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The sound of Japanese bands Earthshaker, Loudness, Anthem and other minor groups was also influenced by the NWOBHM, whose British sound engineers were used for their early albums. The Japanese band Bow Wow even transferred to England to be part of the British metal scene. [336]
The mid-late 1970s–early 1980s period in the United Kingdom introduced a movement of young musicians, generally identified as the new wave of British heavy metal (often abbreviated as NWOBHM). The movement spawned more than a thousand hard rock and heavy metal bands from all over the UK, which were more or less forcibly identified as heavy ...
Jun 6, 2024 · All around the country, new bands were appearing at a weekly rate. In the north-east there were the Tygers Of Pan Tang, Raven and Fist. Scotland had Holocaust. The East Midlands had Witchfynde and Savage, while the West Midlands was represented by Diamond Head, the West Country had Jaguar.
- Dave Everley
The influence of NWOBHM bands on thrash metal is undeniable. Bands such as Raven, Diamond Head, and Blitzkrieg were instrumental in laying the groundwork for what would become thrash metal, impacting bands like Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax.
- Saxon. Classic Line-up: Biff Byford (vocals), Paul Quinn (guitar), Graham Oliver (guitar), Steve ‘Dobby’ Dobson (bass), Pete Gill (drums). Saxon made a controversial high-profile return to the public eye this year when they were featured in the programme Get Your Act Together With Harvey Goldsmith on Channel 4.
- Iron Maiden. Classic Line-up: Bruce Dickinson (vocals), Dave Murray (guitar), Adrian Smith (guitar), Steve Harris (bass), Clive Burr (drums). Maiden’s history has been so well documented it seems pointless to try and boil it down into a pithy sentence or two.
- Vardis. Classic Line-up: Steve Zodiac (guitar, vocals), Alan Selway (bass), Gary Pearson (drums). Vardis were a boogie-tinged power trio from Wakefield fronted by six-string maniac Steve Zodiac, who took his name from the lead character in the Gerry Anderson puppet show, Fireball XL5.
- Raven. Classic Line-up: Mark Gallagher (guitar), John Gallagher (bass/vocals), Rob ‘Wacko’ Hunter (drums). Raven were the self-proclaimed hyperactive bastions of ‘athletic rock’.
May 8, 2015 · A select number of talented guitarists were plucked from failing NWOBHM bands by more established acts, including Sweet Savage’s Vivian Campbell (first by Dio, then Def Leppard), the...
Jul 7, 2023 · Southampton’s bid for heavy/power/speed metal glory, Toledo Steel have been on the rise for a decade, paying their dues warming up boards for NWOBHM legends like Raven and Grim Reaper. Influences range across US, UK and Euro styles, but a distinct identity emerges most persuasively in Rich Rutter’s wild, expressive vocals (check out the ...
