[Strappado]

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Following the same idea as the Top 10 LP thread started by Daysbetween.
But instead focused on your top NWOBHM 7", share and discuss!

[tygerhead]

Way too hard to name just 10, and which ones depend upon what mood I'm in at the time... nwobhm covers virtually every style of music but as to trax that bring back very fond memories...

Quartz - Satan's Serenade (12'' not 7'' I know)
Tygers of Pan Tang - Suzie smiled
Angel Witch - Angel Witch
Battleaxe - Burn this town
Dark Star - Lady of mars
Gaskin - I'm no fool (I like the 7'' version better than the LP version)
Jaguar - Axe crazy
Vardis - If I were king
Venom - In league with Satan
Raven - Don't need your money

As you can see this isn't a list of obscure singles rather songs that I absolutely played to death when they came out. They were and still are classic trax that still get the blood pumping, fists thumping, head banging and get me reaching for that damn air guitar... yes all considered common/simple songs today but when Venom In league with Satan came out there was previously nothing like it!

To me the best thing about nwobhm wasn't so much the 7'' singles but the huge number of brilliant compilation albums such as Brute Force.

[nightsblood]

Off the top of my head:

Charger- desperadoes
Mendes Prey- On the borderline
Sapphire- jealousy
Big Daisy- footprints on the water
Reincarnate- metal in disguise
Ricochet- midas light
Crucifixion- the fox
Bashful Alley- running blind
Bolweevil- sands of time
JJs Powerhouse- blackrods

Probably forgot some key ones, but all 10 of these deserve mention

[ChrisChantler]

1. RICOCHET Midas Light
2. ARC War Of The Ring
3. NO QUARTER Survivors (bit of a cheat as this was only a 12" but it's such a brilliant A-side!)
4. VENOM In League With Satan
5. TRESPASS One Of These Days
6. APOCALYPSE Stormchild
7. HELL Save Us From Those Who Would Save Us
8. DRAGONSLAYER I Want Your Life
9. SHOCK TREATMENT The Mugger
10. REQUIEM Angel Of Sin

[SSJLuffy]

This thread is extremely helpful. Lately I've been craving some NWOBHM and I have no idea where to look.

After listening to some of these groups I'll come back with my list.

[shadowman]

Way too hard to name just 10, and which ones depend upon what mood I'm in at the time... nwobhm covers virtually every style of music but as to trax that bring back very fond memories...

Quartz - Satan's Serenade (12'' not 7'' I know)
Tygers of Pan Tang - Suzie smiled
Angel Witch - Angel Witch
Battleaxe - Burn this town
Dark Star - Lady of mars
Gaskin - I'm no fool (I like the 7'' version better than the LP version)
Jaguar - Axe crazy
Vardis - If I were king
Venom - In league with Satan
Raven - Don't need your money

As you can see this isn't a list of obscure singles rather songs that I absolutely played to death when they came out. They were and still are classic trax that still get the blood pumping, fists thumping, head banging and get me reaching for that damn air guitar... yes all considered common/simple songs today but when Venom In league with Satan came out there was previously nothing like it!

To me the best thing about nwobhm wasn't so much the 7'' singles but the huge number of brilliant compilation albums such as Brute Force.

Tygerhead : congratz on this list ! All superb songs!
Raven : don' t need your money : one of my all fav's NWOBHM ! Axe crazy, Burn this town, If I were King... OMG !!
Your taste is very similar to mine !! Rock on my friend ! Just curious : how young are you dude ??

[Strappado]

I changed the topic to "Top NWOBHM 7" as it was almost impossible to list only 10..
You now have free hands to list as many favorites you want.

Virtue - We Stand to Fight 7"
Richochet - Midas Light 7"
Arc - War of the Ring 7"
Black Axe - Highway Rider 7"
Hell - Save Us from Those Who Would Save Us 7"
Scarab - Poltergeist 7"
Tyrant - Hold Back The Lightning 7"
Cynic - Suicide 7"
Wolf - See Them Running 7"
Bleak House - Rainbow Warrior 7"
Y Diawled - Noson y Blaidd 7"
Trident - Destiny 7"
Bashful Alley - Running Blind 7"
Charger - Desperadoes 7"
Jaguar - Axe Crazy 7"
Apocalypse - Stormchild 7"
Dark Star - Lady of Mars 7"
Demon Pact - Eaten Alive 7"
Slayer/Dragonslayer - I Want Your Life 7"
Hollow Ground - Warlord 7"
Jameson Raid - Seven Days of Splendour 7"
Mythra - Death and Destiny 7"
Battleaxe - Burn This Town 7"
Reincarnate - Take It Or Leave It 7"
Chinawite - Blood on the Streets 7"
Satanic Rites - Live To Ride 7"
StormQueen - Come Silent the World 7"
Angel Witch - Angel Witch 7"
Briar - Rainbow (to the Skies) 7"
The Scrubs - Battle 7"
The Badger Bell Band - Nothing Left 7"
VHF - Heart of Stone 7"
Witchfinder General - Burning A Sinner 7"
7 Year Itch - Oo Ya Ha 7"
Energy - Nowhere to Hide 7"
JJ's Powerhouse - Running For The Line 7"
Toad The Wet Sprocket - Reaching For The Sky 7"
Sparta - Tonight 7"
Burner - Savage Killer 7"
Burner - Hammer of the Gods 7"
Dragonfly - Dragonfly 7"
Holocaust - Heavy Metal Mania 7"
Lautrec - Mean Gasoline 7"
Sabre - Miracle Man 7"
Satan - Kiss of Death 7"

[alemaoheavy]

Venom - At War With Satan
Satan - Court In The Act
Saxon - Power And Glory
Tank - Power of the Hunter
Witchfinder General - Friends of Hell
Avenger - Blood Sports
Angel Witch - Screamin 'n' Bleedin
Tysondog - Beware The Dog
Blind Fury - Out Of Reach
Raven - Life's A Bitch
Atomkraft - Future Warriors

[Callae]

Badge "Silver Woman"
Badger "Over the Wall"
Marz "Lady Of The Night"
Apocalypse "Stormchild"
Bollweevil "Rock Solid"
Crucifixion "Take It Or Leave It"
Dragster "Ambitions"
Metal Mirror "Rock 'N' Roll Aint Never Gonna Leave Us"
Moby Dick "Cant Have My Body Tonight"
Oxym "Music Power"
Persian Risk "Ridin High"
Persian Risk "Callin for you"
Virtue "We Stand To Fight"
Tysondog "Eat The Rich"
Trux "Bad Luck"
Truffle "Round Tower"
Toad The Wet Sprocket "Reaching For The Sky"
Briar "Rainbow To The Sky"
Soldier "Sheralee/Force"
Sledghammer "Living In Dreams"
Sergeant "Doubt"
Samurai "Fires Of Hell"
Satanic Rites "Live To Ride"
Ritual "Into The Night/Burning"
Requiem "Angel Of Sin"
Amazon "Hypnotizing You"
Aragorn "Black Ice"
Bashful Alley "Running Blind"
Steel "All Systems Go"
Traitor's Gate "Devil Takes The High Road"
Triarchy "Metal Messiah"
Triarchy "Save The Khan"
Treasure "Women In Black"
Bleakhouse "Rainbow Warrior"
ARC "War Of The Ring"
Axis "Lady"
Battleaxe "Burn This Town"
Burner "Hammer Of The Gods"
Chinatown "Short And Sweet"
Dark Star "Lady Of Mars"
Dawnwatcher "Spellbound"
Dealer "Better Things To Do"
Dragonfly "S/T EP"
Geddes Axe "Escape From New York"
Genghis Khan "Double Dealin"
Goldsmith "Life Is Killing Me"
JJ's Powerhouse "Running For The Line'
Le Griffe "Fast Bikes"
Marquis De Sade "Somewhere Up In The Mountains"
Mythra "The Death And Destiny EP"
Overdrive "On The Run"
Paralex "White Lightning "
Quartz "Stand Up And Fight"
Radium "Through The Smoke"
Ricochet "Midas Light"
Saracen "We Have Arrived"
Tygers Of Pan Tang "Do It Good"
Tygers Of Pan Tang "Love Dont Stay"
Tygers Of Pan Tang "Hellbound"
Truffle "Round Tower"
Trespass "One Of These Days"
Stray "This One's For You"
Smokin' Roadie "Midnight"
Raven "Don't Need Your Money"
Sherwood "Riding The Rainbow"
Def Leppard "Wasted"
Hell "Save Us From Those Who Would Save Us"
Bitches Sin "Always Ready"
Cryer "The Single"
Demon "Have We Been Here Before?"
Desolation Angels "Valhalla"
Diamond Head "Shoot Out The Lights"
Elixir "Treachery"
Girlschool "Hit And Run"
Girlschool "Take It All Away"
Rock Goddess "My Angel"
Rock Goddess "Heavy Metal Rock N Roll"
Rock Goddess "I didnt Know I Loved You"
Holocaust "Smokin Valves"
Holocaust "Heavy Metal Mania"
Jameson Raid "Seven Days Of Splendour"
Jeddah "Eleanor Rigby"
Nightime Flyer "Out With A Vengeance"
Overkill "Elemental"
Shiva "Angel Of Mons"
Y Diawled "Noson y Blaidd"
Y Diawled "SOS"
Big Daisy "Fever"
Chinawite "Blood On The Streets"
Baseline "Suspended Animation"
Buzzard "Catch Me Alone"
Blinder "Marching To War"
Fist "Name Rank And Serial Number"
Trident "Destiny"
Sweet Savage "Take No Prisoners"
Charger "Desperados"
Buffalo "Mean Machine"
Wolf "See Them Running"
Damascus "Open Your Eyes"
Black Axe "Highway Rider"
Hammerhead "Time Will Tell"
Angel Witch-All
Tank- All
Witchfynde-All

