As we see in this comment section, Michael Jackson is such an underrated singer. I love his tone and his era is still my favorite Satan/Pariah Era.
@RazorRex5 ай бұрын
Brian Ross is one of the best voices from the NWOBHM movement. Not only was he awesome with Satan, but also with Blitzkrieg.
@BasilBonehead5 ай бұрын
I saw Satan live last year, he was amazing live. For a man who’s pushing his 70, he can still hit those high notes. After the show, I asked him how does it and his reply was simply “I don’t smoke”. Makes sense to me lol
@12SkippyRay5 ай бұрын
I just got to the part where he said he sounds like Russ North sorry ....... Original>>He also sounds a whole lot like Russ North from clovenhoof
@DawidWodecki5 ай бұрын
Thank you! Love this band, no bad album in their discography🤘
@HeavyMetalSonicRM5 ай бұрын
Seriously! Even including their name changes, no album in 40 years is less than 4/5.
@JoeyArmstrong28005 ай бұрын
"Court In the Act" is such a barnstorming NWOBHM classic
@meatjuice90815 ай бұрын
For me, Court In The Act is not just the greatest NWOBHM album, but the greatest Metal album ever made period.
@franckherrmannsen79035 ай бұрын
i second that, what an awesome band, still in my playlist after 40 years
@Frank_nwobhm5 ай бұрын
Agreed. I can't think of a better metal album.
@CarlKarnak5 ай бұрын
They waited too long. By the time this album came our in 83, metal was going a completely different direction. I remember getting this album when it first came out and already seemed dated.
@trevorD11564 ай бұрын
I agree with kerrang, sounds like hot garbage.
@DisciplineOfSteel24 ай бұрын
@@trevorD1156Kerrang are trendy fakes, who cares what they have to say. As soon as Metal fell out of popularity in the early 90’s, they jump into Grunge/Alternative Rock bandwagon and then came back crawling back when metal was “hip” again.
@MichaelArsenault-s4s4 ай бұрын
This is cool. Seen Satan live for the first time like a year ago, and it was killer. Satan is still churning out classic albums. Helstar would be a cool one, for Metal school, to cover. The music for Helstar, is similar to Satan, and they are both underrated. Satan was probably a influence to Helstar. Thanks for the video...Cheeers!!!
@ManuSDP4 ай бұрын
YES!! Helstar for sure
@HeavyMetalSonicRM5 ай бұрын
Satan is the #1 underrated and under-appreciated heavy metal band. They deserve the success and recognition of Priest and Maiden. For me, Satan, Mercyful Fate and Angel Witch and the peak of heavy metal.
@allanlarsen18245 ай бұрын
I've been waiting for his video for a long time and it was worth the wait. I love this band so much and they deserve alot more exposure. I hope this video helps to get more fans. My favourite Brian Ross era songs : Blades of Steel Alone in the Dock Incantations Atom by Atom The Fall of Persophone Ghosts of Monongah Twelve Infernal Lords From the Michael Jackson era: The Ice Man Avalanche of a Million Souls Gerrymander Missionary of Mercy
@DrewskiTheBassist5 ай бұрын
Court in the Act is one of my favorite albums of all time
@philipmorris99285 ай бұрын
Satan getting a Michael Jackson to sing for them always cracks me up 8)
@mbgrafix5 ай бұрын
😏 _BEAT IT!_ 😁
@joe-johncastles1415 ай бұрын
Just discovered this band last year! I've always wondered where they came from❤
@Yiannis21125 ай бұрын
What can we possibly say about these guys to even scratch the surface of their majesty and importance? Uncle Brian, one of my all favourites!
@dimasrodrguez91115 ай бұрын
First i got say thanks for this episode, love everything satan has recorded including the demos ! Court in the act is a classic, brian ross is a great vocalist and a legend , Michael Jackson is also a great vocalist they both brought a good flavor to the band . Pariah albums are also amazing ! Blind fury i like it . I do own all this records , but i got to say that Steve Ramsey is a beast of a guitar player and a driving force in the band ,no disrespect to to all the members of the band past and present. His guitar playing and ideas are amazing.Too bad Steve has not received the respect he deserves. I am still blasting this music all the time on my stereo and i am 49 years old .LONG LIVE THE NWOBHM!!!! 🤘AND THANKS AGAIN BROTHER.
@y.t.90475 ай бұрын
I am officially requesting Malice as the next metal lesson !!! 🤘
@Scottocaster66685 ай бұрын
Totally agree, and FORBIDDEN also!
@shorerocks4 ай бұрын
Yeah, that's an excellent idea. I second that.
@thunderspike18924 ай бұрын
I second that too. Malice was a phenomenal band
@lutfimakarim82584 ай бұрын
@@Scottocaster6668Forbidden will be a short episode
@karllux-d6g5 ай бұрын
I finally managed to see Satan live, in northern Portugal, on Jan 14th 2023. From 1985 to 97, i co-directed a regional weekly Metal radioshow, called Metallic Nights (a discreet, low-profile name, thought not to cause waves, and endure through time). In 87, during a French holiday where i proceeded to refill the stock, i found ''Suspended sentence''; once returned, the team reckoned there were 92 brilliant seconds of music on a short track, that screamed bloody exquisite radio-intro! So, for ten years in a row the ''92nd symphony'' was our characteristic opener. I't's the perfect corker. Metal majestic power. But the whole album is like that. Though my heart is with Luso-paganism, ... uh... hail.... Satan. PostScriptum.- Enthralled by the memory, it'd still be unforgivable not to highlight the (customary yet always high standard) quality of yet another MetalSchool lecture. I'm enrolling for the exam on one of my favourite subjects. NWOBHM.
@karllux-d6g4 ай бұрын
@0000Endgfgv Hirax !!!
@MetalSchoolChannel4 ай бұрын
Thanks! And damn, yeah 92nd Symphony does make for a badass intro. Awesome selection
@powerhungrymonkey844 ай бұрын
Man, I am hearing SO MUCH early Blind Guardian in these guys! You can definitely hear where Hansi got his inspiration. Thanks for introducing me to these guys 🤘🏻
@johnchedsey13065 ай бұрын
"right in the docket" - Dude, this is why I love your videos so much. Satan has such a great redemption arc. In fact, I'd say their reunion albums were better than the 80s stuff. All those years and other bands really seemed to hone the musicianship. I think it's awesome they got to live their metal dreams out. Very deserving dudes.
@rodrilefou20915 ай бұрын
Satan and Wolf, great bands from Newcastle. Sometimes I feel that if these bands were from London they could have had more support. Court in the act is such a killer album!
@realmchat66655 ай бұрын
Your docus are awesome, doesnt matter what band i like them all.
@49TheWall5 ай бұрын
Amazing band, with a stupid name that has haunted them forever. Court is a stone cold classic of course but it's the quality of their output since Life Sentence which really stands out imo. They are by far the best NWoBHM band in the 2000s.
@lars61045 ай бұрын
Their name is badass. It was initially what drew me to them in the first place
@ErnestoGarcia-ek5lgАй бұрын
Their name is dope as fuck who wouldn't want to listen to a band called Satan
@visionsofbeyond90955 ай бұрын
Life Sentence is definitely my favorite Satan album. I've always enjoyed their albums, but I just can't get enough of Life Sentence.
@AndyMetalHeadBR5 ай бұрын
Nice, one of my requests is finally here 🤘
@brenterwin5 ай бұрын
As someone who is utterly obsessed with all facets of this band (No matter the name or lineup), this was GREAT! Well done. I have EVERYTHING this band has ever put out ( including some bootlegs) except for the guardian demo. Been trying to track that down for years.
@johnsamaras48475 ай бұрын
michael Jackson rules !
@rexxsteel87134 ай бұрын
I am requesting FIFTH ANGEL (USA) as the next metal lesson 🤘🏻🔥🔥
@m92quad554 ай бұрын
Fifth Angel the band, that wrote the song Fifth Angel, from the album Fifth Angel? Lol hell yeah 🤘🤠👍
@sylentstorm84223 ай бұрын
@@m92quad55 how very Metal Church of them, huh? It’s a PNW thing… Wait, Maiden did that too.
