NEW WAVE OF METAL • A Heavy Metal Documentary (NWOTHM)

[@NWOTHMFullAlbums]

It was a great idea to have bands give their own take instead of trying to tell a chronological story of the movement (don’t even know if that’s possible). This style makes possible to have multiple parts with different bands.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yeah it's such a massive thing with countless of bands, it's hard to tell where it started or if it ever fully ended in the 80s. Thanks!

[@marston4110]

Ja sam niko i ništa više osim broja na ovom pokvarenom svijetu ,reći kasnije zašto ,,velike riječi su se vrtile ,o tome da kreće nešto novo,,disko kuće ,,su pravile toliko visoke standarde da bendovi ,i to ste već čuli iz garaže, da ,budu u rangu sa Judom ,ili nije važno,govorim o tome da su uspili otvoriti vrata svima ,,sviraj svoj stil metala to je NWOTHM 😎🤪💣☠️☠️☠️

[@rmcduarte]

I've always said that Metal is like Jazz or Blues. It will never die! Be in main stream or underground, there will always be some club or festival anywhere refusing to let it die!!!!!!! LONG LIVE!!!!!

[@rodneypayne4827]

As a metalhead that grew up in the 80s it's great to see young bands ( I'm talking bands that haven't been around long) take up the legacy. Big fan of all of these bands covered here. As a wise man once said "Brothers of True Metal, Proud and standing tall!" 🤘🤘 Metal On!🤘🤘

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yeah it's fun that we speak of young and new bands when these bands have been playing for 15-25 years already. haha 🤘

[@dereksable9941]

Dude I grew up in the '80s and the very first album I heard was Metallica's Black and then I never went back

[@lennyblade]

With Bullet we were ahead of the pack, recording our demo in 2002. I still remember our first show. We wore the whole 80's gear studded leather and all, and the show organizer (wearing an In Flames hoodie and stupid cargo pants) asked us something to the effect of "This is a joke right? I mean you guys aren't serious?" Me or Hampus snapped back at him something about wearing hip-hop clothes haha. Maybe Bullet was more rock'n roll, but while I was in the band I always thought of us as Metal. I also gave O. Thunder his nickname because he let Bullet stay at his parents' house back in the day. Hail Heavy Metal Forever! Great Documentary Ruthless!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you, you guys should have been in the documentary. :) I saw Bullet on Sweden Rock Festival in 2006 I think it was, Good times! Cheers!

[@lennyblade]

@@joshgeiger8942 Nice! It's a never ending race on the Metal highway!

[@christinevega9238]

Dude u guys kick ass the video Heading to the Top was badass when I first saw that i thought holy fuck....these guys are smashing through the wall of all this scrappy music at the time and kick in fuckin ass. One of the coolest videos I ve ever seen and it was for real no bull shit. Much respect 🤘

[@christinevega9238]

Heading for the Top i mean sorry for the typo kick ass all the same Heavy Metal Forever🤘

[@marcfernandez8566]

I've been following the channel for quite some time now, and its just outstanding the amount of great content you are able to create in such a short amount of time. This documentary feels like the jewel in the crown. Keep It Up, this IS the best underground metal Channel un KZbin

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yes this one took like six months to finish. Been a long time and countless hours. Now I'm back to the low budget stuff. haha Cheers!

[@jasonrobe71]

I second this. If you get a chance give Vomitor a spin, great Aussie death metal.

[@heavymetal9448]

Ruthless metal is the best channel ever

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thanks boss! Cheers! 🤘

[@319t.j.5]

I had the pleasure of seeing Skull Fist live behind an arcade in a small Iowa town and they KILLED IT! There were maybe 30 people in the crowd but Skull Fist gave their all and put on a great show. Then after the show they hung out and played pinball with my son for like an hour. Great band and great guys. Great video too!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you!

[@28nihilist]

This is how metal documentaries should be done bravo 👏

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

thanks boss

[@ericv7720]

Excellent doc! I'm a holdover from the very end of the 80s, and watched as the USPM and thrash scenes crested in 90, 91 and then gave way to grunge and death metal. The mid-90s were "lost years" for true metal, though things were stirring in the underground, like Prototype, Steel Prophet, New Eden and Destiny's End from my hometown of Los Angeles (full disclosure: I knew the guys in those bands), Iron Rainbow and Twisted Tower Dire on the East Coast, and Slough Feg up in the Bay Area. I've been following as younger generations started taking up the mantle since the 2000s, and I think the quality of the bands now is on par with what Armored Saint and Vicious Rumors were doing back in the day, where they're not only paying homage to classic bands, but reinventing the genre and giving it a feel that's uniquely contemporary.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

yeah, but a lot of those bands had more of a power metal vibe to it than a classic heavy metal sound.

