Metal School - 5 GERMAN ’80s Metal Bands With Only ONE Album

I've picked out five awesome German heavy metal bands from the ’80s that unfortunately only managed to release one studio album. I can just about guarantee you haven't heard all five of these, so settle in and check 'em out! Believe me, you'll want to stick around through all five. There are some pretty amazing albums here that I'm dying to share with you all.
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[@drop830]

You sound like a pretty young guy, thats why im baffled at how you started listening to obscure 80s Metal, and you genuinely like it. I love the vids. Every once and a while ill be like "oh i remember those dudes", because im old as F. Great channel. Keep em coming .

[@och70]

Airwolf: A German metal band so cool, that there was a mid-1980s US TV show named after them.

[@thelastbrunneng4355]

Timestamps: 00:17 Saint's Anger 06:37 Airwolf 11:31 Vampyr 17:06 Forced Entry 23:12 Hammerschmidt 31:53 Honorable Mentions

[@unkelkreepy8529]

I'm gonna stab u with my KNIEF!! this is some good stuff.

*Saints' Multiple saints, they probably intend it as all the saints being angry.

[@ChrisHopkinsBass]

Saint’s Anger has a much better snare than St Anger

[@NegValhalla]

Metal School ALWAYS delivers!

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

And never falters.

[@plslakewood]

How on earth do you find not only the album’s of these bands but the videos? You are a master at digging this stuff up.

[@psslg2467]

Saints Anger is one of my favorite bands ever. I had the pleasure to talk to HP, the lead singer, over email. He told me that he founded the band with his friend HR, the drummer, in '82. Then, invited Joe Walter, his fellow mate from a steelwork company, to play bass.He was a former accustic guitarist before joining the band. Sadly, HP told me that he died of cancer a few years ago. After Danger Metal, they recorded 3 new songs that were written to take part in a second album, but due to mismanagement and the label failing to pay them, the band broke up before releasing it. Some years after that, all four members from Saints Anger reunited, planning to form a new band, but Joe declined the offer saying that he wanted to play only for fun, as a hobby. The rest of the members, however, wanted something more, so they searched for a new bassist and this new band turned out to become Palace. I have some photos from the band, demo tapes and those 3 unreleased songs, answer this comment if you want me to send you. FUN FACT: I managed to buy the bass that belonged to Joe Walter (the one that appears in the video) from a friend in Hamburg. I keep it as a holy grail in my bedroom.

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

Hell yeah! That sounds awesome. I couldn’t find much info about them online at all. You can email me at [e-mail]

[@MaciekGMP40]

I will add something from me ;) I got to know the band when I saw Palace in 2015 opening for Lordi. Great guys, great show, I was really surprised how good and how unknown these guys are! Too sad that Palace stayed mostly as an underground act even since nowadays! Whole Palace discography (8 studio albums!) is worth mentioning, adding 2 demos recorded in 1992 and 1993 by 3/4 Saints' Anger line-up. It's worth mentioning that Golden Core remastered and rereleased "Danger Metal" as 2CD album filled with demos, live recordings and plenty of great info in a booklet! Neudi supported the band in the 80s and still supports them now, so that's amazing!

[@RickKing06]

@psslg2467 Can you also send me all the material on mp3 so i can have them on my phone

[@RickKing06]

@psslg2467 I want the demos and the 3 unreleased songs and the live stuff to on mp3:s

[@royalextra84]

Love these vids, always learn something new

[@valentinsn-ostalgiemodellbahn]

Hammerschmitt: As a native German speaker from Hesse (the home state of this band), it is very interesting/cute to hear the lead singer talking with a slight accent from Hesse (some kind of a Frankfurt/Offenbach one) - wonderful. Their music ist very energetic, I love it! Thanks a lot for all those advises! Keep on Rockin'!

[@wendelllatimer4146]

That first band Saints Anger ripped off the outro solo on Bark at the moon it sounds like.

[@MegaMicah12]

Finally, now I can say there is a "Saint Anger" that is good hehe.

