Top 10 New Wave of British Heavy Metal Bands
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The New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement consisted largely of young, working class groups reacting to Britain's punk rock movement with a high energy, melodic sound all their own.
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"We Are Motörhead And We Play Rock & Roll!" - Lemmy... bazillion times probably.
Yup but his rock and roll were heavy and most of his fans are metalheads
I agree brother, I love Motorhead!!! Next to Kiss, Zepplen and AC/DC they are my 4th favorite band ever!!! I wish that joke called the rock n roll hall of fame would realize how influential Lemmy and the boys were!!!
Iron maiden is my favourite band of all time! So glad they were number one.
Great Britain's contribution to music cannot be overstated. Immense.
Motorhead is not part of the NWOBHM they were recording albums before that movement began. They are one of the first metal bands along with Black Sabbath and Judas Priest.
…A bit later than Black Sabbath though.
They were part of the movement
Iron maiden was also founded in the same year as motörhead and it's considered nwobhm :/
Motorhead are NWOBHM as is JP. Sabbath were the original first wave with Zeppelin and Purple.
@@dannysoler05 yeah but it's not really about when a band started, its about when they released an album. Motorhead released their first album in 77, Maiden didn't do one until 80.
I'd also add Black Axe, Tokyo Blade, Praying Mantis, Pagan Altar and Witchfinder General. There are so many more however that deserve more praise.
Motorhead were NOT NWOBHM. Their first release was in 1975 and they weren't part of the movement.
Apart from that great list.
Motorhead are NWOBHM. They were one of the front runners and were the first band to use the double kick peddles with speed and aggression. Phil Taylor on Overkill was the first use of double bass
Joel Brown
No, they were a big influence to NWOBHM like Judas Priest were but they weren't considered part of it. They were established well before NWOBHM bands material came out beginning in 1978/79.
+Wolfgang Von Poserkila That's true. But then, it doesn't hurt my guts to see them on the list. Motorhead is a strange animal anyways, because stylistically they are a bit tricky to pinpoint. To me more than anything they are the forefathers of black metal.
Maciej P Motorhead was the first band to mix Punk rock and classic Hard Rock/Heavy metal from the 70s... But they are not on the NWOBHM Motorhead was very near to other punk band and american rock bands...Very different in comparision with the NWOBHM bands that always have been evading the punk bands.... Also the combination of Punk Rock and Hard rock (that also hhave been on NWOBHM bands like Venom, Iron Maiden, Raven, Tank and others) was the core of the future sub genres of the Extreme metal (Thrash/Death and Black metal)
+Wolfgang Von Poserkila Figured I'd find you here. You've introduced me to so many different NWOBHM bands thank you!
RIP clive Burr one best drummer in the world
Maiden, Motörhead and Venom ❤💀❤
If they make a "Top 10 easiest #1 spots in WatchMojo videos", this would probably be #1.
TBH of the bands in question, Motorhead at least has the fanbase and discography to make it contested. Judas, too, but they were excluded.
I read an article reliving the time when Maiden sacked Di'Anno, apparently the author thought they got Biff from Saxon and so when he asked them about it the whole Saxon crew got worried
Ahaha, I knew Iron Maiden would be #1. They're the best at least in my opinion.
That is a fact not opinion.
Of course they are the BEST!!!!!!
they are the best UP THE IRONS
They are NOT my favourite.
They are the best tho.
They are the best!
My top 10 greatest new wave of British heavy metal bands of all time.
10. Girlschool
9. Raven
8. Tank
7. Tygers of pan tang
6. Angel witch
5. Diamond head
4. Saxon
3. Venom
2. Def leppard
1. Iron maiden
I saw live Girlschool,Angelwitch,Saxon,Venom(Inc),Raven,Tygers of Pan Tang and the next ones are Diamond Head. NWOBHM will never die, most wonderful genre ever.
*comes in*
*skips to 1#*
well done WatchMojo
WELL FUCKIN DONE!
Maiden should always be 1. Always.
RIP Lemmy...he will be missed.
Really happy to see a big youtube channel like WatchMojo posting about NWOBH. Hope to see a Top 10 Power,Epic, Folk and others make it up to some of your lists. Keep it up \m/
I remember the period very well and the two bands really tipped for the top in 1980 were Iron Maiden and Praying Mantis.
Love these videos, always either exposes me to some new music or rekindles my love for the artists featured.
RIP Lemmy
I'm so sad about this😢
I just Saw him LIVE , 2 Weaks later, HE WAS DEAD , What calms ME, IS , I think HE died satisfied..