@CarlosToro-Torres-t8n5 ай бұрын
Newcastle has definitely given us some of the Most impressive & amazing British Metal Bands in these last 45 years, and being among the last great New Wave Of British Heavy Metal bands to enjoy even greater success than when they were younger, #Satan definitely knows how to keep their momentum going despite their brief attempts to change their names & even their style at the end of the 1980s; besides, both “Court in the Act” & “Life Sentence” are absolute Gems ☺️ 😊 😉 🎸 👍 🤘 😻 🥲 🤩 💯 👍
@ericmoreau45685 ай бұрын
It's the Cleveland, Ohio of England, as in a hotbed for heavy metal (like rock n' roll). 🤗
@None_More_Metal5 ай бұрын
Awesome! Been hoping for an episode on Satan - one of my favorite bands! Love the channel!
@biblicaladrian60075 ай бұрын
Saw them live last year with Haunt and Night Demon as the openers they were amazing in person
92nd Symphony is just cool, man. Never heard anything like that.
@WinterInTheForest5 ай бұрын
Many thanks for all the bands I've discovered because of you
@MetalSchoolChannel4 ай бұрын
🤘🏻
@kdisabelle3 ай бұрын
I still have my original Court In The Act LP I purchased in the early 80's. I was most recently totally blown away by the Cruel Magic release. Then I picked up Life Sentence followed by Earth Infernal. I have to say though I am still blown away by Cruel Magic which makes that my favorite of the 4 Satan releases I have. 🤘
@Frank_nwobhm5 ай бұрын
Your best Metal School ever. Of course, it helps when you have the best metal band ever as your subject.
@sanderberkvens62704 ай бұрын
This is such a great tribute to my young years! I was just allowed into hardrockcafé Dynamo (I was 14 at the time) and Satan / Blind Fury was sort of the regular band there at the time. So cool that you showed their tribute to the Dynamo-café in the form of the Blind Fury-song ‘Dynamo’! Oh man those great times. So grateful I was there….
@gwts11715 ай бұрын
I really like those first two Pariah albums, and "Court In The Act" is obviously a classic. Most of the newer Satan stuff is really good, too! Thanks for the video!
@TheBestComicKing5 ай бұрын
Really cool you got to cover Satan, along with the Blind Fury stuff too.
@bogorodskiy80575 ай бұрын
Band that still makes great albums!
@jaysonraphaelmurdock88125 ай бұрын
Lack of consistency seemed to hold this band back I the early days. I'm officially asking for a video on Sentenced from Finland. As always your work is greatly appreciated and enjoyable
@johnran601514 күн бұрын
This channel is fucking great! Thanks for putting these overviews/tributes out in the world. One thing that is crazy is how Court In The Act was so critically panned when every single metalhead of any age you play it for for the past however many years I've known about it instantly likes it. Holy shit I had no idea, even with Metallum and Discogs existing that Pariah was the mid-late 80s Satan that I always wanted! FUCK!
@edhill44865 ай бұрын
I saw these guys play a show in Columbus, Ohio in the spring of 2023 with Haunt and Night Demon. They were an absolutely phenomenal live act, and one of the best I've ever seen. The two guitarists were soloing in tandem and playing so perfectly, I couldn't believe that what I was seeing/hearing was real. And they were HEAVY as HELL. Unfortunately, there were some pinheads in the crowd who yelled ''freebird'' in between songs. But Brian Ross was a professional, and just let it roll off his back. As they were playing, I couldn't help but think about the many bands out there with more notoriety, but far less talent, who charge a fortune for far less of a show. Satan deserve to be better known. Their songs are catchy, heavy, and have interesting lyrics. They are one of the all-time great bands in all of Heavy Metal, and if you get a chance, catch their show, they rule!!!
@ericmoreau45685 ай бұрын
Lucky dog! 🤗😇😎🤘
@misterkeithb5 ай бұрын
Cool! I love learning about new bands. And Court in the Act has such an AWESOME cover
@SalladCS25 ай бұрын
Love the videos, if u have the time i would like to see one made about Kai Hansen, who has been apart and helped quite alot of bands, for an example he created bands like helloween, iron savior and gamma ray and helped some bands on different albums like Blind guardian, avantasia and Angra :).
