Friday, 19 November 2021

English Dogs - Invasion Of The Porky Men & The Metal Years


English Dogs are a British punk band, formed in October 1981 in Grantham and produced two demos during 1982, "Show No Mercy" and "Free To Kill".
In 1983 they signed to Clay Records and released a six-track EP in July 1983, "Mad Punx And English Dogs". English Dogs' first full-length album, "Invasion Of The Porky Men", was released a year later.
The change towards metal saw them leave Clay records to sign with Rot Records and release the decidedly metal tinged "To The Ends Of The Earth" EP in September 1984. The metal leanings increased with "Forward Into Battle", culminating with the "Metalmorphosis" 12-inch and "Where Legend Began" album in 1986.
Due to personnel changes the band split up in 1986.
The band re-formed several times since 1993.


Band members:
Adie Bailey - vocals
Graham Butt - guitar
Jon Murray - guitar
Mark Watson - bass
Andrew Pinching – drums.
Former member:
Pete Wakefield - vocals.


"Invasion Of The Porky Men" by English Dogs is a compilation album, released in 1995 on Captain Oi!

Tracks:
1-14 LP Invasion Of The Porky Men, released in 1984 on Clay Records
15-20 12" Mad Punx And English Dogs, released in 1983 on Clay Records.

Tracklisting:
1. The Fall Of Max
2. World War 2
3. Your Country
4. Blind Man
5. Mercenary
6. Never Die
7. Astrophs Waiting
8. Newsflash
9. Ghost Of The Past
10. Carol
11. Spoils Of War
12. Cranked Up Really High
13. Invasion Of The Porky Men
14. Caveman Brain
15. Max (The Millionaire)
16. Psycho Killer
17. Free To Kill
18. Driven To Death
19. Left Me For Dead
20. R.I.P.

VBR ~251K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo


"The Metal Years" by English Dogs is a compilation album, released in 2014 on Candlelight Records.

Tracks:
1-4 12" The The Ends Of The Earth, released in 1984 on Rot Records
5-14 LP Forward Into Battle, released in 1985 on Rot Records
15-17 12" Metalmorphosis, released in 1986 on Under One Flag
18-26 LP Where Legend Began, released in 1986 on Combat Core.

Tracklisting:
1. Ambassador Of Fear
2. The Chase Is On
3. Incisor
4. Survival Of The Fittest
5. Foward Into Battle
6. The Final Conquest
7. Ultimate Sacrifice
8. Ordeal By Fire
9. False Prophet
10. Wall Of Steel
11. Nosferatu
12. He That Is Bound Shall Be Freed
13. Five Days To Death
14. Brainstorm
15. Nightmare Of Reality
16. Absolution
17. Let The Killing Begin
18. Trauma
19. The Eye Of Shamahn
20. Enter The Domain
21. Premonition
22. Calm Before The Storm
23. Flashback
24. A Tomb Of Travellers Past
25. Middle Earth
26. Epilogue

VBR ~263K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo