Metal School - Satan (ft. Blind Fury / Pariah)

[@2kReels]

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.

[@RazorRex]

Brian Ross is one of the best voices from the NWOBHM movement. Not only was he awesome with Satan, but also with Blitzkrieg.

[@BasilBonehead]

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

[@12SkippyRay]

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

[@MichaelArsenault-s4s]

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!!!

[@ManuSDP]

YES!! Helstar for sure

[@JoeyArmstrong2800]

"Court In the Act" is such a barnstorming NWOBHM classic

[@HeavyMetalSonicRM]

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.

[@DawidWodecki]

Thank you! Love this band, no bad album in their discography🤘

[@HeavyMetalSonicRM]

Seriously! Even including their name changes, no album in 40 years is less than 4/5.

[@philipmorris9928]

Satan getting a Michael Jackson to sing for them always cracks me up 8)

[@mbgrafix]

😏 _BEAT IT!_ 😁

[@meatjuice9081]

For me, Court In The Act is not just the greatest NWOBHM album, but the greatest Metal album ever made period.

[@franckherrmannsen7903]

i second that, what an awesome band, still in my playlist after 40 years

[@Frank_nwobhm]

Agreed. I can't think of a better metal album.

[@CarlKarnak]

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.

[@trevorD1156]

I agree with kerrang, sounds like hot garbage.

[@DisciplineOfSteel2]

@@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.

[@DrewskiTheBassist]

Court in the Act is one of my favorite albums of all time

[@allanlarsen1824]

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

[@joe-johncastles141]

Just discovered this band last year! I've always wondered where they came from❤

[@y.t.9047]

I am officially requesting Malice as the next metal lesson !!! 🤘

[@Scottocaster6668]

Totally agree, and FORBIDDEN also!

[@shorerocks]

Yeah, that's an excellent idea. I second that.

[@thunderspike1892]

I second that too. Malice was a phenomenal band

[@lutfimakarim8258]

​@@Scottocaster6668Forbidden will be a short episode

[@johnchedsey1306]

"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.

[@dimasrodrguez9111]

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.

[@rodrilefou2091]

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!

[@karllux-d6g]

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-d6g]

@0000Endgfgv Hirax !!!

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

Thanks! And damn, yeah 92nd Symphony does make for a badass intro. Awesome selection

[@realmchat6665]

Your docus are awesome, doesnt matter what band i like them all.

[@Yiannis2112]

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!

[@powerhungrymonkey84]

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 🤘🏻

[@visionsofbeyond9095]

Life Sentence is definitely my favorite Satan album. I've always enjoyed their albums, but I just can't get enough of Life Sentence.

[@rexxsteel8713]

I am requesting FIFTH ANGEL (USA) as the next metal lesson 🤘🏻🔥🔥

[@m92quad55]

Fifth Angel the band, that wrote the song Fifth Angel, from the album Fifth Angel? Lol hell yeah 🤘🤠👍

[@sylentstorm8422]

@@m92quad55 how very Metal Church of them, huh? It’s a PNW thing… Wait, Maiden did that too.

[@biblicaladrian6007]

Saw them live last year with Haunt and Night Demon as the openers they were amazing in person

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

Woah, cool lineup!

[@ericmoreau4568]

Man, that's one show I'd have loved to catch!

[@johnsamaras4847]

michael Jackson rules !

[@TheMetalWarlord]

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!

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

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!

[@kdisabelle]

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_nwobhm]

Your best Metal School ever. Of course, it helps when you have the best metal band ever as your subject.

[@brenterwin]

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.

[@AndyMetalHeadBR]

Nice, one of my requests is finally here 🤘

[@CarlosToro-Torres-t8n]

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 ☺️ 😊 😉 🎸 👍 🤘 😻 🥲 🤩 💯 👍

[@ericmoreau4568]

It's the Cleveland, Ohio of England, as in a hotbed for heavy metal (like rock n' roll). 🤗

[@BigTony-bf5jr]

92nd Symphony is just cool, man. Never heard anything like that.