Michael Raufer damn
I HOPE ( !!!) HE WENT SATISFIED TO HEAVEN .... SATISFIED WITH HIS EARTHLY LIFE IN WHICH HIS WISH WAS TO DIE "ON THE ROAD".. AND .. HE LEAD A LIFE THAT MANY CAN ONLY DREAM OF.... ...I WISH I COULD BRING HIM BACK , AND BE IT ONLY FOR A FEW YEARS TO SEE MORE THAN ONLY THE 2 GIGS I WENT TO... BUT : SINCE I AM N O T GOD , THAT IS (..SAD AS IT IS..) IMPOSSIBLE....... :( .......
P.S. : may be I sound very religiöus (THAT was because my thoughts are still with Lemmy, NO type error...)
#1 is such a surprise! Wow!
The New Wave Of British Metal! Was My Introduction To Heavy Metal Music! I have been banging my head since i was 12 years old. Iam 52 and still banging my head!
Great list! Very glad to see this list, I love the NWOBHM sound and have seen some of these bands live. I am going to see some other bands from this list this Summer!
Iron Maiden the best! Yeah!
Maiden better be number 1
Let's hope for it!
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Time flies by. I"ve been listening to Iron Maiden for eighteen years. Still feels like the first time. Skin crawls and everything.
Samson. You have forgotten Samson.
SAVAGE
This is great, I listened to close to everything on this list throughout the 80s and beyond , except Angel Witch whom I somehow missed, and still do listen to some.
Praying Mantis and Samson surely could have been mentioned. Good list nevertheless.
Nice! I just said the same thing.
I agree!
And Jaguar!
Actually a good list, upset me to see Tank and Raven so low on the list as I saw them better than and more significant than some of the bands higher on the list like Def Leopard and Tygers of Pan Tang but at least they made it on there. Also honorable mentions who doesn't like some Tokyo Blade, Chateaux, and Cloven Hoof I guess Warfare doesn't register since they played more Punk infused Speed Metal but were kind of involved with that style with Venom, Tank and Motörhead. Good list though keep it up.
the band has to be British too ;-)
10. Motorhead (1975-2015)
9. Raven (1974-)
8. Tank (1980-1989, 1997-)
7. Girlschool (1978-)
6. Venom (1979-1993, 1995-2002, 2005-)
5. Tygers of Pan Tang (1978-1987, 1999-)
4. Saxon (1976-)
3. Angel Witch (1977-1982, 1984-1998, 2000-)
2. Diamond Head (1976-1985, 1990-1994, 2000-)
1. Iron Maiden (1975-)
Replace Motörhead for Satan, Blitzkrieg, Holocaust or Grim Reaper... Sure is a great band and I totally love them but they were predecessors of NWOBHM just like Judas Priest, UFO and Rainbow... and also Satan, Blitzkrieg and many other bands deserves much mire recognition (Motorhead is very popular now, the other bands from the NWOBHM, not so much) Also nice list pal, pretty great . Cheers \.../
Griffin Healy great but venom are first wave black metal
Girlschool, one of my favorite bands
YES! I am SO glad Hell got an honourable mention. They are one of the best NOWBHM bands to revive after tragedy prevented them from making it big during their Hayday. Hell are so under-rated, I'm glad they got at least a shout out.
YES!!! I WAS WAITING FOR THIS!!!
Great list! I do wish that Samson and Praying Mantis could have gotten honorable mentions, though.
There's a mistake in this list: Motörhead don't belong to the NWOBHM. They released their first album ('On Parole') long before NWOBHM startet. Normally only those british bands who released their first album in 1979 or in the beginning of the 80's are classified as 'NWOBHM'. Two of the most brilliant bands of NWOBHM are missing in the list: Demon (albums: 'Night of the Demon" and 'The unexpected Guest') and Praying Mantis (album: 'Time tells no Lies').
Excellent list!
Please do a 'top 10 metal sub genres'. We're craving for it!
Pretty great list, to be honest i would very much consider judas priest a NWOBHM band but aside from that and Def Leppard at number 2 this is a great list, im glad Satan got a mention theyre a personal fav
Best watchmojo list in a long time,.British new wave is primitive, but so is Mozart and Beethoven when you think about it, they are pre recorded media but show the emotions of the working class at the time.
Excellent video
Chariot, Demon, The Handsome beasts, Quartz, Tokyo blade, Witchfynde and many other deserves a spot for sure ;)
Don't forget Blitzkrieg \m/
+Robson Lima haha i commented before the end
+AeroFix94 that's some wishful thinking with Tokyo Blade.
Satan, Gaskin, tytan, Praying mantis, as well... There are so many other classics so the list goes on and on :P
+AeroFix94 Praying mantis went Aor aftef first single
White Spirit were also right up there. Check out their only album. It's excellent.
Grim Reaper ftw!
Saw them last week they put on a killer show but pretty lame how they aren't on the list only an honorable mention swap out Def Leopard for Grim Reaper hahaha.
