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How the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal was born, by those who were there
Louder Sound via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoIn the late 70s, rock music was given a steel-booted kick up the backside by a new breed of band.The...
New wave of British heavy metal, Saxon, performs with Uriah Heep in Brown County
The Herald-Times via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoIn the beginning, heavy metal rocker band Saxon outpaced even the legendary Iron Maiden and Def...
Iron Maiden weren’t part of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, says ex-singer
Louder Sound via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoIron Maiden in 1981. Former Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Di’Anno has distanced the band from the New...
10 obscure but amazing New Wave Of British Heavy Metal bands that should have been far, far bigger
Louder Sound via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAlbum art by Diamond Head, Tygers Of Pan Tang, Fist and Tokyo Blade. Whenever anybody talks about...
"Our first album was the first NWOBHM album." Saxon's Biff Byford on being heavy metal pioneers,...
Louder Sound via Yahoo News· 9 months agoBiff Byford. Saxon are true metal pioneers. Present at the ground zero of the New Wave Of British...
11 legendary heavy metal bands with only one original member left
Louder Sound via Yahoo News· 7 months agoPhotos of Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Evanescence and Fear Factory playing live. Being in a heavy metal...
Five brilliant but obscure NWOBHM albums that could have been huge in a parallel universe
Louder Sound via Yahoo News· 12 months agoSegments of NWOBHM album sleeves When tasked with identifying the best of the New Wave Of British...
“As far as the 80s are concerned, we’re in for some very good heavy metal years”: Judas Priest’s Rob...
Louder Sound via Yahoo News· 1 month agoRob Halford onstage with Judas Priest in 2024. In 1979, heavy metal was still in its infancy....
"It feels like we're poised to take the reins." We got Wargasm, Loathe, Heriot, Ithaca and Blackgold...
Louder Sound via Yahoo News· 10 months agoBritish metal is more exciting, diverse and vibrant than ever, so we got five of the scene's leading...
10 heavy metal cover songs more popular than the originals (according to Spotify)
Louder Sound via Yahoo News· 7 months agoPhotos of Metallica, Ghost, Disturbed and Guns N Roses onstage. It’s a rare thing for a cover song...