ech, i dunno Witchfinder General seem a bit more Sabbath that the power-pop stylings of most NWOBHM, and I was listening to mentalist progressive 80's thrash way before I succumbed to this stuff erm... last week. I see what you mean though, I'm still not partial to some of the more overly-theatrical yelped-vocal stylings of certain bands, but it's all quite light-hearted fun really
All brought on by the NWOBHM compilation that jackhammer has, which I imagine is pretty damned definitive in a scene that probably didn't yield many classic albums. I dare you to listen to that and not derive any enjoyment from it
Also the more I listen to this Blitzkrieg album the less I like it, in the sense that bar a few bangers it really is a missed opportunity