New Wave of British Heavy Metal

The Batlord · 08-19-2011, 11:12 AM

Oh **** yes! Diamond Head ****ing rule! But since you forgot to mention that their best song is It's Electric, you must die.

Unknown Soldier · 08-19-2011, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Well done on getting to 12.

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

The 12 essentials were to basically just cover the prime years of 1980-1981. I`m going to include another 8 essential albums from 1982 onwards to take it upto 20 albums.

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Oh **** yes! Diamond Head ****ing rule! But since you forgot to mention that their best song is It's Electric, you must die.

I love It`s Electric as well

Unknown Soldier · 08-22-2011, 05:22 PM

This is the final order of the twelve albums highlighted in order of preference, as I`ve only chosen one album per band for 1980-1981 some other great albums missed the cut, such as Iron Maiden Killers and Saxon Strong Arm of the Law had they been included they would`ve beaten the albums from 7-12.

1. Diamond Head- Lightning to the Nations
2. Iron Maiden- Iron Maiden
3. Angel Witch- Angel Witch
4. Saxon- Wheels of Steel
5. Tygers of Pan Tang- Spellbound
6. Motorhead- Ace of Spades
7. Witchfynde- Give Em Hell
8. Venom- Welcome to Hell
9. Samson- Head On
10. Raven- Rock Until You Drop
11. White Spirit- White Spirit
12. Def Leppard- High n Dry

Unknown Soldier · 09-14-2011, 05:46 AM

Ok time to finish this off with another 8 albums from 1982 onwards. The thread started with the Iron Maiden debut and so its fitting that 1982 should see Iron Maiden return.

Iron Maiden Number of the Beast 1982

This album needs no real introduction and is often tagged as one of the most important heavy metal albums ever released and you really had to be around in the early 1980s to appreciate its impact especially here in the UK. Equally important is that it was the first Maiden album to feature Bruce Dickinson who had arrived from Samson and this album showcases his true vocal acrobat style (much since copied). As impressive as Paul Di`Anno had been, Bruce Dickinson gave the band the sound they really wanted, which was essentially an arena metal sound with melodic overtones to rival that of Judas Priest and Scorpions etc. The album is full of Iron Maiden favourites and concert mainstays with most penned by the group`s main man bassist Steve Harris and the album would go onto to sell millions, and pave the way for the classic 1980s maiden albums of Piece of Mind and Powerslave. The album could also be seen as being responsible for inspiring a whole host of mediocre power metal bands as well. Whatever its resulting influence, it remains a true metal essential.

Howard the Duck · 09-14-2011, 06:12 AM

oh i thought you'd never update this thread

Tsunami · 10-14-2011, 12:55 PM

Praying Mantis and Pagan Altar are worth a while. Not to forget about Hell.
It's hard to find out about albums by Praying Mantis, I think I've just heard one, but it was quite nice sounding as well as I can recall...
Pagan Altar are just great, all of their albums are highly worth checking. (They're one of the doom metal pioneers.)
Human Remains by Hell is another very good album (It's their only studio album recorded on 2011, but I think that it's only songs they made back when they were together at first during the 80s)

Wyrd · 10-14-2011, 01:46 PM

I would recommend Melissa by Mercyful Fate. Such a great album, how could you miss it?

SATCHMO · 10-14-2011, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Wyrd

I would recommend Melissa by Mercyful Fate. Such a great album, how could you miss it?

Mercyful Fate was from Denmark and--even musically--doesn't fit into the sub-genre of NWBHM.

Wyrd · 10-14-2011, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

Mercyful Fate was from Denmark and--even musically--doesn't fit into the sub-genre of NWBHM.

Oh yea woops. Forgot about that.

Saxon's Debut was pretty good.

**Janszoon** · 10-14-2011, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by satchmo

mercyful fate was from denmark and--even musically--doesn't fit into the sub-genre of nwbhm.

NWDHM perhaps?

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08-22-2011, 05:22 PM	#63 (permalink)
Unknown Soldier Horribly Creative Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London, The Big Smoke Posts: 8,265	This is the final order of the twelve albums highlighted in order of preference, as I`ve only chosen one album per band for 1980-1981 some other great albums missed the cut, such as Iron Maiden Killers and Saxon Strong Arm of the Law had they been included they would`ve beaten the albums from 7-12. 1. Diamond Head- Lightning to the Nations 2. Iron Maiden- Iron Maiden 3. Angel Witch- Angel Witch 4. Saxon- Wheels of Steel 5. Tygers of Pan Tang- Spellbound 6. Motorhead- Ace of Spades 7. Witchfynde- Give Em Hell 8. Venom- Welcome to Hell 9. Samson- Head On 10. Raven- Rock Until You Drop 11. White Spirit- White Spirit 12. Def Leppard- High n Dry

09-14-2011, 05:46 AM	#64 (permalink)
Unknown Soldier Horribly Creative Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London, The Big Smoke Posts: 8,265	Ok time to finish this off with another 8 albums from 1982 onwards. The thread started with the Iron Maiden debut and so its fitting that 1982 should see Iron Maiden return. Iron Maiden Number of the Beast 1982 This album needs no real introduction and is often tagged as one of the most important heavy metal albums ever released and you really had to be around in the early 1980s to appreciate its impact especially here in the UK. Equally important is that it was the first Maiden album to feature Bruce Dickinson who had arrived from Samson and this album showcases his true vocal acrobat style (much since copied). As impressive as Paul Di`Anno had been, Bruce Dickinson gave the band the sound they really wanted, which was essentially an arena metal sound with melodic overtones to rival that of Judas Priest and Scorpions etc. The album is full of Iron Maiden favourites and concert mainstays with most penned by the group`s main man bassist Steve Harris and the album would go onto to sell millions, and pave the way for the classic 1980s maiden albums of Piece of Mind and Powerslave. The album could also be seen as being responsible for inspiring a whole host of mediocre power metal bands as well. Whatever its resulting influence, it remains a true metal essential.

10-14-2011, 12:55 PM	#66 (permalink)
Tsunami Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Finland Posts: 86	Praying Mantis and Pagan Altar are worth a while. Not to forget about Hell. It's hard to find out about albums by Praying Mantis, I think I've just heard one, but it was quite nice sounding as well as I can recall... Pagan Altar are just great, all of their albums are highly worth checking. (They're one of the doom metal pioneers.) Human Remains by Hell is another very good album (It's their only studio album recorded on 2011, but I think that it's only songs they made back when they were together at first during the 80s)