The Meteors
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The Meteors are a psychobilly band from the United Kingdom, who are often credited with giving the genre its distinctive sound. Although the origins of psychobilly are debatable, the Meteors consider themselves the first and only psychobilly band. Fans of the band are known to use the slogan "Only the Meteors are pure psychobilly" (often shortened to just "OTMAPP") as a rallying cry.

The Meteors were started in 1980 by P. Paul Fenech (guitar and vocals), Nigel Lewis (upright bass), and Mark Robertson (drums). Fenech and Lewis had played in rockabilly bands before, but left their former band, Raw Deal, in order to experiment with a new sound that mixed horror and science fiction lyrics with a punk rock-rockabilly crossover. This sound would later be called psychobilly.

The Meteors played their first show during Rockabilly Night at The Sparrow Hawk in north London, but after being heckled due to their punk fashion, decided to begin playing shows beyond just rockabilly clubs. They developed a loyal following known as "the Crazies," who invented their own dance style called "going mental," a cross between dancing and moshing. This would later be renamed "wrecking," and is still a staple of the psychobilly scene to this day. Coupled with Fenech's ritual of spitting blood during performances, many clubs believed they were dangerous and refused to book them. The band began playing at punk rock clubs alongside other UK punk bands such as the Anti-Nowhere League and the UK Subs. However, unlike punk bands, the Meteors would insist that their shows be "a politics and religion free zone" in order to focus on having a good time instead of allowing disputes between fans to break out. Because of their example, there are nearly no political themes in psychobilly today.

Due to their cult following, the Meteors made a film in late 1980 with comedian Keith Allen called Meteor Madness. It was released as a double feature with two-tone ska film Dance Craze in March 1981. The movie featured four songs, which made it onto the band's first vinyl single. In August 1981, the band were signed to Island Records and recorded their first full-length, In Heaven.

The Meteors have gone through numerous line-up changes since, with Fenech being the only original member today. The current line-up includes Mark Burnett on bass and Wolfgang Hordemann on drums. They have 17 official albums, countless singles, and numerous reissues and compilation appearances. They continue to record using their own recording studio, In Heaven, and have extensively toured Japan, America, Europe, and Scandinavia.

P. Paul Fenech has also released many solo albums and plays in a rockabilly side-project, the Legendary Raw Deal, named after his first band. Nigel Lewis and Mark Robertson went on to first play together in the Escalators, a psychedelic rock band, then the Tallboys, a rockabilly band best known for recording the song "Take a Walk" for the Return of the Living Dead soundtrack.

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There's also a dutch band called The Meteors. One of the most wayward Dutch rock groups in the period between the late '70s and early '80s. The Meteors release three records which feature a futuristic sort of 'art' rock which is influenced by Roxy Music and David Bowie. The band formed in 1977 and disbanded in 1982.
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The Meteors Lyrics


5 For Her 3 For Him The rain is beating on my face My bikes still hot…
Another Day On Fire I burn in hell each in every day cos of the…
Attack of the Zorch Men Oh The Zorch Men We are coming We're coming from far…
Bad Moon Rising I see the bad moon arising. I see trouble on the…
Be Bop A Lula Well Be Bop a Lula she's my baby Be Bop a Lula…
Be My Slave Hey baby come with me Let's play a game Let's go somewhere…
Black Black Nite On a moonless Night I took a look at the…
Blue Sunshine You think I'm a nut ´cause of what I wear You…
Bonebag Baby’s in the bone bag baby’s in the bone bag Baby’s…
Breaking the Law There I was completely wasting, out of work and down all…
Corpse Grinder Well, I've got a machine, yeah. I keep it under my…
Crack Me Up Drinking cocktails in a hotel bar The noise of the West…
Death Dance The sound of the jungle is beating in my head But…



