Wrathchild

Fronted by the charismatic and irrepressible Rocky Shades, Wrathchild crafted a comic book fantasy come to life—each show a kaleidoscope of colour, and riotous energy that stood out amid the chaos of NWOBHM
Wrathchild embraced the attitude of NWOBHM, earning themselves a place in the who’s who ‘NWOBHM Encyclopedia’, and combined it with a brazen theatricality rarely seen on British shores. Their look—towering hair, sleazy makeup, and neon-stained spandex—may have shocked their early audiences, but it carved out a unique niche that predated and arguably paved the way for the American glam metal explosion.