And while the movement was largely male-based, Girlschool (singer/guitarist Kim McAuliffe, singer/guitarist Kelly Johnson, singer/bassist Enid Williams, and drummer Denise Dufort) rocked just as hard as the boys – particularly on the album-opening keister-kicker, "Race with the Devil," off their debut LP ( Demolition). The New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement certainly brought things back to basics for headbangers – concerning aspects of the music (adios to 20-minute jams), lyrical themes (gone were tales of wizards in favor of more street-wise themes), and fashion (denim n' leather became the universal uniform). Girlschool: "Race With The Devil" Demolition, 1980 " World Peace," " Malfunction," " Hard Times" It did sound incredible so, we ended up adding it to a new song that was taking shape at the time and needed an intro, 'We Gotta Know.'" While the E chord rang out, I was successful in making the last turn of my tuning peg up to pitch. Then the band rang out the resolving E chord as usual. Everyone was startled by the unexpected change in the song and looked up at me, then I hit those chords again so I could continue tuning, and Mackie also looked up surprised, and as a knee-jerk reaction to the chords ringing out, Mackie joined in with me with big cymbal crashes. So, I hit the G chord into the F#, then held the F# and I quickly reached up and turned the tuning peg. The band was just about to play the part where JJ sings, 'I'm walkin' and I'm talkin',' so I knew that part had chords I could let ring out and would afford me the opportunity to tune while continuing to play. "The Cro-Mags, and when I say Cro-Mags, I mean JJ, Parris, Harvey, Mackie, and Doug, the actual Cro-Mags (accept no cheap imitations kids) were in rehearsal, and we were playing the song 'Malfunction,' but I realized I was out of tune. And one of the best examples of this approach was "We Gotta Know" – the lead-off tune from the Cro-Mags' classic debut, The Age Of Quarrel. But it's not to say that there weren't other notable approaches that emerged around the same time, such as "crossover" – which saw bands boldly merge the riffing of metal with the speed and intensity of hardcore. Looking back at the '80s, the two metal styles that seemingly enjoyed the most media coverage and chart success were glam and thrash. " Among The Living," " Caught In A Mosh," " I Am The Law"Ĭro-Mags: "We Gotta Know" The Age Of Quarrel, 1986 The song has never left the setlist – it's been a staple since conception." The song came together quickly, and back in those days things seemed to move fast – we knew what we wanted. We spoke about the plight of the American Indian – the way their land was stolen from them and other atrocities. We wanted to make the song heavy in the content of the lyrics – it had to equal the style and heaviness of the music. I had a lot of ideas for the Among the Living record, and the song that came to be known as 'Indians' was one of the highlights on my riff tape. I drove over the Throgs Neck Bridge to Bayside. "I remember going over to Scott's house in Queens. But bands such as Anthrax began exploring more thought-provoking lyrical topics by their third studio effort overall, Among The Living – and in particular, "Indians," which has been known to ignite many a mosh pit when performed live (particularly, when guitarist Scott Ian suggests to the crowd, "WAR DANCE!"). Back in the '80s, a valid observation could be made that when it came to heavy metal lyrics, it was largely limited to only a handful of topics – partying 'til you puke, swords and sorcery, or being in league with Lucifer.
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