[STONE91]

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, what a hard topic! I restricted mine to a top 15 as well, and they've all been mentioned already, because they are killlerrrrr

Virtue- We Stand to Fight
Bleak House- Rainbow Warrior
Sapphire- Jealousy
Dark Star- Lady Of Mars
Cynic- Suicide
Persian Risk- Calling For You
Jaguar- Axe Crazy
Trespass- One Of These Days
Badge- Silver Woman
Bashful Alley- Running Blind
Mendes Prey- On to the Borderline
Marquis de Sade- Somewhere Up in the Mountains
Triarchy- Save the Khan
Mythra- Death and Destiny
Trident- Destiny

[oscaries]

Enforcer - All
Tank- All
Rock Goddess - All
Aragorn - The Night Is Burning "Song: You Changed My World"
Al Atkins - The Sin Sessions "Song: Cradle to the Grave"
Raven - All

[DMR]

Nobody picked Valhalla - Lightning in the Sky? That's one of my favorites.

[Terri23]

No love for Kraken's Fantasy Reality anyone?

[tygerhead]

Tygerhead : congratz on this list ! All superb songs!
Raven : don' t need your money : one of my all fav's NWOBHM ! Axe crazy, Burn this town, If I were King... OMG !!
Your taste is very similar to mine !! Rock on my friend ! Just curious : how young are you dude ??[/quote]

Hi Shadowman... I just noticed your question... I'm 3 months short of 50... so I guess that makes me one of the original old timers!

[shadowman]

'Original Old Timers' ?
Well, ok, if you decide to call it that way, guess I am one of the club !
Gonna PM you one of those days for a walk down memory lane...

[Vegabond Warfuck]

10) crucifixion - take it or leave it
09) chainsaw - police & politicians
08) battle axe - burn this town
07) warfare - two tribes
06) charger - desperados
05) Black Axe - Highway Rider
04) Demon Pact - Eaten Alive
03) jaguar - axe crazy
02) Mothers Ruin - Streetfighter
01) chinawite - blood on the streets

[harold888]

In order, my favorites NWOBHM EPs.

10. Amazon "Hypnotising You"
9. Badger "Over The Wall"
8. Witchfinder General "Burning A Sinner"
7. Aragorn "Black Ice"
6. Crucifixion "Green Eyes"
5. Baseline "Suspended Animation" * ♥This is beautiful♥
4. Bleak House "Lions In Winter"
3. Sweet Savage "Take No Prisoners"
2. Traitors Gate "Devil Takes The High Road"
1. Virtue "We Stand To Fight"

And much others, because is NW♥

[demonhellrogues]

Here's my favorite 7'':

Marquis De Sade - Somewhere Up In The Mountains
Y Diawled - Noson Y Blaidd
Virtue - We Stand To Fight
Tyrant - Hold Back The Lightning
Charger - Desperadoes
Hammerhead - Time Will Tell
Apocalypse - Stormchild
Arc - War Of The Ring
Bleak House - Rainbow Warrior / Lions In Winter (yes, both...)
Beg To Differ - The Singer And The Artist
Hollow Ground - Warlord
Persian Risk - Calling For You
Stormqueen - Come Silent The World
Talan - Spellbinder
China Doll - Oysters And Wine
Cynic - Suicide
Scarab - Poltergeist
Mithrandir - Magick EP
Cryer - The Single
Blinder - MarchingTo War

...And Some 12''

