Third World War - Third World War 1971

Terry Stamp and Jim Avery hold the distinction of forming Third World War probably the UK's first, for real, “aggro” band. Formed in London at the turn of the 70s, Third World War released 2 proto-punk albums (Fly Records and Track Records) in the early 70s. Third World War featured an aggression unheard of at that time. With Terry Stamp’s explosive vocals, lyrics, chopper guitar style, and Jim Avery’s West London, hard-nut, two-fisted, riff and chord approach proved unbeatable, (even thirty years on). Their socio-political agenda and proto-punk guitar style prefigured the emergence of UK “working-class” punk bands by some 5 years. Terry Stamp also recorded an album titled “Fatsticks” for A&M Records in 1975, moving to Los Angeles shortly afterward.

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