Biceps of Steel
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Biceps of Steel is a short B-movie/movie video filmed circa 1980 but only released in 2003 . It featured the NWOBHM band Samson
and two songs from their album Head On (Hard Times, Vice Versa). The short film depicts a super roadie who fights evil orange jumpsuit wearing bouncers who are stopping a rock-n-roll crowd from having a good time. He then falls fowl to the evil wench who seduces and cuts his hair in order to take away his strength. At the end of the concert the super-roadie causes the two towers of amplifiers to fall, getting his revenge. The plot mimics the original story of Samson
.
The film was around 15 minutes long and created in the form of two music-videos. It starred Thunderstick
as the Super Roadie with his brother-in-law (as revealed by Bruce Dickinson
in an interview DVD interview for Anthology
) portraying the role of the drummer. Later clips from the movie would be used in the horror movie The Incubus which is perhaps better known.
Samson (band)
Samson was a British hard rock band formed in 1977 by guitarist 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 , who wore a leather mask and performed on stage in a...
and two songs from their album Head On (Hard Times, Vice Versa). The short film depicts a super roadie who fights evil orange jumpsuit wearing bouncers who are stopping a rock-n-roll crowd from having a good time. He then falls fowl to the evil wench who seduces and cuts his hair in order to take away his strength. At the end of the concert the super-roadie causes the two towers of amplifiers to fall, getting his revenge. The plot mimics the original story of Samson
Samson
Samson, Shimshon ; Shamshoun or Sampson is the third to last of the Judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Tanakh ....
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The film was around 15 minutes long and created in the form of two music-videos. It starred Thunderstick
Thunderstick
Thunderstick, real name Barry Graham Purkis, is an English drummer who wore various masks and used to perform on-stage closed in a cage. He was in the popular cult-band Samson which his name is most associated with....
as the Super Roadie with his brother-in-law (as revealed by Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
Paul Bruce Dickinson is an English singer, songwriter, airline pilot, fencer, broadcaster, author, screenwriter, actor and marketing director, best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden....
in an interview DVD interview for Anthology
Anthology (Bruce Dickinson DVD)
Anthology is a 3 disc compilation DVD by Bruce Dickinson, the lead singer of Iron Maiden. The DVD features three live performances as well every single promotional video made during Dickinson's solo career. The DVD also includes over an hour of extras and unreleased footage. It was released on 19...
) portraying the role of the drummer. Later clips from the movie would be used in the horror movie The Incubus which is perhaps better known.