New Wave of British Heavy Metal

Unknown Soldier · 08-09-2011, 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

i adore the cheesiness of most metal - that's one of the appeals of metal

Then you must like Accept

‪Accept - Balls To The Wall‬&rlm; - YouTube

Howard the Duck · 08-09-2011, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Then you must like Accept

‪Accept - Balls To The Wall‬&rlm; - YouTube

i don't really like them

but i do like the cheesiness of most power-metal, especially the hokey fantasy elements

Unknown Soldier · 08-09-2011, 07:20 AM

Ok tenth essential listen is this one by Witchfynde released in 1980.

Witchfynde Give Em Hell 1980

Witchfynde were a Derbyshire outfit whose musical influences were heavily injected with a strong dosage of 1970s hard rock and a Budgie style metal sound. Added to this were some 1970s prog rock influences and a dosage of punk. As the album cover suggests, the whole thing was then wrapped up with satanic imagery Venom style. In 1980 the band released two studio albums of which this one was the best and it contained 7 great songs which were highlighted by the distinctive vocals of Steve Bridges, who imo sounds remarkedly like Ian Astbury of the Cult especially on the Love album. Like many bands of their ilk and despite often touring with Def Leppard, Witchfynde never got the success they deserved.

The Batlord · 08-09-2011, 11:01 AM

A band I've not heard of...intriguing. I must find this.

Unknown Soldier · 08-09-2011, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

A band I've not heard of...intriguing. I must find this.

Witchfynde are similiar to Angel Witch, in that they take a few listens for the listener to really notice the quality their music.

**Janszoon** · 08-09-2011, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Now that is a hilarious album cover!

Unknown Soldier · 08-10-2011, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Now that is a hilarious album cover!

Glad you enjoyed it, I dig these covers out for your benefit

Unknown Soldier · 08-16-2011, 10:23 AM

The eleventh essential album is this one, again its debatable whether it should be classified as the NWOBHM due to its hard rock leanings and apart from Urban I doubt many people will know this.

White Spirit White Spirit 1980

This band were from the unlikely location of Hartlepool and had a sound very much in the mold of Deep Purple, combined with the lengthy instrumental leanings of hard rock outfit Budgie. The group were without doubt top-notch musicians and are best remembered for band member Janick Gers, who later went onto feature in the Ian Gillan Band and then onto Iron Maiden. The first thing you notice on this album are the very liberal use of keyboards, something which sets them very much apart from all the the other bands listed here! White Spirit were basically a one album act that contained seven great songs, which all helped to make this a solid hard rock album at a time when the NWOBHM was firing on all cyclinders.

Next up will be the final album of the 1980-1981 time period and in my opinion the twelfth essential listen, is without doubt the best album relaeased by any band in the whole NWOBHM period.

Unknown Soldier · 08-18-2011, 03:09 PM

The twelfth essential listen and imo the best album of the twelve is this one.

Diamond Head Lightning To The Nations 1980

My mother was a witch, she was burned alive. Am I evil? Yes I am!

Without doubt one of the great metal albums of its era, from a band that were once compared with Led Zeppelin, its not that they sounded like Led Zeppelin but the comparison was made due to their amazing talent. A number of thrash metal acts also referenced Diamond Head as a major influence and especially Metallica who often covered their songs. I`d say the Metallica album Kill Em All was a direct homage to this album in its sound and feel. This Diamond Head album contains seven songs that were built to last, with sublime guitar riffs dominating throughout and the showpiece tracks being Sucking My Love and Am I Evil? A Japanese metal mag actually placed this album as the 3rd greatest guitar riff album of all time, behind Black Sabbath`s Master of Reality and Slayer`s Reign in Blood an indication of how revered this album has become. This is one album that really rocks out and really needs to be played loud!

