Underrated but great metal bands vol. 1

We're starting with great underrated metal bands, so if you haven't heard these bands before you were missing a lot...

This time it's Riot, Savatage and Tygers of Pan Tang

Riot's sound initially started out as straightforward heavy metal, but since their 1988 release Thundersteel their musical direction has been more along the lines of power metal. The band was founded in New York City in 1975. by guitarist Mark Reale. Reaching a peak in popularity in the early 80s, the band has continued a long-running successful career, but always remained somehow underrated.

Savatage is founded by the brothers Jon and Criss Oliva in 1978 at Astro Skate in Tarpon Springs, Florida. In 1987, they released their first commercially successful album, Hall of the Mountain King, which became the base for the band being catapulted into a more mainstream arena. Great progressive/heavy stuff \m/

Tygers of Pan Tang are  formed in 1978 and originating from Whitley Bay, England and they are a notable band of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Fans of Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake that it's the first band of John Sykes who played on their first albums. One of the best NWOBHM bands in my opinion. Check them out if you haven't already...

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enjoy and discuss