Rock Goddess’s debut rolled around towards the tail end of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, but it wasn’t exactly their fault – the Turner sisters started the band six years prior, around the very beginning of the scene, but they were only 13 and 9 at the time. For those doing the math at home, that means that these tales of “Heartache” and “Heavy Metal Rock ‘n’ Roll” excess were probably based entirely on songs and movies. Which made it all the more impressive how badass these Girlschool-worshiping schoolgirls sounded!

– Jeff Treppel