Wolfsbane (album)

Last updated

Wolfsbane
Wolfsbane 1994.jpg
Studio album by
Released1994
RecordedGreat Linford Manor
Genre Heavy metal
Length41:53
Label Bronze / Castle
Producer Simon Efemey & Wolfsbane
Wolfsbane chronology
Massive Noise Injection
(1993)
Wolfsbane
(1994)
Lifestyles of the Broke and Obscure
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]

Wolfsbane was the 1994 third album from British heavy metal band Wolfsbane. Not long after the album's release, vocalist Blaze Bayley took over Bruce Dickinson's position as the lead vocalist for Iron Maiden. It would end up becoming Wolfsbane's final studio album before their 16-year breakup from 1994 to 2010.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Wolfsbane [2]

  1. "Wings" (4.21)
  2. "Lifestyles of the Broke and Obscure" (3.47)
  3. "My Face" (3.26)
  4. "Money Talks" (4.25)
  5. "Seen How It's Done" (4.36)
  6. "Beautiful Lies" (3.36)
  7. "Protect and Survive" (3.24)
  8. "Black Machine" (3.13)
  9. "Violence" (3.41)
  10. "Die Again" (13.23 - includes "hidden" track "Say Goodbye")

Limited Edition Bonus CD

A limited edition bonus CD, entitled Everything Else, was included with the initial release. All tracks were written by Wolfsbane except for track 3 written by Anti-Nowhere League, and track 6 written by Bruce Springsteen

  1. "Rope and Ride" (3.50)
  2. "Want Me" (3.39)
  3. "For You" (2.56)
  4. "End of the Century" (3.07)
  5. "Hollow Man" (3.32)
  6. "Born to Run" (4.12)

Line up

Related Research Articles

<i>The X Factor</i> (album) 1995 studio album by Iron Maiden

The X Factor is the tenth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 2 October 1995 through EMI Records. CMC International released the album in North America. It is the first of two albums by the band to include Blaze Bayley, formerly of Wolfsbane, as vocalist, replacing Bruce Dickinson who left the band following their previous tour to pursue a solo career. It also saw the departure of the band’s longtime producer Martin Birch, who retired shortly after the release of their previous album. The album takes a darker tone than the band's first nine releases, due to the lyrics being based on personal issues surrounding Steve Harris at the time, who was in the midst of a divorce. This is reflected in the cover artwork, which graphically depicts the band's mascot, Eddie, being vivisected by machine.

Blaze Bayley English singer

Blaze Bayley is an English singer. He was the lead singer of Wolfsbane from 1984 to 1994. He was also the lead singer of Iron Maiden during Bruce Dickinson's absence from 1994 to 1999. Since then, he has pursued a solo career and has released ten studio albums.

<i>Virtual XI</i> 1998 studio album by Iron Maiden

Virtual XI is the eleventh studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 23 March 1998. It is the band's second and final album with Blaze Bayley on vocals. It also marks the first album to utilize a slightly modified logo, with the letters R, M and N the same size as the other letters as opposed them being extended. This goes on for the next few albums until The Final Frontier in 2010.

<i>Silicon Messiah</i> 2000 studio album by Blaze

Silicon Messiah is the debut studio album by English heavy metal band Blaze, released in 2000.

Wolfsbane are an English rock band, active from 1984 to 1994, and again since 2010, following two brief reunions. To date, the band has released four studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, two EPs and three demos. Wolfsbane are now notable for being vocalist Blaze Bayley's band before he went on to replace Bruce Dickinson in Iron Maiden and then pursue a solo career. In addition to Bayley, the band's current lineup includes guitarist Jason "Jase" Edwards, bassist Jeff Hateley and drummer Steve Danger.

<i>Ed Hunter</i> 1999 compilation album & video game by Iron Maiden & Synthetic Dimensions

Ed Hunter is a greatest hits album and video game released in 1999 by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden and Synthetic Dimensions respectively. The game objective consists of following Iron Maiden's mascot, Eddie, through various levels depicting the band's past album covers. The accompanying CDs have the group's most popular songs, as selected by fans on the band's official website.

"Fear of the Dark" is a song by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Written by Steve Harris, the band's bass player and primary songwriter, it serves as the title track to Iron Maiden's 1992 album Fear of the Dark.

Virus (Iron Maiden song) 1996 single by Iron Maiden

"Virus" is a single from Iron Maiden, released in 1996. It is the first single since 1980's "Women in Uniform" that does not appear on any official Iron Maiden studio album. It was, however, featured as a brand new track on the band's first ever career retrospective – 1996's double-disc Best of the Beast. It is the only Iron Maiden song to be credited to both of the band's guitarists. It has never been performed live by Iron Maiden, but Blaze Bayley performed it several times in his solo career. Lyrically, the song warns of rising business and government corruption in an increasingly Internet-dependent world.

