NWOBHM

erm... Maiden?

After maiden???

Def lepard

Very well Ed the dead, your Maiden vote has finally been accepted 

Diamond Head.

SAXON ,JUDAS PRIEST,

Edited by markosherrera - December 08 2006 at 22:01

daz2112 wrote: I always loved Saxon The first few albums were great! Wheels of steel especially & i still love em' to this day!!

Saxon were great! I was lucky enough to have seen them in a small club in Southern California around 1987, They were brilliant.

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Edited by salmacis - January 27 2009 at 12:56

Considering Priest have been going since the very early 1970s you cannot lump them in with the NWOBHM; indeed, many of the bands who emerged in 1979 or so (including Maiden) got their first major breaks supporting Priest, who were by then, already well seasoned & a major act (just don't ask them for a sound check ).

Of those listed above, I'd say Saxon - of those not listed, I'd go with Quartz.
    

Edited by Jim Garten - December 11 2006 at 15:41

I remember seeing the Tygers Of Pan Tang and Angelwitch supporting Magnum at St Albans City Hall back in 1981(ish) - now that was a gig.

Somewhere, I still have the 7" vinyl of the Tygers' version of "love potion number 9" - superb!

Modrigue wrote: Angel Witch rules !   Their first albums are unknown gems ! Just amazing ! Efficient guitar riffs with catchy melodies and powerful epic vocals.   A must for Iron Maiden and Diamond Head lovers. It's a pity they have not last too long.   Def Leppard is in my opinion less metal, more hard rock.   My second favorite : Saxon

I said in a previous thread that Def Leppard were one of the bands that spearheaded the NWOBHM with their excellent debut "On Through the Night".Their importance to that movement should not be minimalized,no matter how their music turned out later on.