ROXXCALIBUR – NWOBHM From The Vaults
Release Dates:
Europe: 9. May 2025
North America: 6. June 2025
After a ten year hiatus ROXXCALIBUR are back with a fourth full-length album: „NWOBHM From The Vaults“. The five-piece delivers forgotten jewels from the pioneering New Wave of British Heavy Metal era. Since starting out 2009 with their debut album, the band has been appreciated for its sublimly set up cover versions.
ROXXCALIBUR also took these songs to the stage, blending the original spirits with a skilful distinctive personal touch. ROXXCALIBUR’s impact has been tremendeous from the start. Many NWOBHM bands were rediscovered and subsequently re-released, inspiring also reunions of original line-ups.
• authentic production work by guitarist Kalli Coldsmith
• mastered by Patrick Engel at Temple Of Disharmony Studio
• cover design by legendary artist Rodney Matthews
• the CD contains an exclusive bonus track
For fans of Angel Witch, Cloven Hoof, Dark Star, Deep Machine, Grim Reaper, Hollow Ground, Jaguar, Mendes Prey, More, Mythra, Saracen, Satan, Tokyo Blade, Trespass, Tygers Of Pan Tang, White Spirit, Witchfinder General, Witchfynde.
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Roxxcalibur – NWOBHM From The Vaults is out now!
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„Roxxcalibur – NWOBHM From The Vaults is out now! A true tribute to the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal!“
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Tracklist:
01. Doctor What? – Original by RON GRAINER 1963
02. Demon Preacher – Original by DEEP MACHINE 1981
03. Fight For Your Freedom – Original by ENERGY 1983
04. On To The Borderline – Original by MENDES PREY 1982
05. Wheels – Original by TREDEGAR 1982
06. Only Heaven Knows – Original by LIAISON 1984
07. Cecil B. Devine – Original by BLAZER BLAZER 1979
08. Hawks Of Cairo – Original by SWEET REVENGE 1982
09. Could Have Done Better – Original by ALIEN 1982
10. Wild Machine – Original by SHIVA 1982
11. All Over The World – Original by CHAIN REACTION 1985
12. Mystery Girl – Original by STORYTELLER 1985
13. Tight Rope – Original by 100% PROOF 1981
14. Lean On ‚Em Hard – Original by DENIGH 1984
CD ONLY BONUS TRACK
15. Gotta Get Back To You – Original by PROWLER 1980
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ROXXCALIBUR new single & video out!
ROXXCALIBUR unleash single & video for the track “Wheels” today”! 🤘
German Metal band ROXXCALIBUR unleash a new single & video for the song “Wheels” today! This song, a cover from the band TREDEGAR originally recorded in 1982, is taken from the group’s upcoming album “NWOBHM From The Vaults” which will be released on May 9th, 2025!
Guitarist Holger comments: “‘Wheels’ is the second fast song on the album. It’s a really strong, fast-paced number. However, this guitar run, which occurs at the beginning and in the middle, is a bit tricky to play. Or rather, Kalli had to invest a bit of time to figure it out. There is no sheet music or tablature for such songs, so he had to make a lot of guesses here. At least that’s how I interpret his reaction when I asked him about it during the recordings…haha. None of us would have thought up the riff in the verse like that either. But it’s definitely a great number with a strong hookline!”
Drummer Neudi adds: “TREDEGAR have always been known outside of NWOBHM circles, as Budgie’s guitarist Tony Bourge played a leading role in the band. But Russ North, who sadly passed away recently and is better known for Cloven Hoof, also has a name in the scene. Guitarist Andy Wood was also later in Cloven Hoof and is now the lead singer in Rhabstallion. ‘Wheels’ is a rather harder and faster song for TREDEGAR and gave us the chance to put another lively track on our fourth album.”
Cover artwork by Rodney Matthews
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ROXXCALIBUR – official video out now!
ROXXCALIBUR „Fight For Your Freedom“ Official Lyric Video out now! Original song by ENERGY, 1983. It’s the first single from the upcoming album „NWOBHM From The Vaults“ (May 9, 2025)!