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

😄

[@zvolphhasenmiau5369]

Exactly

[@rich6867]

Great production. I'm an old Metalhead but you always teach me something new. One of my favorite channels. Keep up the great work.

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

🤘🏻

[@gwts1171]

Cool list! I have the first three that you mentioned. I'm a bit older and had a relative who lived in Germany back then. He would send me all kinds of great stuff. Saints' Anger was reissued in 2008 by a German label called Golden Core with a bonus disc of a live bootleg. It's pretty damn cool!

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

Woah sounds awesome!

[@tacostacos4981]

Hoped for a Hammerschmitt mention and wasn't dissapointed. This sole album is in my personal Top 05. Everything is perfect, vocals, riffs, energy, production. If you don't know this album, make yourself a favor and listen to it RIGHT NOW!

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

It was a really nice surprise. Love that album. Glad I found it!

[@slowstylebibo4350]

This is awesome. Where the 🤟 do you find all those bands, LPs and video footage? Saints Anger, never heared of them ever before and I live ca. 25 km away from Speyer. And I am their age, too. Keep on going dude. For the Metal.

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

Lots of research and KZbin, haha. Thanks for watching, brother! 🤘🏻

[@luibrother6574]

Great Germanic metal, I love it to this day! Saints Anger reminded me of Trance(mission), also from Germany. The vocals are very similar.

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

It was produced by the singer and guitarist of Trance haha. So makes sense! I still wanna do a Trance video someday

[@seagullpoet]

Metal ‘one and done’ is a great accomplishment for many many musicians. Getting a decent demo tape out wasn’t exactly easy either. Ah, the manic 80s !

[@MrZappaman420]

Seduce!!

[@nonphenomenon4862]

Great new content! I like these shorter bios of unsung metal bands.

[@Varg84]

Hell yeah good way to start the weekend.

[@dirkamondant3445]

Vampyr will be getting some new fans, thanks for what you do,watch em all kids before the copyright doofus' get em

[@johnchedsey1306]

Had I heard Airwolf back around 1989 when I was getting seriously into German metal, I probably would have lost my mind over that album. From just what I hear on this video, it sounds better than the first two Rage albums or even Running Wild. 16 year old me would have gone nuts for it. Also, I had no idea that there was a German speed metal song about "Indianapolis" but I'm down for it. Another awesome video! Always makes my day when I see a new one pop into my feed!

[@AndyMetalHeadBR]

Great video and German metal bands rules as usual 🤘

[@AxemanofEmerald]

Absolutly love your videos!! Thanks again, another killer video. I'm a metal maniac and collector from Switzerland. Finally someone who appreciates Hammerschmitt!! I love the Hammerschmitt LP since decades, what a killer album that no one seems to interest. The artwork is terrible, but the music is excellent. Really a shame they did not get the deserved success. Can't wait for your next video, as always... By the way, I don't know if you know the band REPRESSION from Germany ?! They released 3 albums, the first one "Animal Raw" from 1988 is one of my favourite metal albums of all time. The artworks seems boring, but the music is killer. Listen to the song "Nightrider", an immortal glorious metal hymn. Cheers from Switzerland and thanks for the killer work!!

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

Thanks for watching, brother! Yeah, Hammerschmitt was such a huge surprise. The first half is just about perfect. I’ll definitely check out Repression too! 🤘🏻

[@garystielow232]

Wow, never heard of 3 out of 5 of these bands (heard Vampyr on a compilation LP a friend had). Amazing how many cool bands from the 80's never got a chance at full career cranking our the metal. What's funny is that Forced Entry was also the name of a Seattle Thrash band (from the early to mid 80's). Being a teen metal fan in Seattle in the 80's is probably the only reason I'd ever heard of the Forced Entry from Germany (since they shared a name with the Seattle band).

[@gwts1171]

Uncertain Future was a great album by the Seattle band!

[@chrisfigueroa6464]

Violent Force - Malevolent Assault Of Tomorrow was one of them too! It’s Thrash

[@franciskocher200]

Excellent video.Excellent bands.Excellent albums.What about the band Hazzard?

