Top Ten NWOBHM Albums of 1980 « Play It Loud! The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal!
(NWOBHM if you’re nasty.) The collection of bands that comprise the NWOBHM range from Def Leppard to Venom. NWOBHM bands are classified as such based on their contribution to a particular heavy metal “scene” that swept through England from about 1979 through the early eighties. NWOBHM was a label conjured by the music press (most notably Sounds magazine). Top 10 NWOBHM releases. Top ten NWOBHM list.
The top 25 NWOBHM records. By Martin Popoff Metal’s first discernible movement, our first codified army of punters, air guitarists, headbangers, denim and leather… such is the glory of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, an explosion of heavy metal bands and LPs and indie 45s emerging from all over the U.K. from roughly 1980 to 1983.
Here’s a batch of the best, gamely ranked, a tight 25 metal masterpieces to match the tightness of the time frame from whence they sprang. Up the irons! 1. NWOBHM : Bands List. New Wave of British Heavy Metal.