Dragonslayer

Emerging out of Lancashire, England, where they initially formed in 1978 as Heavy Thunder, then Slayer, the band that would become Dragonslayer started out like most future New Wave of British Heavy Metal hopefuls: by shunning the escalating punk rock scene to cover songs by their true heroes Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, and Uriah Heep. And, not unlike other, similarly fledgling NWOBHM acts of the time, including Diamond Head, Angel Witch, and, why not, Iron Maiden, the initial lineup of vocalist Dave Walker, guitarist Phil Odins, bassist Steve Morgan, and drummer Gary Walker ...