Because without punk, there would likely – very likely – have been no NWOBHM. It’s been tough choosing the candidates for this NWOBHM round-up. A real shame these guys sold out afterwards. Credited as executive producer (with the day-to-day production being handled by Mike Shipley), Lange inspired a No.1 album on both sides of the Atlantic. But to die-hard fans the band’s appeal has never waned at all. But they sort of fell off a cliff after their debut. What happened next? We shall probably never see its like ever again. How did a motley selection of juvenile British longhairs, cheap guitars in their hands and tubes of Clearasil in their back pockets, somehow inspire the formation of modern-day metal titans Metallica? This struck a chord with thousands of disaffected young rockers. But one thing’s for sure. But any prospect of a revival was blighted by Harris’s decision to appear on stage at the Bowl fancy-dressed as the Grim Reaper. 11. They're not metal, they're classic rock.Judas is easily the best NWOHMB, but Saxon and Maiden should be fighting for 2nd. At the tail end of the 70s, when it all started going off, this writer would never have predicted that the legacy of the NWOBHM would have turned out to be so significant, so far-reaching and so all-Goddamn-powerful. The band hit the ground running with the hyperactive 100MPH single in 1979 – a pristine copy is now worth a cool £500! Legendary NWOBHM act, the first two albums with are classics of the genre. To sidestep into reggae-dom for a second (and to paraphrase Johnny Nash), there always are more questions than answers. On the 1996 album Slang the band made an ill-advised attempt to modernise their sound, so they brought back Lange to help out in a limited capacity on 1999’s Euphoria. Their most recent album is 2018’s Gravity. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, I was going to vote Motörhead, but instead I voted for Saxon for four reasons: 1. The 10 best NWOBHM bands, by the man who gave the movement its name Saxon. Just listen to, If heaven is hell", If it wasn't for this band we wouldn't have the Iron Maiden that we have today, cause this was Dickinson's first band, and the band that really helped Iron Maiden get where they got. BA1 1UA. Trivium On Touring with Iron Maiden, Metallica, Machine Head. They began working the north-east heavy metal circuit in 1978 and soon signed to Wallsend-based Neat Records. How much more do you want before you're awed by their greatness? Voting Saxon, because well, they deserve. Why, as if one Saxon wasn’t enough in the NWOBHM’s early days, was there a period when there appeared to be two of them? Classic Line-up: Bruce Dickinson (vocals), Dave Murray (guitar), Ad… Not even close. Most of those bands did not survive past the mid-1980s and disbanded, but many … Riff-heavy songs such as Am I Evil? Eagles 4.) Hot Touch At Midnight 8. Classic Line-up: Cronos (bass/vocals), Mantas (guitar), Abaddon (drums). After the release of their 1993 comeback album, Death And Progress, the band were invited to open a huge Metallica show at Milton Keynes Bowl. No doubt about it, punk rock spat in the face of the establishment and upset old Colonel Blimp living next door. The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal – a mouthful of a term invented on a whim and a prayer by Sounds music weekly; a phrase much more awkward and cumbersome than ‘punk rock’, ‘nu-metal’ and even ‘alt.country’, fer Chrissakes – has stood the test of time. 10. After much phone-call badgering, Leppard vocalist Joe Elliott enticed this writer up to his (that Elliott’s, not mine) hometown of Sheffield in June 1979. Backtrack to a bloody long time ago. Saxon’s self-titled debut album was issued that year but – like that legendary 747 – their career really took off with the release of the follow-up, the still-magnificent Wheels Of Steel, in 1980. Underrated amazing band, way more people should listen to them. And on. After a chequered career, and a short-lived label-shift to Jet Records, the core of the band linked up with ex-Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr’s Escape (later known as Stratus). No issue here; Demon’s first two albums are horns worthy. This album is a classic of early New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, but Angel Witch proved to be a flash in the pan. By Recommended album: Black Metal (Neat, 1982). From NWOBHM to thrash pioneers and the bands that continue to define what metal can be, here are the best metal debut albums of all time. A beautifully crude album of (arguably accidental) genius. 