"What does GBH mean" must be one of the most frequently asked questions that I get asked. If you are British then the chances are that you will know the answer, but being that most of our visitors are from other shores then a proper explanation seems necessary.

In the eyes of British law, there are several degrees of assault on another person for which you could charged if arrested for such offences. I am not sure if these still hold but certainly 'ABH' .. Actual Bodily Harm, would be levelled at you for breaking someone's nose etc. On a sliding scale therefore, 'GBH' .. Grievous Bodily Harm would be for a more serious offence and 'Wounding' would be at a higher level still.

Jock has commented that when 'GBH' started, they then discovered that a Heavy Rock band in London was going by the same name. Rather than change their name, our friends from Birmingham added 'Charged' to their title, they never actually heard of the other band again and eventually the 'Charged' was dropped (circa 1984 at the end of the 'Clay' period).

In some ways, the name 'GBH' implies something rather violent and nasty, but as Jock says for the record, "The name is more connected with our music than violence, it's also easy to remember !".

'GBH on the ear-holes' is perhaps the way you should look at it.