@ingolfrvargr5 ай бұрын
Incredible band! I got introduced to them and Angel Witch on the same day, while searching Blogspot for some download links to old school heavy metal back in my early 20s. Needless to say, I was hooked on both from the beginning, and seeing both of them eventually return in such a spectacular fashion has been nothing short of amazing. I feel like the material they've put out post-reunion is actually their strongest they've done (goes for both bands). That being said, while I've been aware of both Blind Fury and Pariah, I've never really given them the attention they deserve. Might need to go and rectify that now... As always, love your videos, looking forward to the next one, whatever band that will be!
@trillrifaxegrindor44115 ай бұрын
this is a new one for me,kicks ass awesome guitar work
@kenwheeler36374 ай бұрын
I listened to Court In the Act fairly often through the 80's and ever since for that matter. Satan is one of the best NWOBHM bands ever. It's great finally seeing them get the recognition they have so richly deserved for decades.
@Skycladatdusk785 ай бұрын
Ramsey and English are an amazing duo here and in Skyclad.🤟
@bernardivan16875 ай бұрын
Your videos are great! But you should really do Tokyo Blade or Praying Mantis. Im surprised you havent done a video about them yet
@seagullpoet5 ай бұрын
I’d like see TNT ( Sweden )
@ericmoreau45685 ай бұрын
Yes! Praying Mantis rules so much...We need to petition the Metal Archives to finally include them within their hallowed pantheon.
@thomasday32944 ай бұрын
Never heard of Pariah, Thanks Bro for turning me on to this GREAT Band 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
@oaklandish-metalboy11945 ай бұрын
TOKYO BLADE! 🇬🇧🤘
@kevinrhea73325 ай бұрын
They hold up live and recorded til today in 2024 !!
@TheMetalWarlord5 ай бұрын
Outstanding choice! A band with zero bad albums and no other band sounds remotely like them, despite being a "traditional metal band". Is it weird that Metal School is effectively my favorite TV show at this point? I mean...your videos are outstanding, but what does that say about modern television? Anywho, keep those great videos coming!
@MetalSchoolChannel4 ай бұрын
Haha glad to hear it! Yeah, I grew up addicted to tv and I haven’t watched any broadcast tv shows now in probably 10 years. So I feel ya there. Glad you’re enjoying the channel!
@VoltigeurGT2 ай бұрын
Cruel Magic and Earth Infernal are definitely my fav albums, going with your ratings I would put them both as 12/10. Cruel Magic has a more raw feel to it, whereas Earth Infernal is a little slower, but heavier and more mysterious. Having listened to all their songs countless times, it's clear that after Life Sentence, all subsequent albums brought something new and all have their own unique feel to them, while retaining the core Satan essence. Also good to highlight their eloquent lyrics with many metaphors and deeper meanings, which I adore. All in all, my top favorite music of all time, definitely.
@coreeeey4205 ай бұрын
Skyclad also featured Martin Walkier on vocals, from Sabbat, one of the greatest UK Thrash bands ever. Sabbat also had a guitar player named Andy Sneap. Wonder whatever became of him?
@MetalSchoolChannel5 ай бұрын
He’s producing Accept albums now, I know that much
@Skycladatdusk785 ай бұрын
Sneap also plays live with Judas Priest in place of Glenn Tipton.
@CyborgBolshevik5 ай бұрын
Металлическая гвардия тут. Комментарий в поддержку канала!
@geraldskinner635 ай бұрын
Sounds like a whole lotta badass to me. Thanks!
@_69pegasus69_5 ай бұрын
I would like to see heaven gate as the next lesson!! Underrated and no one has covered them! Would definitely love to know more about them!
@alanlovesmusic64425 ай бұрын
Great choice. This group was a fave back in the day. Would love to have those records back.
@FernandoCheca5 ай бұрын
I won't get tired of saying it: you are fucking amazing. Thank you so, so much for your impressive work. Metallic greetings from Spain.
