Kinsey’s bands represents a very
different sort of British Invasion
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
new wave of British heavy metal bands
for this list we’re looking at the best
and most influential bands from the new
wave of British heavy metal movement
number 9 which consisted largely of
young working-class group’s reacting to
Britain’s punk rock movements with a
high-energy melodic sound all their own
we are however excluding proto examples
of the movements such as Judas Priest as
they arrived on the scene before the
movement truly began
number ten Raven
the words high-energy don’t even begin
to describe the Newcastle based group
known as Raven whose legacy of
ridiculously over-the-top performances
and furious musicality has cemented
their place as founding fathers of
British metals new way
led to this day by brothers John and
Mark Gallagher with a rotating set of
drummers Ravens brand of self-styled
athletic rock featured the sorts of
progressive arrangements and muscular
technicality which would eventually lead
to the evolution of thrash metal with
genre legends Metallica prophetically
opening up for the group on their very
first American tour
number nine tank
formed in London at the very onset of
the movement in 1980 Tank Girl loose and
lethal trio led by bassist and vocalist
algae warg formerly a punk band the
Damned
the band carved the career similar to
that of Motorhead in that they combined
punk rock aggression and attitude with
heavy-metal musicianship to create a
sound that was intense and frenetic
although the band status today is
disputed with both award and the Mick
Tucker / Cliff Evans duo creating music
separately under the tank banner the
band’s debut fill pounds of hades will
always remain a stone cold classic in
the halls of British metal
number eight Diamondhead
Metallica and Megadeth bands should be
well-versed with this next act as this
British metal band were a vital
influence to both groups early on in
their career
indeed early Metallica sets were
littered with covers of Diamondhead
classics taken from their seminal 1980
LP lightning to the nation’s with the
iconic am i evil continuing to be
included in the band’s live performances
to this very day
the Diamondhead sound was marked by Sean
Harris’s wailing Robert Plant sized
vocals and guitars Bryant Adler’s heavy
yet expressive style and truthfully it
hasn’t aged a bit with all of the Bands
studio LPS serving as essential starting
points for fans of the new wave genre
yeah
number seven angel which
the next act on our list is a band whose
legacy has gone on to influence many
younger bands in their wake
London’s angel which may not have had
much chart success in their home country
yet the band’s penchant for occult
imagery heavy riffs and magical melodies
went on to inspire legions of groups
within the slower methodical and
atmosphere genre known as doom metal
the band released three memorable LPS
between 1980 and 1986 and reunited in
the 21st century for the well-received
as above so below album for Metal Blade
Records proving that there is indeed no
rest for the wicked
number six Tygers of pan Tang
taking their name from the world a
fantasy writer Michael Moorcock the
Tygers of pan Tang were a
rough-and-ready heavy metal band that
balanced fast heavy riffs with melodic
vocals to pack a powerful punch
the band released a number of notable
albums throughout the 1980s but it’s
their 1981 masterpiece spellbound that
comes with the highest recommendation as
the album featured future Thin Lizzy and
Whitesnake guitars John Sykes shredding
out riffs at with dizzy and discourage
the competition
number five Motorhead
what can we say about Motorhead there’s
certifiable metal legends and perhaps
one of the earliest examples of the new
wave sound
sure frontman and bassist Ian Lemmy
Kilmister has always maintained that
Motorhead simply plays rock and roll but
there’s certainly no denying that the
band’s influence upon the world of both
Punk and metal has been enormous ly
important
fast brash and with a brilliant
simplicity Motorhead maybe rock and roll
distill to its purest form but the
band’s legacy as a British mental
institution where speed was definitely a
factor and pretentiousness not an option
has been equally cemented for
generations to come
number four Saxon
often mentioned in the same breath as
fellow metal legends Iron Maiden Black
Sabbath and Judas Priest the South
Yorkshire lads of Saxon are one of
metals longest-running acts have been
formed in 1976 as they continue to
thrill headbangers everywhere with their
brand of no-frills meat-and-potatoes
heavy metal today Saxon have crafted
numerous metal masterpieces over the
years with such albums as power and the
glory denim and leather and their 1980
