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.”

About the band & the release:

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 Goldsmith 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 lush booklet with liner notes illuminating the heritage of every single song.

The songs “Fight For Your Freedom” (March 21st, 2025) and “Wheels” (April 18th, 2025) will be released as singles & videos in advance!