Metal Box

In Lydon's own words: "Metal Box was hard work. First, Virgin weren't very sure about the metal package, you know, cost, blah blah blah. So we offered to pay for some of it by reducing our advance from them. Obviously the idea of putting a record in a metal box was a bit unusual. The idea came from film canisters. We all thought video and film was the future. Besides, I've always collected vinyl and this was a really good way of stopping it getting damaged."

PIL开创了死亡迪斯科（Death Disco），音乐放大打击乐在摇滚中的比重，增加音乐织体的密度，使其具有金属的特质。这种强调织体和音色，摈弃solo和riff，接近后摇风格，专辑的第一首歌，albatross十分多钟，已经接近了现代后摇的曲目长度。那怪评论家说：与其说PIL是后朋克，不如说他们是后摇的先驱。

1979年第二张录音室专辑 时长:60:29 All​Music:5/5 Pitchfork:10/10 Robert Christgau:A- Rolling Stone:4.5/5 Q:5/5 Uncut:5/5 Spin:10/10 NME:9/10 Rolling Stone史上最伟大的500张唱片:461/500

烂牙其实是有天才的，玩手枪也许只是为了积累经验和钱呢

桶木腰说“：这是我们永远也做不出来的专辑”

Keith Levene是一个伟大的吉他手