Apparently, 2005 is the 25th anniversary of NWOBHM.
You don't need me to explain what NWOBHM is, do you? The New Wave of British Heavy Metal, as typified by bands like Saxon, Iron Maiden (especially the pre-Bruce Dickinson line up) Girlschool, Motorhead, Diamond Head, etc etc
Now, some of these bands were inexcusably terrible. Some of the records are bloody good though! In a very silly way, maybe, with a lot of songs about motorbikes, denim, leather, living after midnight and touching each other's bottoms etc...tunes like Running Free, Breaking The Law (YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIIIIKE!!) Please Don't Touch, Wheels of Steel...
Amazingly, lots of these bands are still about, schlepping around Europe on the metal nostalgia circuit, and good luck to them say I.
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You ought to put up a poll on your site for the best NWOBHM song - I'd have something to do with the devil. "Number of the Beast" maybe.
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