Cauldron, White Wizzard, Enforcer, Striker...

[Monco10]

...Savage Blade, Skull Fist and Volture.

I'm totally addicted to these bands that bring back the memories of the 80's !
Hopefully we can expect more of these kind of bands the next coming years, a dream came true.

 

[Element_man]

Striker is awesome. full of energy, amazing live performance, fantastic vocals, great sense of hook and they are all true metalheads. Most of these other bands are like a joke to me, making really stupid self-aware metal for ironic kids before they move on and suck the passion out of the next style. White Wizzard, Skull Fist are especially bad, to me. Volture, Cauldron and Enforcer seem to be better, Enforcer are pretty wicked with a bit of grit and Cauldron's first EP is awesome, but I'm never feeling their vocals.

For newer old-school styled groups I really dig Alpha Tiger, Briton Rites, Atlantean Kodex, Argus. Portrait, In Solitude, Midnight Priest... These bands are actually heavy.