Dog Dog he likes the alleyways The alleyways the alleyways Old d…
Down and Dirty well just road in from hell tonite looking for a fuck…
Endless Sleep The night was black, rain fallin' down Looked for my baby,…
Fuck Like A Beast This worlds a boring place If you let it get you…
Fuck Off and Die Nothin' I ever said got through No, nothin' I ever…
Funhouse Come inside the funhouse We're gonna have a ball It aint l…
Get Off of My Cloud Well, I live in a hospital on the outskirts of…
Go Buddy Go Well the boys and the girls all dancing around Dancing all…
Hell Ain't Hot Enough I dreamt I died and I fell A hundred miles straight…
Hell Ain’t Hot Enough I dreamt I died and I fell A hundred miles straight…
Hellfire Hellfire Don't want to have to change the way I gotta…
I Ain't Ready Well the car it came to collect me But they were…
I Could Kill You I don't eat or sleep no more just pace around Banging…
I Don't Worry About It Well i don't care what people say, When i can't keep…
I Hate People God I wish that I could hide away And find a…
In Heaven In Heaven Everything is fine In Heaven Everything is fine In…
In The Cards Well hey little woman I know about you I know your…
Insane Well I`m insane thats what you made me baby I`m insane lo…
Into the Darkness I was walking down a lonely street On my way home I…
Johnny Remember Me When the mist's a-rising And the rain is falling And the w…
Juggernaut Knock knock baby here I come I've been looking all around Fo…
Kat Killer I am your nightmare of rock'n'roll not with my fashion sen…
Kattle Slut She's a wrecker, she's a shocker, She's hotter than hell, …
King Vlad Hi up in the mountains of old carpathia Six hundred years…
Ladykiller Yeah I want her Yeah I love her Yeah I want her…
Leave Me Alone You′re never gonna make it That's so sure You′re never gonna…
Lil Red Riding Hood Hey there little red ridin' hood, you sure are lookin' good …
Love You To Death Every night I walk around My feet don't ever make a…
Maniac What is mad? That's what you say Or am I bad? In any…
Michael Myers Samhain Michael Myers is back again bringin' all the troubl…
Micheal Myers Samhain Michael Myers is back again bringin' all the trouble…
Mutant Rock The whole world is dead now After the neutron bomb We all…
My Daddy Is a Vampire Well my daddy works the nightshift He lies in bed all…
My Slaughtering Ways I won't ever stop never Fucking ever stop 'till you put…
Never Stop the Hate Train I stay buried in the dark Cos I fucking scare myself But…
No Reason Well here it comes I can see it in your…
Papa Jupe Out in the desert neath the craggy foothills Jupy sits waiti…
Peace of Mind Down down goin down Underneath the underground Deep down, …
Powder Pain And Misery Well I've been rocking since I was born and I know…
Psycho for Your Love I'm a psycho for you're for your love baby yeah Il…
Radioactive Kid See him glowing in the shadows Running from the pain he's…
Raging Thunder Raging thunder, rainy night My mind is under your spell, alr…
Raised on Rock and Roll If you wanna get down, bring a friend, come around Getting…
Rawhide Keep movin', movin', movin' Though they're disapprovin' Keep…
Rhythm Of the Bell Well the rhythm of the bell is calling on the…
Rockabilly Psychosis I lock myself in my room before my TV set Looking…
Scream You F*cker Scream Welcome to hell you wont be happy here Its my greatest…
Scream you Fucker Scream Welcome to hell you wont be happy here Its my greatest…
shadow Time I live my life in shadow time you play your games…
She's A Zombie Now My baby won't sleep in the cold cold ground She's a…
Shout so Loud Well they let me out that place I was I was…
Sick Things I′d like to thought of a woman now all dressed…
Slow Down You Grave Robbing Bastard SLOW DOWN YOU GRAVE ROBBING BASTARD STOP RIGHT THERE I HEAR…
Somebody Put Something In My D Somebody Somebody Put Something In My Drink Somebody Anothe…
Surf City Two girls for every boy I bought a '30 Ford wagon…
Surfin Well, I've got a machine, yeah. I keep it under my…
Surfin' on the Planet Zorch Well, I've got a machine, yeah. I keep it under my…
Sweet Love On My Mind Well, I'm a man who's got nothing but sweet love…
The Crazed Yeah, you may think it's safe at home But remember when…
The Edge Edge of the city - off the highway Where concrete meets…
The Hills Have Eyes We`re the forgotten people here we were left after the bomb…
The Last Bus To Sanity Fucked up all night fighting with my self Winning losing at…
The Phantom Rider Here's to the robbers of old England My horse spits fire…
The Room My baby says she's mine all mine but I know…
These Boots Are Made for Walking You keep saying you've got something for me. something you c…
These Evil Things You think that you want it are you so sure This…
This Town I met a pretty girl she was the hottest thing…
To the Devil a Daughter My heart is Pumping pulse is raising Bike is eating up…
U Ain't Right 1/ You can fool a lot of the people but you…
We Wanna Wreck Here Well I stopped my bike outside some joint I liked the…
When Darkness Falls Though I am gone from you I will return The words I…
Wild Thing Wild thing, you make my heart sing You make everything groov…
Wildthing Wild thing, you make my heart sing You make everything groo…
Wolf Job Run run away from me before I change into something…
Wreckin Well, it's night time in the city Let's all go out…
Wreckin' Crew Well, it's night time in the city Let's all go out…
Wrecking Crew Well, it's night time in the city, Let's all go out…
Wreckin’ Crew Well, it's night time in the city Let's all go out…
You Can't Keep a Good Man Down Nothing you can do or say will stop me going…
You Scare Me The doctors told me, keep it inside, I'm working hard on…
You Scare Me (Not) The doctors told me, keep it inside, I'm working hard on…


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