As for the band, Diamond Head despite all their talent were their own worst enemies, they refused to play the London scene early on, which was crucial for any NWOBHM band and insisted on doing things their way. By the time they got their act together, they`d missed the boat and despite putting out two other great releases never found the fame and fortune that their talent deserved. I`d put Diamond Head in the same category as the band Budgie, as two British hard rock/heavy metal acts that had the talent to rule the world, but sadly it was never to happen.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 08-19-2011, 09:15 AM

Well done on getting to 12.

I think you should continue this, there's still plenty of great stuff that deserves some attention.

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Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Well done on getting to 12. I think you should continue this, there's still plenty of great stuff that deserves some attention. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

08-09-2011, 07:20 AM	#53 (permalink)
Unknown Soldier Horribly Creative Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London, The Big Smoke Posts: 8,265	Ok tenth essential listen is this one by Witchfynde released in 1980. Witchfynde Give Em Hell 1980 Witchfynde were a Derbyshire outfit whose musical influences were heavily injected with a strong dosage of 1970s hard rock and a Budgie style metal sound. Added to this were some 1970s prog rock influences and a dosage of punk. As the album cover suggests, the whole thing was then wrapped up with satanic imagery Venom style. In 1980 the band released two studio albums of which this one was the best and it contained 7 great songs which were highlighted by the distinctive vocals of Steve Bridges, who imo sounds remarkedly like Ian Astbury of the Cult especially on the Love album. Like many bands of their ilk and despite often touring with Def Leppard, Witchfynde never got the success they deserved.

08-16-2011, 10:23 AM	#58 (permalink)
Unknown Soldier Horribly Creative Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London, The Big Smoke Posts: 8,265	The eleventh essential album is this one, again its debatable whether it should be classified as the NWOBHM due to its hard rock leanings and apart from Urban I doubt many people will know this. White Spirit White Spirit 1980 This band were from the unlikely location of Hartlepool and had a sound very much in the mold of Deep Purple, combined with the lengthy instrumental leanings of hard rock outfit Budgie. The group were without doubt top-notch musicians and are best remembered for band member Janick Gers, who later went onto feature in the Ian Gillan Band and then onto Iron Maiden. The first thing you notice on this album are the very liberal use of keyboards, something which sets them very much apart from all the the other bands listed here! White Spirit were basically a one album act that contained seven great songs, which all helped to make this a solid hard rock album at a time when the NWOBHM was firing on all cyclinders. Next up will be the final album of the 1980-1981 time period and in my opinion the twelfth essential listen, is without doubt the best album relaeased by any band in the whole NWOBHM period.

08-18-2011, 03:09 PM	#59 (permalink)
Unknown Soldier Horribly Creative Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London, The Big Smoke Posts: 8,265	The twelfth essential listen and imo the best album of the twelve is this one. Diamond Head Lightning To The Nations 1980 My mother was a witch, she was burned alive. Am I evil? Yes I am! Without doubt one of the great metal albums of its era, from a band that were once compared with Led Zeppelin, its not that they sounded like Led Zeppelin but the comparison was made due to their amazing talent. A number of thrash metal acts also referenced Diamond Head as a major influence and especially Metallica who often covered their songs. I`d say the Metallica album Kill Em All was a direct homage to this album in its sound and feel. This Diamond Head album contains seven songs that were built to last, with sublime guitar riffs dominating throughout and the showpiece tracks being Sucking My Love and Am I Evil? A Japanese metal mag actually placed this album as the 3rd greatest guitar riff album of all time, behind Black Sabbath`s Master of Reality and Slayer`s Reign in Blood an indication of how revered this album has become. This is one album that really rocks out and really needs to be played loud! As for the band, Diamond Head despite all their talent were their own worst enemies, they refused to play the London scene early on, which was crucial for any NWOBHM band and insisted on doing things their way. By the time they got their act together, they`d missed the boat and despite putting out two other great releases never found the fame and fortune that their talent deserved. I`d put Diamond Head in the same category as the band Budgie, as two British hard rock/heavy metal acts that had the talent to rule the world, but sadly it was never to happen.