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One of the key bands of the street punk scene that gave a second wind to the U.K. punk rock scene, G.B.H. (also known as Charged G.B.H.) were also one of the first bands to add a strong heavy metal influence to punk rock, and would be cited as an influence by Metallica and Rancid. Hailing from Birmingham, England, G.B.H. were formed in 1978 by lead singer Colin Abrahall, guitarist Colin "Jock" Blyth, bassist Sean McCarthy, and drummer Andrew "Wilf" Williams. The band's name comes from the British legal term "Grievous Bodily Harm," with which bassist McCarthy had been charged. McCarthy was not long in the group, and Ross Lomas took over on bass by the end of their first year. Playing hard and fast, and with no fear of rude or controversial lyrics, Charged G.B.H. first made their name touring throughout the U.K., and after striking a deal with Clay Records, they made their recording debut in 1981, with the EP Leather, Bristles, Studs, and Acne. In 1982, the group issued their first album, City Baby Attacked by Rats, which was followed by more touring, including their first visit to the United States. Charged G.B.H. brought out their follow-up, City Baby's Revenge: 101 Ways to Kill a Rat, in 1983, and in 1986, they released Midnight Madness and Beyond, their first album for Rough Justice Records, by which time they'd shortened their name to G.B.H. That same year, drummer Williams dropped out of the group, and Kai Reder, formerly of the band Napalm, became G.B.H.'s new drummer. No Need to Panic followed in 1987, and A Fridge Too Far arrived in 1989. In 1992, Joseph "Fish" Montanaro became G.B.H.'s new drummer (he would last until 1994, when Scott Preece took over behind the traps), and while many of the major street punk and Oi! bands of the '80s were maintaining a low profile (if they were still around at all), G.B.H. remained active. The group released a steady stream of live and studio albums and toured regularly throughout the '90s and into the new millennium, continuing to give their fans what they wanted. During this period, thrash metal bands like Metallica and Slayer were citing G.B.H. as an influence, helping the band find a new audience. In 2010, Lars Fredericksen of Rancid, a longtime G.B.H. fan, gave the veteran punks a bit of payback by releasing their album Perfume and Piss on his Hellcat Records label. In 2017, nearly 40 years after they first formed, G.B.H. demonstrated their longevity with the release of a studio album for Hellcat, Momentum.
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Tracks:
Title | Album |
A Fridge Too Far |
A Fridge Too Far
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Alcohol |
Leather, Bristles, No Survivors And Sick Boys
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All For The Cause |
The Church Of The Truly Warped
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Am I Dead Yet? |
Leather, Bristles, No Survivors And Sick Boys
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Avenues And Alleyways |
No Need To Panic
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B.M.T. |
From Here To Reality
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Back |
The Church Of The Truly Warped
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Ballads |
Perfume And Piss
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Belgrade |
Ha Ha
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Bell End Bop |
City Baby Attacked By Rats
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Big Women |
Leather, Bristles, No Survivors And Sick Boys
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Blood |
Mignight Madness And Beyond
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Boston Babies |
City Baby Attacked By Rats
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Break The Chains |
Punk Junkies
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Cadillac One |
Perfume And Piss
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Candy Man |
The Church Of The Truly Warped
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Captain Chaos |
A Fridge Too Far
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Chance For Living |
Mignight Madness And Beyond
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Checkin' Out |
A Fridge Too Far
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Choice |
Ha Ha
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Christianised Cannibals |
City Baby's Revenge
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Church Of The Truly Warped |
The Church Of The Truly Warped
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City Baby Attacked By Rats |
City Baby Attacked By Rats
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City Baby Attacked By Rats |
Burning Ambitions: A History Of Punk
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City Baby's Revenge |
City Baby's Revenge
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Civilized |
Punk Junkies
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Crossfire |
A Fridge Too Far
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Crush 'Em |
Ha Ha
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Cryin (On The Hard Shoulder) |
Punk Junkies
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Damn Good Time |
Punk Junkies
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Dead Man Walking |
Perfume And Piss
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Dead On Arrival |
Leather, Bristles, No Survivors And Sick Boys
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Desperate Times |
No Need To Panic
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Destroy |
From Here To Reality
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Diplomatic Immunity |
City Baby's Revenge
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Dirty Too Long |
From Here To Reality
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Discover The Treatment |
Ha Ha
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Don't Drag Me Back |
Punk Junkies
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Don't Leave Your Honey Down The Pits |
From Here To Reality
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Drugs Party In 526 |
City Baby's Revenge
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Dustbin Rock 'N Roll |
Ha Ha
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Electricity Through Space |
No Need To Panic
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Enzo |
Punk Junkies
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Evil Evar |
The Church Of The Truly Warped
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Falling Down |
Ha Ha
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Faster Faster |
City Baby's Revenge
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Flyin' High |
Ha Ha
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Freak |
Leather, Bristles, No Survivors And Sick Boys
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From Here To Reality |
From Here To Reality
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Future Fugitives |
Mignight Madness And Beyond
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Generals |
Leather, Bristles, No Survivors And Sick Boys
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Go Home |
A Fridge Too Far
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Going Sideways |
Perfume And Piss
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Gunned Down |
City Baby Attacked By Rats
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Gunning For The President |
No Need To Panic
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Guns And Guitars |
Mignight Madness And Beyond
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Ha Ha |
Ha Ha
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Harmony |
Punk Junkies
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Hearing Screams (For The Last Time) |
No Need To Panic
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Heavy Discipline |
City Baby Attacked By Rats
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High Octane Fuel |
City Baby's Revenge
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Hit The Deck |
