SONGWRITERS: UWE WALTER LULIS; CHRIS BOLTHENDAHL &
THOMAS GOETTLICH
COUNTRY: GERMANY
ALBUM: HEART OF DARKNESS
LABEL: GUN RECORDS
GENRE: HEAVY METAL
YEAR: 1995
Grave Digger is a German heavy metalband
that was first formed in 1980 by Chris Boltendahl and Peter Masson. Emerging
from the early-to-mid 1980s heavy metal scene of their native country, Grave
Digger has been referred to as one of the so-called "big four" of
German power metal, along
with Helloween, Rageand Running Wild.
Heart of Darkness is the sixth studio album
by German heavy metal band Grave Digger.
They showed a much
darker and more aggressive sound with this release than any of their previous
albums. All of the songs have dark, lyrical concepts such as hate, death,
betrayal, etc. The title track is inspired by the novela Heart of Darkness. A music
video was made for "Circle of Witches".
The foul smell of
evil hangs over the moores
Where in a lonely hut witches dwell.
Repelling creatures ageless feared and fitted
With powers from the depths of hell.
Once a noble man a baron brother of the king himself
Visited the witches on a daark dark night.
He asked assist to gain the throne
He sold his soul to win a fight.
The days getting short and nights getting colder
winter has come, the sun is too weak
The forcees of night are now growing stronger
Searching for souuls for men blind with greed
Three witchees stand in a circle of evil
Tongues speaking words old and unknown
Call for a demon to serve in their daark spell
Fulfill what they owe to get what men own
I'll be king, I want the power, I will change my fate
Magic's on my side foreveer, so the witches say
Time is right to gane the throne, I'll take my brother down
I'll be king to rule the land, yes I'll take the crown
I've lost my soul
I've lost control
To the circle of witches
My life is black
There's no way back
From the circle of witches
circle of witches
circle of witches
circle of witches - never again
Lie in wait, prepared
to fight, soon the king must come
Allied with the darkest powers, murder will be done
Loyal soldiers, stand for battle, bliinded are their eyes
Witchcraft takes away their sight, as we take their lives
I look at myself, a mirror of darkness
My mind it is drowned, a dark flood of hate
I owe too much to the powerrs of evil
I know I'm damned, sealed is my fate
For the gloom og gold and glory, I have sold my soul
Blackened aree the sunny days, the dark side takes control
Hell awaits as nightmares haunt me, demons in my head
Satan waits with patient joy, he'll greet me when I'm dead.
PERFECT
STRANGERS
DEEP
PURPLE
SONGWRITERS: IAN GILLAN; RITCHIE BLACKMORE & ROGER
D GLOVER
COUNTRY: U. K.
ALBUM: PERFECT STRANGERS
LABEL: POLYDOR RECORDS
GENRE: HEAVY METAL
YEAR: 1984
Deep Purple are an English rockband formed in Londonin 1968. They
are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metaland
modern hard rock, but
their musical approach has changed over the years. Originally formed as a psychedelic rockand progressive rockband, they shifted to a heavier sound with their 1970 album Deep Purple
in Rock. Deep Purple, together with Led Zeppelinand Black Sabbath, have
been referred to as the "unholy trinity of British hard rock and heavy
metal in the early to mid-seventies". They were listed in the 1975 Guinness Book
of World Recordsas "the globe's loudest band"
for a 1972 concert at London's Rainbow Theatreand have sold over 100 million albums worldwide.
Deep Purple have had several line-up changes
and an eight-year hiatus(1976–1984). The 1968–1976 line-ups are commonly
labelled Mark I, II, III and IV. Their second and most commercially successful
line-up consisted of Ian Gillan(vocals)
and Roger Glover(bass),
who joined founder members Jon Lord(keyboards),
Ian Paice(drums)
and Ritchie Blackmore(guitar).
This line-up was
active from 1969 to 1973 and was revived from 1984 to 1989 and again from 1992
to 1993. The band achieved more modest success in the
intervening periods between 1968 and 1969 with the line-up including Rod Evans(lead
vocals) and Nick Simper(bass,
backing vocals), between 1974 and 1976 with the line-up including David Coverdale(lead
vocals) and Glenn Hughes(bass,
vocals)(and Tommy Bolinreplacing
Blackmore in 1975), and between 1989 and 1992 with the line-up including Joe Lynn Turner(vocals).
