''Metal Priestess'' is the second

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by American punk rock band Plasmatics. It was released on October 21, 1981 by

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and reissued the same year by

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with an alternative cover.

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, who produced acts such as

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and James Brown, among others, had been working on a session in LA when he picked up a copy of ''Beyond the Valley of 1984'' and couldn't stop playing it. It was "ground breaking," he said. "I knew I wanted to meet these people and do something with them." Dan came down to the Tribeca loft where he met Wendy O. Williams and

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and a month later he and Rod Swenson were working on the production of the Metal Priestess EP. The creation of the EP is a result of the need to release something due to their increasing popularity, with an album being premature, partly because Capitol Records was now making overtures for the next one. Metal Priestess was recorded at Dan's private studio off his schoolhouse turned home and studio in

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and released early in the fall of 1981. In 2002, the EP was re-released through Plasmatics Media, LTD on the New Hope for the Wretched re-release.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. ;Plasmatics *

Wendy O. Williams Wendy Orlean Williams (May 28, 1949 – April 6, 1998) was an American singer, best known as the lead singer of the punk rock band Plasmatics. She was noted for her onstage theatrics, which included partial nudity, exploding equipment, firing ...

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Richie Stotts Richard Eugene Stotts (born 27 October 1953) (better known as Richie Stotts) is a musician, who was the first guitarist and one of the founding members of the punk/metal group Plasmatics. In 1978, Richie was among the earliest musicians to sport a ...

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Wes Beech The Plasmatics were an American punk rock, hardcore punk and heavy metal band formed by Rod Swenson and Wendy O. Williams in New York City in 1977. They were a controversial group known for chaotic, destructive live shows and outrageous theatr ...

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Chris Romanelli Chris Romanelli was the bassist of the punk rock band Plasmatics from 1981 until 1983 and again in 1986 to 1987, during a time, in 1983, he was the keyboardist. He played on the '' Metal Priestess'', '' Coup d'Etat'' and '' Maggots: The Record'' ...

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* Joey Reese –

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– bass guitar, keyboards (on "Sex Junkie" and "Masterplan") * Tony Petri – drums (on "Sex Junkie" and "Masterplan") ;Production *

– producer,

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– producer, concept, management * Eddie Ciletti – engineer (on "Sex Junkie" and "Masterplan") *

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– mastering ;Packaging * Rod Swenson – photography (as Butch Star) *

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References

External links

* ''Metal Priestess''at

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* ''New Hope for the Wretched / Metal Priestess''at

* 1981 EPs Plasmatics albums Stiff Records EPs {{1980s-punk-album-stub