1 Iron Maiden Iron Maiden are an English Heavy Metal / Hard Rock band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Probably the most unique and revolutionary band here. The Top Ten. To give some helpful hints on what to avoid in the future, here are 10 metal bands from that decade who absolutely sucked, and you should avoid sounding like at all costs. Listen to "Suzie Smiled", and you'll know what NWOBHM was. Recommended album: Hysteria (Vertigo, 1987). Debut single Don’t Need Your Money was a pulsating rock’n’roll nugget packed into tight Lycra shorts, and the song’s a capella section – “Don’t want no rich fat daddy trying to change my life when I just want to relax” – was a genius touch. But things had to go pear-shaped eventually; and they did so with the dreadful Crusader album in 1984. 12. When this writer first met Diamond Head in 1979 the band members’ average age was just 19. I just recently got into Iron Maiden. Red Hot Chili Peppers 10.) Sign up below to get the latest from Classic Rock, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! Their 1st 2 albums, On through the night, and High n dry are extremely good. It’s true to say that, following Lange’s departure for production pastures new, Leppard’s career went into a slow but steady decline – although as a live attraction they remain second to none. The period 1979–1981 in the United Kingdom introduced a movement of young musicians, generally identified as the new wave of British heavy metal.The movement spawned more than a thousand hard rock and heavy metal bands from all over the UK, which were more or less forcibly identified as heavy metal acts. Did you guys know that ZP Theart recently joined them. A new album, Metal City, is due in September. And definitely not AOR. The Script 9.) Run In The Night 2. U2 8.) See also: The 10 … Top 10: Heavy Metal Bands. Priest jumped on the NWOBHM band wagon by polishing their sound and struck it big on 1980s British Steel. Don't hate I'm fan since I was 7 and that was when Rock in Rio 2001 concert came on dvd's! Fire House 6.) Here are the bands that make up Geoff Barton’s NWOBHM list: Saxon Iron Maiden Vardis Raven Diamond Head Praying Mantis Def Leppard Tygers Of Pan Tang Samson Venom Man. Soviet Invasion is the single best NWoBHM of all time! Raven were the self-proclaimed hyperactive bastions of ‘athletic rock’. Best Banger: “Don’t Break the Circle” from The Unexpected Guest When Venom’s debut single In League With Satan hit the streets in 1981, it did so with the sickening force of a coked-up city trader plummeting from the top of Canary Wharf tower. Classic Line-up: Mark Gallagher (guitar), John Gallagher (bass/vocals), Rob ‘Wacko’ Hunter (drums). Browse the top nwobhm artists to find new music. How did Def Leppard learn to thrive and survive, having suffered the traumas of their guitarist Steve Clark dying from heroin addiction and their drummer Rick Allen losing an arm in a road accident? Oddly more influential to Scandinavian metal than to the NWOBHM iteself, but hey, that's how it worked out. But life is never simple. The basics of metal wich other bands will take will be from Bl, And Judas, Maiden were copping judas in many ways in the begining, first they take the uniform from judas, the 2 guitars, even one of them in the begining looks like KK downing with the haircut, judas are metal gods and they should be first. Hallowed Be Thy Name, Run to the Hills, Iron Maiden, Prowler, Aces High, 2 Minutes To Midnight, The Trooper, Still Life. The Best NWOBHM Singles & EPs. Long live Eddie the Head! By the close of the '70s, heavy metal had stagnated, with its biggest stars (Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath) either breaking away from the genre or sinking in their own indulgence, while many of its midlevel artists were simply undistinguished, churning out bluesy hard-rock riffs. They remain one of the mainstays of the NWOBHM. Saxon played the inaugural Castle Donington Monsters Of Rock Festival and composed the song And The Bands Played On in celebration. Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band, formed in London in 1967. The very band that inspired Maiden. I read they influenced Metallica. Top 10 Best Songs From The New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. A full list can be found here. Bath Here are ones that I think are the best. They are more like new wave of american heavy metal. Classic Line-up: Biff Byford (vocals), Paul Quinn (guitar), Graham Oliver (guitar), Steve ‘Dobby’ Dobson (bass),... Iron Maiden. → http://bit.ly/subscribe-loudwire We count down our picks for the 10 greatest bands from the New Wave of British of Heavy Metal. There is, in short, anarchy in the UK. Denim and Leather 3. They have more diversity between albums, better guitarists and overall much more melody and songwriting talent. were as monstrous as they were magnificent. There was a problem. Listen to "Straight from hell".One of my favourite bands!So underrated.. ANGEL WITCH, the group, the song, the album, just the very best of the NWOBHM era. But unfortunately, we’ve only got room for 10 of them here. Thank you for signing up to Classic Rock. ITT you will post two separate lists (or at least that is the