new wave of British heavy metal

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/new_wave_of_British_heavy_metal

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	art movement
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:NWOBHM
gptkbp:characteristic	guitar solos aggressive sound melodic elements fast tempos
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:culturalSignificance	inspired global metal scenes revitalized heavy metal in the UK
gptkbp:genre	heavy metal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	new wave of British heavy metal
gptkbp:influenced	thrash metal power metal speed metal
gptkbp:influencedBy	hard rock punk rock classic heavy metal
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	gptkb:Kerrang!_magazine gptkb:Sounds_magazine
gptkbp:notableAlbum	gptkb:Iron_Maiden_(Iron_Maiden_album) gptkb:Lightning_to_the_Nations_(Diamond_Head_album) gptkb:On_Through_the_Night_(Def_Leppard_album) gptkb:Wheels_of_Steel_(Saxon_album)
gptkbp:notableEvent	DIY ethic in music production emergence of music videos on TV increased use of fanzines rise of independent record labels in the UK
gptkbp:notableFestival	gptkb:Reading_Festival gptkb:Monsters_of_Rock
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:EMI gptkb:Polydor_Records gptkb:Bronze_Records gptkb:Music_for_Nations gptkb:Neat_Records
gptkbp:notableGroup	gptkb:Diamond_Head gptkb:Saxon gptkb:Venom gptkb:Iron_Maiden gptkb:Raven gptkb:Angel_Witch gptkb:Tygers_of_Pan_Tang Def Leppard
gptkbp:notableProduction	gptkb:Steve_Harris gptkb:Martin_Birch gptkb:Tom_Allom
gptkbp:notableSong	gptkb:Run_to_the_Hills gptkb:Princess_of_the_Night gptkb:Wasted Am I Evil?
gptkbp:peakPeriod	early 1980s
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:British_Invasion punk rock glam metal
gptkbp:startDate	late 1970s
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Heavy_Metal
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6