The band's line-up (currently including Ian Gillan, and guitarist Steve Morsefrom
1994) has been much more stable in recent years, although keyboardist Jon Lord's
retirement from the band in 2002 (being succeeded by Don Airey) left
Ian Paice as the last original Deep Purple member still in the band.
Deep Purple was ranked number 22 on VH1's Greatest Artists of
Hard Rock programme, and a poll on radio station Planet Rockranked them 5th among the "most influential bands ever". The
band received the Legend Award at the 2008 World Music Awards.
Deep Purple (specifically Blackmore, Lord, Paice, Gillan, Glover, Coverdale,
Evans, and Hughes) were inducted into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Famein 2016.
"Perfect Strangers" is a song by
the Britishhard rockbandDeep Purple. It is
the title track of their 1984 comeback álbum Perfect
Strangers.
It
is one of the few Deep Purple compositions to not feature a guitar solo. Nevertheless,
founding band member and guitarist Ritchie Blackmorehas called it his favorite Deep Purple song.
Can you remember, remember my name?
As I flow through your life
A thousand oceans I have flown
And cold spirits of ice
All my life I am the echo of your past (echo of your past)
I am returning the
echo of a point in time
Distant faces shine
A thousand warriors I have known
And laughing as the spirits appear
All your, all your life shadows of another day
And if you hear me
talking on the wind
You've got to understand we must remain
Perfect strangers
I know
I know, I must remain inside this silent well of sorrow
A strand of silver
hanging through the sky
Touching more than you see
The voice of ages in your mind
Oh, is aching with the dead of the night
Oh oh precious life
Your tears are lost in falling rain
And if you hear me
talking on the wind
You've got to understand we must remain
Perfect strangers.
INFINITE
DREAMS
IRON
MAIDEN
SONGWRITER:
STEPHEN PERCY HARRIS
COUNTRY:
U. K.
ALBUM: SEVENTH SON OF A SEVEN
LABEL: CAPITOL RECORDS
GENRE: HEAVY METAL
YEAR: 1988
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metalband
formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975
by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris.
The band's discographyhas grown to 41 albums, including 17 studio albums, 13 live albums,
four EPs, and
seven compilations. They have also released 47
singles and 20 video albums. Two electronic games have been released with Iron
Maiden soundtracks, and the band's music is featured in a number of other video
games.
As pioneers of the new wave of
British heavy metalmovement, Iron Maiden
achieved initial success during the early 1980s. After several line-up changes,
the band went on to release a series of UK and US platinum and gold albums,
including 1980's debut album,
1981's Killers,
1982's The Number of
the Beast, 1983's Piece of Mind,
1984's Powerslave, 1985's
live release Live After Death, 1986's Somewhere in Time, 1988's Seventh Son
of a Seventh Son, 1990's No Prayer for
the Dying, and 1992's Fear
of the Dark. In 1982 the band released its álbum
The Number of
the Beast, the first with Bruce Dickinson, who
replaced Paul Di'Annoas lead
singer. This was a turning point in their career, helping establish Iron Maiden
as one of the most important heavy metal artists in history. By 2010, more than
14 million copies of the album had been sold worldwide. Since the return of
lead vocalist Bruce Dickinsonand guitarist Adrian Smithin 1999, the band has undergone a resurgence in popularity, with a
series of new albums and highly successful tours. Their 2010 album, The Final Frontier,
peaked at Nº 1 in 28 countries and received widespread critical acclaim.
The sixteenth studio album, The Book of Souls,
was released on 4 September 2015 to similar success, debuting at number one in
the album charts of 24 countries with physical sales and summary in 43
territories with physical and digital sales. The seventeenth studio album Senjutsuwas
released on 3 September 2021 and eventually reached Nº 1 in 23 countries.
By 2017, Iron Maiden had sold well over 100 million
copies of their albums worldwide, despite little radio or television support. According
to MD Daily Record by 2021 all audio-visual releases of the band have sold in
over 200 million copies worldwide, including regular albums, singles, VHS', DVDs
and all compilations. Iron Maiden have become one of the most influential and
revered rock bands of all time and helped spawn an entire genre of music.
