DEMON

Known for their shocking and elaborate occult-themed performances, Demon is an often overlooked yet pivotal band in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. The band's ghoulish image was contrasted by their sound, which adhered closer to traditional hard rock than the kinetic punk-metal of contemporaries like Venom and Motörhead. After the release of their first two studio albums, 1981's Night of the Demon and 1983's The Unexpected Guest, the band decided to take a more progressive approach. Demon disbanded in 1992 but vocalist Dave Hill formed a new iteration of the group in the early 2000s that went on to release a string of well-received albums like Better the Devil You Know! (2005), Cemetery Junction (2016), and Invincible (2024).