[@Hecatecrossways]

Hazzard - Moonlight was one of the best songs ever recorded. Hazzard also featured Hermann Frank JR of Accept on guitar . Samain ( NOT SAMHAIN!!!!!), Waxface, Steelover ( featured Rudy Lenners of the 1970s Scorpions on Drums), Bloody Six , Steeltower, Cacumen, Stormwitch, Tyrant, Running Wild, Iron Angel, Tyrant, Iron Pigeon, Handicapped Wildcat, Brainfever , King Emperor Monarch , Crippled Owl , Gravedigger , Warrant ( not the Glam band), Poison ( not the Glam band), Living Death, Necronomicon, Holy Moses, Fact, Dog, Steeltower, and the absolutely terrible Wallop

[@Hecatecrossways]

The German Metal scene of the 1970s featured Eloy , Faithful Breath , Handicapped Wildcat, Crippled Owl , Wooden Eagle, the Devil Worshippers, Magic Water, Amon Dul , and Scorpions

[@johnnyrockker829]

You never fail to rock my socks off dude. Still learning till this day.🤘😃🤘keep bringing it METAL SCHOOL.

[@Baerli.Liegel]

Tanks for the compilation. That made me order the Saint 's Anger Album today. 🤘It reminds me of the early days of Accept. I am glad that today there are still bands with that vibe e. g. Enforcer!

[@martinsalduna]

Man, I love these videos! Try to do them more often, please! I've pulled a lot of amazing and unknown bands from here. Let me try putting some more: Sacred Blade (Canada), Zions Abyss (Canada), Emerald Steel (US), Lords of the Crimson Alliance (US), Crack Jaw (Germany),

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

LORDS OF THE CRIMSON ALLIANCE!!!

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

Sweet, will check these out!! 🤘🏻

[@JoeyArmstrong2800]

Vampyr sound amazing. The singer kind of sounds like Kai Hansen. Thanks Metal School!

[@jcosta9287]

Nothing about this video,but you could do a video about anthem,helstar,aria, killerdwarfs and coroner. Some Christian Metal(I think), Whitecross,Petra,Holy Soldier and some more I can't remember now.

[@ricsithompson6671]

He has an Ария video, and it is most excellent.

[@jcosta9287]

@@ricsithompson6671 ok,sorry I didn't know

[@JohnsonCounty-py8bi]

I love your channel is the best. Your docs are great!! Keep it up Your good work!!!

[@ericmoreau4568]

Considering I'm on a big Accept/Running Wild kick right now, it's only fitting to finally clue in on these five hidden German gems...🤘🤘🤘

[@mikerivera7509]

Danke Schoen

[@NuclearBronsonRex]

Airwolf vs Leatherwolf? White Lion vs White Smake vs Great white vs Berry White? Ill pick Leather Wolf and White Lion for best of the white bands.

[@ramonace4770]

Bought the Saint's Anger lp back in the day. Great album. Two recommended killer bands with just one album : Biscaya from Sweden 1983 Headhunter ( ex Krokus and Killer ) from Switzerland 1985

[@RickKing06]

Im happy that you introduced me to Saint's Anger there riffs and songs are the best metal with the best metal that was Realesed back in the 80s something that i have never happened to found because i had listened to like very good metal back in those times and never heard something new of that kimd of good metal until you introduced me to Saint's anger super and i mean super awesome and catchy riffs and awesome songs Thank You 🤘

[@MofosOfMetal]

Awesome choices! I love discovering these hidden gems. Metal School always delivers!!!

[@SomerankeroffYT]

Would love to see a video on RAGE sometime. It’d be quite the undertaking given how many albums they’ve got but the different eras help to split it up & attention can be given to some eras over others. Plus it fits within your wheelhouse especially after doing both Running Wild & Blind Guardian :)

[@tpecillo]

I cheated a bit and checked out all the bands before seeing the full video just to check if I actaully knew any of the bands. Happy to say I did not :) Some really good guitarsolos and melodies but I don't know if any of the bands are on par with for example Heavens Gate. But time to see the full video and then go deep dive in to some "new" albums

[@h.e6963]

German 80s Metal was awesome. Forced Entry I love this album

[@Elvsterson]

5 excellent recommendations. Great job.