@bakalaudia56202 ай бұрын
My favorite Satan song definitely is Break Free, it's just so amazing and epic in every way
@franciskocher2005 ай бұрын
Another amazing video...😃👍🤘🤘
@jamesmoss34245 ай бұрын
I will get all of Pariah albums. 😀👍🎸🤘
@oaklandish-metalboy11945 ай бұрын
This is one of the bands I think of, whenever I think of the New Wave British Heavy Metal! 🇬🇧🎸🤘
@xhannesx88815 ай бұрын
Satan is so classic!!
@Takato5 ай бұрын
Lol, I knew Trial by Fire because Blind Guardian did a cover of it. But I never knew it was a cover, I always thought it was an original song. That's cool. I'll surely listen to some of their albums, some tracks looked fire.
@edgodfrey76504 ай бұрын
During covid, I startes digging into the history and origins of metal. Court in the Act totally blew my mind when I heard it. Compared to what was happening in the metal world when the record came out, these guys were really pushing boundaries. Listen to "The Ritual" and tell me that sounds like 1983 to you! Amazing band, shame they didn't get the recognition they deserved.
@JeanAlainXavier-ze9jc5 ай бұрын
Love my cd 2in 1 Into the future and Suspended sentence, what an eargasm....
@RubyEyes3925 ай бұрын
you always pick the best bands!
@renatocamargo18435 ай бұрын
The relationship between the bands Satan, Blitzkrieg and Avenger is interesting.
@affeneitrheim6144 ай бұрын
Great episode! How about a Skyclad episode?
@larserikbrekke92464 ай бұрын
Another great little metal documentary! Satan rocks!
@shorerocks4 ай бұрын
Court In The Act really was a headf*ck back when released. As a guitar player, I loved it. Great songs! I never liked the production, tbh. On the other hand, we have the unbelievable great music. So... I just ordered the re-released CD. Because it is 2024 and I need it.
@richardjohnson78803 ай бұрын
Atom by Atom Earth Infernal Newer albums are getting better & better!!!
@antoniocosta143304 ай бұрын
can you do a video about Blue Cheer, i would love a video about them. keep up the good work you have been doing!🤘
@tomaszwesoowskifromlechist62225 ай бұрын
One the best heavy metal of the world.
@christophersimmons64925 ай бұрын
Thank you for the life sentence brother man!!!
@mooninites35 ай бұрын
The most consistent guitar duo of all time.
@Ghgcrgvvbu5 ай бұрын
I think B. G. "Battalions of fear" sounds very similar to Satan's " Suspended sentence" and "Into the future".
@kevinrhea73325 ай бұрын
Court in the Act is a bloody perfect album mate!!!!!!!
@P.A.T.4 ай бұрын
Brian Ross doesn't sound similar as in his youth but THE SAME! Have seen them 2 years ago in Bucharest. A lesson of professionalism, passion and talent for the new bands. Fantastic concert. They are very happy every time they see fans asking for picks, sticks and signatures.
@davesdream2 ай бұрын
I saw them Mar 24, 2023. Took pictures with them.
@lawrencefine50204 ай бұрын
Life Sentence is a perfect 10 of an album. I guess you can say the devil finally gets his due. Well done Satan.
@oaklandish-metalboy11945 ай бұрын
Awesomeness!!
@HeavyMetalSonicRM4 ай бұрын
'Missionary of Mercy' has an amazing main riff! It's probably my favorite of the Pariah era with the bad ass groove of 'Reactionary' right behind it.
@heavymetalchild874 ай бұрын
One Of The best comebacks ever. Btw, "Evil Eyes" by BLIND FURY is one Of the best songs the band (with the name you want) Made... one piece Of data, Ian Swift replaced Brian in AVENGER, wich Brian was a founding member.
@emsig705 ай бұрын
Suspended Sentence is one of my favourite metal albums of all time. And I can't wait to see them live for the first time in a couple of months - after almost 40 years of waiting and missed opprtunites.
@HeavyMetalSonicRM5 ай бұрын
I wish they hadn't disowned it.
