NWOBHM Forever

[Krow]

Discuss all things NWOBHM here. Post your favorites. Post awesome obscure stuff. I dare say maybe we should keep the Maiden discussion to a minimum for sanity's sake.

I'll edit some YouTube links in, or just post some later today.

 

[Vilden]

 

[CiG]

This is so cool.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Last couple months I've been obsessed with the first two Tokyo Blade albums. Put off listening to them for a long time because of hard rock tags and middling friend ratings on RYM but when I finally got around to it my expectations were far exceeded. The debut is giving Angel Witch a run for the title of my favorite NWOBHM album.



The second album has a more proficient vocalist but also more filler. It's worse on the whole I'd say, but still has some killer songs on it:

 

[Vegard Pompey]

(B-side Eyes of a Stranger owns too)

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

 

[CiG]

Just a few of my favourites right now. Unfortunately the best song from the Battleaxe album isn't on youtube. It's called "Battleaxe."

 

[Krow]

I've been looking around for that Tysondog album. Best bet looks direct from the band.

 

[Slayed Necros]

One of my favourite Angel Witch songs. Super underrated.



A couple of others I don't see mentioned often.

 

[Slayed Necros]

The house of god has been violated! Blasphemy here this night!

 

[tagradh]

 

[Vilden]

The eternal problem for swedes with Tröjan is that it is hard to take them seriously when it means "The shirt" in swedish.

 

[no country for old wainds]

three GOAT epics to start this off:







edit: god i love these fucking songs. more 5+ minute nwobhm epics plz

 

[CiG]

I have an original pressing of that Tysondog album, funnily enough it only cost like $5 from a second-hand record store that mostly has a customer base of old people obsessed with Elvis and country music.

 

[Slayed Necros]

Fuck, Russ North is an incredible vocalist.

 

[Krow]

I've been a fan of Satanic Rites' first album for years...



Love how the singer shreds his vocal chords on this song...

 

[CiG]

Are Dark Star any good? Also gotta namedrop Witchfynde!

 

[Slayed Necros]

First time hearing Satanic Rites. Good stuff. I should really pay more attention to Witchfynde, I've owned that record for years.

 

[rms]

I don't think Dark Star are worth it, I think they reminded me of early Grim Reaper..cool for a week or two then why bother

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

I need to listen to Dark Star because they're on my list of bands with songs inspired by Michael Moorcock.