goal), one for your top 10 Heavy Metal bands (and this term can be considered loosely to include "US Power Metal" bands such as Omen, Liege Lord, etc., and other bands of that nature, though it's preferable not to extend the term too far to the point of including bands like Blind Guardian or Agent Steel). Their 1st album is very good and is literally guitar riff heaven. You can find the best of many versions of the track on the 1980 NWOBHM compilation Metal For Muthas Vol 1. Beginning roughly in the waning months of 1979, hundreds of bands started taking their shot at stardom across the U.K. -- so many, in fact, that some experts insist the … 1977 Debut was produced by Tony Iommi enough said, Demons first two al;bums are classic NWOBHM fayre, and are two of the best records of that era. Underground Hard Rock / Metal bands mostly from the end 70s to the start 90s and some newer bands in the vein of the old school. Well worth checking out. (Classic Rock) 03 July 2020, At the end of the 70s, the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal revitalised the genre in the UK and now bears a weighty influence on metal worldwide. Highly Strung 6. Guitarist Robb Weir is the only surviving founder member and the band even have an Italian vocalist, one Jacopo Meille. In the show, Goldsmith – the veteran concert promoter and showbiz entrepreneur – attempted to resurrect Saxon’s supposedly ailing career. The band broke up in 1985, guitarist Brian Tatler going on to form Radio Moscow and singer Sean Harris linking up with guitarist Robin George for the short-lived Notorious project. Definitely Leppard take a lot of crap for leaving the NWOBHM, their producer (mutt lange) glossed up their production and rounded off their rough edged sound. For a while Diamond Head were the jewel in the NWOBHM’s crown, and the band secured an MCA contract in 1981. Albums such as ’81’s Denim And Leather continued to strike massive chords with the UK rock fraternity. This writer has great affection for Maiden’s early lineup with Paul Di’Anno on vocals when they plied their trade as an aggressive punk-metal band. Samson released arguably the first ever NWOBHM single: 1978’s Telephone b/w Leaving You, now a much-sought-after collectors’ item. If you're new, Subscribe! That's how you know they gotta be good. Although on the softer side of the NWOBHM spectrum, they make for some of the best melodic heavy metal/hard rock found throughout the movement. Venom - Black Metal. Vardis were a boogie-tinged power trio from Wakefield fronted by six-string maniac Steve Zodiac, who took his name from the lead character in the Gerry Anderson puppet show, Fireball XL5. Without a doubt in the same league with Iron Maiden, just far less successful comercially.Any fans of this band would also enjoy Blitzkrieg and Blind Fury, both composing of some of Satan's members at the time they released their debuts. The latter release was Vardis’s last for Logo; two more albums followed in 1983 (The Lion’s Share) and 1986 (Vigilante) and then it all went quiet until an unexpected sixth album, Red Eye, arrived in 2016. From Leek, Staffordshire, England, Demon never left behind their classic rock roots, thus even before going full space rock sometime in the mid-80s, Demon always sort of sounded like a ‘70s metal act. The Beatles An absolute classic band with some top tier NWOBHM material. They tried again on 2008's Songs From The Sparkle Lounge before scheduling conflicts scuppered the partnership, but 2015's Lange-less self-titled album showed they could make it work without the Mutt-man. Iron Maiden is the overall flagship band of the NWOBHM and always will be. Like Def Leppard, Iron Maiden became a massive act with global appeal. That’s ‘chords’ as in ‘powerchords’, natch. In 2006 Cronos returned with his brother Antton on drums and Mykvs on guitar, and released a new Venom album Metal Black. Black Sabbath cerated that music judas made it pur real metal. Scrobble songs to get recommendations on tracks you'll love. How did it happen? The return of vocalist Dickinson to the band in 1999 (replacing Wolfsbane man Blaze Bayley, whose best shot wasn’t quite good enough) gave Maiden renewed international impetus. Then we get to their classic material The Plague, Breakout, British Standard Approved etc, mixing the classic NWOBHM sound with what would laterly be called prog metal. With Byford looking a little like Saruman The White out of Lord Of The Rings these days, and with guitarist Paul Quinn having at long last eschewed his syrup for a headscarf, Saxon are still alive, touring and making records. 2) An American Heavy/Southern Metal band from Boca Raton, Florida. I know there is more but how can you vote against that? Compared to the sleek prog-metal machine the band evolved into, Iron Maiden sees them as a bunch of scruffy East End herberts with a powerful point to prove. But year in, year out, decade in, decade out... in the final analysis, after tens of thousands of listens to the complete comprehensive catalogues, other bands just play classic British Heavy Metal; SAXON IS BRITISH HEAVY METAL. 