Tonight we headed into 2 hours of New Wave of British Heavy Metal like a bat-ter-ing ram, listening to some of the giants of the movement alongside more deeply-buried gems. Catch the archive on my show page.
Playlist for this episode:
Diamond Head, “Borrowed Time”
from Borrowed Time
Geffen - 1982
Judas Priest, “Rapid Fire”
from British Steel (30th Anniversary Edition)
Sony Music Entertainment - 2010
Iron Maiden, “The Trooper”
from Piece of Mind
Parlophone UK - 2015
Def Leppard, “Rock Brigade”
from Pyromania
UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) - 1983
Saxon, “Heavy Metal Thunder”
from Heavy Metal Thunder
UDR - 2015
Accept, “London Leatherboys”
from Balls to the Wall
Portrait/Epic/Legacy - 1984
Raven, “Seek & Destroy”
from All for One (Bonus Version)
Castle Music - 2002
Angel Witch, “White Witch”
from Angel Witch
Castle Music - 2005
Girlschool, “Hellrazor”
from Screaming Blue Murder
Sanctuary Records - 1982
Fastway, “Say What You Will”
from Fastway
Columbia - 2012
Grim Reaper, “Lord of Darkness (Your Living Hell)”
from Fear No Evil
Rdeg - 1985
Tygers of Pan Tang, “Shakespear Road”
from First Kill
Metal Nation Records - 2016
Praying Mantis, “Rich City Kids”
from Time Tells No Lies
Rock Candy Records - 1981
Blind Fury, “Evil Eyes”
from NWOBHM Majestic Metal, Vol. 2
Majestic Rock - 2005
Chrome Molly, “Cut Loose”
from You Can't Have It All / Stick It Out
Lemon Recordings - 2010
Samson, “Once Bitten”
from Shock Tactics (Bonus Track Version)
Castle Communications - 2001
Alcatrazz, “Too Young to Die, Too Drunk to Live”
from Alcatrazz Best Of
Margate Entertainment LLC - 2015
Savage, “Let It Loose”
from Loose 'N' Lethal
Krescendo Records - 2008
Hollow Ground, “Fight with the Devil”
from Warlord
High Roller Records - 2014
Quartz, “Stand Up and Fight”
from Stand Up and Fight
Majestic Rock - 2004
Black Rose, “Boys Will Be Boys”
from Bright Lights Burnin'
Majestic Rock - 2005
Elixir, “Hold High the Flame”
from The Son of Odin
Majestic Rock - 2006
Jaguar, “Axe Crazy”
from Power Games
Sanctuary Records - 1983
Pagan Altar, “Night Rider”
from Judgement of the Dead
Temple of Mystery Records - 1984
Witchfinder General, “Free Country”
from Death Penalty
Heavy Metal Records - 1982
Persian Risk, “Calling for You”
from N.W.O.B.H.M.
Heavy Metal Records - 1991
White Spirit, “Midnight Chaser”
from White Spirit
Geffen - 1980
Blitzkrieg, “Hell to Pay (Rerecorded)”
from A Time of Changes (30th Anniversary Edition)
Metal Nation Records - 2015
Cloven Hoof, “Cloven Hoof”
from Cloven Hoof
Sanctuary Records - 1984