September 28, 2023

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Three Decades of History with TV historian Tony McMahon

NWOBHM – or heavy metal circa 1981 if you prefer…

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NWOBHM - or heavy metal circa 1981 if you prefer. When heavy metal revived as punk declined.

Heavy metal – the beast that will not be slain. Many obituaries have been written for this primordial brand of music yet it resurfaces in different guises over and over again. The start of the 80s saw the emergence of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and a slew of new bands that would dominate the rock scene for years. Here’s a festival poster from 1981.

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