Side A
Artist	Song
Witchfinder General	Free Country (1982)
Blitzkrieg	Blitzkrieg (1981)
Def Leppard	Getcha Rocks Off (1978)
Pagan Altar	The Black Mass (1982)
Satan	Heads Will Roll (1982)
Holocaust	Heavy Metal Mania (1980)
Iron Maiden	Iron Maiden (1978)
Hell	Save Us from Those Who Would Save Us (1983)
Paralex	Traveling Man (1980)
Cloven Hoof	Storm Rider (1982)
Diamond Head	It's Electric (1980)
Side B
Artist	Song	Buy
Angel Witch	Angel Witch (1980)
Crucifixion	Death Sentence (1980)
Mythra	Killer (1979)
Tygers of Pan Tang	Life of Crime (1982)
Venom	Bloodlust (1982)
Hellanbach	Let's Get This Show on the Road (1980)
Demon Pact	Eaten Alive (1981)
Tank	Hammer On (1981)
Warlord	Explorer (1977)
Tresspass	Jealousy (1980)
Demon	Into the Nightmare (1981)
Witchfynde	Cloak and Dagger (1983)
Raven	Don't Need Your Money (1980)

Comment:

This tape serves as Volume Two of my history of heavy metal. The New Wave of British Metal (NWOBHM) fell roughly between 1978 and 1984 or so. It represented a resurgence of interest in the heavy sounds pioneered in the late 60s and early 70s, in which dozens of British bands put out small-pressing eps and lps with little or no major label support. These bands helped define the "classic" heavy metal sound (shredding riffage, pounding drums, speedy beats, wailing vocals), and served as the foundation for many of the 80s speed metal bands (Metallica, Slayer, Exciter) and the 90s "power metal" bands (Hammerfall, Iced Earth). Steeped in irreverence and the occult, these bands were regarded with both fear and annoyance by the general public...and that's exactly why I got into it in the first place. NOTES: 1) The Iron Maiden track is from their Soundhouse demo tapes. At the time, Paul DiAnno was on vocals, while Bruce Dickinson was still in Samson. 2) The Blitzkrieg track was later covered by Metallica, who was strongly influenced by the heavier of the NWOBHM bands. 3) Warlord is a bit doomier than the other bands and probably wouldn't normally be included as part of the NWOBHM. I think it fits in nicely, though. 4) The Venom track is from the Bloodlust ep. 5) There are dozens of other great bands from the time that I just couldn't fit in. See www.nwobhm.com for an extensive (if not exhaustive) listing. 6) Up the Irons!

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