From 1980 to 1982
Ultimate Classic Rock today listed the 25 best albums of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. The site explains the selection: “To avoid flooding the list with all of Iron Maiden’s albums, we decided to focus on the best albums released at the peak of the NWOBHM’s vitality and importance, from 1980 to 1982” .
Check it out:
– Iron Maiden, 'Iron Maiden' (1980)
– Saxon, 'Wheels of Steel' (1980)
– Def Leppard, 'On Through the Night' (1980)
– Angel Witch, 'Angel Witch' (1980)
– Samson, 'Head On' (1980)
– White Spirit, 'White Spirit' (1980)
– Girlschool, 'Demolition' (1980)
– Witchfynde, 'Give 'Em Hell' (1980)
– Diamond Head, 'Lightning to the Nations' (1980)
– Vardis, '100 MPH' (1980)
– Quartz, 'Stand Up and Fight' (1980)
– Fist, 'Turn the Hell On' (1980)
– Saxon, 'Strong Arm of the Law' (1980)
– Iron Maiden, 'Killers' (1981)
– Tygers of Pan Tang, 'Spellbound' (1981)
– Venom, 'Welcome to Hell' (1981)
– Def Leppard, 'High 'n' Dry' (1981)
– Raven 'Rock Until You Drop' (1981)
– Praying Mantis 'Time Tells No Lies' (1981)
– Demon, 'Night of the Demon' (1981)
– Holocaust, 'The Nightcomers' (1981)
– Saxon 'Denim and Leather' (1981)
– Witchfinder General, 'Death Penalty' (1982)
– Venom, 'Black Metal' (1982)
– Iron Maiden, 'The Number of the Beast' (1982)