The New Wave of British Heavy Metal is one of the most importants movements in metal history.It brought metal back in shape,and redefined the sound of the genre,taking the elements from the pioneers and infusing it with punk rock agression.So the bands were skilled musicians with complex songs but they also had a raw power that wasn´t that present in 70´s metal,these bands ended up paving the way to all metal that followed,being a strong and a main influence to genres like Thrash Metal.
Despite some controversy,Judas Priest and Motorhead aren´t nwobhm bands (if ,they were they would definitely be here in my list),they predated the movement and were an influence to the bands.The only bands that really made it big were Iron Maiden and Def Leppard,while others gained a cult fanbase like Saxon and Venom,besides those most nwobhm are relatively unknown to the mainstream and even to many metalheads.Despite this,the bands on my list are the most well known,but there were many other great obscure albums from the old british guard.
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