List of new wave of British heavy metal bands

The mid-late 1970s–early 1980s period in the United Kingdom introduced a movement of young musicians, generally identified as the new wave of British heavy metal (often abbreviated as NWOBHM). 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.^[1][2] Most of those bands did not survive past the mid-1980s and disbanded, but many reformed in the 2000s.^[3]

A

• Alkatrazz^[4]

Angel Witch

• Angel Witch^[5][6]
• Atomkraft^[7][8][9]
• A II Z^[10][11]
• Avenger^[7][12][13]

B

Blitzkrieg

• Baby Tuckoo^[14][15]
• Battleaxe^[16][17]
• Battlezone^[18][19]
• Black Rose^[20][21]
• Bleak House^[22]
• Blitzkrieg^[23][24]
• Bronz^[25]

C

• Charlie ’Ungry^[26]
• Chateaux^[27][28]
• Chrome Molly^[29]
• Cloven Hoof^[30][31]

D

Def Leppard

Demon

Diamond Head

• Dedringer^[32][33]
• Deep Machine^[34]
• Def Leppard^[35][36]
• Demon^[37][38]
• Diamond Head^[39][40][41]
• Di'Anno^[42]
• Dragonslayer^[43]
• Dumpy's Rusty Nuts^[44]

E

Elixir

• E. F. Band^[45][46]
• Elixir^[46][47]
• Ethel the Frog^[48][49]

F

• Fist^[50][51]

G

Girlschool

• Girl^[52]
• Girlschool^[39][52]

Grim Reaper

• Gogmagog^[53]
• Grand Prix^[54]
• Grim Reaper^[55][56]

H

• The Handsome Beasts^[57][58]
• Haze^[59]
• Hell^[60]
• HellsBelles^[61]
• Hollow Ground^[62]
• Holocaust^[63][64][65]

I

Iron Maiden

• Iron Maiden^[66][67]

J

• Jaguar^[63][68][69]
• Jameson Raid^[70]

L

• Lionheart^[71]

M

• Mama's Boys^[72][73]
• Marseille^[74][75]
• McCoy^[76]
• Mirage
• More^[77][78]
• Mournblade

N

• The Next Band^[79]
• Nicky Moore Band^[80]
• Nightwing^[81][82]

P

Praying Mantis

• Pagan Altar^[83][84]
• Persian Risk^[85][86]
• Pet Hate^[86]
• Praying Mantis^[87][88]

Q

• Quartz^[89][90]

R

• Race Against Time^[91]

Raven

• Raven^{[92][93][94][95]}
• Rock Goddess^[96][97]
• Rogue Male^[98]

S

Satan

Saxon

• Salem^[99]
• Samson^{[100][101][102]}
• Saracen^[103][104]
• Satan^{[95][105][106]}
• Savage^[107][108]
• Saxon^{[95][109][110]}
• Shy^[111][112]
• Spider^[113][114]
• Stampede^[115][116]
• Starfighters^[116]
• Stratus^[117]
• Sweet Savage^[118]

T

• Tank^[119][120]
• Terraplane^[121]
• Thunderstick^[122]
• Tobruk^[123]
• Tokyo Blade^[124][125]
• Tredegar^[126]
• Trespass^[127][128]
• Tygers of Pan Tang^{[127][129][130]}
• Tytan^[131][132]

U

• Urchin^[133]

V

Venom

• Vardis^[134][135]
• Venom^[136]

W

• Warfare^[137]
• White Spirit^[138][139]
• Wild Horses^[140][141]
• Witchfinder General^[142][143]
• Witchfynde^{[144][145][146]}
• Wrathchild^[147][148]

