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nwothm
what it is
New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal. Bands playing traditional 1980s style heavy metal in the 21st century.
✦ meet the girls making nwothm →
women, non-binary artists, and bands with women, level by level
✦ start here: albums
✦ who's making it, level by level
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
✦ make nwothm a playlist
turn these 13 artists into something you can press play on.
each artist's most played song, easing from level 1 out to 5
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questions
What is nwothm?
New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal. Bands playing traditional 1980s style heavy metal in the 21st century.
What are good nwothm albums to start with?
Try Crisis In Utopia by Holy Grail, Ravening Iron by Eternal Champion, Exodus to Hell by Helvetets Port, and Bite the Bullet by Bullet.
Who are some women making nwothm?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/nwothm/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making nwothm, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-22