Artist Name
Budgie
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4 users heart off Budgie - Breadfan
4 users heart off Budgie - Hold on to Love
4 users heart off Budgie - Parents
4 users heart off Budgie - Crash Course in Brain Surgery
4 users heart off Budgie - Crash Course in Brain Surgery


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Budgie is a Welsh hard rock/heavy metal band from Cardiff. They are described by author Gary Sharpe-Young as one of the earliest heavy metal bands and a seminal influence to many acts of that scene, with fast, heavy rock (an influence on the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) and acts such as Metallica) being played as early as 1971. The band has been noted as "among the heaviest metal of its day"

Budgie's music is a cross between the progressive metal textures of Rush and heaviness of Black Sabbath. Burke Shelley's vocals have been compared to Geddy Lee due to his similar approach of high-pitched banshee wails (incidentally, Shelley and Lee are also the bass players in their respective bands). Although Budgie remained quite obscure during their early career, many future stars of hard rock/metal have cited them as an important influence and covered their songs, including Iron Maiden, Metallica, Van Halen, Melvins, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden.
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Last Edit by piotrzarek
31st May 2016

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