[@bogorodskiy8057]

Band that still makes great albums!

[@49TheWall]

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.

[@lars6104]

Their name is badass. It was initially what drew me to them in the first place

[@ErnestoGarcia-ek5lg]

Their name is dope as fuck who wouldn't want to listen to a band called Satan

[@bernardivan1687]

Your videos are great! But you should really do Tokyo Blade or Praying Mantis. Im surprised you havent done a video about them yet

[@seagullpoet]

I’d like see TNT ( Sweden )

[@ericmoreau4568]

Yes! Praying Mantis rules so much...We need to petition the Metal Archives to finally include them within their hallowed pantheon.

[@Skycladatdusk78]

Ramsey and English are an amazing duo here and in Skyclad.🤟

[@None_More_Metal]

Awesome! Been hoping for an episode on Satan - one of my favorite bands! Love the channel!

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

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

[@johnran6015]

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!

[@affeneitrheim614]

Great episode! How about a Skyclad episode?

[@TheBestComicKing]

Really cool you got to cover Satan, along with the Blind Fury stuff too.

[@VoltigeurGT]

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.

[@WinterInTheForest]

Many thanks for all the bands I've discovered because of you

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

🤘🏻

[@kenwheeler3637]

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.

[@gwts1171]

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!

[@kevinrhea7332]

They hold up live and recorded til today in 2024 !!

[@SalladCS2]

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 :).

[@Soedel.Deluex]

Excellent excellent excellent !!! Outstanding video, thank you!

[@richardjohnson7880]

Atom by Atom Earth Infernal Newer albums are getting better & better!!!

[@_69pegasus69_]

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!

[@coreeeey420]

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?

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

He’s producing Accept albums now, I know that much

[@Skycladatdusk78]

Sneap also plays live with Judas Priest in place of Glenn Tipton.

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

this is a new one for me,kicks ass awesome guitar work

[@jamesmoss3424]

I will get all of Pariah albums. 😀👍🎸🤘

[@bakalaudia5620]

My favorite Satan song definitely is Break Free, it's just so amazing and epic in every way

[@geraldskinner63]

Sounds like a whole lotta badass to me. Thanks!

[@oaklandish-metalboy1194]

This is one of the bands I think of, whenever I think of the New Wave British Heavy Metal! 🇬🇧🎸🤘

[@misterkeithb]

Cool! I love learning about new bands. And Court in the Act has such an AWESOME cover

[@sanderberkvens6270]

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….

[@oaklandish-metalboy1194]

TOKYO BLADE! 🇬🇧🤘

[@ingolfrvargr]

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!

[@thomasday3294]

Never heard of Pariah, Thanks Bro for turning me on to this GREAT Band 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@mooninites3]

The most consistent guitar duo of all time.

[@renatocamargo1843]

The relationship between the bands Satan, Blitzkrieg and Avenger is interesting.

[@antoniocosta14330]

can you do a video about Blue Cheer, i would love a video about them. keep up the good work you have been doing!🤘

[@alanlovesmusic6442]

Great choice. This group was a fave back in the day. Would love to have those records back.

[@tomaszwesoowskifromlechist6222]

One the best heavy metal of the world.

[@FernandoCheca]

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.

[@Ghgcrgvvbu]

I think B. G. "Battalions of fear" sounds very similar to Satan's " Suspended sentence" and "Into the future".

[@CyborgBolshevik]

Металлическая гвардия тут. Комментарий в поддержку канала!

[@xhannesx8881]

Satan is so classic!!

[@Takato]

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.

[@mbgrafix]

SATAN??? Never heard of them before.

[@keithfulkerson]

I heard they’re pretty big down under.

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

me either,im likin it though

[@mbgrafix]

@@trillrifaxegrindor4411 Trevor Robinson on the first demo sounds like a cross between Rob Halford and Stephen Pearcy...would you not agree?

