>>126904751
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYUNwzFcEdc
1980 - Xero - Cuttin' Loose (Live)

Although the song was released on their debut in 1984, this is an absolutely insane live performance on the BBC program The Friday Rock Show in 1980.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezw0bCuy0sM
1980 - High Treason - Saturday Night Special

Hypermelodic, super catchy NWoBHM. This song attained some notoriety in the early NWoBHM days, but has largely dropped off the map.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL47nDBGS0g
1981 - Mistreater - Big 'A'

Small band from Cleveland that formed in the late 70s. I love that it sounds like a high school band - clearly talented but unrefined and raw.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JuaX1MurP4
1982 - Sapphire - Let it Burn

By 1982, Sapphire's unpolished NWoBHM pub rock sound was already outdated. They only released this single and faded into obscurity.