Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

The definitive years of the NWOBHM were 1979-1982 when nearly all the bands put out their best material, but it 1980 that was the killer year!!! The amount of great metal that came out that year is legendary. The first essential listen really needs to start with one of the best known albums and bands and that is the Iron Maiden debut and a great place to start.


The band needs no introduction but the Paul D`Anno era with the band was unforgettable, the band were raw and hungry and their later efforts never quite matched that hunger. Paul D`Anno unlike a lot of metal vocalists had a real guttural punk sound as opposed to the more soaring vocals of other metal vocalists. It was also on this album that bass player Steve Harris quickly started to emerge as the leading songwriter of the band. The album is littered with power chord tracks and sees the birth of the Iron Maiden stage favourites and epics such as Remember Tomorrow, Running Free, Phantom of the Opera and Charlotte the Harlot, but the whole track listing on the album is superb and a must hear. This ranks without a doubt as one of the bands best albums and will always be a my personal favourite from the band and no NWOBHM collection is complete without it.

Originally Posted by WhateverDude

Laser beams, psychedelic hats, and for some reason kittens. Surrel reminds me of kittens.