Browse 21 NWOBHM albums from the 2000s in the METAL BOOST catalog, with artist pages, track lists, Spotify players and English liner notes.
The ninth Praying Mantis studio album, released by Frontiers on 5 June 2009 after a six-year gap — the first with Andy Burgess in Dennis Stratton's place. King Records issued the Japanese edition on 23 July with one extra track.
The comeback record after the long break that followed Mark Gallagher's injuries, and the first place it appeared was Japan, on King Records, on 25 March 2009.
Saxon's eighteenth album, released on 9 January 2009. It reached six on the UK Rock & Metal chart and twenty-three in Germany.
Songs from the Sparkle Lounge condenses Def Leppard’s thick harmonies, shining guitars and instantly memorable melodies into compact songs.
The ninth studio album, issued by Live Wire Records in 2008. At the end of 2024 it was reissued with a new remix by Marco Angioni and new sleeve art by Andy Pilkington, and that reissue is what the player on this page carries.
Saxon's seventeenth album, from March 2007. It is the first with the drummer Nigel Glockler back since 1997.
Yeah! is a strongly concept-driven covers album that translates the originals into a DEF LEPPARD-like sound.
A Matter of Life and Death joins Iron Maiden’s multi-guitar harmonies and extended structures to weighty themes of war and belief.
A live album released by Angel Air Records on 6 June 2005 as SJPCD206. The band's own discography lists it under a different title, Live In Dokkum, Holland '05. Three bonus studio recordings close the disc.
Saxon's sixteenth album, released on 20 September 2004. It is the only studio album with Jorg Michael on drums.
Dance of Death uses layered guitar harmony, driving bass and Bruce Dickinson’s theatrical voice to tell stories on a large scale.
The eighth Praying Mantis studio album, released by Pony Canyon on 19 March 2003 as PCCY-01636 — issued in Japan first, as this band's records had been through the 1990s. Ten songs.
A live album recorded in Carlisle, England and released by Angel Air Records in 2003. Its sixteen tracks set songs from the then-current Noises From the Cathouse beside the 1980s repertoire.
A studio album issued by Communique Records. The band's own discography dates it to 2003 and this page follows that; MusicBrainz says 2004. The edition on streaming services is the 2016 Angel Air reissue, which adds three bonus tracks.
X by DEF LEPPARD: track list, Spotify player and English liner notes on METAL BOOST.
Saxon's fifteenth album, released in 2001. It includes a King Crimson cover and reached twenty-six in Germany.
A live album from the band's 1981 concert at Rock City in Nottingham, issued by Spitfire Records in 2001. It documents the Spellbound-era line-up, with John Sykes on guitar, and was reissued in 2018 as Hellbound Spellbound Live 1981. It is on no streaming service, so this page leads with the sleeve.
A live album from the band's 1999 performance at Wacken Open Air, issued by Spitfire Records in 2001. The band's own discography lists it as Live At Wacken, Germany '99.
The studio album that broke the long silence after the 1980s split, released by Z Records in 2001. It is the first record of the band Robb Weir restarted.
Brave New World marks Iron Maiden’s renewed momentum with Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith back in the lineup.
The seventh Praying Mantis studio album. Pony Canyon released the Japanese edition first, on 21 June 2000, with nine songs; the international edition followed on 21 November with "Naked" added, for ten.