9. Zodiac himself gained a degree of notoriety due to his resemblance to Johnny Winter and his penchant for playing barefoot. Classic Line-up: Tino Troy (guitar/ vocals), Bob ‘Angelo’ Sawyer (guitar/ vocals), Chris Troy (bass/vocals), ‘Handsome’ Mick Ransome (drums). The top ten best New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands. Strong Arm of the Law, and 4. SEE YOU IN HELL MY FRIEND. Touted as the biggest prospect in heavy rock since Led Zeppelin, seeing Diamond Head live inspired a budding Danish drummer called Lars Ulrich to form a certain band called Metallica. Journalist Geoff Barton coined the term in a May 1979 issue of the British music newspaper Sounds to describe the emergence of new heavy metal bands in the mid to late 1970s, … Bruce Dickinson era is great also but don't not listen to their first 2 albums just because he is not lead singer. Is Iron Maiden’s debut album also their best? Praying Mantis were always at the more tuneful end of the NWOBHM. The Tygers signed to MCA but singer Jess Cox was ousted after the raw-sounding Wild Cat album. The 10 Best Prog Metal Bands Alex Distefano October 17, 2014 Progressive metal, unlike other sub-genres of heavy metal, borrows heavily from hard rock, classical rock and … These bands represent a very different sort of British Invasion. The carcasses of Led Zeppelin and Yes are being pecked at by scavenging crows on the local council tip. 6 . Tygers of Pan Tang - Wild Cat. The band’s debut for the label’s Vertigo imprint, the Wasted single, was released in November 1979; it superseded a three-track EP on their own Bludgeon Riffola label earlier in the year. Loved it better than every Rock, Hardrock and Metal band I heared. 3: 3. You will receive a verification email shortly. Yep, the NWOBHM – as we shall refer to it from here on in; it’s pronounced ‘ner-wobbum’, by the way – has proved to be more long-lasting than an industrial-sized gobstopper, more influential than a battalion of political spin doctors, and more fearsome than a body builder with a bucketful of steroids. Both were well established before the term was coined (by Sounds writer Malcome Dome) in March 1979). Bruce Dickinson, Steve Harris, Nicko Mcbrain, Dave Murray, Janick Gers and of course Adrian Smith, those 5 best musicians on this entire world! Classic Line-up: Bruce Dickinson (vocals), Paul Samson (guitar), Chris Aylmer (bass), Thunderstick (drums). Should be joint first with the Leps and Maiden - sorry but Priest and Motorhead were NOT NWOBHM bands - whoever voted for them doesn't knows what NWOBHM was! The most critically acclaimed period for the band was from 1983-1989. Probably death metal as well. 10. They changed styles within and album and their debut is the only one in their discography to sound so amazing. The brainchild of Beastmaker guitarist-vocalist Trevor Church, Haunt started out as a NWOBHM-styled solo project on the 2017 EP, Luminous Eyes.With the release of their excellent 2018 full-length Burst Into Flame, Haunt has transitioned into a full-on band that includes Church's fellow Beastmaker guitarist John Tucker amongst its ranks.As Church readily admits, the Fresno, CA-based … Recommended album: Rock Until You Drop (Neat, 1981). Bruce Bruce, of course, soon became known as the more familiar Bruce Dickinson. Recommended album: Wheels Of Steel (Carrere, 1980). Gillan - Magic. In truth, Biff Byford and his cohorts were relatively old guys even before the NWOBHM began. Judas Priest actually wasn't really a NWOBHM band. A further line-up change complicated things further before Stuart "La Rage" Dixon and Danny "Dante" Needham arrived to settle things down again, with 2018's Storm the Gates the most recent in a run of four albums featuring the same trio. Without Motorhead there would be no thrash metal, and no Ace of Spades. Probably the most influential NWOBHM band of them all, Venom unwittingly created the genre of music known as black metal. He was only 49. Venom went on to greater glory before a massive falling out between the original trio of Cronos, Mantas and Abaddon put the mockers on proceedings. Saxon are truly one of the great heavy metal bands of all time – and arguably the best traditional metal act operating in Britain today – but when it comes to the heavy-hitters of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, Saxon are often mentioned third behind Iron Maiden and … All rights reserved. Visit our corporate site. mpaz; Music; Heavy Metal, Music, Videos; Heavy metal, often referred simply as metal, is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, mainly in the United Kingdom and the United States. They regrouped for a couple mediocre albums in the mid '80s and then