The vanguard of the "new wave of British heavy metal," Saxon snagged eight U.K. Top 40 albums in the 1980s, including four U.K. Top 10 albums and a couple of Top 5 albums. They're an English heavy ...

Saxon might be classified as a heavy metal act, but the band’s roots date back to the late ‘70s UK punk scene when they were named S.O.B. and sharing bills with The Clash.

The New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) pushed forth from the UK hot on the heels of punk, merging punk’s unfettered ferocity with art rock intricacy and musicianship amidst the churning ...

They had the riffs, the attitude, and the timing… just not the luck. These NWOBHM bands all should've had bigger and better ...

Behold, four of the finest British heavy metal bands from the Thatcher era. Diamond Head may not be known to casual heavy metal fans, but they were part of the new wave of British heavy metal ...

Amid the social strife of 1970s Britain emerged NWOBHM, the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. New bands from ordinary British towns and suburbs like Iron Maiden, Def Leppard; Saxon, and Girlschool ...

Popular music's biggest-selling milestones are well known to include hard rock, but heavy metal has also found its way into the record books.

Iron Maiden And The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal uncovers the beginning of the genre, its rise to popularity and eventual decline. It's a fascinating history with interviews from band members ...

For any metal genre to gain traction, it takes true pioneers to bring it to light. As the world was being introduced to the new wave of British heavy metal, bands like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest ...