Axehammer
Genre: Power/Heavy
From: United States
Formed in 1981
Albums to check out- *Lord of the Realm(EP)*
Notes: Released a few demos and an EP in the 80s, released their only full length in 2005
Iron Grey
Genre: Heavy
From: Belgium
Formed in 1983
Albums to check out- Metal Item(demo)
Notes: Pretty obscure heavy metal band from Belgium. Only released a demo and appeared on a split with a couple other bands.
Tokyo Blade
Genre: Heavy (NWOBHM)
From: England
Formed in 1982
Albums to check out- Tokyo Blade, Midnight Rendezvous, *Might of the Blade*
Notes: Pretty well known NWOBHM band with a few very good releases.
Judas Priest
Genre: Heavy(NWOBHM), Speed
From: England
Formed in 1969
Albums to check out- Sad Wings of Destiny, Stained Class, Hell Bent for Leather, British Steel, *Screaming for Vengeance*, Painkiller
Notes: One of the most popular and influential metal bands of all time.
Battleaxe
Genre: Heavy(NWOBHM)
From: England
Formed in 1979
Albums to check out- *Burn this Town*, Power from the Universe
Notes: They recorded a third album but it was never released.
Grim Reaper
Genre: Heavy(NWOBHM)
From: England
Formed in 1979
Albums to check out- *See You in Hell*, Fear No Evil, Rock You to Hell
Notes: One of the giants from the NWOBHM scene.
Saxon
Genre: Heavy(NWOBHM)
From: England
Formed in 1977
Albums to check out- Saxon, *Wheels of Steel*, *Strong Arm of the Law*, Denim and Leather, Power and the Glory
Notes: I really can't pick which album is better between Wheels of Steel and Strong Arm of the Law, so check out both. Saxon are quite a popular heavy metal band, and have a wonderful discography.
Morgana Lefay
Genre: Power/Thrash
From: Swedem
Formed in 1986
Albums to check out- Symphony of the Damned, Knowing Just as I, The Secret Doctrine, *Maleficium*, Sanctified, Grand Materia,
Notes: Power metal band from Sweden with some thrashy stuff mixed in. The band split apart and Charles Rytkönen and Tony Eriksson lost the rights to the band and started a band called Lefay.
Heir Apparent
Genre: Power/Heavy
From: United States
Formed in 1983
Albums to check out- Graceful Inheritance
Notes: Their second album is quite drastically different from the first. Graceful Inheritance is a gem though and everyone should check it out.
Warfare
Genre: Heavy(NWOBHM)/Speed
Formed in 1982
Albums to check out- Pure Filth, *Metal Anarchy*
Notes: Very punk influenced(more so than a lot of NWOBHM bands) heavy/speed metal.
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