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Description of New Wave of British Heavy Metal

 
This was arguably the first descendant of Heavy Metal. After Hard Rock bands like Led Zeppelin and Jethro Tull had been bumped from popularity in the wake of British Punk, a new wave of groups incorporated the raw sounds of Punk with the heavy guitar of bands like the Scorpions and Black Sabbath. Bands such as Saxon, Iron Maiden, Diamond Head and Def Leppard created driving anthems using dueling leads, tight production and catchy riffs, returning Hard Rock to the top of the charts. Countless Heavy Metal acts the world over have evolved from, or merely copied, this influential British sound.
 

Top New Wave of British Heavy Metal Tracks

 
Play Track Artist Price
1. Rock You Like A Hurricane Scorpions
$1.29
2. Through The Fire And Flames Dragonforce
$1.29
3. No One Like You Scorpions
$1.29
4. The Trooper Iron Maiden
$0.99
5. Run To The Hills Iron Maiden
$0.99
6. The Green Manalishi Judas Priest
$0.99
7. Ace Of Spades Motorhead
$0.99
8. Still Loving You Scorpions
$0.99
9. Breaking The Law Judas Priest
$1.29
10. Only The Good Die Young Def Leppard
$0.99
11. The Number Of The Beast Iron Maiden
$0.99
12. Living After Midnight Judas Priest
$1.29
13. Wasted Years Iron Maiden
$0.99
14. Electric Eye Judas Priest
$0.99
15. 2 Minutes To Midnight Iron Maiden
$0.99
16. The Zoo Scorpions
$0.99
17. The Game Motorhead
$0.99
18. Aces High Iron Maiden
$0.99
19. Turbo Lover Judas Priest
$0.99
20. Nine Lives Def Leppard
$0.99
21. Through The Fire and Flames Dragonforce
$1.29
22. Go Def Leppard
$0.99
23. Blackout Scorpions
$0.99
24. Enter Sandman Motorhead
$0.99
25. Flight Of Icarus Iron Maiden
$0.99
26. Revolution Deathsquad Dragonforce
$1.29
27. Where Eagles Dare Iron Maiden
$0.99
28. Painkiller Judas Priest
$0.99
29. Cmon Cmon Def Leppard
$0.99
30. The Hellion Judas Priest
$0.99
31. Heading Out To The Highway Judas Priest
$0.99
32. Hallowed Be Thy Name Iron Maiden
$0.99
33. Heroes of Our Time Dragonforce
$0.99
34. Aces High (Mumbi, India, Palace Grounds; Feb 1, 2008) Iron Maiden
$0.99
35. King Of Kings Motorhead
$0.99
36. Big City Nights Scorpions
$0.99
37. Living After Midnight Judas Priest
$1.29
38. You Better Swim Motorhead
$0.99
39. Wind Of Change Scorpions
$0.99
40. Holiday Scorpions
$0.99
41. Love Bites Judas Priest
$0.99
42. Wrathchild Iron Maiden
$0.99
43. Love Def Leppard
$0.99
44. Strike of the Ninja Dragonforce
$0.99
45. Powerslave Iron Maiden
$0.99
46. Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight Spinal Tap
$0.99
47. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner Iron Maiden
$0.99
48. Rock You Like A Hurricane Scorpions
$1.29
49. Revelations Iron Maiden
$0.99
50. Churchill's Speech (Mumbi, India, Palace Grounds; Feb 1, 2008) Iron Maiden
$0.99
 

New Wave of British Heavy Metal Key Albums

 
British Steel
$9.99

 

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New Wave of British Heavy Metal Key Artists

 
Accept

They may be German with
an Aryan dwarf lead singer,
but Accept were an
important New Wave of
British Heavy Metal band....

Diamond Head

Diamond Head's 1981 debut,
"Lightning to the Nations," is
considered one of the best
and most influential metal
records ever. Unable to g...

Girlschool

One of the first all-female
metal bands, Girlschool had
multiple hit singles in the UK
in the early '80s. Often
collaborating with Motorh...

Grim Reaper

Unfairly mocked fantasy
Metal unit kept the power
and melody of Iron Maiden
alive during the heydays of
the hair band.

Iron Maiden

Bruce Dickinson's
high-flying vocals and an
army of guitars made Iron
Maiden THE new wave of
British heavy metal band....

Jaguar

One of many late-1970s New
Wave of British Heavy Metal
bands, Jaguar were known
for playing faster than most
everybody else.

Judas Priest

Judas Priest popularized the
sound of NWOBHM through
Rob Halford's operatic
vocals and the spastic
guitars of K.K. Downing....

Motorhead

British Metal kingpins led by
Lemmy Kilmister and best
known for the song "Ace of
Spades." Before forming
Motorhead in 1975, Lemm...

Raven

With high-pitched vocals
and hilarious lyrics, Raven
typified the most extreme
of the New Wave of British
Heavy Metal bands.

Saxon

Early New Wave of British
Heavy Metal band Saxon
scored several U.K. Top 20
singles and albums in the
'80s. Formed in Barnsley,...

Scorpions

German rockers known for
the 1980s songs "Rock You
Like A Hurricane" and "No
One Like You." The band
found success in Japan w...

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