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New Wave of British Heavy Metal
The New Wave of British Heavy Metal (frequently abbreviated as NWOBHM) was a heavy metal movement that started in the late 1970s, in Britain, and achieved international attention by the early 1980s. Sometimes compared to Beatlemania, the era developed as a reaction in part to the decline of early...
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Sweet and Innocent
Sweet and Innocent is a compilation album by the heavy metal band Diamond Head that was released in 1988.
It largely contains tracks off the band's 1980 debut album Lightning to the Nations, with the non-LP single "Waited Too Long", and its B-side ...
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- 1988
Lightning to the Nations
Lightning to the Nations is the debut album by heavy metal band Diamond Head.
The album was recorded in 1979 (after the 1977 and 1979 demos) and released in 1980 through their own label Happy Face Records, due to lack of interest from major labels...
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- Oct 3, 1980
Killers
Killers is the second album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on February 2, 1981 in the UK, and June, 1981 in the US. The album was the first of their albums to feature guitarist Adrian Smith, and the last to feature vocalist Paul...
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- Feb 2, 1981
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- 2,325.293 s (38.75488 min )
Vault: Def Leppard's Greatest Hits
Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980-1995) is the first compilation album for the British hard rock band Def Leppard, released in 1995. It includes 15 of their most successful singles around the world, commemorated on the 15th anniversary of the...
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- Oct 31, 1995
Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection
Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection is the North American version of the first compilation by British rock band Def Leppard. The 2-Disc anthology featuring 35 hit songs by the band and was released in North America on May 17, 2005. Its Worldwide...
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- 9,292 s (154.9 min )
Best of Def Leppard
Best Of Def Leppard is a compilation of some of Def Leppard's greatest songs, including Pour Some Sugar On Me, Love Bites, and Bringin' On The Heartbreak.
Best Of replaces 1995's Vault as the definitive collection of Def Leppard's work. In fact,...
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Speak of the Devil
Speak of the Devil is an album by Ozzy Osbourne featuring only performances of Black Sabbath songs. It was released on November 27, 1982. This release was named Talk of the Devil in the UK, that being the more commonly expressed idiom there.
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- Nov 27, 1982
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- 4,218.067 s (70.30112 min )
No Sleep 'til Hammersmith
No Sleep ’til Hammersmith is the first live album by the English band Motörhead. Released on 27 June 1981, it peaked at #1 on the UK album charts. It was followed by the release of the single "Motorhead" (coupled with the non-album track "Over the...
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- Jun 27, 1981
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- 2,442.6 s (40.71 min )
Welcome to Hell
Welcome to Hell is the 1981 debut album by the British heavy metal band Venom. The sound of the album was very noisy and rough, perhaps in part because the band thought they were recording a demo when they recorded the album over a period of only...
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- 1981
Angel Witch
Angel Witch is the first album by NWOBHM band Angel Witch. The album was released in 1980 through Bronze Records, and re-released in three editions. The cover features a painting by John Martin entitled The Fallen Angels Entering Pandemonium. The...
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- Feb 9, 1999
The Opening Ritual
The Opening Ritual is an EP by the British heavy metal band Cloven Hoof, their debut release. The track in this EP, "The Gates Of Gehenna" was re-recorded by the same band for their self-titled first full-length studio album.
The EP stayed in the...
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- 1982
Cloven Hoof
Cloven Hoof, released in 1984, is the first full-length studio album by the British heavy metal band Cloven Hoof. The track "Gates Of Gehenna" from the band's debut E.P., The Opening Ritual, was re-recorded in this album. Neat Records re-released...
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- 1984
Fighting Back
Fighting Back, released in 1986, is a live album by the British heavy metal band Cloven Hoof. Unusually for a live album, it features a selection of new tracks not featured on previous albums, although the song "Eye of the Sun" would later resurface...
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- 1986
Dominator
Dominator, released in 1988, is the third full-length studio album by the British heavy metal band Cloven Hoof. This sci-fi concept album featured newcomers Russ North, Andy Wood and Jon Brown into the lineup, and bringing these musicians along...
