powerful, unflinching and hearing the eternal force that will proclaim and assert metal's deliverance - The Redeemer of Souls!"

"Thirty years now sleeping, so sound War raises its head, and looks slowly around The Sinner is near, sensing the fear And the beast will start movin' around"

"I travelled to a distant shore I felt I had to go An inner voice had called me there But why I did not know I saw the evening star rise up Shining out to sea And now I understand at last what it means What it all means"

"Politics, religion, love of money too. It’s what the world was built for but not for me and you"

"You'll soon shake with fear Never knowing if I'm near I'm sly and I'm shameless Nocturnal and nameless Except for "The Ripper" Or if you like "Jack The Knife""

"Deadly as the viper Peering from its coil The poison there is coming to the boilTicking like a time bomb The fuse is running short on the verge of snapping if it's caught"

"All of your life, they try to take your cover, Turn you into another, and make you change your name. When you fall, it’s up to you to recover, You can’t depend on another, to help you with the pain"

"Regeneration of your Cyber sonic soul, transformed in time and space beyond control. Rise up resist and be the master of your fate. Don’t look back, live for today, tomorrow is too late."

"Can you hear, the people sing their song To tunes of glory, they move as one. Refugees of liberation marching on. Sing your songs, rock the nation, write of wrongs."

"What’s the use of power When the battle isn’t equal And we’re all too scared to use it anywayWhat’s the point of reason When no one wants to listen Deliverance is all too far away"

"Fool, you’re caught in a complex catacomb of your own inadequcies and pitiful weaknesses, Your soul secretes insecurity. So you live on the reflection side of the mirror; you’re terrified of true power. You Fear"

"Where would you be without music? You would be nowhere at all We wouldn't be here doing this now If you weren't having a ball"

"Now winter wind fades from my face My heart will no longer race Sun smiling down from the sky Melts away ice from my eye Warmth eases back to my soul Bitterness shrugs then it goes"

"You better run from the holy man, the eyes that Will are set upon you, Listen not to verse and prayer, songs that thrill And voices tempt you The inner flame has fear of death, never, has Light ever seemed so dark. Pilgrims of sabbocracy, hear the hounds of Heaven, as they bark"

"Love is gone along with fun Now we're reaching for the gun Changing cast, changing fast No more tether We are never satisfied"

"No denyin we're goin' against the grain So defiant they'll never put us down"

"I know that the prospects weren't all that good But they improved, and I'd have thought that you could Have strived for that something we all have deep inside Not let it vanish, along with your pride"

"Television screams, your face turning green, Don't listen to the news, Don't know what you hear, they never make it clear, They like to keep your state confused, Propaganda time, the official line, You're hungry, you get fed, Everlasting smile, you must convey their style, But they're just a Talking Head"

"My Father, he used to be a Preacher, Never taught me nothing but scorn, If I ever catch him on the street, yeah, I'll make him wish he'd never been born, He was Poison, Guess he poisoned my life He was Poison, I wish my mother wasn't his wife, no!"

"Only way to feel the noise is when it's good and loud, So good you can't believe it's screaming with the crowd, Don't sweat it, get it back to you, Overkill, Overkill"

"So you see, the only proof, Of what you are is in the way you see the truth, Don't be scared, live to win, Although they're always gonna tell you it's a sin, In the end, you're on your own, And there is no-one that can stop you being alone, Stay Clean."

"I always knew, the only way, Is never live, beyond today, They proved me right, They proved me wrong, But they could never last this long, My life, my heart, black night, dark star, Capricorn"

"While Black Sabbath largely get credit for spawning heavy metal, Judas Priest are the band that defined what became the traditional metal standard: twin guitar leads, complex song arrangements mixed in with punchy, concise and anthemic songs topped with Rob Halford’s ear-piercing falsetto and dynamic vocal range."

"Motörhead, remember me now Motörhead, alright"

"For decades, legendary British metal trendsetters Judas Priest boasted two of the genre's greatest dual-lead guitarists in Downing and Tipton. There are countless examples of their collective assault on the metal movement."

"One day one day, they'll go for the sun, Together they'll slide, on the eternal run, Wasted forever, on speed bikes and booze, Yeah tramp and the brothers, all born to lose, On Iron Horse he flies, on Iron Horse he gladly dies, Iron Horse his wife, Iron Horse his life"

"Too much information messes with your mind Pushing back the enemy blind leads the blind World of smoking mirrors leaves you in a daze Find your own solution out of the maze"

"World in prison screams in pain, There are no leaders you can blame, Human greed destroys your sphere, And there's no room for you out here, You're on your own now."

"When the dark skies came along to test our steel We came together and showed the world just how we feel So remember this We can never fall In our hearts we're all for one and one for all So now we will rejoice Tonight with one voice"

"As the day begins to fade Eventide's when I'm afraid I'll never know if you appear But my senses say you're near"

"Hope in my heart As a new day has dawned I see your light on the wings of a dove Lifting me up as the dark clouds retreat Courage transcends and you make me complete Hope in my heart with the advent of spring I am reborn with the love that you bring"