Traitors Gate - Devil Takes The High Road
Oracle - Oracle
Omega - The Prophet
Legend - Legend / Death In The Nursury
Damascus - Open Yor Eyes
Sherwood - Riding The Rainbow
Elixir - The Son Of Odin
Cloven Hoof - Cloven Hoof
Satan - Court In The Act
Blind Fury - Out Of Reach

[gunhead]

My top, in no order:

1) Hell - Save Us from Those Who Would Save Us
2) Jaguar - Axe crazy
3) Black Axe - Highway Rider
4) Mythra - Death and Destiny
5) Steel - Rock Out
6) Sweet Savage - Take No Prisoners
7) Satan - Kiss of Death
8) Vardis - If I were king
9) Blitzkrieg - Buried Alive
10) Slayer (Dragonslayer) - I Want Your Life
11) Turbo - Charged For Glory
12) Geddes Axe - Return Of The Gods
13) Diamond Head - Shoot Out the Lights
14) Demon Pact - Eaten Alive

[Zherneboh]

AFTER DARK - DEATHBRINGER
BATTLE AXE - HIGHWAY RIDER
BLITZKRIEG - BURIED ALIVE
BRUNEL - ASTRAL LADY
DAWNWATCHER - SPELLBOUND
FRENZY - THIS IS THE LAST TIME
IRON MAIDEN - RUNNING FREE
RITUAL - INTO THE NIGHT
SALEM - COLD AS STEEL
SARACEN - NO MORE LONELY NIGHTS
SARACEN - WE HAVE ARRIVED (best ever!!!!)
SPARTA - FAST LANE
SPARTA - TONIGHT
TRESPASS - BRIGHT LIGHTS

[whiskeyjack]

1. Harvest Moon - Tales of Wonder
2. Tresspass - one of these days
3. Diamond Head - Shoot Out The Lights
4. Jaguar - Axe Crazy
5. Dark Star - Lady Of Mars
6. Cryer - The visionary
7. Mendes Prey - onto the borderline
8. Holocaust - Heavy metal mania
9.Bleak House - Rainbow Warrior
10. Witchfynde - Give 'em Hell

takes me back to my youth

[Filth Hound]

I changed the topic to "Top NWOBHM 7" as it was almost impossible to list only 10..
You now have free hands to list as many favorites you want.

Virtue - We Stand to Fight 7"
Richochet - Midas Light 7"
Arc - War of the Ring 7"
Black Axe - Highway Rider 7"
Hell - Save Us from Those Who Would Save Us 7"
Scarab - Poltergeist 7"
Tyrant - Hold Back The Lightning 7"
Cynic - Suicide 7"
Wolf - See Them Running 7"
Bleak House - Rainbow Warrior 7"
Y Diawled - Noson y Blaidd 7"
Trident - Destiny 7"
Bashful Alley - Running Blind 7"
Charger - Desperadoes 7"
Jaguar - Axe Crazy 7"
Apocalypse - Stormchild 7"
Dark Star - Lady of Mars 7"
Demon Pact - Eaten Alive 7"
Slayer/Dragonslayer - I Want Your Life 7"
Hollow Ground - Warlord 7"
Jameson Raid - Seven Days of Splendour 7"
Mythra - Death and Destiny 7"
Battleaxe - Burn This Town 7"
Reincarnate - Take It Or Leave It 7"
Chinawite - Blood on the Streets 7"
Satanic Rites - Live To Ride 7"
StormQueen - Come Silent the World 7"
Angel Witch - Angel Witch 7"
Briar - Rainbow (to the Skies) 7"
The Scrubs - Battle 7"
The Badger Bell Band - Nothing Left 7"
VHF - Heart of Stone 7"
Witchfinder General - Burning A Sinner 7"
7 Year Itch - Oo Ya Ha 7"
Energy - Nowhere to Hide 7"
JJ's Powerhouse - Running For The Line 7"
Toad The Wet Sprocket - Reaching For The Sky 7"
Sparta - Tonight 7"
Burner - Savage Killer 7"
Burner - Hammer of the Gods 7"
Dragonfly - Dragonfly 7"
Holocaust - Heavy Metal Mania 7"
Lautrec - Mean Gasoline 7"
Sabre - Miracle Man 7"
Satan - Kiss of Death 7"

Great taste, I quote you because all my fav NWOBHM 7" are in your list

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[torbunt]

I have always had a big issue with Apocalypse - Stormchild song. One of the most horrible choruses of HM history!

