NWOBHM

[SentinelSlain]

Recommend some top 5 NWOBHM albums and artist excluding the REALLY famous bands like Motorhead, Iron Maiden etc, who I have already investigated. I already have some by the lesser known bands btw. Thanks

 

[Vitor]

great!!!

Demon - night of the demon

tysondog - beware of the dog

angel witch - screamin' 'n' bleedin'

grim reaper - see you in hell

argorn - anthology

the best ones IMO, but all the scene was great at all

 

[The Ozzman]

I need to get me that Grim Reaper album. That cover is killer.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

 

[no country for old wainds]

angel witch, satan and blitzkrieg are the three i really love, then there's an absolute ton i like inc. elixir, holocaust, witchfynde, diamond head, persian risk, legend, etcetc

the ex manager of demon used to run a music store in my town, place used to reek of pot

 

[SentinelSlain]

ok I like diamond head and angel witch already but I don't have that album yet, will get. Blitzkrieg have some great songs. I agree that Grim Reaper have good album art, got that album now too.

I'll probably get most/all of what was recommended.
Anyway I got Time Tells no lies by Praying Mantis and I really like it.

 

[SentinelSlain]

*bump* more recommendations please


thanks you

 

[rms]

Tank - Filth Hounds of Hades
Satan - Court in the Act

I think they are British, fuck if I remember though

 

[skeptik]

Legend - Legend and Death In The Nursery are some of the best the scene ever had to offer, and if anyone tells you otherwise, they're a fucking faggot.

Witchfinder General - Death Penalty

Cloven Hoof - Cloven Hoof

Witchfynde - Give 'Em Hell

Aragorn - Noonday Anthology

Trespass - Trespass Anthology

Saracen - Heroes, Saints, & Fools

Samson - Head On

White Spirit - White Spirit

Raven - Rock Until You Drop

Jaguar - Power Games

Plus most of what's already been mentioned.

 

[SentinelSlain]

Tank - Filth Hounds of Hades
Satan - Court in the Act

I think they are British, fuck if I remember though

they are and I have some tank already including that one but thanks

 

[Killbot]

Satan - Court In The Act
Witchfynde - Give 'Em Hell
Witchfynde - Lords Of Sin
Angel Witch - Angel Witch
Avenger - Too Wild To Tame - The Anthology (it's basically their entire excellent discog)
Get a Blitzkrieg album or two aswell, any'll do.

 

[no country for old wainds]

any will not do, get 'a time of changes' and 'unholy trinity' in that order

 

[johan68]

Check out
Savage - Let it Loose, brilliant album.

Tygers of Pan Tang - First three albums or so.

Mama's Boy's - Quality varies but some stuff is really good.

Rock Goddess - The ultimate opening act in Europe in the eighties.

 

[whiskey funeral]

Samson - Head On

This album is really great. I got it after watching a documentary called "Iron Maiden and the NWOBHM".

 

[HamburgerBoy]

That's all you need.

 

[rms]

Ive been looking into getting some more NWOBHM and basically got the basics, any other bands to add to these in this thread?

 

[SentinelSlain]

Well maybe:
Venom
Atomkraft - Anthology
Budgey
Warefare - Metal Anarchy
Tröjan - Chasing the Storm

btw, try before you buy. You MIGHT like them

 

[no country for old wainds]

^that atomkraft anthology is good shit

hmm what quality stuff hasn't been mentioned

pagan altar - volume 1 (obvious but yknow)
sledgehammer - blood on their hands (exceptional and ridiculously underheard/underrated)
holocaust - the nightcomers (another obvious classic)
voltz - knight's fall (really unusual)
dark heart - shadows of the night (also deserve more exposure imo, classy stuff)
egypt - s/t (late, but i think of them as nwobhm anyway)
jaguar - power games
more - warhead
tokyo blade - night of the blade
savage - loose 'n' lethal (someone mentioned this earlier under the incorrect title 'let it loose', which is actually the name of the first song on here)
chariot - the warrior
blade runner - hunted

if you're interested in 7", demos etc then there's an absolute shitton i could recommend btw

and i reiterate just in case, you absolutely NEED these beauties before moving onto anything else:
blitzkrieg - a time of changes
angel witch - s/t
iron maiden - s/t
diamond head - lightning to the nations
satan - court in the act

 

[SentinelSlain]

oh I've thought of some more:

Tank - Honour and Blood
Ethel the Frog - Ethel the Frog

Also, you'll probably like swedish stuff like:

Gotham City - The Unknown
Heavy Load - Metal Conquest and Stronger than Evil

 

[no country for old wainds]

Also, you'll probably like swedish stuff like:

Gotham City - The Unknown
Heavy Load - Metal Conquest and Stronger than Evil

seconded. also the heavy load debut is really cool, an endearingly sloppy weird mess that was ahead of its time in some ways.