However, the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (abbreviated as NWOBHM; just don’t try to pronounce that acronym phonetically unless you want to sound like a dumbass) has aged incredibly well since ...

Although they travel on the same passports, the best of the current crop share few of the flag-waving tendencies that defined the 1980s NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) outfits who’ve so ...

The new wave of British heavy metal didn’t drop out of the clear blue sky. Led Zeppelin were the acknowledged founding fathers of British heavy rock, with Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and ...

The vanguard of the "new wave of British heavy metal," Saxon snagged eight U.K. Top 40 albums in the 1980s, including four U.K. Top 10 albums and a couple of Top 5 albums.

To those not already in the know, the somewhat clumsy acronym NWOBHM stands for the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, a scene that first reared its not-so-pretty head in the early 80's and went on ...

Former Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Di’Anno has distanced the band from the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal in a new interview. Talking exclusively in the current issue of Metal Hammer, Di’Anno ...

Paul Mario Day, the original lead singer of Iron Maiden and a heavy metal vocalist has died. According to Parade, Day, 69, ...

The New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) pushed forth from the UK hot on the heels of punk, merging punk’s unfettered ferocity with art rock intricacy and musicianship amidst the churning ...

On 2014's, Heavy Metal Sanctuary album, Battleaxe prove their relevance in the modern scene by delivering an album that goes straight for the jugular; highlights are hard to name, each track hits ...

Iron Maiden performs at Cotroceni Stadium August 4, 2008, in Bucharest, Romania. Photo: Shutterstock.com Amid the social strife of 1970s Britain emerged NWOBHM, the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.