Cover artwork by Rodney Matthews.
ROXXCALIBUR „Fight For Your Freedom“ single out now!
Today ROXXCALIBUR return with the song „Fight For Your Freedom“ from their upcoming album „NWOBHM From The Vaults“! This fivepiece represents a hell way more than just being a keen tribute band playing historic tunes and keeping up the spirit of an era alive and kickin’. These guys again and again dig out lost NWOBHM pearls, awarding them a fully deserved second chance.
Holger from ROXXCALIBUR comments: „‘Fight For Your Freedom’ by ENERGY was one of Limb’s suggestions for the album. Another band with probably just a few unknown singles and which is not even listed in the Metal Archives. I couldn’t get the song out of my head after hearing it for the first time, so it was my joker for the album in case it failed the voting with the other songs. Everyone was allowed to nominate a song that they absolutely wanted to have on the album and that’s how it turned out.
I think the way the song builds up to such a speedy masterpiece after this quiet, somewhat melancholy beginning is very cool for 1983. This melody in particular is so great that I gave it a boost with double bass at the end when I heard the song… I especially like the fast songs anyway.“
„NWOBHM From The Vaults“ will be unleashed via Limb Music on May 9th, 2025.
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ROXXCALIBUR will unleash „NWOBHM From The Vaults“
ROXXCALIBUR will unleash „NWOBHM From The Vaults“ via Limb Music on May 9th, 2025!
First single „Fight For Your Freedom“ will be released this Friday,pre-save here.Ten years after: ROXXCALIBUR are back! Album number four “NWOBHM From The Vaults” delivers even more nugget bits and pieces of an unbroken dedicated journey. A classy follow-up to “Gems Of The NWOBHM”.
This fivepiece represents a hell way more than just being a keen tribute band playing historic tunes and keeping up the spirit of an era alive and kickin’.
ROXXCALIBUR has a clear-cut definition being “a band with external songwriters”. These guys again and again dig out lost NWOBHM pearls, awarding them a fully deserved second chance. A metal on metal win-win package …
“NWOBHM From The Vaults” sounds as natural as a recording session being cut in the womb of a living room. Conducted by guitarist Kalli Coldsmith as producer, the songs do sound authentically organic, thankfully lacking modern elements or any artificial “retro” atmosphere.
Icing on the cake is one more stunning cover artwork by Rodney Matthews.The renowned artist not only illustrated many records of rock icons during the seventies but also coined the sleeves of NWOBHM household names with Diamond Head, Praying Mantis and Tygers Of Pan Tang among them.
“NWOBHM From The Vaults” contains a booklet with liner notes by Neudi.
Line-Up (from left to right):Mario Lang – bass
Holger Ziegler – guitars
Alexx Stahl – lead vocals
Neudi – drums
Kalli Coldsmith – guitars
Tracklisting:01. Doctor What? (Original: RON GRAINER 1963) 0:14
02. Demon Preacher (Original: DEEP MACHINE 1981) 3:04
03. Fight For Your Freedom (Original: ENERGY 1983) 3:23
04. On To The Borderline (Original: Mendes Prey) 2:44
05. Wheels (Original: TREDEGAR 1986) 4:30
06. Only Heaven Knows (Original: LIAISON 1984) 4:29
07. Cecil B. Devine (Original: BLAZER BLAZER 1979) 4:04
08. Hawks Of Cairo (Original: SWEET REVENGE 1982) 3:04
09. Could Have Done Better (Original: ALIEN 1982) 2:29
10. Wild Machine (Original: SHIVA 1982) 4:37
11. All Over The World (Original: CHAIN REACTION 1985) 4:06
12. Mystery Girl (Original: STORYTELLER 1985) 4:39
13. Tight Rope (Original: 100% PROOF 1981) 4:20
14. Lean On ‚Em Hard (Original: DENIGH 1984) 4:30
CD only Bonus Track:15. Gotta Get Back To You (Original: PROWLER 1980) 4:36
ROXXCALIBUR – ALBUM NO. 4 IN THE MAKING!
