---
title: "Battleaxe"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/battleaxe"
genre: "Heavy Metal"
formed: 1979
---

# Battleaxe

**Battleaxe** is a heavy metal band, active 1979 to present.

Battleaxe are an English heavy metal band from Sunderland. They were part of the new wave of British heavy metal scene

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleaxe_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Battleaxe |
| Genre | Heavy Metal |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | Sunderland |
| Formed | 1979 |
| Releases in catalog | 4 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [NWOBHM](https://themetalnet.com/genre/nwobhm)

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1983 | [Burn This Town](https://themetalnet.com/album/f77c1eef-d996-3d2c-9b30-3bca7b28257a) | Album |
| 1984 | [Power From the Universe](https://themetalnet.com/album/24e33cd0-f9db-3323-9ac6-44c7082bc67e) | Album |
| 2005 | [Nightmare Zone](https://themetalnet.com/album/fa0879e1-31d5-4b20-8e64-1fec82e926f5) | EP |
| 2014 | [Heavy Metal Sanctuary](https://themetalnet.com/album/b6b93bbc-4902-4d00-80ce-5ea58641e2f8) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Saxon](https://themetalnet.com/band/saxon) (listened together)
- [Holocaust](https://themetalnet.com/band/holocaust) (listened together)
- [Girlschool](https://themetalnet.com/band/girlschool) (listened together)
- [Running Wild](https://themetalnet.com/band/running-wild) (listened together)
- [Riot V](https://themetalnet.com/band/riot-v) (listened together)
- [Dio](https://themetalnet.com/band/dio) (listened together)
- [Annihilator](https://themetalnet.com/band/annihilator) (listened together)
- [Diamond Head](https://themetalnet.com/band/diamond-head) (listened together)
- [Megadeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/megadeth) (listened together)
- [Tygers of Pan Tang](https://themetalnet.com/band/tygers-of-pan-tang) (listened together)
- [Grave Digger](https://themetalnet.com/band/grave-digger) (listened together)
- [Quartz](https://themetalnet.com/band/quartz) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Battleaxe/5120
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BATTLEAXE.nwobhm.OFFICIAL
- website: https://battleaxeuk.com/

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/battleaxe](https://themetalnet.com/band/battleaxe). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt