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The New Wave of British Heavy Metal Singles
The New Wave of British Heavy Metal Singles Author:Martin Popoff August 24th, 1980 - The New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) crashes England's Reading Festival. No less than 9 NWOBHM acts played the prestigious festival that weekend - Iron Maiden, Angel Witch, Tygers of Pan Tang, Def Leppard, Grand Prix, Praying Mantis, Sledgehammer, Girl, Red Alert - signaling the arrival of a new breed of heavy metal a... more »cts. To commemorate the 25th anniversary of this watershed event, Scrap Metal Records has published "The New Wave of British Heavy Metal Singles" by Martin Popoff, famed heavy metal critic and chronicler.
Martin has documented nearly all of the NWOBHM singles (around 580) and has provided reviews, catalog numbers, release dates, label information, pricing guides, and thumbnails of the picture sleeves (424 in all!!).« less