classic Wheels of Steel serving up epic
guitar riffs driving drums and the
unique vocals of frontman Biff Byford
Saxon is heavy metal for the working man
and they’re proud of it
number three Benham
unapologetically extreme ugly and
over-the-top The Satanic trio known as
venom were not only the most notorious
act from British metals NuWave but their
raw and heavy sound would also serve as
the starting point for the most infamous
metal sub-genre of all black metal
indeed the genre even takes its name
from Venom’s legendary sophomore effort
from 1982 with many black metal
musicians citing venom members Kronos
Montez and Abaddon as musical
Godfather’s with her unhinged
amalgamation of punk rock energy and
heavy metal bombast
subtlety forget about it venom goes in
for the kill
all your souls to the dock
number two Def Leppard
before dominating the airwaves with pour
some sugar on me the dual guitar sound
and raw energy of on through the night
and high and dry saw Def Leppard
spearhead the new wave of British heavy
metal
Sheffield’s Def Leppard were one of the
formative artists of the movement with
their early work displaying a marked
heaviness and attitude missing from the
band’s later efforts
indeed many fans still rank the band’s
1981 high and dry opus as one of their
best while vintage songs like let it go
bringing on the heartbreak and switch
625 continue to play important parts in
the band set to this day
before we unveil our topic here are a
few honorable mentions
from this day
Oh
you
number one Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden maybe one of the most iconic
heavy metal bands period but at one
point they were the forerunners of an
entire movement with their early
collection of songs as found in the
sound house tape CP
following two landmark albums with
singer Paul Di’Anno Iron Maiden would
eventually snag former Samson frontman
Bruce Dickinson and soon rushed onto
heavy metal superstardom with such
classics as power slave peace of mind
and the number of the beast
they may be metal gods today but it was
in the early hours of the new wave of
British heavy metal that the fire of
Iron Maiden’s greatness was first
Spartan
so do you agree with our list
what’s other new wave of British heavy
metal bands do you feel deserve a spot
for more awesome top 10s published daily
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
you
different sort of British Invasion
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
new wave of British heavy metal bands
for this list we’re looking at the best
and most influential bands from the new
wave of British heavy metal movement
number 9 which consisted largely of
young working-class group’s reacting to
Britain’s punk rock movements with a
high-energy melodic sound all their own
we are however excluding proto examples
of the movements such as Judas Priest as
they arrived on the scene before the
movement truly began
number ten Raven
the words high-energy don’t even begin
to describe the Newcastle based group
known as Raven whose legacy of
ridiculously over-the-top performances
and furious musicality has cemented
their place as founding fathers of
British metals new way
led to this day by brothers John and
Mark Gallagher with a rotating set of
drummers Ravens brand of self-styled
athletic rock featured the sorts of
progressive arrangements and muscular
technicality which would eventually lead
to the evolution of thrash metal with
genre legends Metallica prophetically
opening up for the group on their very
first American tour
number nine tank
formed in London at the very onset of
the movement in 1980 Tank Girl loose and
lethal trio led by bassist and vocalist
algae warg formerly a punk band the
Damned
the band carved the career similar to
that of Motorhead in that they combined
punk rock aggression and attitude with
heavy-metal musicianship to create a
sound that was intense and frenetic
although the band status today is
disputed with both award and the Mick
Tucker / Cliff Evans duo creating music
separately under the tank banner the
band’s debut fill pounds of hades will
always remain a stone cold classic in
the halls of British metal
number eight Diamondhead
Metallica and Megadeth bands should be
well-versed with this next act as this
British metal band were a vital
influence to both groups early on in
their career
indeed early Metallica sets were
littered with covers of Diamondhead
classics taken from their seminal 1980
LP lightning to the nation’s with the
iconic am i evil continuing to be
included in the band’s live performances
to this very day
the Diamondhead sound was marked by Sean
Harris’s wailing Robert Plant sized
vocals and guitars Bryant Adler’s heavy
yet expressive style and truthfully it
hasn’t aged a bit with all of the Bands