[@ericv7720]

@@RuthlessMetalYT I guess. It's all "classic metal" to me.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

@@ericv7720 cheers

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

@@ericv7720 yeah, classic in comparison to thrash and death metal and those kind of things but metal from 1983 just sounded different from the more power metal sound of 1993.

[@ericv7720]

@@RuthlessMetalYT Of course! I would say old Fates Warning is classic metal, for example, but when Ray Alder took over on "No Exit," it's not, because they became almost an entirely different band without the Maiden, Sabbath influences.

[@louiezioulas791]

My introduction to what you call "The New Wave of Metal" was through a youtube interview with Olof Wikstrand on some Greek outlet around the time when 'Death by Fire' was released in early 2013. The caption on that video clip was something like "Enforcer: the Saviours of Heavy Metal". Throughout that interview, I was very impressed with Olof's general attitude towards Heavy Metal music. That conversation took me back to 1980 when I was 15 years old. I showed my then 8 year old son the 'Mesmerized by Fire' video and his eyes lit up as if it was 1980 and hearing the Iron Maiden debut or 1983 and hearing 'Kill 'em All'. Finally he had the opportunity to love music from his time rather than his dad's time Those first three Enforcer albums impressed me so much, that I used the "Similar Artists" feature on the Metal Archives website and found Cauldron, Skull Fist, Portrait, In Solitude, Steelwing and others. Getting to meet the members of Enforcer on a number of occasions was a great experience for me and my son. They are a great bunch of guys. My take from listening to "NWOTHM" albums is that they make me feel happy. In my opinion, that was lost, for the most part, in heavy music in the '90s. Thanks to the bands and "Ruthless Metal" for keeping Heavy Metal alive.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

That is cool, I've been friends with Olof since even before he started Enforcer. Cool guy and an awesome musician. Thank you, Cheers! 🤘🏻

[@doom-mantia]

Very cool

[@DB-bx7fm]

striker, stallion, visigoth, eternal champion, outlaw, stormrider, stormburner, achelous, warrior path, wotan

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

many great bands!

[@vicfame3171]

sacred steel, gladiators, pegazus, etc.. they all have more value than this fad. yes i get it, it is nice to uphold the tradition but seriously do you really think that any of these nwothm bands will record another killers, screaming for vengeance, or wheels of steel? because what made it sooooo fucking good is GOOD WRITING, catchy tunes. i haven't heard it in any of these bands, maybe enforcer, a couple of songs and that's it

[@BlindBosnian]

@DrumpTard Zionist Collusion Sabaton? Lol

[@LatexCult]

@@vicfame3171 sabaton is crap

[@scottricci5063]

Deivore, Murdersickle, Blood Born, WarHorde, Goremonger

[@jpjpjp453]

I've been on a big NWOTHM kick for the last few weeks or so. I knew of the movement, but since i'm mainly a Death/Grind/Black guy and old enough to have gone through the NWOBHM era i pretty much stayed to just the Heavy Metal bands from the past. I checked out Eternal Champion just because of the cover art and i must have found at least 20 top quality bands in a week that i never even knew existed. I'm for sure going to pick up a lot of releases and some merch in the near future.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yeah there is a big world out there. an endless supply of good metal bands. Cheers!

[@Sami-layouni]

One of the best channels in all of KZbin. this documentary really shows your dedication to all things metal and the hard work your willing to do for it.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you Sir. :) Cheers!

[@image30p]

Thank you! That was an excellent documentary. One of the most enjoyable for a long time. Plus I got to meet and investigate some great bands.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Perfect! Thank you!

[@potatofry1237]

Metal rules

[@louiezioulas791]

Thank you to for bringing this material to light. A job well done.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you! 🤘

[@alejandromarianodevetak7265]

Year after year, this music will continue to reach new horizons... For the energy, the heart and the passion the every musician put out in every single new song... Congratulations for this great metal documental !!! Heavy metal is forever, Never Surrender !!!! Abrazo power desde Buenos Aires, Argentina !!!!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@DrSnuff-cb7rs]

I want to say a lot of things. But instead of going on a rant i want to thank all the new bands for what they are doing:) I know it is corny to say but you keep heavy metal alive..... Hail to thee Desecrator

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@dakotahawkins8265]

I wanna see all these guys get together and do a cover of we're stars that Dio project from the 80s

[@lauragarrard919]

That would rock.If you haven't already,check out the Korean version .In my humble opinion,it's the best,so far.Respect.