No Need To Panic
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Hole |
Punk Junkies
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Horror Story |
Mignight Madness And Beyond
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How Come |
Mignight Madness And Beyond
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I Am The Hunted |
City Baby Attacked By Rats
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I Feel Alright |
City Baby's Revenge
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I Need Energy |
The Church Of The Truly Warped
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I Shot The Marshall |
No Need To Panic
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I Want To Believe |
Ha Ha
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Impounded |
Punk Junkies
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Intro |
Punk Junkies
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Invisible Gun |
Perfume And Piss
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Iroquois |
Mignight Madness And Beyond
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Junkies |
Punk Junkies
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Just In Time For The Epilogue |
From Here To Reality
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Kangaroo Court |
Punk Junkies
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Kids Get Down |
Perfume And Piss
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Knife Edge |
Leather, Bristles, No Survivors And Sick Boys
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Leather Coffin |
The Church Of The Truly Warped
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Limpwristed |
Mignight Madness And Beyond
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Lords Of Discipline |
The Church Of The Truly Warped
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Lowering The Standard |
Punk Junkies
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Lycanthhropy |
Leather, Bristles, No Survivors And Sick Boys
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Makin' Whips |
No Need To Panic
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Maniac |
City Baby Attacked By Rats
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Mass Production |
From Here To Reality
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Midnight Madness And Beyond… |
Mignight Madness And Beyond
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Moonshine Song |
From Here To Reality
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Necrophilia |
Leather, Bristles, No Survivors And Sick Boys
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Needle In A Haystack |
A Fridge Too Far
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New Decade |
From Here To Reality
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No Survivors |
Leather, Bristles, No Survivors And Sick Boys
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Nocturnal Journal |
A Fridge Too Far
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Not Enough Hate |
The Church Of The Truly Warped
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Outro |
Punk Junkies
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Pass The Axe |
A Fridge Too Far
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Passenger On The Menu |
City Baby Attacked By Rats
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Perfume and Piss |
Perfume And Piss
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Pins And Needles |
City Baby's Revenge
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Polytoxic |
Perfume And Piss
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Power Corrupts |
Perfume And Piss
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Prayer Of A Realist |
City Baby Attacked By Rats
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Punk Rock Ambulance |
Ha Ha
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Pure Greed |
The Church Of The Truly Warped
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Race Against Time |
Leather, Bristles, No Survivors And Sick Boys
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Rumblin' Underground |
No Need To Panic
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Sado Methodist |
Ha Ha
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Sam Is Your Leader |
Mignight Madness And Beyond
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San Jose Wind |
Perfume And Piss
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See The Man Run |
City Baby's Revenge
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See You Bleed |
A Fridge Too Far
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Self Destruct |
Leather, Bristles, No Survivors And Sick Boys
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Shakin Hands With The Machine |
Punk Junkies
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Sick Boy |
Leather, Bristles, No Survivors And Sick Boys
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Sick Boy |
City Baby Attacked By Rats
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Skanga (Herby Weed) |
City Baby's Revenge
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Slit Your Own Throat |
Leather, Bristles, No Survivors And Sick Boys
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Slut |
City Baby Attacked By Rats
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Song For Cathy |
Ha Ha
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State Executioner |
Leather, Bristles, No Survivors And Sick Boys
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Stormchaser |
Punk Junkies
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Superhighway Robbery |
Ha Ha
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The Desire Of Poverty |
Ha Ha
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The Fist Of Regret |
A Fridge Too Far
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The Forbidden Zone |
City Baby's Revenge
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The Old School Of Self Destruction |
From Here To Reality
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The Power Of One |
Ha Ha
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The Seed Of Madness |
Mignight Madness And Beyond
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The Unexpected |
Ha Ha
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This Is Not The Real World |
Perfume And Piss
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Time Bomb |
City Baby Attacked By Rats
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Time Flies |
Perfume And Piss
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To Understand |
No Need To Panic
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Tokyo After Dark |
Punk Junkies
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Too Much |
Mignight Madness And Beyond
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Transylvanian Perfume |
No Need To Panic
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Trust Me, I'm A Doctor |
From Here To Reality
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Twenty Floors Below |
A Fridge Too Far
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Unanswered Prayers |
No Need To Panic
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Unique |
Perfume And Piss
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Valley Of Death |
City Baby's Revenge
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Vietnamese Blues |
City Baby's Revenge
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War Dogs |
City Baby Attacked By Rats
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When Will It End? |
A Fridge Too Far
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Where The Wild Things Are |
The Church Of The Truly Warped
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Womb With A View |
City Baby's Revenge
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Womb With A View |
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You Don't Do Enough |
From Here To Reality
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Zeal Of A Convert |
Ha Ha
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