disappeared again. Saxon made a controversial high-profile return to the public eye this year when they were featured in the programme Get Your Act Together With Harvey Goldsmith on Channel 4. You could make a strong case for it. Journey 5.) Eyes Of Stone 14. Recommended album: Time Tells No Lies (Arista, 1981). Korn is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. If you expect the likes of Black Sabbath (Except Tony Martin Era), Judas Priest, Dio, … Classic Line-up: Biff Byford (vocals), Paul Quinn (guitar), Graham Oliver (guitar), Steve ‘Dobby’ Dobson (bass), Pete Gill (drums). Iron Maiden After their debut in 1980 the band imploded and several members quit. In Switzerland, a young band called Hellhammer were taking note of the speed and aggression of the best NWOBHM bands, and mutating it; a few years on a bunch of Norwegian bands took inspiration from them, and from Venom, and the second wave of black metal was born, itself spreading ripples around the world. Create your own list of music and share it with the world. Music. Their single Don’t Touch Me There (catalogue number Neat 03) was the very first of a host of essential metal releases on the influential indie label. Shine On Forever 11. Street Angel 4. Demon have to be one of the most influential bands of the whole era (and remember people NWOBHM was a movement NOT a genre - and yes Priest and Motorhead are great bands, but they are NOT NWOBHM.. Guns N' Roses 3.) Tony Iommi was the producer of their first album as well as a big fan of theirs. Torme - Back to Babylon. Babylon is ablaze and a new breed of spiky-barneted, saliva-sputtering yob is causing the conflagration. The band's most recent album, Ritual, came out in 2017. Bruce Dickinson tries his damnedest, but songs such as Prowler and Charlotte The Harlot just … First of all, Def Leppard is barely a rock band. Chase The Sun 10. I love Dio, but he wasn't even British. HAUNT. Up the Irons! Who would have thought it? Classic Line-up: Bruce Dickinson (vocals), Dave Murray (guitar), Adrian Smith (guitar), Steve Harris (bass), Clive Burr (drums). Then again hard rock and metal were considered almost the same back then. This album is … Their first 2 with Paul Di'anno are very good. Well, it was the straightforward idea that it was possible for someone – anyone – to pick up a guitar, sit behind some drums, grab a mic, record some Godawful racket and release it without mega-bucks record company backing. Band leader, guitarist Paul Samson kept plugging away and involved himself in a wide variety of projects, regularly resurrecting the Samson band name along the way, before his untimely death due to cancer in August 2002. Explore the NWOBHM Bands list by Timewheel on Discogs. Demon’s Night of the Demon not only has one of the greatest album covers of all time, but its opening chant of “Rise, Rise, Rise” is spooky-ooky metal at near-perfection. Nevertheless Mantis nabbed a major deal with Arista and released their debut album, Time Tells No Lies, in 1981. Classic Line-up: Steve Zodiac (guitar, vocals), Alan Selway (bass), Gary Pearson (drums). However the Praying Mantis name was revived for some celebratory NWOBHM shows in Japan and the core of the band – the Troy brothers, Tino and Chris – are still plying their trade today. There were many 7" singles and EPs released during the NWOBHM era. Many of these bands are still touring years after their initial popularity. The NWOBHM was an extraordinarily fertile period in British rock history. Twelve of the band's official releases have peaked in the top ten of the Billboard 200, eight of which have peaked in the top five. Saxon are my personal favourite New Wave... band. I started at their debut album 'Iron Maiden", which is where everyone should. Rock N Roll Thunder 12. Nevertheless DH are still active and their latest album, The Coffin Train, featuring vocalist Rasmus Bom Andersen, was released last year. After a series of similarly manic releases on Neat Records, Raven tied up with US label Megaforce and then signed to Atlantic – but like many NWOBHM acts, a major label deal was to be the band’s undoing as they misguidedly adopted a more mainstream approach. Maiden’s history has been so well documented it seems pointless to try and boil it down into a pithy sentence or two. Brilliant guitar playing on their first two full length albums. Recommended album: Lightning To The Nations (DHM, 1980). The New Wave of British Heavy Metal re-energized heavy metal in the late '70s and early '80s. The first two albums were definitely top tier speedy NWOBHM. 