NightimeFlyer HeavyMetalRules

This is the best introduction to the NWOBHM that I can imagine. The band released a single in 1979 and with it's amateur approach and almost no production, some people will not like it. To me, the enthusiasm and attitude inherent in this makes it one of the very best singles released ever.

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• Nightime
• flyer
• heavy
• metal
• rules
• nwobhm

[rokker101]

h again .. just thought id mention that the lyrics to this song are on a site and described as 'the worst heavy metal lyrics ever' lol ..and Ive found that Nightime Flyer are on a lot of download sites ... seems that theres a lot of people out there making money out of my band from sooo long ago theres even been limited edition coloured vinyl bootlegged and on ebay !...jeeez and I dont even own this single !!!...thats rock n roll for ya ...ciao 4 now

[knuthulhu]

The lyrics are simple and naïve, but "worst heavy metal lyrics ever"? NEVER! To me, they're true, from the heart and therefore worth far more than 95% of all the shit that many call "heavy metal" these days.

[rokker101]

Hehe..I wondered when this would crop up on here ... I was the drummer on this track, it was the b-side to a single called Out With A Vengeance and was recorded at Spaceward Studios in Cambridge .. the studio is still going too. This track was also recorded by a band from San Francisco called The Weird Lord Slough Feg ( I think thats what they are called) as part of the 25th anniversary of the NWOBHM a few years back. Great to hear it on youtube...and HEAVY METAL STILL RULES !!!

[knuthulhu]

The cover was by The Lord Weird Slough Feg, yes, and it came out on the Miskatonic Foundation independent label. Great to see you commenting on here - it's such a great single. Thanks for recording it ;-)

[lordmccoy]

This must be one of the first "Meta Metal" songs ever.

[stashyjon]

@rokker101 I've got an original copy of this gem, I still play it on my radio (The Sunday Rockshow, BCFM radio 93.2fm , Bristol UK) every now and again. To me it sums up perfectly the true post punk spirit of the whole NWOBHM. Just form a band and go and do it. Who cares if the end result isn't perfect, the band here are obviously having fun and thats all that really counts.

[tiger26004]

@rokker101 I have the record. I was there and still am, N.W.O.B.H.M Rules and always will.

[CardiffBrainsSA]

Yes I can confirm I have the original single in its picture sleeve together with photos of the band on-stage in 1980 at the Hotel Executive /Aberavon Beach Hotel. Oh I got the set list and the T shirt and the sticker also !!

Im a bit of a sad git I guess but the guitarist Roger Davies now services our heavy metal company vehicles. Keep on Rocking see you one day in the Knights Arms if I win the lottery !!!

[Karmoon7]

Hey man,

This is cool. Love the riff, the rhythm and the lyrics.

But... is one of the instruments out of tune?

it really sounds dubious on some of the low notes.

It's great though! No disrespect meant at all.

[touaregk]

let me tell ya something my friend: your band is historical! This very sound is the essence of street level heavy metal. The way it should be.

greetings from Greece