Heavy Load

Heavy Load may refer to:

  • Heavy Load (band), a Swedish heavy metal band
  • Heavy Load (punk band), a British punk band composed of members suffering from various disabilities
  • Heavy Load (film), a British documentary about the punk band Heavy Load
  • Heavy Load (Transformers), several fictional characters in the Transformers universes
  • Heavy Load (album), the 1993 debut album of the experimental hip hop group New Kingdom
  • "Heavy Load", a song by Free from the album Fire and Water
  • See also

  • Overloading (disambiguation)
  • Haulage
  • Freight
  • Heavy Load (band)

    Heavy Load was a Swedish heavy metal band from Stockholm. The band is often hailed as the first Swedish heavy metal band, and were known for their Viking themes. The Wahlquist brothers, who founded the band in 1976 along with Michael Backler, were later producers and owners of Thunderload Records in Sweden, were at one point producing Veni Domine, and also were considering releasing a new album, though that never occurred. Misfortune struck when Thunderload Studios got severely damaged due to a water leakage in the 2000s, which meant a halt to its official existence. After the breakup, the members then went on and performed with other bands.

    Discography

    Albums

  • Full Speed at High Level (full-length, 1978)
  • Metal Conquest (EP, 1981)
  • Death or Glory (full-length, 1982)
  • Stronger Than Evil (full-length, 1983) (Phil Lynott playing bass guitar on the track "Free")
  • Others

  • "Take Me Away" (single, 1982)
  • Live (VHS, 1983)
  • "Free" (single, 1983) (Phil Lynott playing bass guitar on the track "Free")
  • Heavy Load (punk band)

    Heavy Load were a British punk rock band, described by The Sunday Times as "possibly the most genuinely punk band touring today".

    Its members met at Southdown Housing, a non-profit assisted-living community for people with mental health issues and learning disabilities, and were a mix of service users and staff.

    The band composed the theme for the BAFTA-nominated film Cast Offs and is itself documented in the film Heavy Load.

    The band were also the founders of the charity Stay Up Late, a campaign seeking to improve the social lives of people with learning difficulties by calling for more flexible staff hours. Stay Up Late is a national charity promoting full and active social lives for people with learning disabilities.

    Heavy Load split in September 2012 with a final gig in London's Trafalgar Square as part of the Paralympic festivities.

    Band members

  • Simon Barker, vocals
  • Jimmy Nichols, guitar and vocals
  • Paul Richards, bass
  • Mick Williams, guitar and vocals
  • Michael White, drums
  • Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Heavy Load

    by: Acid King

    Traveling down the road
    The conditions are not just right
    Carrying a heavy load
    Feeling you get at night
    Hiding the eyes that shine
    With the clouds hanging down below
    When you carry a heavy load
    You've got nowhere else to go
    Traveling down the road
    The conditions are not just right
    Carrying a heavy load
    Sun sets on the dark white ice
    Speed jumps when the heart rates rise
    As we swerve to the streets below
    When you carry a heavy load
    You've got nowhere else to go
    Carrying a heavy load
    Carrying a heavy load
    Carrying a heavy load




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