The New Wave of British Heavy Metal, or NWOBHM, was a heavy metal movement that started in the late 1970s, in Britain, and achieved international attention by the early 1980s. After Sounds editor Alan Lewis coined the term, journalist Geoff Barton first used it in the May 1979 issue of Soundsmagazine as a way of describing a second wave of heavy metal bands that emerged in the late 1970s during the period of punk rock’s decline and the dominance of New Wave music. The movement developed as a reaction in part to the decline of early heavy metal bands such as Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. NWOBHM bands toned down the blues influences of earlier acts, incorporated elements of punk, increased the tempo, and adopted a “tougher” sound, taking a harder approach to its music. It was an era directed almost exclusively at heavy metal fans and is considered to be a major foundation stone for theextreme metal genres; acts such as the American metal band Metallica cite NWOBHM bands like Saxon, Motörhead, Diamond Head, and Iron Maiden as a major influence on their musical style.
The NWOBHM came to dominate the heavy metal scene of the early-mid-1980s. NWOBHM was musically characterized by fast upbeat tempo songs, power chords, fast guitar solos and melodic, soaring vocals, with lyrical themes often drawing inspiration from mythology and fantasy fiction. Many of the bands of this era were signed to Neat Records, who has released volumes of NWOBHM compilations in later years.
DUS NWOBHM is Metal zoals Metal bedoeld is!
In Willemeen brengen wij hulde aan NWOBHM met enkele oud gedienden uit deze cult beweging.
We bieden u:
Salem; Opgericht in 1979 in de UK. Paar demo’s en singels uitgebracht maar daarna in slaap gevallen om na 27 jaar weer wakker te worden. De reden; Een platenmaatschappij heeft hun demo in handen gekregen en wou alsnog een plaat persen. En zo kan het leven dus ook lopen kinders!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlZnxRlLqM8
En nu staan ze in Willemeen! en niet alleen maar met JACKAL!!!