[@Cornelius798]

I enjoyed this and now have new bands to check out. Thanks, Ruthless!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you! 🤘

[@victormedrano2316]

Great independent mini documentary Ruuth, congrats Here in México we have 2 bands that are part of the first NWOTHM wave that you probably know (if you don't, you should check it out): Voltax & Split Heaven, Jet Jaguar a "newer" one but with the same level I take what Jarvis said: there are many bands in so many countries around the world, there's an insane camaraderie, nowdays because for the technology and internet we all are been able to connect in way or other, we have a global community here.. Btw once i met him and the other Night Demon dudes after they played with Skull Fist, nice guy Saludos from México! \m/

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yeah there are so many bands that play trad. heavy metal these days. can't keep track of em no longer. :) 🤘🏻

[@av193]

I need to listen to all of these bands ASAP! What a great movie.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you!

[@GordonOverkill]

I can hardly express how much I smiled when the Helvetets Port guys mentioned Magnesium and Gorgon! That's the real Heavy Metal spirit in my eyes! And just as a little anecdote: I tried to sell a 7" single to their singer Witchfinder at some kind of a club party around 15 or 20 years ago and he refused to buy it, since he just bought records from the 80s back then. He's being really authentic about this whole thing. :)

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Sounds like him. :) hehe Cheers!

[@blackwrits]

I was quite excited myself to see he mentioned those Japanese bands. A lot of great metal comes from the east and I feel like it is overlooked by American and European bands due to the fact it may not be as "accessible" for most western listeners. Randy Uchida Group, Sabbrabells, Speeder, Metalucifer, Crowley, etc.. All cool bands.

[@IwoIwanov]

The work that went into the production of this is much appreciated. - A well-researched documentary. Thanks a lot.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thanks!

[@hultajonas1234]

Totally Amazing. This is the best documentary I have ever seen. Jävligt bra upplägg! Kul att folk va helt ocencurerade! Kulturnyheterna - presenteras ikväll av Ruthless Metal! Ika kommenterar och nämner fina minnen från Muskelrock!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

haha, tackar. :)

[@donaldcady3839]

You've outdone yourself this time brother. Awesome doc. I love the spirit these cats have.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you Sir! :)

[@alexkazammd]

Great job. I helped shoot, record audio and Jarvis from Night Demon’s section. I had no idea at the time it was for this channel, which I’ve been watching for quite a while. A nice surprise!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Ah, yeah I recognize your name, I put you in the credits. :) Yeah, it's a small world, I'm going to upload the full interview with Jarvis in about a week, so look out for that. ;)

[@alexkazammd]

@@RuthlessMetalYT Thank you!

[@tomaszwesoowskifromlechist6222]

I enjoy like always.. Helvetas port fantastic idea.This band is so cool.Ruthless metal rulez..thanx for you and yours work..

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@hancock1934]

Excellent documentary! Thanks for taking the time to put this together! Will check out all the bands involved.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thanks man!

[@MADTHRASHER777]

As ironically as it sounds, I've been listening and reading comments about this documentary, and never imagined that came from this channel, same that I've been suscribed from long ago. Great work, honest and entertaining. For a Pt. 2, Voltax from México, Will be a Nice feature. Greetings.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you, yeah I rarely do stuff from the modern era but there are some great bands out there. Cheers!

[@keepthemetalflowing]

Excellent documentary. Thanks for posting this.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you!

[@LocoDirewolf]

This is a breath of fresh air. I've known about most of the bands that you listed for a while, but it was great to be able to see and hear them talk about themselves and the movement. I got into metal back in '83 when I first heard the Piece of Mind album from a friend. I was already familiar with some of the hard rock bands like AC/DC, but no metal (I didn't even know about Black Sabbath at the time 😔). After discovering it and turning some of my friends on to it, we were instant fans. We would go to the "big city" once a month or so, and go to the record stores, and just buy whatever we thought looked cool, without even hearing it before hand (some of the bands we recognized from ads in the back of magazines). It was an exciting time, a time of discovery. I discovered quite a few bands that I still listen to today. This new movement brings me back to my teen years and the excitement that I felt when I heard a new band. The "NWOBHM" style has always been a favorite of mine, and this new movement is wonderful. I'm really digging the NWOTHM (and the retro-proto-metal bands as well, and also the bands that worship at the feet of Black Sabbath 😁). There's so much out there and the ease of access is better than ever before. Now is the best time to be a fan of great metal music.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Good stuff, cheers!