15 ... Top 10 New Wave of British Heavy Metal Bands. Waste containers marked ‘progressive rock albums, please deposit here’ are appearing on street corners alongside glassand newspaper-recycling units. In truth, once producer Robert John ‘Mutt’ Lange got behind the controls for 1981’s High ’N’ Dry album there was no stopping the Def-sters. After a fair time spent floundering, founder members the Gallagher brothers returned to basics with Pentagram’s Joe Hasselvander replacing the semi-legendary Rob ‘Wacko’ Hunter on drums in 1987. Without them, Thrash Metal wouldn't exist and neither would black metal. With that said, Maiden does indeed have better live shows and I like Bruce Dickinson slightly more than Halford; not to mention that BD's aged a bit better than Halford. Through The Fire … Despite the valiant efforts of Dickinson’s successor, Nicky Moore, Samson’s time in the limelight began to fade. In 2015, in the other black corner, former members Mantas and Demolition Man hooked up with Abaddon to form Venom Inc., who released their debut album Avé in 2017. Their lyrics… Saxon toured with a balsa-wood castle stage set to promote the record and for the first time, people chuckled rather than cheered. Grim Reaper is one of the most forgotten metal bands that could have stood with the giants like Maiden and Priest. Behemoth supergroups such as Emerson, Lake And Palmer are being consigned to the dumpster. 13. ‘Venom are totally corrupt,’ ran the review in Sounds music weekly. Like many of the old NWOBHM bands, the Tygers are still in existence today, albeit with a radically different line-up to the original one. White Steel 3. 1 . Top Ten New Wave Of British Heavy Metal Bands. But to succeed around the world, the Irons really did need that one-man air-raid siren known as Bruce Dickinson, in tandem with an increasingly overblown, theatrical approach to their live shows. But probably not prog rock. I've always associated them with classic heavy metal. Browse the top uk drill artists to find new music. Further tragedy was to follow: Samson bassist Chris Aylmer died in 2007 following a battle with throat cancer. Classy songs with great melodies and a singer who sounds more Joe Cocker than Joe Elliot. Phalanx 9. Scrobble songs to get recommendations on tracks you'll love. The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Damned, et al are sweeping the old guard away – and they’re using broomsticks tipped with barbed wire. Highly influential Great Talented Band but inconsistent probly why they were never huge. Classic Line-up: Joe Elliott (vocals), Steve Clark (guitar), Phil Collen (guitar), Rick Savage (bass), Rick Allen (drums). Saxon is the band I think of when I hear the term NWoBHM. Venom singlehandedly invented not one, but two new music genres out of their first two albums alone. After time spent as a workaday blues-rock-oriented three-piece with Clive Burr on drums, the band caused a ripple of controversy by replacing Burr with Barry ‘Thunderstick’ Graham, who had a penchant for wearing a rubber rapist’s mask on stage. Iron Maiden Powerslave (1984) 2: 2. Classic Line-up: Jess Cox (vocals), Robb Weir (guitar), Rocky Laws (bass), Brian ‘Big’ Dick (drums). The band has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling bands. The Trooper, number of the beast, Run to the hills, Hallowed be thy name, Aces high, Powerslave, Iron Maiden, Prowler, Fear of the dark, Wasted Years, Ghost of the navigator, Can I play with madness, Still life, 2 Minutes to midnight. Raven made several brave attempts to crack the American market (Metallica being an early support act of theirs) and they even went so far as to hire out Judas Priest’s Screaming For Vengeance stage set for a US tour in the mid-80s. Later they acquired the services of singer Bruce Bruce and recorded the fine Survivors album. Megastardom, pure and simple – although tinged with tragedy (the death of guitarist Steve Clark) and trauma (drummer Rick Allen losing an arm in a car crash) along the way. The band briefly attracted the attention of mega American manager Peter Mensch, but he opted to sign up Def Leppard instead. Lange’s final significant outing with the band was 1992’s Adrenalize. Most consist of the 80s the golden year of metal. V8 Crash 5. Motorhead and Venom were very influential in the creation of Thrash, Speed, Death, and Black Metal, Lemmy is awesome and so are there songs they should be in the top 3!THE ACE OF SPADES. How come NWOBHM originators Iron Maiden are still going strong, and still have the pulling power to headline mega-festivals such as Download? The great thing about Maiden is that they’ve always stayed true to their cause and have rarely, if ever, been forced to compromise. Maybe even thrash metal. That signature Steve Harris bass sound is there, and singer Paul Di’Anno is on prime form. Classic Line-up: Sean Harris (vocals), Brian Tatler (guitar), Colin Kimberley (bass), Duncan Scott (drums). In truth it could’ve gone to any one of many deserving candidates: Fist, Witchfynde, Girl, Mythra, Jaguar, Silverwing, Paralex, Sledgehammer, Gaskin, Trespass, Blitzkrieg, Hollow Ground, Sweet Savage, Witchfinder General, Holocaust… the list goes on. 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