For
as long there has been rock n roll there has always been a fascination
with the phenomenon of the all-female rock band. Whether or not the
music is good or not -and most times it is - the public has a thirst
for hearing about cat fights and break ups a'la THE RUNAWAYS or THE
GO-GOS. However, the all-female UK metal band GIRLSCHOOL has managed
to make music their business as opposed to tabloid gossip for 37 years
now after emerging from the very same metal scene that gave birth to
MOTORHEAD. The band's brand of punk-tinted metal has earned them a
devoted cult following on the strength of such gritty, classic
recordings as the albums DEMOLITION (1980), HIT AND RUN (1981) and
SCREAMING BLUE MURDER (1982). Byt eh 1990's and the early 2000's the
band's out put of recorded material had diminished but their love for
the road did not. The band has played on almost every stage nad ever
rock festival throughout the world but now the band is set to release
their newest album GUILTY AS SIN showcasing the punchy brand of rock n
roll that has made the band a phenomenon - namely on their stomping
cover of the BEE-GEES' STAYIN ALIVE. Although original lead guitarist
KELLY JOHNSON passed away from cancer in 2007 the other original
members KIM McAULIFFE, ENID WILLIAMS and DENISE DUFORT have stayed the
course along with new lead guitarist JACKIE CHAMBERS and did what all
great rock n roll does - survive.
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