Hurricane Records - Third World War - Third World War / Third World War 2

Third World War - Third World War / Third World War 2 (CD)
Mason 7365538564008

Genre: Hardrock
Recorded: 1970/71
Released: 2005

Still sealed; 2 records on 1 CD; Hailed by critics as fantastic, loud, exciting and full of power'', they are fondly remembered as pioneers of British heavy metal. With Terry Stamp's guitar work well to the fore, they tore into such songs as ''Ascension Day'', ''M.I.5's Alive'', and ''Working Class Man''. Their song titles all have an uncompromising ring, like ''Get Out Of Bed You Dirty Red'' and ''Preaching Violence'', all of which were featured on their eponymous debut album, released on the Fly label in 1971. ''Ascension Day'' was released as a single, which they followed up with another single cut, ''Little Bit of Urban Rock''. The band gigged quite heavily on the circuit and built up a reasonable following, which encouraged them to record one more album. ''Third World War 2'' was released on Fly in 1972, with Craig Collinge on drums. Many felt the band should have enjoyed greater success and recognition. However, they bowed to the pressure and the band split in 1973. Nothing daunted, Terry Stamp went off to release a solo album, ''Fat Sticks'' released on A&M in 1976. The war was over - it was time to ''give peace a chance''. Chris Welch

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