Samson
Country	England
Years active	1977 – 2002
Genres	Heavy metal

Samson was a heavy metal band formed in 1977 by guitarrist and vocalist Paul Samson. They are best known for their first three albums with future Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson, then known as "Bruce Bruce", and drummer Thunderstick (real name Barry Graham), who wore a leather mask and performed on stage in a metal cage. Drummer Clive Burr was also member of the band, both before and after his time with Iron Maiden. The group effectively disbanded with Paul Samson's death to cancer on August 9, 2002. Image File history File links SamsonSurvivors. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Heavy metal is a form of rock music characterized by aggressive, driving rhythms and highly amplified distorted guitars, generally with grandiose lyrics and virtuosic instrumentation. ... Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that emerged as a defined musical style in the 1970s, having its roots in hard rock bands which, between 1967 and 1974, mixed blues and rock to create a hybrid with a thick, heavy, guitar-and-drums-centered sound, characterised by the... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from East London. ... Bruce Dickinson For the record producer Bruce Dickinson featured in Saturday Night Lives skit, see More Cowbell. ... Thunderstick Thunderstick (aka Barry Graham) was a drummer for the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden briefly in 1977. ... Clive Burr (b. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

The band appeared briefly in the movie The Incubus (1981), performing on stage while the titular creature attacks someone in the venue's toilets. The Incubus is a 1981 horror film directed by John Hough. ...

Discography

Studio albums

• Survivors (1979)
• Head On (1980)
• Shock Tactics (1981)
• Before the Storm (1982)
• Don't Get Mad, Get Even (1984)
• Joint Forces (1986) – Paul Sampson solo album
• Head Tactics (1986)
• And There It Is (1988) – rereleased as 1988 in 1993
• Refugee (1990)
• Samson (1993)
• Test of Time (1999)

Live albums

• Thank You and Goodnight (1985)
• Live at Reading 1981 (1990)
• Live at the Marquee (1994)
• The BBC Sessions (1997)
• Metal Crusade (1999)
• Live in London 2000 (2001)
• Live: The Blues Nights (2002)

Compilations

• Last Rites (1984)
• Pillars of Rock (1990)
• Burning Emotion (1995)
• The Masters (1998)
• Past, Present, and Future (1999)
• Test of Time (1999)
• There and Back (2001)
• Riding with the Angels - The Anthology (2002)

References

• The Official Paul Samson Website
• Sing360.com: Samson Biography
• All Music Guide: Samson