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Death Or Glory (The Clash Song)
Death or Glory may refer to: Music *"Death or Glory", an 1895 military march (also known as "Tenth Regiment March") written by Robert Browne Hall * "Death or Glory" (song), a 1979 song by the Clash from the album ''London Calling'' *''Death or Glory'', a 1981 song by Holocaust from the album ''The Nightcomers'' *"Death or Glory", a 1984 song by Rose Tattoo from the album ''Southern Stars'' * ''Death or Glory'' (album), a 1989 heavy metal album by Running Wild * ''Death or Glory?'' (album), a 1992 album by Roy Harper **''Death or Glory?'', a 1992 EP by Roy Harper *"Death or Glory", a 1993 song by Motörhead from the album '' Bastards'' *''Death or Glory'', a 2007 heavy metal EP by Divinity Destroyed *"Death or Glory", a 2015 song by Iron Maiden from the album The Book of Souls Other uses * ''Death or Glory'' (video game), a 1987 video game by Wise Owl Software and CRL Group *Death or Glory, the motto of Queen's Royal Lancers The Queen's Royal Lancers (QRL) was a cavalry regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Browne Hall
Robert Browne Hall (30 June 1858 Bowdoinham, Maine – 8 June 1907), usually known as R. B. Hall, was a leading composer of March music, marches and other music for American Wind bands. A principal United States, American composer of marching music, he was born in Bowdoinham, Maine, Bowdoinham, Maine and seldom left his native state during his lifetime, dying in Portland, Maine, Portland. His music though has traveled around the world. He is particularly popular in the United Kingdom, so much so that many lovers of brass band music there mistakenly imagine that Hall is an England, English composer. His celebrated march, "Tenth Regiment March", written in 1895 and dedicated to the Tenth Regiment Band in Albany, New York, Albany, New York (state), New York, is a well-known staple of brass band concerts and competitions all over the UK, under the title "Death or Glory". Hall was famous during his lifetime as a particularly fine player on the cornet and served for a time as conductor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Or Glory (song)
"Death or Glory" is a song by the English punk rock band the Clash featured on their 1979 album ''London Calling''. The song was written by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones and features Strummer on lead vocals. The song was written about the previous generation of rock stars who swore that they would die before growing old. French rock critic Philippe Manoeuvre called it a "parody of Thin Lizzy". "Death or Glory" was covered by the American punk rock band Social Distortion on the ''Lords of Dogtown'' soundtrack. Dave Smalley also covered the song for the 1999 album ''City Rockers'', a tribute to the Clash. "Death or Glory" is also part of the soundtrack of the video game, ''Skate It'' and ''Skate 2''. Background Joe Strummer originally worked out the tune for "Death or Glory" on the piano. He took inspiration from " As Time Goes By", a song featured in the film ''Casablanca'' that Strummer expressed his fondness for to director David Mingay during the filming of ''Rude Boy''. Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holocaust (band)
Holocaust are a Scottish heavy metal band founded in 1977 and based in Edinburgh. Influenced by Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Motörhead, AC/DC, UFO, Led Zeppelin, Rush and Budgie, the current lineup is John Mortimer guitar and vocals, Scott Wallace drums and Mark McGrath bass. Original lineup featured guitarists John Mortimer and Ed Dudley, vocalist Gary Lettice, bassist Robin Begg and drummer Nick Brockie. In 1983, guitar player Ed Dudley left the band, forming and releasing an album under the moniker Hologram. Holocaust was one of the premier Scottish bands in the new wave of British heavy metal scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s, deviating from the more commercial new wave music of the day, and combining earlier metal with the tempo and attitude of punk rock. The John Mortimer-led Holocaust incorporated many progressive metal, thrash metal and post-punk influences into its sound, releasing complex pieces such as the "Sound of Souls" EP and concept album ''Covenant''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nightcomers (album)
