FTA: NWOBHM II

FTA: NWOBHM II

Author: Rock and/or Roll May 23, 2026 Duration: 1:37:14
Originally released April 2014: On this episode BJ plays more examples from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, including some of his personal favorites. PRAYING MANTIS - CAPTURED CITY TOAD THE WET SPROCKET - REACHING FOR THE SKY ETHEL THE FROG - WHATEVER HAPPENED TO LOVE? E.F. BAND - TRINITY WITCHFYNDE - MOON MAGIC WITCHFINDER GENERAL - SATAN'S CHILDREN BLITZKREIG - BURIED ALIVE TRESPASS - BRIGHT LIGHTS NO QUARTER - SURVIVORS BLADE RUNNER - TOO FAR TOO LATE QUARTZ - STOKIN' UP THE FIRES OF HELL MORE - WAY OF THE WORLD SOLDIER - FORCE HERITAGE - MISUNDERSTOOD BASHFUL ALLEY - MY MY MY MENDES PREY - ON TO THE BORDERLINE HOLLOW GROUND - WARLORD HELL- SAVE US FROM THOSE WHO WOULD SAVE US PERSIAN RISK - CALLING FOR YOU CHARIOT - WARRIORS WARRIOR - STAB YOU IN THE BACK AVENGER - TOO WILD TO TAME TYRANT - HOLD BACK THE LIGHTNING AXIS - THE FLAME BURNS ON ARAGORN - BLACK ICE BATTLEAXE - THOR THUNDER ANGEL DAMACLES - TONITE BLACKMAYNE - BLACKMAYNE EXCALIBUR - THE BITTER END VIRTUE - WE STAND TO FIGHT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Duration: 22:39
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1. DAY BY DAY: RUSH - RUSH [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:14
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METAL ON METAL: MOTORHEAD vs. SAXON [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:36:32
Two lengthy discographies battle it out as, album by album, BJ and Fistful of Dave determine which classic metal band reigns supreme: Motorhead or Saxon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
FROM THE ARCHIVES: NILS LOFGREN [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:39:49
Originally released January 2017: Nils Lofgren got his first record deal before he was out of his teens and he made four records with that band, Grin, before launching a solo career in 1975 with one of the best records o…
FROM THE ARCHIVES: THE ONLY ONES [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:07:08
Originally released January 2017: Another band, another episode. The Only Ones had something special, but they came along at a time when it was difficult to stand out and easy to implode. Yet as you'll hear on this episo…
THOUSAND DOLLAR RECORDS [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:14:55
BJ spins songs from some of the most valuable rock records from the seventies, original copies of which sell for a thousand dollars or more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
FROM THE ARCHIVES: RUSTY WILLOUGHBY INTERVIEW [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:59:31
Rusty Willoughby was the creative force behind the Seattle pop punk band Flop which recorded three albums in the first half of the nineties including a lost classic released by Epic Records in 1993 called Whenever You're…