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As Ted Nugent once said, “You can’t keep a good dog off your leg”, point proven by the return of 1980’s metallers No Favors, and the Stoke-On-Trent based five piece band have recently released a ten track studio album called The Eleventh Hour, via Pride & Joy Music. The album …

Demon, the iconic British heavy metal band, as well as being one of the leading NWOBHM bands unveil a new lyric video for ‘Beyond The Dark Side’, one of the heavier songs taken from recent studio album Invincible, released by Frontiers Music s.r.l. They kick out the jams full throttle …

The Brudenell Social Club in Leeds is one of the best venues in the country, especially the iconic main room and I’ve never seen a bad gig here.  And so I return on a hot early summer evening with some the Planet Mosh crew to enjoy this sold out show.The …

Welcome back Demon, as they unleash a brand new studio album and celebrate their 45th anniversary with the aptly titled Invincible on May 17th 2024 via Frontiers Music s.r.l Formed in Leek, Staffordshire in 1979 by Dave Hill and Mal Spooner, they made their mark early on with three solid …

Welcome back NWOBHM stalwarts, Praying Mantis! Formed in London 1973 by the Troy brothers Tino and Chris, they have just released their thirteenth studio album Defiance via Frontiers Music, containing eleven tracks of the highest quality! Album opener, ‘From The Start’, brims with confidence, delivering with aplomb, four minutes of …

NWOBHM flag flyers Praying Mantis, tease us for a second time, releasing ‘Standing Tall’, following ‘Defiance’, taken from a forthcoming album of the same name, released by Frontiers Music on April 19th 2024. Formed in London 1973 by the Troy brothers Tino and Chris (Tino wrote ‘Standing Tall’). That line …

Welcome back once more to Gypsy’s Kiss, formed in the East End of London in early 1974 by Iron Maiden founder and bassist Steve Harris and vocalist David Smith, but unfortunately disbanded in late 1975 for Steve to form Iron Maiden. Thankfully, Gypsy’s Kiss reformed in March 2018 to play …

Welcome back to NWOBHM stalwarts Praying Mantis, formed in London 1973 by brothers Tino and Chris Troy, aided by Steve Carroll and Dave Potts. Many line up changes have now been stabilized to the current line up of Chris Troy – Bass Guitar/Backing Vocals, Tino Troy – Guitar/Vocals, Andy Burgess …

London East Ends finest, Gypsy’s Kiss return with a new single ‘Gone For Good’, taken from their 74 album. It’s a power ballad with balls, as lead vocalist David Smith captures the desperation in the song, perfectly. Prominent bass runs bubble around potent powerchords. Choruses are full of woe, as …

For a debut album this is very, very impressive as Tailgunner unleash Guns For Hire via Fireflash Records. The five piece band have British heavy metal flowing through their veins for ten potent songs, opening up with ‘Shadows Of War’. It slams in full force from the off with earworm …

Welcome back from the dead, the Dead Demons with with their brand new EP Trial By Fire. Due to the quality of these five songs, this trial was thrown out of court with ease. Formed in December 2019 in South Yorkshire, the EP kicks off with ‘Devil May Care’ and …

Well here’s a quick bit of time travel as 2023 sees the return of Gypsy’s Kiss as they release a brand new single ‘Better Than Me’, accompanied by a music video from a gig in Lublin, Poland, October 22nd and June 2023. The band originally started in 1974 by Steve …

It seems rather fitting that Wolf At The Door, studio album from Trespass is released on May 26th 2023 via From The Vaults! Formed in 1979 in Sudbury, Suffolk by guitarist/vocalist Mark Sutcliffe and brother Paul Sutcliffe on drums , they embraced the NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal), …

Tygers Of Pan Tang start 2023 with a roar as they release brand new single ‘Fire On The Horizon’, taken from their forthcoming thirteenth studio album Bloodlines due out on May 5th via Mighty Music. Formed in 1978 Whitley Bay, Newcastle Upon Tyne, they took a hold on the NWOBHM …

When lead guitarist Brian Tatler and drummer Duncan Scott formed Diamond Head together while still at school in June 1976, adding lead vocalist Sean Harris to the lineup the same year and completing the lineup with Colin Kimberley on bass guitar in 1978, I wonder if they realized what was …

If ever a band could be described as a “Phoenix from the ashes”, Hartlepool, County Durham rockers White Spirit certainly fit that title! Formed in 1975 by Janick Gers and Graeme Crallan their 1980 debut single ‘Backs To The Grind’ on Neat Records got a lot of recognition from the …

As Ted Nugent once said, “You can’t keep a good dog off your leg”, point proven by the welcome return of NWOBHM band Prowler who show they still have pedigree to reactivate themselves with the long awaited release of Reactivate via Cherry Red Records. Formed in Basildon, Essex in 1975 …

As Ted Nugent once said, “You can’t keep a good dog off your leg”, so welcome back Newcastle Upon Tyne metalheads Tysondog who prove they are best of breed with new studio album Midnight out now via From The Vaults and you would be barking mad not to buy it! …

Welcome back Quartz! Starting off as Bandy Legs when forming in Birmingham 1974, changing to Quartz in 1977 and releasing their debut album of the same name produced by Tony Iommi and they supported Black Sabbath on tour the same year. They have returned with a brand new album On …

Purchase links to ‘Runaway’ and other band info are here :- http://white-spirit.co.uk/ I https://www.facebook.com/White-spirit-442344595808862 Back in the late 1970’s a genre of music called NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) came to be via Sounds magazine (which went on to be known as Kerrang). One of these bands were …