<i>Bastards</i> (Cerebral Fix album) 1991 studio album by Cerebral Fix

Bastards is the third full-length studio album from English thrash metal band, Cerebral Fix. It is their second on Roadrunner Records and follows Tower of Spite from the previous year.

<i>Live Fast, Die Fast</i> 1989 studio album by Wolfsbane

Live Fast, Die Fast: Wicked Tales of Booze, Birds and Bad Language is the debut album by English heavy metal band, Wolfsbane. The album was released on 14 August 1989 and produced by Rick Rubin for his Def American label. Promotional videos were made for two songs from this album, "Manhunt" and "I Like It Hot", both of which received significant airplay on MTV's Headbangers Ball.

<i>As Live as It Gets</i> 2003 live album by Blaze

As Live as It Gets is the third release and first live album by English heavy metal band Blaze Bayley, then known as Blaze, released in 2003. It features mostly the band's original material, though they also play some Iron Maiden and Wolfsbane covers, as lead singer Blaze Bayley used to be in both bands. The band also covers the Led Zeppelin track "Dazed and Confused", which appeared earlier as a studio track on the Led Zeppelin tribute album The Music Remains the Same.

<i>Massive Noise Injection</i> 1993 live album by Wolfsbane

Massive Noise Injection is a live album by the band Wolfsbane recorded at The Marquee, London on 20 February 1993.

<i>All Hells Breaking Loose Down at Little Kathy Wilsons Place</i> 1990 EP by Wolfsbane

All Hell's Breaking Loose Down at Little Kathy Wilson's Place is a mini-album by the band Wolfsbane released in 1990. The song "Kathy Wilson" was inspired by the 1953 sci-fi film Invaders From Mars, and features lines from the film voiced by Blaze Bayley.

<i>Lifestyles of the Broke and Obscure</i> 2001 compilation album by Wolfsbane

Lifestyles of the Broke and Obscure is a compilation album by the band Wolfsbane consisting of the albums Wolfsbane (CD1) and Massive Noise Injection (CD2).

<i>Promise and Terror</i> 2010 studio album by Blaze Bayley

Promise and Terror is the fifth studio album by English heavy metal band Blaze Bayley, released in 2010. It is the second studio album released by the band since they changed their name from Blaze, and the last album which Blaze Bayley established as the band, before Bayley himself decided to change the format as a solo artist for his subsequent albums. It is also the first Blaze Bayley album without a title track.

Fury UK is an English heavy metal band based in Manchester, England. Between 2007 and 2012 the band played a series of important festival appearances such as Bloodstock Open Air and Hammerfest in the UK, and Prog Power Metal Festival in Belgium, toured extensively with some of the biggest names such as Saxon, Iced Earth and Michael Schenker. Meanwhile, the band released three albums, one EP and one DVD. The band received plenty of critical praise, not least from renowned music writer Dom Lawson in his review of 3rd album 'A Way of Life' for Classic Rock magazine. In May 2012 the band went on long term hiatus when bassist Luke Appleton was recruited by American heavy metal band Iced Earth, following which Fury UK members Chris Appleton and Martin McNee formed a new band called Absolva, announcing their debut album 'Flames of Justice'.

<i>Wolfsbane Save the World</i> 2012 studio album by Wolfsbane

Wolfsbane Save the World is the fourth studio album by the British heavy metal band Wolfsbane, released in 2012. This is the first album of new material that Wolfsbane have released since their self-titled album in 1994, although they did record one new song for their 2011 EP Did It for the Money. The album is available on the band's official website, as well as via the merchandise stand on the band's upcoming tour.

<i>The King of Metal</i> 2012 studio album by Blaze Bayley

The King of Metal is the sixth studio album by English heavy metal vocalist Blaze Bayley, released in 2012. This is the first album that Bayley recorded where he considers himself a "Solo Artist", having parted ways with the Blaze Bayley band that recorded The Man Who Would Not Die and Promise and Terror.

Thomas Zwijsen

Thomas Zwijsen is a Dutch/Belgian (Flemish) classical acoustic and heavy metal guitarist. He is known for his arrangements of Iron Maiden songs for classical guitar both on YouTube since 2007 and with his 2013 and 2014 albums "Nylon Maiden", "Nylonized" and "Nylon Maiden II". Since 2011, he has worked closely with ex Iron Maiden and Wolfsbane frontman Blaze Bayley, co-composing Bayley's 2012 album The King of Metal and 2013 released Russian Holiday EP. In 2015, he released an album in Flamenco/fusion style consisting entirely of his own compositions, entitled "Divide & Unite".

This is the discography for English heavy metal musician Blaze Bayley.

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. "Wolfsbane - Wolfsbane". Metal-Archives.com. Retrieved 30 April 2010.