[@brianrockwell1805]

I had no idea Daniel Radcliffe played guitar for saints’ anger before he was cast as Harry Potter.

[@mikerivera7509]

Highway definitely sounds like Scorpions influenced

[@CapstoneTider]

Metal ruled supreme while I was in Germany from 85 to 89. You could even find a club by sub-genre. Great video! These bands are mixed the way I like it.

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

Wow, multiple metal clubs to pick from? That sounds awesome!

[@Opposeddrummer]

Even in my rather small city we had at times 3 rock/metal bars. Youth clubs would have weekend metal events organised by the metalheads themselves (mainly Thrash/death) also at several locations. Even a church had a little Metal meeting at times in a community room.

[@xenos_n.]

Germany has put out some amazing metal in it's time.

[@zvolphhasenmiau5369]

*its

[@Biden_Cult_Morons]

​@@zvolphhasenmiau5369.. Did you just correct a strangers grammar on the internet? 😂

[@mikerivera7509]

The first bands bass player looks like the wrestler Earthquake

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

Lol, a German John Tenta? I can see it!

[@flonkplonk1649]

And don't forget Daniel Radcliffe !

[@user-wf2lm3vi7o]

Saints’ Anger with appropriate apostrophe, in an era when umlaut’s were everywhere! Got early Helloween and Megalomania reminiscent of A tale that wasn’t right? Airwolf vocalist reminds me of Ron Keel’s voice!

[@bimmyfrizzo3988]

I didn't pay attention to the title of this video. I just assumed that helloween would be in this list. Then I realized that it was metal bands with just 1 album. Such a shame they didn't release more albums. European metal is the best metal out there!

[@flonkplonk1649]

Helloween, Accept, Blind Guardian, Kreator , Doro/Warlock etc. etc.

[@m92quad55]

best channel on YT. Would love to see a vid on Omen one day. Sick album art and tons of bangers. Holy Martyr is a perfect metal song imo, gets stuck in my head frequently

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

I freaking love Omen and really the only reason I haven’t done them already is because they just don’t have any footage. But, I will still probably try to tackle them sometime anyway! Battle Cry alone is amazing🤘🏻

[@m92quad55]

@@MetalSchoolChannel damn I was hoping I just hadn't looked hard enough. But yes hard to even narrow down favorites with them, pretty much a perfect balance of all the metal variables to my taste at least 🤘🤠👍

[@beyris]

I don't know if they're as obscure but I'm gonna have to recommend Dark Avenger. They were on the Death Metal split with Helloween, Running Wild and Hellhammer, but broke up a few years later and never reached the level of influence and legacy the other three bands did. Absolutely killer stuff though.

[@12SkippyRay]

St anger vocals... it's a new dog.. .just terrible. Music 9 out of 10 ForcedEntry much better sound sorta Cloven Hoof Russ Noth style Hammerschmidt...WOW!!! This is great

[@thunderspike1892]

Bad Steve with former Accept members Jan Koemmet on guitar, Frank Friedrich on drums and Dieter "Rubi" Rubach on bass could be on that list. They only released Killing The Night. There were a couple of other German bands with only one release. Sweet Cheater - Immortal Instant. They turned into the band Secrecy. The other band I remember are Wildcat - Love Attack. They also changed their name afterwards

[@metalurgov4943]

Bad Steve is just meh...but Sweet Cheater is an absolute perfection, riffs, solos just amazing!!!

[@couchcamperTM]

Saints Anger had a nice snare sound. ;-)

[@METALSCAVENGER78]

Great video., love German metal.All these are very good to great, I have them all. Saint's Anger, Hammerschmitt Airwolf and Forced Entry I certainly like more than Vampyr.Airwolf who also a great demo in 1987. A lot of one release (at least before reformation) good bands from Germany in the 1980s-early 1990s worth checking out such as Courage, Black Fate, Branstorm (the 1980s one!) Mortox, , Unicorn,Sweat Cheater, Battlefield, Blitzz, Pain, Ballantinez, Nytemare, Aquila, Black Dragon, Bloody Climax, Acer Fury, Breaker, 2 different Overdose, Xxaron, Salem's Law, Bloody Mary, Life, Sudden Death, Outcast, Jackpot, Dead Man's Fan, Syntra,,Saint Vania , Inherent Sin, Deadly Sin, Monroxe,Bloody Creaze, Ravage, etc...

