The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal

Another reason why the late '70s and early '80s were thee best era for rock and roll... Punk rock, punks getting weird, synth music, nasty disco music, early rap,  hardcore, industrial, noise and fucking metal... All of the stuff I like the best for the most part being done the best it would be done or at least laying down the foundation for it...

NWOBHM to me at least; is when punk and metal crossed over... It's like crossing priest with motorhead or something... Shit is faster and cleaner than it used to be but not super fucking fast yet... just mid-tempo headbangers... and that is my fucking jam.
throw in some shit about satan and I'm there, dude...

this documentary/tv show kindof scratches the surface of it and probably the episode before and the one after would give it a more complete view, but it's a decent start anyway... when I think of the NWOBHM I pretty much think of diamond head. They are in here a bit, but mostly this is about iron maiden. Fucking killers, for sure- but we already know all about iron maiden... I'm surprised that they hated punk so much... I saw an interview with paul di'anno where he was talking about how much he loved punk rock... so... maybe that was part of the split...  



Maiden live in 81 (killers era with di'anno)

Anyway, here are a few more fucking ragers...




diamond head / motorhead / saxon / holocaust / grim reaper / judas priest / venom / mercyful fate (were danish, I know... this playlist isn't strict on anything but having sweet metal jams from that general era... whatever...)

ps. you should totally get that first diamond head record. it is killer.




And finally, here are the Brats who would later became Mercyful Fate. It's as perfect a mix of punk and metal as one can find in the world and it's cool to hear how some of these riffs later became mercyful fate parts. fucking killer. If you like this you should look for "1980" because it slays. The lost tapes and the 1981 demos are great too...
enjoy...

R2C video mix september 13

dead boys / stranglers / pop group / who / telefones / the fall / rollins band / nirvana

yarp.

Amanda Lear : disco on heavy sedatives

I stumbled across the music of Amanda Lear while watching bad German disco videos on youtube which is something I suppose I'm prone to do every now and again. The videos above might blow your mind with their sheer 1970's european disco extravagance- but be warned, fair comrades; It gets even better.

I slowed a bunch of her songs and made a mix which you can download HERE.

Guaranteed to fucking rule your stereo on those late nights when you might be indulging in substance in some dimly lit penthouse somewhere; living decadent and lavish in the ghetto of the mind...
Delicious, yes?

Amanda Lear - Now I'm A Woman

Her backstory is amazing- not only was she a singer and famous model (check the cover of "for your pleasure",) she was also Dali's muse for several years and could be the first trans person to have been on the cover of playboy... Jury's still out on that one, but the idea of it is interesting...  

Anyway, enjoy.

Resort To Cannibalism video mix August 2013

THOR / Rush / Stickmen With Ray Guns / Really Red / Legionaire's Disease Band / AC/DC / Eddy Current Suppression Ring / Parquet Courts

R2C Video Mix 2

The Screamers / The Damned / Budgie / The Slits / The Lambrettas / Really Red / FEAR

oh yes, dearest...

r2c video mix june

motorhead / zeros / victims / radio birdman / scientists / B-52's / no trend

yeahhhhhhhhh.