studio LPS serving as essential starting
points for fans of the new wave genre
yeah
number seven angel which
the next act on our list is a band whose
legacy has gone on to influence many
younger bands in their wake
London’s angel which may not have had
much chart success in their home country
yet the band’s penchant for occult
imagery heavy riffs and magical melodies
went on to inspire legions of groups
within the slower methodical and
atmosphere genre known as doom metal
the band released three memorable LPS
between 1980 and 1986 and reunited in
the 21st century for the well-received
as above so below album for Metal Blade
Records proving that there is indeed no
rest for the wicked
number six Tygers of pan Tang
taking their name from the world a
fantasy writer Michael Moorcock the
Tygers of pan Tang were a
rough-and-ready heavy metal band that
balanced fast heavy riffs with melodic
vocals to pack a powerful punch
the band released a number of notable
albums throughout the 1980s but it’s
their 1981 masterpiece spellbound that
comes with the highest recommendation as
the album featured future Thin Lizzy and
Whitesnake guitars John Sykes shredding
out riffs at with dizzy and discourage
the competition
number five Motorhead
what can we say about Motorhead there’s
certifiable metal legends and perhaps
one of the earliest examples of the new
wave sound
sure frontman and bassist Ian Lemmy
Kilmister has always maintained that
Motorhead simply plays rock and roll but
there’s certainly no denying that the
band’s influence upon the world of both
Punk and metal has been enormous ly
important
fast brash and with a brilliant
simplicity Motorhead maybe rock and roll
distill to its purest form but the
band’s legacy as a British mental
institution where speed was definitely a
factor and pretentiousness not an option
has been equally cemented for
generations to come
number four Saxon
often mentioned in the same breath as
fellow metal legends Iron Maiden Black
Sabbath and Judas Priest the South
Yorkshire lads of Saxon are one of
metals longest-running acts have been
formed in 1976 as they continue to
thrill headbangers everywhere with their
brand of no-frills meat-and-potatoes
heavy metal today Saxon have crafted
numerous metal masterpieces over the
years with such albums as power and the
glory denim and leather and their 1980
classic Wheels of Steel serving up epic
guitar riffs driving drums and the
unique vocals of frontman Biff Byford
Saxon is heavy metal for the working man
and they’re proud of it
number three Benham
unapologetically extreme ugly and
over-the-top The Satanic trio known as
venom were not only the most notorious
act from British metals NuWave but their
raw and heavy sound would also serve as
the starting point for the most infamous
metal sub-genre of all black metal
indeed the genre even takes its name
from Venom’s legendary sophomore effort
from 1982 with many black metal
musicians citing venom members Kronos
Montez and Abaddon as musical
Godfather’s with her unhinged
amalgamation of punk rock energy and
heavy metal bombast
subtlety forget about it venom goes in
for the kill
all your souls to the dock
number two Def Leppard
before dominating the airwaves with pour
some sugar on me the dual guitar sound
and raw energy of on through the night
and high and dry saw Def Leppard
spearhead the new wave of British heavy
metal
Sheffield’s Def Leppard were one of the
formative artists of the movement with
their early work displaying a marked
heaviness and attitude missing from the
band’s later efforts
indeed many fans still rank the band’s
1981 high and dry opus as one of their
best while vintage songs like let it go
bringing on the heartbreak and switch
625 continue to play important parts in
the band set to this day
before we unveil our topic here are a
few honorable mentions
from this day
Oh
you
number one Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden maybe one of the most iconic
heavy metal bands period but at one
point they were the forerunners of an
entire movement with their early
collection of songs as found in the
sound house tape CP
following two landmark albums with
singer Paul Di’Anno Iron Maiden would
eventually snag former Samson frontman
Bruce Dickinson and soon rushed onto
heavy metal superstardom with such
classics as power slave peace of mind
and the number of the beast
they may be metal gods today but it was
in the early hours of the new wave of
British heavy metal that the fire of
Iron Maiden’s greatness was first
Spartan
so do you agree with our list
what’s other new wave of British heavy
metal bands do you feel deserve a spot
for more awesome top 10s published daily
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
you
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