WITCHFINDER GENERAL!
Damn right. 🤘🏻
Just knowing that you made a top of this movement, I must give you a like.
Saw Raven and Riot on the same bill a few months ago. Best rock show I've ever seen, but also the LOUDEST!
Absolutely Love The NWOBHM Movement it's just so awesome & very Influential With out The NWOBHM there would be No Metallica No Megadeth No Slayer No Exodus & all the Other famous Heavy Metal bands
I agree as i think they perfected metal
MetalHead 92 wouldnt be so sure with Slayer though. they didnt take as much from the nwobhm to their music as Metallica
Paweł Rosłon They were mainly influenced by other bands but Venom especially, and I think maybe some Bathory.
My favourite is Tokyo blade, it's a criminally underrated band with top tier metal
Goddamn, I wish people would stop calling Def Leppard heavy metal. They're hard rock.
+Unchained With The Captain Angel Witch sound like the early Def Leppard music.
Apparently you've never listened to def leppards first two albums
Joseph Kendrick I have many times. It's still not metal.
Would you call Angel Witch metal?
+Unchained With The Captain you apparently haven't if you don't consider the first two albums metal.
Solid list for the most part. Witchfinder General and Pagan Altar both deserve a spot on this list.
Doom metal is too underrated. And is my favorite metal subgenere.
Great documentary
My list:
10)raven
9)saxon
8)Motörhead
7)helloween
6)diamond head
5)venom
4)tygers of pan tang
3)judas priest
2)def leppard
1)iron maiden
Helloween is not NWOBHM at all lol
Motorhead 5? I don't think so....and what about Witchfinder General???
Can we please have a top ten songs:
Asking Alexandria
Three Days Grace
Sum 41
ew
Fuck off
+A7X Fan foREVer Nope
+A7X Fan foREVer should be its own channel - WatchMojo Emo
+Bung The Booce ^
Satan is SOOOOO underrated. My second favorite HM band after Iron Maiden.
One of Mojo's best lists
No surprise about the top 2!! Maiden definitely deserve number 1!! Up the Irons!!
I don't agree that much with def leppard, but overall is a good list. What about a Power Metal one now?
I Dare TO make MY PERSONAL POWER Metal TOP TEN : 10. Vicious Rumors,
9. Riot , ... ( Today!!)
8. Tyrant,
7. (80`s) Pantera,
6. Manowar,
5.FIRST 3 Fates Warning Lp`s
4. Running Wild
3. Early Queensrÿche
2. Hawaii
1. Liege Lord ..
Def Leppard was one of the most succesful NWOBHM after Hysteria álbum, OTTN and High N' Dry was on the Classic Heavy Metal vibes, even for the age Pyromania with his comercial and "pop" elements was consider a NWOBHM álbum...So yes, we can tell Def Leppard as a heavy metal band before 1984.
How the hell can Venom and saxon be higher than motorhead?
Good video
Saxon - They Played Rock & Roll brung me here. I was raised on classic rock, TNWOBHM & heavy metal in the 70s and 80s, Iron Maiden's Number Of The Beast and Metallica's Kill 'Em All were 2 of the 1st albums I ever bought and were the main reasons I learned to play the drums...after realizing I sucked at playing the guitar and can't sing worth a shit. *UP THE IRONS!* ⚔
My top 5:
1. Iron Maiden
2. Def Leppard
3. Saxon
4. Diamond Head
5. Tygers of Pan Tang
Budgie doesn't get enough love as a NWOBHM band. Yes, they were actually from Wales, they debuted in 1971, and they played a lot of softer psychedelic rock alongside their heavier songs, but albums like In For the Kill, Power Supply, and Night Flight were textbook examples of NWOBHM.
A band from Jersey, Channel Islands called "Legend" should definitely be on this list. Check out their latest album "The Dark Place" it is amazing.
love this chanell
Def Leppard was, and will always be a leading band during the NWOBHM. They led the pack arm and arm with Iron Maiden at the start. What they became later on cannot erase those facts and just because you guys don't know history doesn't mean it didn't happen.
I saw them twice as a wee lad as a support band, when I was still into that kinda thing, and they did not really suck, but were just about business…
While Def Leppard were technically a part of the NWOBHM early on, they pretty clearly abandoned the movement in favor of the Glam/Pop rock scene as soon as they could. I think it's a bit farcical to call them a NWOBHM band these days.
Also, Motorhead at 5. Like... Motorhead. At 5. Can I have some of that sweet, sweet Canadian weed you're smoking? It's obviously pretty potent.
But the albums that were apart of it were very good
Def Leppard was NWOBHM In first Two álbums And thats count.
Where are Samson?
they also forgot Savage
THANKS
Awesome.
Except you excluded the best NWOBHM band right from the start; Judas Priest. Come on now.
Who’s gonna tell him
I must agree with a couple earlier comments that Motorhead isn't considered NWOBHM. Their first album was in 1976, three years before the movement began (1979). I would also include Tokyo Blade, Samson (Bruce Dickinson's pre-Iron Maiden band), and Savage (their first album "Loose 'n Lethal is pretty molten and considered a genre classic). But not a bad list normies! LOL
anybody who knows anything about NWOBHM knew Iron Maiden would be number 1 lol and i'm not surprised to see some confused people in these comments. NWOBHM is a pretty obscure era and this is watchmojo. i am surprised that they did a video on it though.
They surprisingly did a good job on this
*Seriously speaking now, Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations & Judas Priest - Sad Wings.. Stained Class &*
*Painkiller are the most gifted NWOBHM albums & bands ever to come out of that "scene".*
Iron Maiden better be number 1
+TatiDraws Still are and always will be.
+TatiDraws there are bands from the movement that owns maiden!!
You, I like you.
JohnBlund94 man tackar \m/
ain't talking bout' sabbath man ;)
Loved that they showed one of Saxons glam metal songs xD
iron maiden are the best but I think that Mothorhead need to higher in the list
They actually did a good job on this one. But, Samson and Praying Mantis should have been at least mentioned.
I'm so glad that they mentioned Saxon...
Do Top 10 German Metal Bands please. Scorpions, Rammstein, Kreator, Halloween. A lot of iconic German Metal Bands.
+Django Münchhausen Omg yes!! There are so many well known and iconic bands from Germany. Please do this mojo :D
Django Münchhausen Also Black Fate
NO ONE CARES BECAUSE ALL THE SINGERS SOUND LIKE RETARDS!!!!!!
Fuck I love Angel Witch so much. I got epic chills and almost cryed XD
Please do a top 10 power metal bands
Split Beaver , Money , and Dawnwatcher were also extremely popular and still influential to this day
WHAT, DEF LEPPARD is number 2, LITERALLY BEATING VENOM AND MOTORHEAD?!
Well they were the 2nd most popular nwobhm band and used it to push their music further
Def Leppard Rules I Like You or not
Iron Maiden : Best Heavy Metal band
After Black Sabbath
+Svil Buscus Dio or Ozzy. both are legendary but which do you choose?
spacecake213 Both doing a duo of War Pigs
I fully agree with you brother! Maiden forever \m/
Sandeep Khudny UP THE IRONS
Could you do top 10 national stereotypes next?
Do one for the Top 10 Heavy Metal bands from Canada.
Say some?!
+FireHorse36 Nickelback, Rush, Three Days Grace, Theory of a Deadman, etc.!
+FireHorse36 triumph rush anvil
Agreed.
Well nice to see Angel Witch, Raven, & Tygers of Pan Tang make it but could use some Praying Mantis & Quartz.
You are right, Iron Maiden are metal Gods
+Gayana G Iron Maiden is awesome, but Judas Priest are Metal Gods
+MateMišo there are many metal gods
+putalawea01 ofcourse, but Judas Priest nickname IS metal gods, I'm not saying that they are best of the best(well for me they are:)) but they are known as metal gods and they have a song named like that
MateMišo for me Iron Maiden are
In a lot of these bands you can hear thrash and some even power metal. It kind of split metal into two with the lighter side like power and progressive metal and the extreme metal like death and thrash.
Yes
Iron Maiden, Motorhead, Def Leppard, Venom and Diamond Head are the greatest nwobhm bands, in my opinion. 😉🤘🤘
My top 10
10 Satan
9 Girlschool
8 Grim Reaper
7 Raven
6 Tygers of Pan Tang
5 Venom
4 Saxon
3 Motörhead
2 Judas Priest
1 Iron Maiden
Excluding Judas Priest from this list is an insult to NWOBHM. They were one of the most influential bands for the NWOBHM. It shouldn't matter if they came before the scene.
Stfu
But they're OWOBHM
Not a bad list, there were a lot of bands around at the time so I can see how the choice would be difficult. Given that I was surprised not to see Holocaust or Witchfinder General in the list or even given a mention. Perhaps the Americans never heard of them?
I was hoping Def Leppard would be #1 but can't really argue with Iron Maiden so... great list
Witchfynde!!... And what about Witchfinder General? They can be considered Doom, but Venom's on here and they were Black Metal.
great choice for 1. place
Rock on!
Back in the 80's it was all Maiden hands down, now it is Saxon's day! Maiden has became too prog for my taste nowadays where Saxon has somewhat got heavier! Cool that Brian from Diamond Head is now officially a member of Saxon. Raven is so criminally underrated!