Metal for Muthas
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| Metal for Muthas Volumes I & II | ||
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| Compilation album by Various Artists | ||
| Released | 1980 | |
| Recorded | 1979–1980 | |
| Genre | Heavy metal | |
| Length | ??:?? | |
| Label | Sanctuary Records | |
Metal for Muthas is the name given to two heavy metal compilations made during the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. The original compilation was Metal for Muthas (Volume I), released in February 1980. The compilation was a sampling of various better-known artists of NWOBHM, primarily known for having some of the earliest recorded material by heavy metal legends Iron Maiden. The original Metal for Muthas album reached #12 on the British LP charts [1] and became the basis of a tour by the artists who contributed songs to the compilation. Iron Maiden, who headlined the tour, became largely intertwined with the history of Sanctuary Records (whose namesake was the similarly-named Iron Maiden track on the compilation), now a major metal label.
Metal for Muthas was followed by a second similar compilation, Metal for Muthas Volume II. The compilation featured less notable artists of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal but is also reminiscent of the DIY ethics of the late 1970s and early 1980s British heavy metal underground scene.
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[edit] Volume I
- Iron Maiden - "Sanctuary"
- Sledgehammer - "Sledgehammer"
- E.F.Band - "Fighting For Rock And Roll"
- Toad the Wet Sprocket - "Blues In A"
- Praying Mantis - "Captured City"
- Ethel the Frog - "Fight Back"
- Angel Witch - "Baphomet"
- Iron Maiden - "Wrathchild"
- Samson - "Tomorrow Or Yesterday"
- Nutz - "Bootliggers"
[edit] Volume II
- Trespass - "One Of These Days"
- Eazy Money - "Telephone Man"
- Xero - "Cutting Loose"
- White Spirit - "High Upon High"
- Dark Star - "Lady Of Mars"
- Horsepower - "You Give Me Candy"
- Red Alert - "Open Heart"
- Chevy - "Chevy"
- The Raid - "Hard Lines" (Jameson Raid)
- Trespass - "Storm Child" [2]