@emsig705 ай бұрын
@@HeavyMetalSonicRM Wait, what?
@HeavyMetalSonicRM5 ай бұрын
@@emsig70 To my knowledge, they never play any songs from Suspended Sentence and the album hasn't been reissued.
@emsig705 ай бұрын
@@HeavyMetalSonicRM Thanks, I wasn’t aware of that. I only got recently into their newer stuff and was pleasantly surprised to see that they will play a concert nearby. I hope it’s just a rights thing. SPV, the parent company of Steamhammer, had a lot of financial troubles and was sold to another label a couple of years ago. To my knowledge, it’s only since then that Into The Future, Suspended Sentence and the Pariah albums are available on streaming services.
@thomasday32944 ай бұрын
1 of The GREAT NWOBHM Bands🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
@matsnilson77275 ай бұрын
Another interesting band I don't think I've ever heard until now. Great playing and very solid, melodic heavy songwriting. I really like the somewhat raw and honest production of the later Satan albums. No typewriter drums or plastic modern feel. The late 80s Pariah stuff was also pretty good. Maybe not exactly what I'm into these days, but it reminds me of some of the energetic thrashy stuff I listened to back then.
@JeanAlainXavier-ze9jc5 ай бұрын
Blaze of obscurity is such another great work too.
@medd199020 күн бұрын
Good overview. Never cared much for Pariah, but the Blind Fury album was pretty good for the time and it's still a bit underrated. "Court in the Act" was a masterpiece and Satan managed to continue decades later on the same quality level like hardly any other NWOBHM band - well, except Blitzkrieg of course.
@mikkeyydee89714 ай бұрын
It's a shame that Mike Jackson never joined another metal band after his departure. I really dig his unique, raspy singing on the Satan and Pariah albums.
@camerondodge20705 ай бұрын
Unity isn't the best album, but at a time when so many other bands were either trying to copy guys like Korn with the alt metal thing (no hate towards Korn though), or were softening up their music, the album was like comfort food. It's not the greatest thing in the world, but it sure felt nice.
@Someguy-j9e5 ай бұрын
Court in the Act was such a great album
@Vasilis_Metalhead5 ай бұрын
Me being a Skyclad fan, would prefer it if Ramsey and English focused their energies on a new Skyclad album. That being said, Satan a good band but their going from this name, to that name, to this name really held them back. Fun fact, the ones that introduced me to Satan were Blind Guardian, through the cover of "Trial By Fire" on the "Somewhere Far Beyond" album.
@dethronedemperor5 ай бұрын
I remember hearing Siege Mentality on a compilation about a decade ago and being absolutely FLOORED that it wasn’t a brand new band of 20 somethings. Imo Life Sentence is the best metal comeback album ever (even over all of Judas Priest’s masterpiece comeback albums).
@pathaden4 ай бұрын
Broken Treaties, Life Sentence and Incantations are my fave tunes
@sylentstorm84223 ай бұрын
Fantastic video again
@MetalSchoolChannel3 ай бұрын
@@sylentstorm8422 thanks, brother! 🤘🏻
@sylentstorm84223 ай бұрын
@@MetalSchoolChannel you’re welcome, dude. I found no errors BTW. Sorry about that 😎
@ffsf7395 ай бұрын
Great video! You should do one dedicated to Skyclad. Cheers!
@seagullpoet5 ай бұрын
Wild episode this time !
@seagullpoet5 ай бұрын
Spoiler = BLIND FURY - very expensive.
@gregsimmons6944 ай бұрын
Do a show on Whitecross please! They have a new album out called FEAR NO EVIL! GOD BLESS YOU! JESUS SAVES SINNERS!
@mbgrafix5 ай бұрын
I don't imagine Satan are going to be on the lineup of IMMORTAL FEST 2024! 😏😁
@mbgrafix5 ай бұрын
😏Uhm...🤨that was a joke...🙄'cause like...their name is like...ya know... _SATAN!_ 😇😄 . . ...crickets...🦗🦗
@jamesmoss34245 ай бұрын
I will get Blind Fury 1985 album out of reach.😀👍🎸🤘