NWOBHM Albums - Page 2

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.

Euphoria brings Def Leppard’s signature strengths back to the foreground: stacked harmonies, polished guitar work and hooks built for instant lift.

The studio album that followed Everything Louder. The band's own album gallery files it under 2000.

Saxon's fourteenth album, released in 1999. It is the first with Fritz Randow on drums, though the opening Intro is Nigel Glockler's.

Virtual XI builds an epic atmosphere through heavy riffs, bass-led melody and extended song structures.

The sixth Praying Mantis studio album, released by Pony Canyon on 17 June 1998 as PCCY-01257 — the first with Tony O'Hora singing. Ten songs.

A fifteen-track studio album from 1997, closing out the stretch the band spent working around the German metal scene.

Saxon's thirteenth album, from May 1997. It is the first with Doug Scarratt on guitar, and he has held the second guitar chair ever since.

Slang deliberately reduces Def Leppard’s grand polished sheen and turns toward lower, heavier guitar, dry rhythm and more inward-looking songs.

The X Factor opens a new Iron Maiden chapter with Blaze Bayley, pursuing darker air, heavier weight and longer song structures than before.

The fifth Praying Mantis studio album, released by Pony Canyon on 19 August 1995 as PCCY-00794. Eleven songs.

A live album recorded in Japan. Gallagher has since said he had laryngitis when it was taped.

Saxon's twelfth album, from September 1995 and the last to feature Graham Oliver. It falls in a period of change in both the sound and the line-up.

A 1994 album, twelve tracks cut at Showplace Studios in Dover, New Jersey.

The fourth Praying Mantis studio album, released by Pony Canyon on 21 May 1993 as PCCY-00422, with Mark Thompson-Smith singing and former Iron Maiden guitarist Dennis Stratton in the band. Eleven songs.

Adrenalize gathers Def Leppard’s layered chorus work, hard guitar and immediate melody into a record completed after the loss of Steve Clark.

Fear of the Dark keeps Iron Maiden’s sense of charge while moving into darker, harder riffing and more sustained tension.

Saxon's eleventh album, released in 1992. It is the last full album with the founding guitarist Graham Oliver.

The band's second album, ten years after the first, and in practice their restart. Pony Canyon released it on 21 March 1991 as PCCY-00207, with Gary Barden of MSG singing and Dennis Stratton, formerly of Iron Maiden, on guitar. Eleven songs.

Made in Germany after the band took up with Kreator's management. Gallagher calls it darker and heavier than the low-budget record before it.

Saxon's tenth album, released in 1991. It is the first with Nibbs Carter on bass, a place he has held ever since.

No Prayer for the Dying finds IRON MAIDEN in a phase that reasserts the force of traditional metal through steel-edged riffs, forward beat and proud vocal delivery.

Seventh Son of a Seventh Son keeps Iron Maiden’s traditional charge while adding keyboard color and a connected narrative.

The seventh album, self-produced for Combat Records in America and the first with ex-Pentagram drummer Joe Hasselvander.

Saxon's ninth album, from March 1988 and their last for EMI. It opens with a cover of Christopher Cross's "Ride Like the Wind".

Hysteria layers guitars, lead vocals and choruses until each song carries an enormous hook.

The last Raven record for Atlantic, and the last with Rob "Wacko" Hunter on drums. Twelve tracks.

The last studio album of the band's first run, issued by Zebra Records in 1987 as ZEB 10. Founder Robb Weir had already left, and the band stopped after it.