[@emorris0204]

Loving this documentary. Great video ruthless \m/

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

thanks! Cheers!

[@screamsfromthegrave3324]

Good shit man, cheers for putting this all together! \m/

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you, Cheers!

[@Catonius]

Have been saving this up for a treat, and it was exactly that. An absolute treat. Thanks Jim & big salute to HP & Portrait especially. Rock on lads! Metal forever. (I was that Australian guy at the show in Paris for the Crimen Laesae Majestatis Divinae tour -I was a fucking mess back then too)

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you Sir. Ah, must have been great. Never seen Portrait live but I met the band in 2004-2005 something.

[@Catonius]

@@RuthlessMetalYT You're welcome Brother! The trip to Paris to see Portrait was all-round epic, they were great and the show was brilliant.

[@None_More_Metal]

Nice work Jim! Really enjoyed this!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thanks! Cheers!

[@smackroscoe]

Thank you for bringing the future of THM to our attention. We desperately need a truth-teller like yourself pointing us towards the hope of a promised land. For all that you do for us- We Salute You Sir! Bravo!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you Sir. Yeah metal media is generally kinda ass tbh so I'm trying to push the real bands and not whatever the media thinks is hot at the moment. Cheers!

[@hellion76]

Black Knight from Helvetets Port, the ending track, is amazing, cant wait for the new album ! Amazing and inspiring documentary !

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@charleskerby]

To me, everything these bands represent are of the utmost importance to keep the intrigue of true METAL alive and well. To me ( as a sufferer of the 90s and Aughts) and still keeping true, this a terrific observation of like-minded musicians. We can only hope to inspire our children to be inspired by the actual love of instrumentation and how to create significant music. In this world today, with all the distraction and greed, seeing fellowship in making quality music and honoring the past and yet providing a future to fresh ears is beyond commendable. Metal is life. Life is metal.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

yeah, in 10-20 years all the legacy bands will be gone more or less so it's up to these guys and the following generations to take hold of the flame so to speak. :)

[@JimiMitchell]

awesome documentary \m/ Keep metal alive my friends

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thanks, Cheers! 🤘

[@KevinOrtega1980]

A great way to kick off the weekend with this awesome video! Thank you very much for this!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you Sir! :)

[@superspartonbros9550]

I discovered Heavy Metal in 1988 and always loved the Traditional Heavy Metal bands the most, it's great these new bands are coming out now, many of them are as good if not better than the 80s bands! It's just a shame more people my age don't check them out they are just happy with the old stuff they already know! This is a great Doc, thanks Ruthless Metal \m/

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

thank you Sir! Cheers!

[@dinkins335]

That was cool. I really enjoyed it. Great job!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you, glad you liked it, you're probably the first to watch it then. ;)

[@doom-mantia]

Great video. I enjoyed the takes by Night Demon, H Port and White Wizzard especially

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

thank you!

[@dereksable9941]

Hey dude great job on the middle documentary I had fun watching it keep them coming you're doing great I don't know what you doing but do it

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

thank you! Cheers!

[@MotorbreathChannel]

Thank you so much for this documentary! I was only kind of familiar with the NWOTHM in the face of White Wizzard, but I've been amazed by their music ever since I've randomly stumbled upon them somewhere in the Internet. This video of yours definitely gave me a much better feeling of the scene and lots of names to get familiar and catch up with.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you, glad you like it!

[@MotorbreathChannel]

@@RuthlessMetalYT keep on doing what you do, man. You're pretty good at it and it's really cool to have a source of information outside of the word of mouth and the semi-blind personal discovery process for a change. The production value is also a cherry on top.

[@aaronjschaefer]

I like your voice better than anyone else who talks about music on KZbin... cheers man...

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thanks man. :D Cheers!

[@Rultog]

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate the absolutely wholesome bro-moment that occurred at around 57:25? Appreciate your fellow rockers, guys :')

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

hehe, Cheers!

