New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal
“Sooner or later, everything old is new again…” – Stephen King
While we here at Metal Nerdery feel that ALL Metal is important and plays a part in the grand design of the Metal Multiverse, our favorite is Thrash, and many of the favorite bands of many of our favorite bands were all part of The Movement In Metal That Became The New Wave of British Heavy Metal (or NWOBHM for short. Or “technically” TMIMTBTNWOBHM for long).
“Well see what happened was…” - Laryngitis Oldritch
So, let’s break it down: the Thrash Metal bands of the 80’s (the most well-known being Metallica) picked up the torch from the original NWOBHM bands of the late 70’s and early 80’s (the most well-known being Iron Maiden) to create the Original Wave of Old School Thrash Metal (OWOOSTM, or simply: Thrash). We’ve already sampled some of the New Wave of Old School Thrash Metal (NWOOSTM), which is like a reimagining of the OWOOSTM aesthetic. So now we’re pleased to sample some of the NWOTHM (which, if you’re doing the math correctly, seems like it should technically be relabeled the New Wave of NWOBHM…or (ahem) NWONWOBHM).
“Let me shut that for you!!!” Bobby Ellsworth
Set your relaxer levels to “Time Travel” and JOIN US as we sample some of the New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal (NWOTHM) bands that are reimagining the original NWOBHM sound, style, and aesthetic (and also album artwork) for the 21st century Metal consumer who loves nostalgia.
Show Notes:
(00:00): – no #softintro here / #noteven #NWOTHM (late 2000’s to early 20Teens) and an update from Margie / #themovement aka NWOBHM: Part 2 (go check out our #NWOOSTM episode (74) as there’s some seemingly endless tangentionality to #NWOTHM) / A brief point regarding the magnified impact of a band’s influences on their sound. / Sort of an #eighties #NWOBHM #reboot for #Metal
(05:37): - ***Check out the #NWOTHM channel on YouTube to check out these bands.*** / Herbie and the Origin of the NWOTHM sounds strangely tangentional to Nu Metal (#backwagon #backshadowing) / #shoutouts and #gratitudes (THANK YOU FOR SHARING METAL NERDERY WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAM ON THE SOCIALS) #dontdenythepowerof #relaxers and #belief and #hashtagbags/ #genre definition for NWOTHM (it’s like a buffet of metal: a 35 year old NWOBHM / Examples of NWOTHM bands (WHO is the #Exciter of #NWOTHM ?). “When I got all weird…” / NWOTHM identity & style: Reinventing the Metal (like original NWOBHM but with modern influences) / #loudandblack and the #ribloungedancers
(14:12): – Some #NWOTHM bands to check out; check out #bandcamp and #support #Metal / (#Incursion: The Hunter #triumphmetal) #ironhagar / The NEW Core #thenewcore: #postnwobhmcore #mouthful / #SignificantPoint: Into the Storm (We’ll have to check out some more Cirith Ungol…there seems to be some tangentionalalityismness) / get your shield, sword, and chalices! / NWOTHM: A resurrection of the spirit and movement of NWOBHM
(21:00): - #Sandstorm (Desert Warrior) Think King Diamond with Dio’s band / #nwoostmboner The sound of nostalgia / #SylentStorm (Shadow in the Dark) Kinda like old school Savatage/ #Powergame (The Lockdown Tapes) #killerlogo / #Dantesco (El Dia Que Murieron Los Dioses / The Day the Gods Died) #operametal like a new #subgenre of #progmetal / #pickuptheload
(29:36): - #Caustic (Arrow Fire (Demo)) / Is it possible that #NWOOSTM and #NWOTHM are versions of the same with subtle differences? /Picked up and…? #onmicburp / Metal Melodies: War Dress (Dress for War) #reekedofleather/ The artwork for these #NWOTHM bands has that old school NWOBHM feel (and reflecting on memorable album covers in the record shops) / #dontdenythepowerof #cirithungol #onmicbeer #fourthteenth
(36:06): - #Snowblind (Breaking Out) / NWOTHM = NWOBHM Part 2: The Re-NWOBHM-ing of #Metal / #Glacier (The Passing of Time) Dragons and Dungeons Metal / #killeropeners #onmicburp/ #Saber (Without Warning) #backshadowing #sortof / A paid ad from Geeoff Taint (@officialgeeofftaint) regarding his powerful new tell all documentary #screamfromtheballs
(43:33): – Looking through liner notes and Metal magazines to find new metal bands to check out vs having the interwebs at our disposal to googleize everything and enjoy #relaxers and Russell’s sonically flaccid voice on this episode / #ADS (Son of Mayhem) #TheHunter #NWOBHMJunior #singfromtheballs / Old Serpent: Occult Portraits (#OldSerpent) #Creepiness #bigbudgetintro #guitarporn The whole song is an intro…/ #theoutfield (Wait…WHAT!? #WTF) #bolthright /When the album cover can sway your Metal purchasing power, it’s definitely worth checking out/ Metal Massacre feel (like a modern Metal Massacre) / An Americanized NWOBHM
(50:56): –And basing our FINAL selection on the #albumcover #albumartwork of Midnight Priest (#midnightpriest Aggressive Hauntings) #bigbudgetintro #makeitcount Think King Diamond & old school Exodus / Accidental #blackalbumreference / ***MORE TO COME from the NWOTHM*** / #babynwobhmjunior #goshdarnit #itswhattheydo