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- 1988
A Sultan's Ransom
A Sultan's Ransom, released in 1989, is the third full-length studio album released by the British heavy metal band Cloven Hoof. It is also the last Cloven Hoof album to feature Andy Wood on guitar, due to contractual difficulties that forced the...
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- 1989
To Heaven From Hell
To Heaven from Hell is an EP released by the heavy metal band Diamond Head. Although all the songs on this EP were initially released on Borrowed Time, this is a collection of Diamond Head's early demos from before their debut album Lightning to the...
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- 1997
Behold the Beginning
This album was released after Diamond Head's not very well received Canterbury album and contains mostly tracks off the band's debut album, Lightning to the Nations, as well as the non-LP single "Waited Too Long" and it's B-side "Play it Loud". The...
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- 1986
Am I Evil
Am I Evil is an album by the Heavy Metal band Diamond Head and was released in 1987 by FM Revolver Records before being re-released by Heavy Metal Records in 1994.
This album contains all the tracks from Diamond Head's 1982 Borrowed Time plus two...
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- 1987
Diamond Lights
For the Glenn & Chris song, please see Diamond Lights (Glenn & Chris song)
Diamond Lights is an EP by heavy metal band Diamond Head and was released in 1981. It was a double A-side with Diamond Lights and We Won't Be Back, and was only available on...
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- 1991
The Friday Rock Show Sessions / Live At Reading
The Friday Night Rock Show Sessions / Live at Reading is a live album by the heavy metal band Diamond Head, and was released in 1992, as part of an official series of similar, radio-archive releases by several bands (see Raw Fruit Records). The...
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- 1992
The Best of Diamond Head
'The Best of Diamond Head' is a compilation album by the heavy metal band Diamond Head and was released by Half Moon records in 1999. This is the band's most comprehensive attempt at a definitive greatest hits. Although the record was released in...
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- 1999
Phoenix Rising (EP)
Phoenix Rising is the debut album of the NWOBHM band Phoenix Rising. This 5-track EP was the band's first release in 1983. It features 'Understanding', the track defined as their first single, early versions of Lonely Attack and The Minstrel, the...
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- 1983
Live - In the Heat of the Night
Live - In The Heat Of The Night is a live album by heavy metal band Diamond Head recorded at the Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall during their 1991 comeback tour. It was originally a video bootleg but was released on the insistence of their manager, Steve...
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- 2000
Shock Tactics
Shock Tactics is an album by New Wave of British Heavy Metal band Samson. It was released in 1981 as the band's third studio album, and singer Bruce Dickinson's last one with the band before moving to Iron Maiden.
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- 1981
Soviet Invasion
Soviet Invasion is the second release from NWOBHM band Witchfinder General. It was released in 1982 on Heavy Metal Records. The EP was released on 12" vinyl. In 2004 it was reissued on 12" vinyl with "Soviet Invasion" and "Rabies" on the A-side and...
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- 1982
Rock Am Ring 2006
Rock Am Ring 2006 is a promo DVD by Bullet For My Valentine. It was filmed in 2006 at the Rock Am Ring festival 2006 in Germany. They played only seven tracks.
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- 2006
Head On
Head On (not to be confused with HeadOn) is the second album by New Wave of British Heavy Metal band Samson. It was released in 1980. The cover art features the band's masked drummer, Thunderstick. This is the first album with future Iron Maiden...
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- 1980
Live at Reading 1981
Live at Reading 1981 was the second live album released by Samson. This was recorded in 1981 at the Reading Festival, with singer Bruce Dickinson, just before he left the band to join Iron Maiden.
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- 1989
Screamin' & Bleedin'
Screamin' And Bleedin' is the second album by NWOBHM band Angel Witch. The album was released in 1985 through Killerwatt Records.
Total Length: 44.29
All songs written by Kevin Heybourne.
All lyrics written by Kevin Heybourne.
Even though this is...
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- 1985
Abyss
Abyss is the fourth album by British NWOBHM band Lionsheart, released on June 15, 2004 by Italian label Frontiers Records and re-released digitally by Metaledge Records on June 24, 2004.
Abyss is often hailed by fans as the rebirth of Lionsheart...
Before the Storm
Before the Storm is the fourth studio album by NWOBHM band Samson. It was released in 1982, after singer Bruce Dickinson's departure.
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- 1982
