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Old 10-09-2014, 11:11 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by The Batlord View Post
Because "NWOBHM" doesn't describe all "heavy metal". It certainly doesn't describe Black Sabbath. It's just a "word" used to describe one single movement in one single part of the world during one short time. It doesn't even technically describe a musical genre, just the movement.
I should think it was obvious that I wasn't trying to refer to Sabbath as NWOBHM... Only the bands that are actually classified as NWOBHM should be called NWOBHM.

I guess I've always used NWOBHM to describe bands like Maiden, certain Priest albums, etc... I treat it as a de facto genre.
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