[@edhill4486]

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!!!

[@ericmoreau4568]

Lucky dog! 🤗😇😎🤘

[@Someguy-j9e]

Court in the Act was such a great album

[@JeanAlainXavier-ze9jc]

Love my cd 2in 1 Into the future and Suspended sentence, what an eargasm....

[@RubyEyes392]

you always pick the best bands!

[@christophersimmons6492]

Thank you for the life sentence brother man!!!

[@shorerocks]

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.

[@thomasday3294]

1 of The GREAT NWOBHM Bands🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@kevinrhea7332]

Court in the Act is a bloody perfect album mate!!!!!!!

[@edgodfrey7650]

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.

[@oaklandish-metalboy1194]

Awesomeness!!

[@larserikbrekke9246]

Another great little metal documentary! Satan rocks!

[@davesdream]

I saw them Mar 24, 2023. Took pictures with them.

[@medd1990]

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.

[@emsig70]

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.

[@HeavyMetalSonicRM]

I wish they hadn't disowned it.

[@emsig70]

@@HeavyMetalSonicRM Wait, what?

[@HeavyMetalSonicRM]

@@emsig70 To my knowledge, they never play any songs from Suspended Sentence and the album hasn't been reissued.

[@emsig70]

@@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.

[@murray9807]

So these are the guys all the Black Metal bands keep talking about.

[@lawrencefine5020]

Life Sentence is a perfect 10 of an album. I guess you can say the devil finally gets his due. Well done Satan.

[@pathaden]

Broken Treaties, Life Sentence and Incantations are my fave tunes

[@franciskocher200]

Another amazing video...😃👍🤘🤘

[@HeavyMetalSonicRM]

'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.

[@gregsimmons694]

Do a show on Whitecross please! They have a new album out called FEAR NO EVIL! GOD BLESS YOU! JESUS SAVES SINNERS!

[@seagullpoet]

Wild episode this time !

[@seagullpoet]

Spoiler = BLIND FURY - very expensive.

[@paulg930]

Next on Metal School : Seattle's NEVERMORE 🇺🇲

[@mikkeyydee8971]

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.

[@thunderspike1892]

Alone In The Dock was a phenomenal song.

[@mbgrafix]

I don't imagine Satan are going to be on the lineup of IMMORTAL FEST 2024! 😏😁

[@mbgrafix]

😏Uhm...🤨that was a joke...🙄'cause like...their name is like...ya know... _SATAN!_ 😇😄 . . ...crickets...🦗🦗

[@jamesmoss3424]

I will get all of Satan albums. 😀👍🎸🤘

[@matsnilson7727]

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-ze9jc]

Blaze of obscurity is such another great work too.

[@dethronedemperor]

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).

[@AxemanofEmerald]

Thank you for this wonderful video! As always fantastic done, love your videos!! For me, my favourites from Satan were always with Michael Jackson, loved his voice and power much better and the albums with him were also with unbelievable guitar work. My Top 5 from the guys are: SATAN - Suspended Sentence PARIAH - Blaze Of Obscurity SATAN - Into The Future PARIAH - The Kindred SATAN - Court In The Act Favourite songs: Who Dies Wins Avalanche Of A Million Hearts Key To Oblivion Missionary Of Mercy Suicidal Jusitce By the way, do you know what happened with Michael Jackson ? Why did he not sing anymore after Pariah ? Cheers from Switzerland and thanks again, always a great pleasure your videos! Michael

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

Hey, thanks so much, man! I was only able to find one interview with him, but it sounded like his heart just wasn't in it after Blaze of Obscurity. I think he became a radio dj haha

[@AxemanofEmerald]

@@MetalSchoolChannelThank you very much for the answer. So sad to hear, he fitted perfect to this kind of music.

[@SavageImprint]

Some of the Blind Fury stuff reminds me of if Visigoth put out a party album XD