[IwannaM]

Some of my favourite NWOBHM EPs - 7'' are :

MARQUIS DE SADE - Somewhere Up in the Mountains
RITUAL - Into the Night
VIRTUE- We stand to fight
VOLTZ- knight’s fall
TYRANT - Hold Back The Lightning
OMEGA - The Prophet
MILLENNIUM- Millenium
TRIDENT- Destiny
EXCALIBUR- The bitter end
MEDNES PRAY- On the borderline
CHARGER- Desperadoes
CRUCIFIXION- The fox
ORACLE - Oracle

[stasco]

top 15 + 1

Jaguar - Axe crazy
Diamond Head - Shoot Out the Lights
Satan - Kiss of Death
Blitzkrieg - Buried Alive
Traitors Gate - Devil Takes The High Road
Talan - Spellbinder
Stormqueen - Come Silent The World
Virtue - We Stand To Fight
Tyrant - Hold Back The Lightning
Charger - Desperadoes
Hollow Ground - Warlord
battle axe - burn this town
Trespass- One Of These Days
+Iron Maiden - Soundhouse Tapes
Dark Star - Lady of mars
Bleak House- Rainbow Warrior

[Chris Ruiz]

Here are some of my picks. I'm not fortunate enough to own the original releases of these, just able to enjoy them through re-releases or downloads..


* A II Z - "No Fun After Midnight" 7"/12" (Polydor 1981)
* Hollow Ground - Warlord (1980; 7-inch; Guardian Records)
* Jaguar - "Axe Crazy" (1982) Neat
* Samson - "Hard Times "/ "Angel With A Machine Gun" 1980
* Witchfynde - "Give 'Em Hell" / "Gettin' Heavy" 7" (Rondelet, 1979)
* Tygers Of Pan Tang - "Euthanasia" / "Straight as a Die" - 1980
* Vardis - "If I Were King" (Castle, 1980)
* White Spirit - "Midnight Chaser" b/w "Suffragettes" (1980, MCA Records)
* Witchfinder General - "Burning a Sinner" (1981)
* Witchfinder General - "Soviet Invasion" (1982)
* Weapon - "It’s a mad mad World"/"Set the Stage alight″ ( 1980)
* Sledgehammer - "Living in Dreams"/ "Fantasia " (1980)
* Badger - "Silver Woman"/"Something I've Lost" (1981)
* Venom - " In League with Satan"/ " Live Like An Angel,Die Like A Devil" (1981, Neat Records)
* Girlschool - " Race with the Devil"/ " Take It All Away" ( 1980, Bronze)
* Geddes Axe - "Sharpen Your Wits"/ "Rock And Roll Is The Way" (1982 , Steel City)
* Gaskin - "I'm No Fool"/ " Sweet Dream Maker " ( 1981, Rondolet)

[TheVolusian]

ritual - into the night
hammerhead-time will tell
praying mantis-captured city
dragonfly-e.p
seventh son-man in the street/immortal hours
legend-hideaway

[sensi_wasp]

No wonder i have 2 strong favorites because they're real gems deserved to be sent in the Space to represent HWOBHM to the aliens
From 7"s: After Dark-Evil Woman
From 12"s: Quartz-Satan's Serenade

[wcnoise]

Here is mine

Venom - At War With Satan
Satan - Court In The Act
Iron Maiden - The soundhouse tapes
Gaskin - I'm No Fool
Tyrant - Hold Back The Lightning
EXCALIBUR- The bitter end
Holocaust - Heavy Metal Mania
Mythra - Death and Destiny
BLITZKRIEG - BURIED ALIVE
Tresspass - one of these days

[jahaosch]

Too difficult to name the absolute 10 faves, so I'll just post a list of killer singles. :)

Marquis De Sade - Somewhere up in the Mountains 7''
Bollweevil - Rock Solid 7''
Big Daisy - Footprints on the Water 7''
Tyrant - Hold Back the Lightning 7''
Arc - War of the Ring 7''
Bleak House - Rainbow Warrior 7''
Charger - Desperadoes 7''
Virtue - We Stand to Fight 7''
Reincarnate - Take it or Leave it 7''
Sapphire - Jealousy 7''
Satan - Kiss of Death 7''
Blitzkrieg - Buried Alive 7''
Hell - Save us from those who would Save us 7''
Radium - Through the Smoke 7''
Dragonfly - EP 7''
Witchfinder General - Burning a Sinner 7''

Well, there's some.. Still 2074850 to go, ha ha.