Whenever anybody talks about the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, the conversation always turns to the same pool of bands that found huge success: your Iron Maidens, your Saxons, your Def Leppards. However, those names are just a handful of the hundreds that helped bring the NWOBHM to prominence.
Alas, no movement lets every participant rise to fame, so we dug through the archives to pick out 10 bands who were releasing music that was just as good. Some, dare we say, had moments where they were even better than the superstars. Here are 10 unsung heroes of the UK metal heyday.
