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Black vinyl with lyric insert. Limited 400 numbered copies

Let’s face it, when it comes to the ladies of heavy metal, Girlschool paid everybody else’s dues along with Wendy O. Williams, Lee Aaron and Betsy Bitch. Sure, The Runaways helped usher what was at one time unfortunately viewed as a gimmick, the proposition of an all-female rock ‘n roll ensemble. However, ever since they were originally known as Painted Lady, future legends Girlschool deserve the largest credit for cracking the testosterone-fortified armour protecting the overwhelmingly alpha genre of heavy metal. Their 1980 album ‘Demolition’ and the subsequent year’s ‘Hit And Run’ proved that women could tear some shit up onstage and on record. Though it took many years for the band to garnish their proper due, garnish them they have, just by looking at the gratuitous influx of women in today’s metal scene. No longer a freak show or an oddity, Girlschool should be revered by both men and women for providing a snarling alternative to the shameless muff-seeking motif that dominated hard rock and heavy metal in its primary stages. What was glorious about Girlschool in the eighties was their immediate empowerment and kick-you-in-the-balls daring, and that spirit of snaggletoothed femme rock blares proudly all over Legacy, an album marking testament and tribute to the late Kelly Johnson, who sadly passed away in 2007. Her remaining tribe carries forth ‘Legacy’ with a purpose, and though Girlschool released the studio album ‘Believe’ in 2004, by and large, the band has mainly issued live albums and compilations to sustain their reputable name. As a result, ‘Legacy’ sounds like a band making up for lost time. Rustling up a slew of guests on Legacy such as Lemmy Kilmister, Phil Campbell, Fast Eddie Clarke, J.J. French, Eddie Ojeda, Tony Iommi, Neil Murray and Ronnie James Dio to spot-check this very game set of songs, Girlschool sound perhaps more relevant now than at the very least 1988’s ‘Take a Bite’. For a band that inspired everyone from Lita Ford as a solo artist to The Go Gos to L7 to PJ Harvey to the Lunachicks to Cycle Sluts From Hell and every gal practicing metal and punk today, Girlschool is the cornerstone of it all. To have them come out and deliver a rock solid shot 30 years after getting started is inspiring and here’s hoping this stems a second coming for the ‘school. Welcome back in full, ladies…

Track list:
1. Everything’s The Same
2. From The Other Side
3. I Spy-Girlschool mix
4. Spend Spend Spend-feat. J.J. French on guitar solo
5. Whole New World-feat. Neil Murray – bass, Phil Campbell – lead guitar solo
6. Just Another Day-feat. Phil Campbell – guitar solo
7. Legend-feat. Neil Murray – bass
8. Still Waters
9. Metropolis-feat. Fast Eddie Clarke – guitar solo-Motorhead cover
10. Don’t Mess Around-feat. Eddie Ojeda – guitar solo
11. Zeitgeist
12. Don’t Talk To Me-feat. Lemmy on bass, vocals and triangle
13. I Spy-Dio/Iommi mix-feat. Ronnie James Dio on vocals, Tony Iommi – lead guitar
14. London
15. Emergency