Although its roots and influences would stretch much farther, the bands that are loosely bound together under the banner the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (or NWOBHM), flourished across the UK between 1979 and 1985. Spearheaded by the likes of Diamond Head, Saxon and the Tygers Of Pan Tang, as this set illustrates, this underground scene was fertile and highly influential, producing many future rock legends.

• - 1 -

  • 1. The Prince - Diamond Head
  • 2. Brain Damage - Fist
  • 3. Loser - Angelwitch
  • 4. Vice Versa - Samson
  • 5. Tyrant of the Airways - Raven
  • 6. Winds of Time - Elixir
  • 7. Pull the Trigger - Satan
  • 8. Escape - Demon Pact
  • 9. Kaptain America - Dark Star
  • 10. Too Different - Persian Risk
  • 11. We Got the Edge - Savage
  • 12. Strange Place To Be - Heritage
  • 13. Take It All Away (Original 7") - Girlschool
  • 14. Turn On the Light - Chevy
  • 15. Holding Back Your Love - Colossus
  • 16. Stallions of the Highway (Live) - Saxon

• - 2 -

  • 1. Mean Gasoline - Lautrec
  • 2. All the Way (60 Minute Plus Version) - Hellanbach
  • 3. Bedtime - Race Against Time
  • 4. Come Silent the World - Stormqueen
  • 5. Noonday - Aragorn
  • 6. Burning Up - Tygers of Pan Tang
  • 7. Lady - Axis
  • 8. Tetelestai - Witchfynde
  • 9. If I Were King (N.E.W. Version) - Vardis
  • 10. Midnight Chaser - White Spirit
  • 11. War Machine - Jaguar
  • 12. Two Wheels - Brooklyn
  • 13. The Love Lingers Still - Rock Goddess
  • 14. Pour the Metal In - Atomkraft
  • 15. Nightmare - Black Rose
  • 16. Heartbreak America - Girl
  • 17. If Heaven is Hell - Tokyo Blade

• - 3 -

  • 1. Witching Hour (Live) - Venom
  • 2. Metal Anarchy - Warfare
  • 3. The Gallery - Shiva
  • 4. Burning Alive - Gaskin
  • 5. Anthem of Chaos - Mournblade
  • 6. Emotion - Ace Lane
  • 7. Prisoner - Warrior
  • 8. Running - Turbo
  • 9. A Time of Changes - Blitzkreig
  • 10. Rock N Roll Are 4 Letter Words - Silverwing
  • 11. Jeckyll & Hyde - Saracen
  • 12. Bounty Hunter - Stormtrooper
  • 13. Silver Woman - Badge
  • 14. Shoot To Kill - Tysondog
  • 15. Enforcer - Avenger
  • 16. Sign of the Times - Bitches Sin
  • 17. Insanity - Soldier
  • 18. Soldiers of War - Satans Empire