…THE RETURN OF „PERMANENT GARAGE DAYS“ (and not just „revisited“)
Quote from the band:
„Yes, it seemed impossible some months back. Our last album „Gems Of The NWOBHM“ was released in 2015. …
When we started, we had underground songs on our first album, like „Seven Days Of Splendour“ from Jameson Raid or „Rainbow Warrior“ from Bleak House. Many of these bands have been reissued on great labels like High Roller, No Remorse or Cult Metal Classics and some of those bands are active again. The once „unknown“ NWOBHM songs from rare 7″ singles and albums are now bigger than ever (not just because of us!!). … We always wanted to surprise people with great songs that only a few people know (or remember). This still is our aim, so we have to dig way deeper than usual to make Roxxcalibur album number 4 as relevant as the three albums before. We are on a good way here, still chosing tracks right now! Here and there we might do some more changes to the songs than usual when the original is more AOR or punk…let’s see!
Beside that nothing has changed! Same line-up as on „Gems…“ and the same label (Limb Music). No modern studio production but an authentic in-your-face sound. Same attitude, same fun!
There’s a lot of NWOBHM-people who we met and who are not with us anymore. This album will be dedicated to all of them, including Mr. Tsangarides who did our second album.“
ROXXCALIBUR – Gems Of The NWOBHM
The „gold diggers“ are back. Their third album, „Gems Of The NWOBHM“ is definitely no obscurity for people in the know. Even though the majority of worldwide metal fans may not be familiar with all of the selected songs in their original form, it remains an incredibly good metal CD, which, although it has the spirit of the early Eighties within it, is still made for the here and now. Liner notes by author and NWOBHM expert John Tucker („Neat & Tidy – The Story of Neat Records“, „Suzie Smiled“ etc.). Cover artwork by Rodney Matthews (Diamond Head, Praying Mantis, Tygers Of Pan Tang, Bitches Sin, Magnum, Nazareth etc.). Mastered by Eroc, known not only for his role as drummer of the Krautrock legends Grobschnitt but also as studio man for his remastering of classics of the Sixties and Seventies.
The album includes the CD only track „Rip Off“ and comes in a slipcase including a sticker and a poster.
Tracklisting:
- 01. Why Don’t You Kill Me? / 4:29
- 02. Soldiers Of War / 7:05
- 03. Paper Chaser / 6:09
- 04. Running Blind / 4:27
- 05. Fool’s Gold / 5:28
- 06. Stormchild / 5:12
- 07. (The Age Of) Machine / 5:28
- 08. Hounds Of Hell / 4:04
- 09. Somewhere Up In The Mountains / 5:24
- 10. Midnight Chaser / 6:04
- 11. Black Ice / 3:48
- 12. Panzer Division Destroyed / 6:18
- 13. Rip Off (CD only Bonus Track) / 3:42
- 14. Name, Rank & Serial Number / 3:27
Original by LEGEND 1982
Original by SATAN’S EMPIRE 1981
Original by TAURUS 1980
Original by BASHFUL ALLEY 1980
Original by VIRTUE 1987
Original by TRESPASS 1980
Original by MYTHRA 1981
Original by SPLIT BEAVER 1981
Original by MARQUIS DE SADE 1981
Original by WHITE SPIRIT 1980
Original by ARAGORN 1981
Original by BUDGIE 1980
Original by SMOKIN‘ ROADIE 1983
Original by FIST 1980
Total playing time 70:56
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- Third album of the successful NWOBHM Tribute band.
- Band exist of members/ex-members of a.o. Manilla Road, Masters of Disguise, Jameson Raid, Savage Grace, Viron
- Excellent live band! Played the Rock Hard, Bang Your Head & Keep It True Festivals + shows with a.o. Saxon, Demon, Blitzkrieg, Praying Mantis, Tygers Of Pan Tang…
- Liner Notes by John Tucker, Rodney Matthews and the original bands
- Cover Artwork by Rodney Matthews
- Mastered by Eroc
May 9th, 2025 (Europe)
June 6th, 2025 (USA/CA)
April 23, 2025 (Japan)
April 25, 2025 (Europe)
May 23, 2025 (USA/CA)
