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NWOBHM: A Timeline (Iron Maiden, Saxon, Def Leppard, Diamond Head, Venom, Raven & Angel Witch) — DeepCutsArchive
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Iron Maiden, Saxon, Def Leppard, Venom, Raven, Tank, Angel Witch were all part of a wave called the New Wave of British Heavy Metal or NWOBHM. It was a wave of heavy metal bands that roughly were active between 1979-1985. Bands like Iron Maiden, Saxon, Def Leppard, Angel Witch, Samson, Tank, Tygers of Pan Tang, Raven and Venom were some of the better known bands from the wave and in todays video I've compiled a timeline of important events, albums, gigs and lineup changes that were of importance to the wave. So this is the history of the 'New Wave of British Heavy Metal' or a timeline of it. Enjoy! Correction: I forgot about Praying Mantis, simply because I used the metal-archives as source for a lot of these bands. They don't count Praying Mantis as a metal band so that's why I forgot to include them here, but they should of course have been a part of this video. There were of course other bands that I could have included in this video but the scene was huge and a video is limited so I hope everyone can understand that. I'll try to do better next time. #nwobhm #heavymetal #ironmaiden NWOBHM - A TIMELINE. Like, Share and Subscribe! Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:53 1977 2:29 1978 3:11 1979 6:23 1980 11:10 1981 14:22 1982 17:03 1983 19:43 1984 22:04 1985 23:56 Post-NWOBHM Featuring bands such as: Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Saxon, Girlschool, Rock Goddess, Venom, Sweet Savage, Savage, Raven, Witchfinder General, Angel Witch, Tank, Tokyo Blade, Avenger, Hollow Ground, Hell, Demon, Witchfynde, Jaguar, Persian Risk, White Spirit, Fist, Motorhead, Tygers of Pan Tang, Saracen, Judas Priest, Grim Reaper, Satan, The Handsome Beasts, Ethel the Frog, More, Tank, Cloven Hoof, Black Sabbath, Samson, Vardis, Quartz, Dio, Thin Lizzy & Pagan Altar. RUTHLESS METAL ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/groups/176669589198816 SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54741783 RUTHLESS METAL ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/rupGEKwa8V SWEDISH METAL - FROM THE PAST ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1374325439496042 RUTHLESS METAL ON SPOTIFY: (A NWOBHM Playlist can be found on Spotify) https://open.spotify.com/user/nla1154q1kamkscnp5z1d79h3?si=K1ujpPh_SLujafZ_WUHFwQ LIKE, SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE! The Music in the video is from: YouTube Audio Library (Ethan Maxwell) Sinister Realm

About New wave of British heavy metal

The new wave of British heavy metal was a nationwide musical movement that began in England in the mid-1970s and achieved international attention by the early 1980s. Editor Alan Lewis coined the term for an article by Geoff Barton in a May 1979 issue of the British music newspaper Sounds to describe the emergence of heavy metal bands in the mid-to-late 1970s, as punk rock declined amid the dominance of new wave music.

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