[@yura7693]

Huge work, my respect

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you!

[@HelvetetsPort]

When O. Thunder says "band" at 40:15, he sounds like William Riker in Star Trek TNG (and looks like him, all along).

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

I have never watched Star Trek. :)

[@magicsinglez]

14:50 the extreme, extreme, metal bands that sort of branched off from traditional heavy metal, I think small record companies were Paying bands to sound like that. More extreme, more extreme is also something that people somewhat like.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yeah they kinda forgot the art of classic metal

[@DahmerJ17]

Grym dokumentär!! Kunde ju haft med kanske ett av de första... RAM! Sudden Impact är ju i min mening den bästa Ep'n i denna genre. Annars svinebra som vanligt!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Jo jag försökte kontakta RAM och flertalet andra som inte svarade. tackar!

[@DahmerJ17]

@@RuthlessMetalYT Nerds!! Hahaha..

[@alexsuperpower1]

Fantastic documentary love all these bands!! Riot city probably my favourite.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you!

[@dibbo9264]

Great Documentary NWOTHM Is Extremely Underrated Such An Incredible Music Scene

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you Sir!

[@daryl4841]

Prior to this video I haven't been able to list even one band I listen to that started less than 20 years ago. Looking forward to this great newer material to enjoy.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

It's time to check out these bands then. ;) Cheers!

[@jmagowan12]

I have become a Hellevetes ports fan now, their style alone is encanting.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yeah, they are amazing! Cheers!

[@jmagowan12]

@@RuthlessMetalYT The look of the band is encanting, reminds me of the Cónán & He-man films of the 1980's.

[@ashkenad]

Riot City is so fucking sick it’s insane

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers! :)

[@Crlmmm07]

Riot City the best out of all the bands in the video, followed by Skullfist and from Mexico and not featured… Voltax! Look at Tartaglia’s t-shirt. He’s a fan.

[@NegaafellagaTV]

Thanks for the film!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thanks for watching

[@darthknight1]

"Objectively, the absolute best sound."

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

huh

[@ugglabuggla666]

Fy fan vad bra! Det här borde vara på TV-kanaler runt om i världen inta bara i ett hörn av KZbin. ❤️👍

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Kanal 5 ville köpa rättigheterna för en mille men jag sa bestämt nej! ;) haha Nä jag skämtar bara. Skål!

[@ugglabuggla666]

@@RuthlessMetalYT Skål på dig! 😁

[@user-ft4jo8ev1v]

Even though the Helvetets Port guys might seem a little goofy, they made a good point about the sound production. So many producers these days stick to the clinical, over-compressed sound that became popularised in the 90’s. So many new bands sound like they have digital gear and triggered program drums. Not a very “traditional” sound.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

That is true.

[@bestiaonthedrums]

Helvetets Port rule, not just music wise but also attitude wise

[@sidthejovian5105]

I can't believe u manage to get Riot City as the guest 🤘

[@Cornelius798]

I've been listening to the bands in this video and I must say Riot City freakin flat out rocks!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

I told them I would tell everyone that they suck if they didn't agree to do the documentary and it worked. ;) haha 🤘

[@MetalPersonJ]

@@RuthlessMetalYT That's kind of a dick thing to do.... :(

[@Cale15]

:O

[@TheEngwall]

@@MetalPersonJ You know that was a joke, right?😂

[@diogocarrijoa]

Man it was AWESOME to watch this!! All hails to the NWOTHM movement! Lets Keep Heavy Metal Strong!!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you, Cheers!

[@kristianbrannstrom6498]

This is the best documentary that I've ever seen! We want more! We demand more! SAAATAAAAN! JEEESUSS!! EEEEVIIIL!!! GAAAARRRGGHHH!!! UGH! More Metal!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you and chill bruh!

[@meme5656]

Excellent documentary! Very inspiring and a great way to promote some of the bands who play the music I love!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you! :)

[@TomorrowsOutlook]

Great channel and documentary! Support from the Northern Norway!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Tusen Takk. :) Skål

[@TomorrowsOutlook]

@@RuthlessMetalYT Skål! ;)

[@soyelGabo666]

Great film and interviews !

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

thanks, Cheers!

[@hmetaljustin]

Very good job on this documentary.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

thank you!

[@agony664]

I met Jarvis twice, coolest dude ever...!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yes! cheers!

