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Quite possibly my favorite Iron Maiden song of all time. Bruce Dickinson gets all the credit for singing on so many great Maiden albums, but those first two albums with Paul Di’Anno are just sooooo good. Dickinson brought the power and the dark fantasy element to the band, but Di’Anno brought a gritty, dirty sound that helped make Iron Maiden my favorite metal band of all time. Phantom of Opera is a perfect song.
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The first Metallica song I listened to on repeat. The Four Horsemen is one of my favorite songs from Metallica. It’s quintessential 80s heavy metal. It’s metal madness, perfectly captured by the aggressive music and the harsh vocals/lyrics. While I’ve never really been able to get into thrash metal, Metallica is one of the big four thrash bands that I genuinely enjoy. Slayer and Anthrax have zero appeal for me, but I do really like Metallica as well as Megadeth. Also, a little trivia, this song is basically remade on Megadeth’s debut album as “Mechanix”. This is because Dave Mustaine, lead singer of Megadeth, was the original lead guitarist for Metallica, but was kicked out before they recorded their first album due to his excessive drinking and drug use. Mechanix sounds almost identical to The Four Horsemen, but is actually a really good song regardless. Overall, Kill ‘Em All is a fantastic album, and one of the greatest debut albums of all time and The Four Horsemen is proof.
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The Au Pairs really knew how to master the combination of somber, downbeat vocals and fast, toe-tapping music. Set-Up is the perfect example of this. Post-punk awesomeness.
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The ultimate ode to Misfits fans, Fiend Club has an admittedly cheesy chorus, but the lyrics, structure, and heavy, hard-hitting sound of the song more than make up for its flaws. For the unaware, the “Fiend Club” was the name given to the small number of Misfits fans who subscribed to Danzig’s homemade, do-it-yourself fan club in the late 70s and early 80s. Danzig would silkscreen t-shirts in his basement, hand press records, and write up newsletters and other memorabilia and then personally mail it to members of the Fiend Club. Twenty years after the club’s creation in 1979, Graves and company wrote the ultimate anthem for the group of outcasts and weirdos that fell in love with the Misfits’ gruesome style of punk rock.
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The Misfits, a New Jersey punk band formed in 1977, are often credited as the creators of “Horror Punk”, a punk subgenre that takes heavy inspiration from horror movies and 50s-60s sci fi horror schlock. The Misfits’ music is characterized by fast, aggressive guitar and bass, but also dark, melodic vocals from lead singer Glenn Danzig. The lyrics of their songs are heavily inspired by horror movies and range from very dark and disturbing, to campy and fun, with the intention of every song being to shock and disgust the listener in the catchiest way possible. With blood, guts, zombies, vampires, werewolves, serial killers, prostitutes, real life murders, and more, almost every song is designed to make your parents worried about what you’re listening to. Astro Zombies is a great example, with Danzig’s melodic vocals backed by heavy guitar riffs and the lyrics being a campy story about a mad scientist sending zombies to destroy the world. Also, for the Misfits, ALWAYS read the lyrics.
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I’ve been trying to have some variety with songs I post, but the Misfits just have too many amazing songs that I want to share. All Hell Breaks Loose is a fantastic example of their break-neck punk style and gruesome, blood-and-guts horror lyrics. Unfortunately, this song is virtually impossible to find in its original form on most music streaming platforms. The album it came from (Walk Among Us) is no longer widely available to the public for what I can only assume are legal reasons or whatnot. That being said, the sessions version on Spotify is very close to the original version, but I highly recommend just looking up the original Walk Among Us recording on YouTube. As always, make sure to read the lyrics for maximum effect and enjoyment.
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The Misfits under Glenn Danzig broke up in 1983. Over a decade later, after a series of legal disputes, bassist Jerry Only and his brother (and guitarist) Doyle, managed to secure the rights to write and perform new music as the Misfits. They brought on 19 year old Michael Graves as their lead singer, and they went through a five year period known as the Graves Era before Graves and drummer Dr. Chud quit the band mid-concert in 2000. During the Graves era, the band released two albums. American Psycho (1997) is not good. In fact, it only has one genuinely great song on it. However, Famous Monsters (1999) is amazing, if slightly cheesy. The band adopted a heavy metal sound in favor of punk, but continued to focus on melodic, catchy vocals sung over the aggressive music. They fully embraced their passion for b-movie horror, but lost a lot of their edge in the process. The songs are still great, but they’re missing Danzig’s explicit, gruesome, and often offensive writing skills.
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In my opinion, this song perfectly exemplifies the east coast punk scene of the late 70s. While the British were singing about crooked governments and social injustice, the east coast punks were busy tearing up their instruments while growling about the mundanity of everyday life, teenage antics, sex, death, and everything in between. It wasn’t really about the substance, but the sound. All This and More is the perfect example of this. It’s got little to no substance, but it’s got SO much heart and soul in its sound. It’s gross, grimy, nasty, rough, and messy. Its got attitude to spare, and Stiv Bators’ vocals are unmatched in their agressively messy nature. The song thrives on its messiness. Its imperfections are what make it so perfect.
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It’s been a while since I posted, but I just had to do this. I just finished “Sound of Music”, the debut album of British punk band The Adicts, and I just have to say that it is without a doubt one of the greatest albums I’ve ever heard. Every single song is fantastic, and the album is just brimming with musical genius and an astounding level of skill, bravado, style, and sound. There’s circus music, pianos, violins, shouted conversations, off tempo chants, and more. But somehow, it all works. Every last part. It’s mind blowing. It blends the sounds of fast paced punk aggression with a sort of minstrel-esque sound and an invigorating sense of pure fun. I don’t even care what song I picked for this post, because every one off this album is fantastic. One of the greatest, most astounding punk records ever made.
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One of the best songs the Clash ever made. One thing that I love about the Clash is that they had two singers: Joe Strummer provided the loud, snotty punk vocals, while Mick Jones sung much softer, melodic songs. They complement eachother perfectly, and the band always knew how to pick the perfect singer for every single song. With Lost in the Supermarket, Mick Jones takes up the microphone, and delivers a soft spoken, yet heartfelt performance that really gets stuck in your head. One my favorite Clash songs, and also one of the most meanginful in my opinion.
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Reenergized, revamped, and reimagined,The Adicts’ rendition of this Ramones classic is easily one of the greatest covers I’ve ever heard, and it stands apart from the original as it’s own song too, which is very hard to do, I would honestly say this song is just as amazing as the original. Also, the finale of this song is beautiful, and about 35 years ahead of its time.
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Rough and aggressive, but catchy and lively in all the right ways, Alternative Ulster is the ultimate anthem of 70s Irish punk.