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

Thanks for the suggestions! I actually covered Nytemare in my video on bands that only released an EP. And I was really close to including Bloody Climax but I couldn’t find the last track from their album. Plus, Vampyr had some cool footage which was nice. But yeah I’ll check these out!

[@METALSCAVENGER78]

@@MetalSchoolChannel Great, Gator is another one from 1982 I forgot to mention in my previous post

[@METALSCAVENGER78]

@@MetalSchoolChannel You are right, I now rememeber that you mentioned Nytemare in your eps video which was another great one!

[@Hellhammehr]

Awesome! We need more obscure german 80s metal! I saw Palace live last year at the "Schlacht um Otzenhausen" Festival but i didn't know about Saints' Anger. Greetings from Germany

[@PUK015]

Hey man a proud Honor Roll Patron here. I must say You're picks are not bad at all. As for me I can only think of 2 German bands that only released one album for you to check out as well. 1. Hazzard - Hazzard (Featuring Accept's former guitarist Herman Frank) in 1984 2. Gator - Gator 1982 Both are traditional heavy metal music and good ones at that. Check em both out.

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

Cool! I checked out the Hazzard album but missed Gator somehow. Will have to give them a listen!

[@weisswurstfruhstuck8523]

Hammerschmitt is a war reference I think it was an airplane from the Second World War if I’m not mistaken.

[@HalJalikakik]

I don’t know how you do it! I grew up feasting on metal in the 80’s. A few friends of mine would find records of some unknown bands but you’re showing me stuff I never heard of. Great stuff! Thanks.

[@mirko1382]

Checkout the website Metal Archives. I found all these bands and more on there. I also went on to KZbin and can generally find the full albums, if not there maybe Sportified. This is how I found most of the obscure metal bands in my collection from around the world.

[@stratohammering]

Hail from Germany!!!

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Nice job I've never heard of any of these bands. I wonder if Airwolf got any flack or trouble from the tv show of the same name?

[@flonkplonk1649]

Yes, the band sued the TV show for stealing their name..

[@michaelsmyth3935]

Rarebird Revords, owners were very into all things German. AIRWOLF !!! What a great Lp. Complain all ypu want about the internet, without it.... Amazes me how many one Lp bands over the years like these bands. Vampyr, sure would love to have heard more.

[@CircumlunarFeasibility]

The band im thinking of made two albums, but i really liked Brainfever - capture the night

[@hanserikask]

Love your work! And this episode is an absolute treat! But, your last choose in the video... I personally would have choosen Breaker.... Love your work! Stay Heavy! \m/

[@kaikiske7436]

During Vampyr’s “Indianapolis” video, dude has the full on Udo machinations going on 😂

[@johnkowalsky1988]

Dude Airwolf is insane. Listen to those vocals at 10:00 most singers would flip to falsetto but he maintains a full voice going into those high notes. If anyone knows what the singer did after this please write me. Can’t believe they only did one album.

[@pvdguitars2951]

The Enforcer by German trash legends Warrant ( 1985). Absolute must !

[@sumosprojects]

I really like Airwolf, dude some cool bands here that should of kept going 🤘🤘🤘

[@bluetopia42]

You forgot Final Prophecy! They even played as an opening act for Metallica in Germany. Once, I had a Gibson '76 Explorer from one of them via a guitar shop where it was for sale.

[@hockeyeverything4339]

Cool video. There were sooooo many bands trying to cash in on the urge of 80s metal. The clean vocals were about to become extinct in the next decade. Unless you wre already an established metal band, you werent going to exactly make a true historic mark in metal with these types of vocals in my opinion

[@DarkMetalSpider]

damn!😱 all of these albums are epically banging!!!! I must have all these! thank you so much for delivering 5 Metal bands, and 5 Metal albums Ive honestly never heard of; damn, these sound soooooooooooooooooooo good!!!