According to many critics the band elevated heavy metal to an art form, proving
that academic and musical inspirations can coexist.
The band and its musicians have received
multiple nominations, honours and awards including Grammy Awardsand equivalents awards in many countries, Brit Awards, Silver Clef Award, ECHO Awards, Juno Awards, Emma-Gaala Awards, Nordoff-Robbins
Award(International Achievement 2002), Ivor Novello
Awards, Guinness Book
of World Records, Public Choice International,
Online Music Awards Germany, The Rocks
Awards, Metal Hammer
Awards, Kerrang! Awards,
Burrn! Awards, Classic Rock
Roll of Honour Awards, Honorary Doctorates,
State Prizes, some of the biggest music festivals' honours and sales
recognition awards. Iron Maiden were inducted into the Hollywood RockWalk,
BPI Hall of Fame and Kerrang! Hall of Fame. The Band was hailed as the most
successful British metal group on British Channel 4. In 2012
The Number of
the Beastwas voted as Best British Album Ever
in the public poll related to Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
In April 2021, the ex-members of the band were inducted into the Metal Hall of
Fame. The band is also a part of permanent exhibitions of the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame, British Music
Experienceand Wacken Open AirHall of Fame.
Iron
Maiden's lyrics cover such topics as history, literature, war, mythology,
society and religion. Many of their songs are based on
history, classic literature and film. As of October 2019, the band have played
some 2500 live
shows, performing for tens of millions of fans.
For over 40 years, the musicians have been supported by their famous mascot,
"Eddie",
who has appeared on almost all of their album and single covers, videos and
merchandise. Originally designed by Derek Riggs,
Eddie became the main attraction of Iron Maiden live shows, which feature
theatrical elements like coloured backdrops, inflatables, pyrotechnics,
elaborate lighting rigs, props and stage sets.
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son is the seventh
studio album by English heavy metalband Iron Maiden. It was
released on 11 April 1988 in the United Kingdom by EMI Recordsand in
the United States by Capitol Records.
Like The Number of
the Beast(1982) and later Fear of the Dark(1992), The Final Frontier(2010),
and The Book of Souls(2015),
the album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart.
The lead single "Can I Play
with Madness" was also a commercial
success, peaking at Nº 3 in the UK Singles Chart.
A concept albuminspired by the novel Seventh Sonby Orson Scott Card, the
record incorporates elements of progressive rock,
seen in the length and complex structure of the title track. It was also the
first Iron Maiden album to feature keyboards, after the band had introduced
non-keyboard synth effects on their previous LP, Somewhere in Time(1986).
After his contributions were rejected for Somewhere
in Time, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son features several songs co-written by lead
vocalist Bruce Dickinson, who
states that his enthusiasm for the band was renewed during the album's production
stages. It was Iron Maiden's last studio record to feature the Piece of Mind-era
lineup until 2000's Brave New
World, with guitarist Adrian Smithleaving
the band in January 1990 after he did not approve of the direction the band
were aiming for on their next album No Prayer for
the Dying.
Following the album's release, the band
embarked on the Seventh Tour
of a Seventh Tourin which Derek Riggs' cover
artwork was recreated on stage. The band played over 100 shows, including the Monsters of Rockfestival at Donington Park,
and recorded the Maiden Englandvideo at Birmingham's NEC.
From 2012-2014, the band revisited the Seventh Son era on their Maiden
England World Tour.
Infinite dreams, I
can't deny them
Infinity is hard to comprehend
I couldn't hear those screams
Even in my wildest dreams
Suffocation, waking
in a sweat
Scared to fall asleep again
In case the dream begins again
Someone chasing, I cannot move
Standing rigid, a nightmare's statue
What a dream, when will it end?
And will I transcend?
Restless sleep, the
mind's in turmoil
One nightmare ends, another fertile
It's getting to me, so scared to sleep
But scared to wake now, in too deep
Even though its reached new heights
I rather like the restless nights
It makes me wonder, makes me think
There's more to this, I'm on the brink
It's not the fear of what's beyond
It's just that I might not respond
I have an interest, almost craving
But would I like to get too far in?
It can't be all
coincidence
Too many things are evident
You tell me you're an unbeliever
Spiritualist? Well,
me I'm neither
But wouldn't you like to know the truth?
