English Bands

"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"

"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"

"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"

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

"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"

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

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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""

"Rising from darkness where Hell hath no mercy and the screams for vengeance echo on forever. Only those who keep the faith shall escape the wrath of the Metallian... Master of all metal."

"As mankind hurled itself forever downwards into the bottomless pit of eternal chaos, the remnants of civilization screamed out for salvation - redemption roared across the burning sky... the painkiller."

"From an unknown land and through distant skies came a winged warrior. Nothing remained sacred, no one is safe from the Hellion as it uttered it's battle cry... Screaming for vengeance."

"I brought melody and classicalness and a great amount of musicality to this band. Ozzy began it, and he deserves all the accolades he can get because he helped invent this kind of music. What he did was absolutely right for what it was, but music grew at that point, and I think it grew beyond what Ozzy was capable of giving an audience from a musical standpoint."

"Ronnie was so enthusiastic, and he could play instruments which Ozzy couldn't play, so it was easy to communicate with him, and for him to communicate musically with us. That enthusiasm gives us all a kick up the bum."

"Sad wings of destiny rise up from the abyss into the metal heavens, heralding a new age that beckons revenge from the angel of retribution."

"I think of rock 'n' roll as a bitch... and I nursed at the teat of Black Sabbath. - Krist Novoselic of Nirvana"

"Motörhead, remember me now Motörhead, alright"

"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!"

"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"

"Black Sabbath will always be the standard for every alienated, dirthead kid who's trying to figure out the answer to, "What is this that stands before me?" - Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day"

"Twisting the strangle grip won't give no mercy, Feeling those tendons rip torn up and mean!"

"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"

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

"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."

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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."

"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."

"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."

"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"

"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!"

"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"

"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"

"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."

"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."

"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."

"Oh there’s insufficient evidence Of what just might come after But sometimes out of nowhere There’s demented sounds of laughter"

"Looking for the world When you’ve opened up your eyes You’ll see you’ve got invisible chains They’re only lies Not what it seems I hear your silent screams"

"What God is this that stands to hear his people cry? What hand would strike and watch his people die? What life that takes, what future did we earn? It’s our mistakes, take heed the Sabbath Stones"

"Fear of the devil has no place among the brave Faced with pain, there’s a battle to be won All eyes are on you, like a lost Eternal Light"

"Do you follow the path that so many tread? Are you among the blind so easily lead?"

"In the wisdom of the prophet’s Never-ending tale “Open up the eyes Within your mind,” he says Crowned in his ancient glory There’s a king within us all Some will say it’s all in vain That he doesn’t have a name"

"He’s not one thing, we are his spirit We could save this world from destruction day"