See also

• New wave of American heavy metal
• New wave of traditional heavy metal

Notes

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2. Shore, Robert (January 2009). "NWOBHM: 30 Years On". Planetrock.com. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
3. Tucker: pp. 129-154, 163-169
4. Macmillan: p.31
5. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Angel Witch biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
6. Popoff: p.21
7. Tucker: p.203
8. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Atomkraft biography". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
9. Popoff: p.29
10. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "A II Z biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
11. Popoff: p.31
12. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Avenger biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
13. Popoff: p.32
14. "Baby Tuckoo biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
15. Popoff: p.35
16. Ruhlmann, William. "Battleaxe biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
17. Popoff: p.39
18. "Battlezone biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
19. Popoff: pp.39–40
20. Ruhlmann, William. "Black Rose biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
21. Popoff: p.47
22. Bleak House entry on Encyclopaedia Metallum site [1]
23. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Blitzkrieg biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
24. Popoff: p.52
25. Popoff: p.61
26. Macmillan: p.109
27. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Chateaux biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
28. Popoff: p.70
29. Popoff: p.72
30. Popoff: p.74
31. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Cloven Hoof biography". Allmusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
32. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Dedringer biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
33. Popoff: p.90
34. "DEEP MACHINE Q&A: ENGINE ROARING!". Zero Tolerance Magazine. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
35. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Def Leppard biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
36. Popoff: pp.92–93
37. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Demon biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
38. Popoff: pp.93–94
39. Tucker: p.204
40. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Diamond Head biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
41. Popoff: pp.96–97
42. Popoff: p.97
43. Macmillan: pp.186-187
44. Popoff: p.104
45. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "EF Band biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
46. Popoff: p.106
47. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Elixir biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
48. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Ethel the Frog biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
49. Popoff: p.108
50. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Fist biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
51. Popoff: p.121-122
52. Popoff: p.133
53. Popoff: p.135
54. "Grand Prix Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
55. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Grim Reaper biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
56. Popoff: pp.139–140
57. Rivadavia, Eduardo (20 August 2006). "Handsome Beasts biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
58. Popoff: p.146
59. Macmillan: p.274
60. Freeman, Phil. "Hell – Human Remains review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
61. Popoff: p.158
62. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Hollow Ground biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
63. Tucker: p.205
64. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Holocaust biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
65. Popoff: pp.161–162
66. Huey, Steve. "Iron Maiden review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
67. Popoff: p.169-172
68. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Jaguar biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
69. Popoff: p.175
70. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Jameson Raid biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
71. "Michael Schenker Group and Lionheart guitarist Steve Mann discuss the new MSG album and tour, upcoming Lionheart music and other ongoing projects". Metal Rules. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
72. Prato, Greg. "Mama's Boys biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
73. Popoff: p.210
74. "Marseille biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
75. Popoff: p.214
76. Macmillan: p.386
77. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "More biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
78. Popoff: p.231
79. Macmillan: p.410
80. Macmillan: p.411
81. "Nightwing biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
82. Popoff: p.243
83. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Pagan Altar biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
84. Marsicano, Dan. "Essential Doom Metal Albums". About.com. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
85. Rivdavia, Eduardo. "Persian Risk biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
86. Popoff: p.260
87. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Praying Mantis biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
88. Popoff: p.268
89. Torreano, Bradley. "Quartz biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
90. Popoff: pp.271–272
91. Macmillan: p.281
92. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Hawaii - Loud Wild and Heavy review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
93. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Raven biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
94. Popoff: pp.283–286
95. Tucker: p.206
96. "Rock Goddess biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
97. Popoff: p.290
98. Macmillan: p.488
99. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Salem biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
100. Huey, Steve. "Samson biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
101. Popoff: pp.305–307
102. neil, o'neil (6 May 2021). "NWOBHM Encyclopaedia".
103. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Saracen biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
104. Popoff: pp.308
105. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Satan biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
106. Popoff: pp.309
107. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Savage biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
108. Popoff: pp.310–311
109. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Saxon biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
110. Popoff: pp.314–315
111. "Shy biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
112. Popoff: p.323
113. "Spider biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
114. Popoff: p.334
115. "Stampede biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
116. Popoff: p.336
117. Popoff: p.343
118. Prato, Greg. "Sweet Savage biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
119. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Tank biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
120. Popoff: pp.350–351
121. Popoff: p.352
122. "Thunderstick biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
123. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Tobruk Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
124. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Tokyo Blade review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
125. Popoff: p.358-359
126. Popoff: p.364
127. Tucker: p.207
128. Stone, Doug. "Trespass biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
129. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Tygers of Pan Tang biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
130. Popoff: p.371-372
131. Popoff: p.373
132. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Tytan biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
133. Macmillan: p.676
134. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Vardis biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
135. Popoff: p.386
136. Popoff: pp.395–397
137. "Warfare Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
138. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "White Spirit biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
139. Popoff: p.412
140. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Wild Horses biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
141. Popoff: pp.414–415
142. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Witchfinder General biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
143. Popoff: pp.416–417
144. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Witchfynde biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
145. Popoff: pp.417–418
146. Tucker: p.208
147. "Wrathchild biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
148. Popoff: pp.419–420

References

• Macmillan, Malc (2012). The N.W.O.B.H.M. Encyclopedia (3 ed.). Berlin, Germany: I.P. Verlag Jeske/Mader GbR. ISBN 978-3-931624-16-3.
• Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
• Tucker, John (2006). Suzie Smiled... The New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Shropshire, UK: Independent Music Press. ISBN 978-0-9549704-7-5.