Val-halla

Not to be mistaken for the symphonic rockers of a decade earlier, the '80s Valhalla played melodic hard rock and left only a handful of recordings to document their passage, which, because of their association with Neat Records, has erroneously lumped them in with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Comprised of vocalist Dave Howard, guitarists Kevin Hunter and Ian Glenister, bassist Kevin Kershaw, drummer Mick Simkins, and keyboard player Ian Parsons, the band released its debut single, "Coming Home" b/w "Through with You" (part Def Leppard, part Journey, part Gary Numan!) i...