[@dantelombardi]

🤘Magnific legacy video 🤘8:28 great stage, 9:12 awesome Pontiac🤘Metal is forever🤘

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you Sir! :)

[@dantelombardi]

@@RuthlessMetalYT 🤘🤘Great🤘🤘

[@nelsonsantiago3426]

Great job! I appreciate all the work you put into it.🤘

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you Sir. You're the new patreon right? :) Thanks!

[@nelsonsantiago3426]

@@RuthlessMetalYT Yes, I just recently joined your patreon. You're doing great work on this channel.

[@subgum3403]

thank you for the i listened to this while priming 8" (203mm) howitzer model parts. Heavy Metal indeed!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thanks!

[@Horrorfreak106]

Enforcer and Vulture are my favorites of the movement

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@Kalisuimi]

This is so cool, Jim! Beautifully done! 🔥

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thanks Kali, glad you liked it. :) Took some time to put this one together.

[@MetalOfAllOwns]

Portrait is such a great band. I have there CD from 2011. But he has a Root shirt on!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

cheers

[@nmnate]

I got sucked into a Visigoth CD a couple of weeks ago. It was a bit of a departure from my usual death metal binges. I'm really surprised that I missed the NWOTHM waves, there's some insanely cool gems out there. But, yeah...it definitely was a big 'WTF how did I miss this????' kinda moment.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yes, there is a lot of good new bands out there.

[@Serphwratt]

This doc rips man! Thank you

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thanks you!

[@Serphwratt]

@@RuthlessMetalYT In High School I was obsessed with 70s and 80s Heavy Metal and I couldn't stand all the nu metal bands. I thought Heavy Metal was a dead genre until I discovered Enforcer around 2013ish. I love all the newer bands coming out now! Long live HEAVY METAL!!!!!

[@paulmonahawk4921]

This is a brilliant documentary fantastic!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you Sir. Cheers!

[@Mr.5hady]

This will be good, I can feel it! So I start by giving a like!👍😎👍

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you Sir. 👍

[@randysheetz690]

I'm happy to see these new bands getting some recognition, it's just a shame that they don't get the label support to do full tours as I would love to see these guys come to Atlanta.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

yeah, there aren't enough cash in metal these days.

[@Enforcer]

We played in Atlanta many times. The masquerade is a classic kickass ceñudo. So have cauldron, skull fist and night demon also.

[@randysheetz690]

@@Enforcer Thanks for the info, I just recently moved here from the Philly area where I knew where to go even up to NYC or down to Baltimore.

[@davidsomerville7868]

This is excellent. I'm constantly looking for this type of music and like that it has a name. I'm also always looking for the 80's stuff. I call it dark metal, early versions of Venom, Slayer, Sodom, Destruction, Mercyful Fate, Hellhammer/Celtic Frost and the other lesser knows. Maybe that's the first wave of dark metal (FWODM)? Always enjoy your efforts, respect!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

It's called NWOTHM or New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal, check my spotify playlist if you want to hear more. it's linked in the description.

[@dylannightingale6959]

You are almost correct actually regarding "the first wave of dark metal". Pretty much all those bands you listed, Venom, early Slayer, early Destruction, early Sodom, Hellhammer/Celtic Frost are considered to be the "first wave of black metal". So if you search for "first wave of black metal" you may be able to find other bands in that style you never heard of.

[@ClaymoreanOfficialMetal]

Awaiting for this goodness! 🤘🏻⚔️🍻🔥

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@jcriver]

I was born in the 80's, so I didn't live in this era of legendary great heavy metal bands, so this gives millennials like me a new freshness of traditional heavy metal from that era to the 21st century with new bands, amazing! great documentary🤘⚡

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you! 🤘

[@SavatageIsMyReligion]

Shine on Metalheads!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@aleksandartosic4504]

Pls, try to make a sequel with some other great bands from the genre. This is awesome docu. 👍👏🤘💥

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thanks, maybe some day. :) We'll see what the future holds. 🤘

[@sonsofsteel9872]

Great documentary man, the NWOTHM is maybe the stuff I listen most nowadays. Can I help adding portuguese subtitles? I don't want to get paid or anything, just think more people should be able to watch the documentary. Cheers!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Feel free to add subtitles, I don't know if random people can add them or how it works though.

[@deanmentjes7774]

Great documentary, thanks!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@johnercalisanga5300]

I was astound by this premiere on the upcoming documentary should catch up for this😊//.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers! :) 🤘

[@chumboheavymetalband]

Heavy Metal forever and ever.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@wheelsofmercury]

Awesome documentary!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

thank you!

