Medieval

Western Michigan's Medieval was formed in the late '70s by best friends Timothy Buist (vocals, guitar) and Willjious K. Amsbury (vocals, drums), who, in a move probably inspired by the Ramones, decided to combine their last names into a shared alias of Amsbuist and soon began working on original material while playing local clubs with bassist Magloo in tow. By the early '80s, the Amsbuists had enlisted a new bass player, Elwood Chew, and grown ever more influenced by no-fuss, speed-loving heavy metal bands such as Motörhead, Blitzkrieg, and Raven, resulting in an energetic but...