“Wherever we travel, people say how important we were in terms of influencing them. When I was growing up, there was only Suzi Quatro to look up to”: Girlschool’s Kim McAuliffe and Jackie Chambers on 45 years of a great British rock institution

Girlschool's Kim McAuliffe and Jackie Chambers.

It’s been a long time since U.K. rockers Girlschool broke the mold to become the first British all-female metal band to hit the big time – 45 years, in fact, as reflected in the title of their powerhouse new album, WTFortyfive.

Founding member and singer/guitarist Kim McAuliffe and “the new girl” – lead guitarist Jackie Chambers (who joined the band in 1999) – are stoked to be talking to Guitar World this far down the line.