[@raziswickid]

I remember when the first WOLF (Swe) album came out in 1999 and was really glad to hear good ol' metal from the 80's being played again by a new band. I never really thought about them too much since NWOTHM blew-up, but looking back now, they were probably the very first of the resurgence. Back then, you had all these shitty-made websites with amazing links - which really had a big part to play I think.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

haha, yeah. I had one of those websites. :) and I agree Wold was early, perhaps even before the NWOTHM.

[@raziswickid]

@@RuthlessMetalYT haha 😆 thanks for having a website man. I was on all of them, so probably got alot out of yours.

[@luismejiagonzalez3342]

I think Metalucifer are some years ahead Someway Wolf reminds me 2005 and BNR Metal page xD

[@raziswickid]

@@luismejiagonzalez3342 oh man, you're right! Heavy Metal Drill came-out in '96 it seems. I got into them later so I completely forgot. Amazing band.

[@raziswickid]

@@luismejiagonzalez3342 haha the BNR metal page was probably where I found out about Wolf. That page was a gold mine.

[@sassaniandynasty3796]

I didn't expect this to be so long dude! Never heard of any of these bands but the documentary is fabulous! Me being a metalhead from India, I had never heard of Kryptos before, found it out on the playlist in your description cheers! 🍻

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Ah, thank you, check 'em out! Cheers!

[@steamh4mmer264]

Check out Against Evil from india too

[@sassaniandynasty3796]

@@steamh4mmer264 sure man! Cheers

[@devonmiles292]

Thanks for this. Very well done.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you Sir! :)

[@reigninblood3998]

I believe metal is slowly being reborn after it's death in mainstream diversity. With the majority of modern metal bands being death metal bands. With very similiar material. Sometimes you need to go back to the roots to come up with interesting and enjoyable material people could get into more easily.

[@blackwrits]

Very agreeable take. I would not say for certain more traditional forms of heavy metal (such as heavy metal itself, speed, power, old school doom, even glam) could make a proper mainstream comeback (least not here in the USA). However I do believe it will increase in popularity among the younger generation as a somewhat underground movement.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@LoudnessJP]

Jättebra dokumentär=)

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Tack och bock!

[@trellos666]

Damn I loved this documentary. Fills me with joy that there are bands on the way up keeping metal vital. From the get go when Dan Cleary name checked Racer X, I had a feeling that this was exactly my vibe. Hevetets Port chanelling Spinal Tap? Love it. A mark of a mind expanding documentary, my browser is filled with tabs hunting for more info on Enforcer and Striker and White Wizzard. I appreciated your delving into their inspirations, deep stuff like Venom and Mercyful Fate hadn't crossed my mind for ages. Certainly led to a KZbin rabbit hole watching Cronos go crazy. One thought I'd have is it would be nice if there were more of the music itself. Even if it was a bit longer or had fewer bands in it. I planted with an old friend, and we found ourselves often pausing to look up the bands. In deep pandemic I stumbled across your channel looking for live shows of obscure Swedish bands. (Probably Easy Action? Can't remember!). I love the videos you put out. Lots of research and great info. Thank you!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

yeah, even if the bands agrees to do interviews, there are still issues with copyrights so I can't play their music because it belongs to them and their labels and I don't think Helvetets Port would be happy with the Spinal Tap comparison but hey. ;) cheers!

[@trellos666]

Ah, I can see the licensing issues. That was meant as a compliment that they are true rock stars with high levels of dont-give-a-fuck. Not as a hex on O Thunder.

[@JustPuckinAround]

Thanks so much for doing this! NWOTHM is super underrated.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you, Yeah to my knowledge there are no documentaries on this wave even if it's been around for 20 years.

[@dagondeluxe5589]

Epic job, man!! Very entertaining. ⚔️

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you Sir!

[@hadara69]

AC⚡DC was my “gateway” to Metal aswell. It’s so awesome to see how Metal has not only expanded BROADLY since the 70s/80s when I grew up, but that this era has made a comeback! Hopefully the Hair Metal stuff will be forgotten sooner rather than later and the COOL stuff from then will keep influencing new bands. 🤘👹🤘

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@garyphaneuf3530]

NIGHT DEMON RULES!!! Going to see them Nov 6th in Ashville NC

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Awesome!