Amid the social strife of 1970s Britain emerged NWOBHM, the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. New bands from ordinary British towns and suburbs like Iron Maiden, Def Leppard; Saxon, and Girlschool changed the face of amplified music and created a musical and cultural revolution. This is the story of Heavy Metal Kingdom.
Direction
Sophie Peyrard captures raw energy without gloss.
Editing
Rapid-fire cuts match the music's relentless drive.
Production
Incredible archival footage from grimy British clubs.
Director
Sophie Peyrard
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lars Ulrich moved to LA in 1980 specifically to find similar musicians after discovering NWOBHM — without this scene, Metallica literally doesn't exist.
The 'New Wave' label was actually coined by Sounds journalist Geoff Barton in 1979 as a marketing joke that stuck, forever annoying purists who insisted it wasn't a 'wave' at all.
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