Proper noun
NWOBHM
(music) Initialism of New Wave of British Heavy Metal.
For infobox Speed metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that originated in the late 1970s from new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) roots. Source: Internet
The NWOBHM band Venom was also an important progenitor. Source: Internet
The NWOBHM came to dominate the heavy metal scene of the early-mid-1980s. Source: Internet
This change of direction was compared to punk and in the late 1970s became known as the new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM). Source: Internet