''The Nightcomers'' is the debut studio album by Scottish heavy metal band Holocaust, released in 1981 at the apex of the new wave of British heavy metal phenomenon. The album was released by Holocaust's own label Phoenix Record And Filmworks and re-issued on CD by Edgy Records only in 2000. It was remastered and re-issued as a double CD by Castle/Sanctuary in 2003, including all the tracks from the "Smokin' Valves", "Heavy Metal Mania", and "Coming Through" singles and from the ''Live from the Raw Loud 'n' Live Tour'' EP. Track listing The song "Death or Glory" was covered by American death metal band Six Feet Under on their 1997 album ''Warpath'', as well as by German power metal Band Gamma Ray in their 2013 EP ''Master of Confusion''. Gamma Ray also covered the song "Heavy Metal Mania" in 1995 in their single "Rebellion in a Dreamland" (later included as bonus track on the album ''Land of the Free Land of the Free may refer to: Music Anthems * "Land of the Free" (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose Tattoo
Rose Tattoo are an Australian rock and roll band, now led by Angry Anderson, which formed in Sydney in 1976. Their sound is hard rock mixed with blues rock influences, with songs including "Bad Boy for Love", "Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw", "Nice Boys", "We Can't Be Beaten" and "Scarred for Life". Their first four albums were produced by Harry Vanda and George Young who also worked with AC/DC. They disbanded in 1987, subsequently reforming briefly in 1993 to support Guns N' Roses on an Australian tour. They reassembled again from 1998 and have since released two more studio albums. According to Australian rock music historian Ian McFarlane, Rose Tattoo are "one of the most revered bands of all time. The Tatts played peerless, street-level heavy blues with the emphasis on slide guitar and strident lyric statements". Guns N' Roses, L.A. Guns, Keel, Nashville Pussy, Motosierra, Pud Spuke, Helen Schneider, Skrewdriver, and the Uruguayan band the Knight's Night have covered Rose Tat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Or Glory (album)
''Death or Glory'' is the fifth studio album by German heavy metal band Running Wild, released 8 November 1989 through Noise Records. It is the band's last album with both guitarist Majk Moti and drummer Ian Finlay. Being one of their most successful releases, it contains the concert favourites "Riding the Storm" and "Bad to the Bone". The final track, "March On", was not included on the vinyl release due to space constraints. The CD version (both the original and remastered) of the album contains 1991's ''Wild Animal'' EP, albeit with a different running order than that of the original. However, despite the presence of ''Wild Animal'' on the original pressing CD, neither the booklet nor back insert tray mention these songs. But the CD non-playing side (of the original pressing), however, does list the 4 songs from this EP. The booklet on the remastered version has the full info on including of the EP. Running Wild filmed a live video to the song "Bad to the Bone", recorde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Or Glory? (album)
''Death or Glory?'' is the seventeenth studio album by Roy Harper and was released in 1992 following the end of his nine-year relationship. History Harper's second marriage ended in 1992. A number of songs and spoken word tracks on ''Death or Glory?'' reflected Harper's emotional state at the time (though some were omitted from following re-releases). "She ran off with someone else," said Harper, "a violin player ( Nigel Kennedy) I’d been working on an adaptation of Brahms Violin Concerto with. I was really traumatised by that. Anybody who’s been suddenly left like that will know it’s very, very traumatic. I managed to come out of it, but it took about five years. It was like a death, a loss, like being told your child’s been killed in a war. There’s no other way to describe it. When you go through that, it changes your life forever, there’s no point in not admitting it. I withdrew, retreated, became an exile". The overseas release of the original album contained a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Harper (singer)
Roy Harper (born 12 June 1941) is an English folk rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He has released 22 studio albums (and 10 live ones) across a career that stretches back to 1966. As a musician, Harper is known for his distinctive fingerstyle playing and lengthy, lyrical, complex compositions, reflecting his love of jazz and the poet John Keats. He was the lead vocalist on Pink Floyd’s “Have a Cigar.” His influence has been acknowledged by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Pete Townshend, Kate Bush, Pink Floyd, and Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, who said Harper was his "...primary influence as an acoustic guitarist and songwriter." Neil McCormick of ''The Daily Telegraph'' described him as "one of Britain's most complex and eloquent lyricists and genuinely original songwriters... much admired by his peers". Across the Atlantic his influence has been acknowledged by Seattle-based acoustic band Fleet Foxes, American musician and producer Jonathan Wilson and Californian harpi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bastards (Motörhead Album)