Of what's out there, to have the proof?
And find out just which side you're on
Where would you end in Heaven or in Hell?
Yeah, oh
Help me
Help me to find my true self without seeing the future
Save me
Save me from torturing myself even within my dreams, ow
There's got to be
Just more to it than this
Or tell me, why do we exist?
I'd like to think that when I die
I'd get a chance, another time
And to return and live again
Reincarnate, play the game
Again and again and again and again.
BIG
CITY NIGHTS
SCORPIONS
SONGWRITERS:
RUDOLF SCHENKER; KLAUS MEINE & HERMAN RAREBELL
COUNTRY:
GERMANY
ALBUM: LOVE
A FIRST STING
LABEL: RCA
RECORDS
GENRE: HEAVY
METAL
YEAR: 1984
Scorpions are a German rockband formed in
1965 in Hanoverby Rudolf Schenker. Since
the band's inception, its musical style has ranged from hard rock, heavy metal, glam metal, and soft rock. The
lineup from 1978 to 1992 was the most successful incarnation of the group, and
included Klaus Meine(vocals),
Rudolf Schenker(rhythm
guitar), Matthias Jabs(lead
guitar), Francis Buchholz(bass),
and Herman Rarebell(drums). The
band's only continuous member has been Schenker, although Meine has appeared on
all of Scorpions' studio albums, while Jabs has been a consistent member since
1978, and bassist Paweł Mąciwodaand drummer Mikkey Deehave
been in the band since 2003 and 2016 respectively.
During the mid-1970s, with guitarist Uli Jon Roth(who
replaced Schenker's younger brother Michael)
part of the line-up, the music of the Scorpions was defined as hard rock. After
Roth's departure in 1978, Schenker and Meine managed to take control of the
group, giving them almost all the power to compose music and write lyrics. Matthias Jabsjoined in 1978, and with the melodic rock he played and the
influence of producer Dieter Dierksin the band, the Scorpions changed their sound to melodic heavy
metal mixed with lyrical "power rock ballads",
which is evident in the album Lovedrive(1979),
which began the evolution of the band's sound, developed later in several of
their albums. Over the next decade, the band achieved influence, approval from
music critics, and significant commercial success with the albums Animal Magnetism(1980),
Blackout(1982),
Love at First
Sting(1984), the live recording World Wide Live(1985), Savage Amusement(1988),
their best-selling compilation Best of
Rockers 'n' Ballads(1989), and Crazy World(1990), all awarded at least one platinum award in the United
States. The band has released twelve consecutive studio albums that were in the
top 10 in Germany, one of which reached Nº 1, as well as three consecutive
albums that were in the top 10 in the Billboard 200 in the United States.
Scorpions are estimated to have sold over 100
million records around the world, making them one of the best-selling hard rock
and heavy metal bands. One of their most recognized hits is "Wind of
Change" (from Crazy World), a symbolic anthem
of the political
changes in Eastern Europein the late
1980s and early 1990s and the fall of the Berlin Wall,
and it remains as one of the best-selling singles in the world with over 14
million copies. Two of the songs on their ninth studio album Love at First
Sting, "Rock You Like
a Hurricane" and "Still Loving You",
are some of the most influential and popular works, both in heavy metal music
and among rock ballads, defined as "rock anthem" and "a true
hymn of love".
Love at First Sting is the ninth studio album
by German heavy metalband Scorpions. It was
released on 27 March 1984 on Harvest/EMIin Europe and Mercuryin the US. The album contains "Rock You Like a Hurricane", "Still Loving
You", and "Big City Nights", three of the band's
most famous songs.
When the daylight is
falling down into the night
And the sharks try to cut a big piece out of life
It feels alright to go out to catch an outrageous thrill
But it's more like spinning wheels of fortune
Which never stand still
Big city, big city
nights
You keep me burning
Big city, big city nights
When the sunlight is
rising up in my eyes
And the long night has left me back at somebody's side
It feels alright for a long sweet minute like hours before
But it's more like looking out for something
I can't find anymore
Big city, big city
nights
You keep me burning
Big city, big city nights
Always yearning
There is no dream
That you can't make true, if you're looking for love
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