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Girlschool

Heavy metal
Heavy metal

Girlschool is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of Adrian Gurvitz, Gary Glitter, No Sleep 'til Hammersmith, Eddie Clarke and Phil Taylor. Those roots explain a lot about how Girlschool arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Angel Witch, Diamond Head, Motörhead, Holocaust and Demon, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Motörhead, Eddie Clarke, The Go-Go's and The Donnas, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around Girlschool, reaching back through Adrian Gurvitz and forward to Motörhead. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
GirlschoolAdrian GurvitzGary GlitterNo Sleep 'til Hammer…Eddie ClarkePhil TaylorMotörheadUriah HeepThe WhoMotörheadEddie ClarkeThe Go-Go'sThe DonnasAngel WitchDiamond HeadMotörheadHolocaustDemonLee AaronAlcatrazzW.A.S.P.

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Girlschool connections

Girlschool grew out of Adrian Gurvitz, Gary Glitter, No Sleep 'til Hammersmith and Eddie Clarke, shares an orbit with Angel Witch, Diamond Head, Motörhead and Holocaust, went on to shape Motörhead, Eddie Clarke, The Go-Go's and The Donnas. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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