---
title: "Girlschool"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/girlschool"
genre: "Heavy Metal"
country: "United Kingdom"
formed: 1978
---

# Girlschool

**Girlschool** is a heavy metal band, from United Kingdom, active 1978 to present.

Girlschool are a British rock band that formed in the new wave of British heavy metal scene in 1978. Frequently associated with contemporaries Motörhead, they are the longest-running all-female rock band, still active after more than 40 years. Formed from a school band called Painted Lady, Girlschool enjoyed strong media exposure and commercial success in the UK in the early 1980s with three albums of "punk-tinged metal" and a few singles, but lost their momentum in the following years.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girlschool

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Girlschool |
| Genre | Heavy Metal |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | London, United Kingdom |
| Formed | 1978 |
| Releases in catalog | 18 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tracey Lamb](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tracey-lamb) | Bass guitar | 1987 to present | Current |
| [Denise Dufort](https://themetalnet.com/musician/denise-dufort) | Drums (drum set) | 1978 to present | Current |
| [Jackie Chambers](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jackie-chambers) | Background vocals, Guitar | 1999 to present | Current |
| [Kim McAuliffe](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kim-mcauliffe) | Lead vocals, Guitar | 1978 to present | Current |
| [Cris Bonacci](https://themetalnet.com/musician/cris-bonacci) | Guitar | 1983 to 1992 | Former |
| [Enid Williams](https://themetalnet.com/musician/enid-williams) | Bass guitar, Lead vocals | 1978 to 2019 | Former |
| [Gil Weston](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gil-weston) | Bass guitar | 1982 to 1987 | Former |
| [Jackie Bodimead](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jackie-bodimead) | Lead vocals, Keyboard | 1983 to 1986 | Former |
| [Jackie Carrera](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jackie-carrera) | Bass guitar | 1992 to 1992 | Former |
| [Kelly Johnson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kelly-johnson) | Guitar | 1978 to 2000 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1980 | [Demolition](https://themetalnet.com/album/8db905ff-bd30-3178-a084-0eef541166fb) | Album |
| 1981 | [Hit and Run](https://themetalnet.com/album/078cc28f-de57-32c1-a90b-9affd66160c9) | Album |
| 1982 | [Live and More](https://themetalnet.com/album/0e2e3b5c-3068-3d03-b3fd-3f7fbca56967) | EP |
| 1982 | [Screaming Blue Murder](https://themetalnet.com/album/8fcc63f9-74a1-367f-8938-0487c3bb5a51) | Album |
| 1982 | [Wildlife EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/5bdd9a09-b089-42ef-9d2c-eccb93e002f6) | EP |
| 1983 | [1-2-3-4 Rock and Roll](https://themetalnet.com/album/91db3423-b796-409c-b59b-7b22fff9b3ab) | EP |
| 1983 | [Play Dirty](https://themetalnet.com/album/312fd4a0-5f60-3da2-8871-19da237c7607) | Album |
| 1985 | [Running Wild](https://themetalnet.com/album/c946e21c-6c13-36bf-9c3a-72f29bf50091) | Album |
| 1986 | [Nightmare at Maple Cross](https://themetalnet.com/album/de83eb72-d448-45ae-8746-6295501c3950) | Album |
| 1988 | [Take a Bite](https://themetalnet.com/album/8628aa56-66e1-3125-a665-200825ada39b) | Album |
| 1992 | [Girlschool](https://themetalnet.com/album/dd875939-660a-3504-bdb1-ce110cb7e3b0) | Album |
| 2002 | [21st Anniversary: Not That Innocent](https://themetalnet.com/album/8837a5da-bd11-3488-8341-87ecbdc7eda6) | Album |
| 2004 | [Believe](https://themetalnet.com/album/67904eda-4d33-3b67-bfb2-40b9be3671a2) | Album |
| 2008 | [Legacy](https://themetalnet.com/album/701dfbce-279f-324c-a08d-89e00f3da2e5) | Album |
| 2011 | [Hit and Run: Revisited](https://themetalnet.com/album/43ed21a7-89d2-4f4f-8ef2-6cb005a665d0) | Album |
| 2015 | [Guilty as Sin](https://themetalnet.com/album/e0370def-a245-4be3-a80c-bf0e193c0153) | Album |
| 2015 | [Propaganda!](https://themetalnet.com/album/a289f268-140f-4ea1-9060-c7496bbe513f) | EP |
| 2023 | [WTFortyfive?](https://themetalnet.com/album/79ae16d0-2e93-4c5b-8d08-0c04eb1ccabe) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Saxon](https://themetalnet.com/band/saxon) (listened together)
- [Dio](https://themetalnet.com/band/dio) (listened together)
- [Rainbow](https://themetalnet.com/band/rainbow) (listened together)
- [KISS](https://themetalnet.com/band/kiss) (listened together)
- [Diamond Head](https://themetalnet.com/band/diamond-head) (listened together)
- [Twisted Sister](https://themetalnet.com/band/twisted-sister) (listened together)
- [Guns N’ Roses](https://themetalnet.com/band/guns-n-roses) (listened together)
- [Angel Witch](https://themetalnet.com/band/angel-witch) (listened together)
- [UFO](https://themetalnet.com/band/ufo) (listened together)
- [Uriah Heep](https://themetalnet.com/band/uriah-heep) (listened together)
- [Running Wild](https://themetalnet.com/band/running-wild) (listened together)
- [Venom](https://themetalnet.com/band/venom) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/girlschoolband
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2TRtXTjjmyzK5oUGec1Gv8
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Girlschool/1506
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/9921

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/girlschool](https://themetalnet.com/band/girlschool). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt