InObscuria Podcast

Ep. 225: Excavation: New Wave Of British Heavy Metal Part IV with Tony Griggs

Episode Summary

This week the lads hop across the pond to do some more excavation of denim and leather… Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Saxon, Judas Priest are not on this episode, however, the one and only: Tony Griggs is! The NWOBM movement was filled with passionate bands from Great Britain that were poised to take over the world in the early 80s. Tony is a big fan of these groups and we are happy to have him on board to help spread the word and sounds for those bands that didn’t quite make it to the mainstream.

Episode Notes

This week the lads hop across the pond to do some more excavation of denim and leather… Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Saxon, Judas Priest are not on this episode, however, the one and only: Tony Griggs is! The NWOBM movement was filled with passionate bands from Great Britain that were poised to take over the world in the early 80s. Tony is a big fan of these groups and we are happy to have him on board to help spread the word and sounds for those bands that didn’t quite make it to the mainstream.

What’s this InObscuria thing? We’re a podcast that exhumes obscure Rock n' Punk n' Metal and puts them in one of 3 categories: the Lost, the Forgotten, or the Should Have Beens. This week we discuss the LOST. From the music, to the fashion, to the attitude… over 40 years ago these bands started an underground movement that would change hard rock and metal globally forever.

Songs this week include:

  1. Battleaxe – “Ready To Deliver” from Burn This Town (1983)
  2. Tysondog – “The Inquisitor” from Beware Of The Dog (1984)
  3. Demon Pact – “Eaten Alive” from Jobcentre Rejects - Ultra Rare Nwobhm Vol. 2 – 1980 - 1985 (2019) 
  4. Bitches Sin – “Runaway” from Predator (1982)
  5. Metal Mirror – “(Living On) English Booze” from Rock & Roll Ain’t Never Gonna Leave Us (1980)
  6. Blackmayne – “Twilight Of Lear” from Blackmayne (1985)
  7. Sweet Savage – “Killing Time” from Killing Time (1981)

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