''Bastards'' is the eleventh studio album by British rock band Motörhead. It was released on 29 November 1993 via ZYX Music, the band's only release on this label. It is the band's first studio album to featured the drummer Mikkey Dee, who also featured as guest drummer on previous album. Recording It is one of two studio albums with the short-lived Lemmy, Würzel, Zööm and Mikkey Dee lineup, as on the previous album Dee was a 'special guest' drummer and had not officially joined the band. It was also the first of four Motörhead albums to be produced by former Child'ƨ Play producer Howard Benson, and the first Motörhead studio album not to contain a title track. After unsuccessfully commercialising the success of ''1916'' with its 1992 follow-up '' March ör Die'', the band returned to their roots: being loud and fast. The lyrical themes range from social criticism ("On Your Feet or on Your Knees"), to war ("Death or Glory" and "I am the Sword") to child abuse ("Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divinity Destroyed
Divinity Destroyed was a progressive metal band, formed in 1999 and based in central New Jersey. The band's music incorporating everything from Japanese folk to progressive rock to videogame scores. Divinity Destroyed released a number of independent discs and has opened for international acts such as the Misfits, Overkill, Balzac, and Cradle of Filth. In the Summer of 2005, they competed for the PNC Bank Arts Center stop of the Gigantour 2005, sharing the crowd with the likes of Megadeth, Fear Factory and Dillinger Escape Plan The Dillinger Escape Plan was an American metalcore band. The band was formed in 1997 in Morris Plains, New Jersey by guitarist Ben Weinman, bassist Adam Doll, vocalist Dimitri Minakakis, and drummer Chris Pennie. The band's use of odd time sign .... The band was awarded the opening slot after winning a "battle of the bands" run by WRAT 95.9 FM, a local rock station. Divinity has received several positive write-ups in magazines like ''Metal Maniacs' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Book Of Souls
''The Book of Souls'' is the sixteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released in 4 September 2015. It is the band's first studio double album, and also their longest to date, with a total length of 92 minutes and 11 seconds. Its launch and supporting tour were delayed to allow vocalist Bruce Dickinson time to recover from the removal of a cancerous tumour in early 2015. It is also their first album to be released on Parlophone, since the end of their 30-year relationship with EMI Records. Produced by long-time Iron Maiden collaborator Kevin Shirley, ''The Book of Souls'' was recorded at , Paris from September to December 2014, which they had previously used for 2000's ''Brave New World''. The band wrote and immediately recorded many tracks in the studio, resulting in a spontaneous live feel. The album's first single, "Speed of Light", was issued as a music video on 14 August, and simultaneously as a digital download and CD single exclusive to Best Buy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Or Glory (video Game)
''Death or Glory'' is a multidirectional scrolling shooter developed by Wise Owl Software and published by CRL Group in 1987 for the Commodore 64 (and 16 and Plus/4), ZX Spectrum, and Amstrad CPC. The player pilots a space ship and encounters an alien invasion that they then have to defeat. The game received average to negative reviews. Gameplay The player pilots a "spacedozer" destroying empty space stations, and asteroids from space highways. The player is given work orders to investigate a remote location that turns out to be an alien invasion. The player is forced to engage the fleet before it arrives at their home island planet of New Stratford. The player pilots a spacedozer that they use to destroy individual alien ships or pieces of alien mothership. The player can use the fire button to drop bombs and rip through the mothership's hull or ram enemy ships to destroy them. Reception ''Sinclair User ''Sinclair User'' was a magazine dedicated to the Sinclair Rese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