[@khorgor]

on one hand its always sad to learn about guys only putting out one album and then dissapearing, but i wonder how many did other projects or stayed in the music biz as producers, studio musicians etc. All in all another great lesson shining some light on deserved musicians.

[@MrZappaman420]

Saint's Anger Kicks Butt!

[@jamesmoss3424]

I will get Forced Entry.😀👍🎸🤘

[@frankj10000]

Great stuff. I've seen the Vampyr and Hammerschmitt album covers before. Never heard of the other bands at all, even though I'm a German '80s metal head myself.

[@weisswurstfruhstuck8523]

Haha yeah it would be rather Sonate or sonata. Maybe they missed a letter there ;)

[@umibozu7827]

Violent Force, has only one album too, and there are so fucking amazing!

[@arturslunga4226]

Wow Saint's Anger were seriously good

[@harveyd3175]

Love metal school and learn about bands I've never heard of until now.....

[@GiantLeninHead]

I hope you make another one for Germany. And if you do, check out some of the bands from the East

[@flonkplonk1649]

Die Puhdys? 😀

[@themadmattster9647]

Wow that Forced Entry sounds awesome gotta check em out. You mentioned Icon. Yeah I gotta get it

[@matthewdeery2267]

@metalschool would you do a video on razormaid? Just found out about them

[@SignOfTheWarrior]

Airwolf is also the name of a company that produces hand dryers.

[@y.t.9047]

Please Malice next !!! 🤘

[@astridb.5177]

Thank you very much for these fantastic Pick's. Fortunately I have one of the Albums (Forced Entry), that i have recveived as a gift for a order by the Mailorder EMP many years ago. Keep on digging and showing those forgotten Masterpieces of Metal.

[@jimkirk2527]

The Forced Entry Album is such a blast.

[@notronn1861]

Can pls do diamond head i love that band there is no true Biographie can you pls do it

[@astgafl4427]

Fortunately Accept and Helloween made much more than one album

[@mydasdriver]

You do some great and informative videos on bands that definitely deserve much more exposure then they got back in the day, thank you. If I may I'd like to suggest a few names for possible future vids. 1. TANK, and amazingly heavy and unsung band. 2. STILLBORN, most assuredly an awesomely heavy band that deserves a vid. 3. KILLER, a juggernaut from Belgium that although have released several albums have for the most part gone unmentioned (in the US at least). Thanks again for the great vids on Manilla Road, Cirith Ungol, Loudness, Metal Church and so many other great bands you've covered on your channel.

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

Thanks for the suggestions!

[@acdcking1234]

No black fate commander of fate is one of my favorite albums

[@karstenkailer4669]

Never heard any of those bands...and I'm from Germany

[@theoriginalemissary422]

It's getting harder to find flaws, but 12:10 you said Viper, not Vampyr. Incredible work, again, dude. Really!! You rule. - Jymbo (Sylent Storm/Emissary)

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

Wow! I sure did, didn’t I? How in the world did I miss that? Haha. Good catch, as always! 🤘🏻

[@MEMBassist2]

Good stuff love them all airwolf always blows me away. Sucks you didnt put Area in there. Hopefully you make a part 2.

[@ricsithompson6671]

Area recorded 2 records

[@MikeGiallo]

saints anger megalomania sounds a lot like Manowar´s mountains

[@ettnollbajen9945]

Imagine Hammerschmmidt at Hammersmith Odeon Mind blown

[@stephengyves884]

I am usually tracking down downloads or CDs on Discogs while watching this. Members getting orders...LOL. You help me discover more of what I love.

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

Glad to hear it! 😄🤘🏻

[@RRIFstepparn]

Forced Entry is a superb album. The sound still sounds modern.

[@smokerise]

🤘😎🤘

[@NuclearBronsonRex]

I like music

[@plateoshrimp9685]

Airwolf kinda sounds like High on Fire lol.