 A new publication called Classic Rock , featuring Barton and many of the writers from Kerrang ! ' s first run , championed the NWOBHM revival and continues to focus much of its attention on rock acts from the 1980s . Starting in the 2000s , many reunited bands recorded new albums and revisited their original styles , abandoned in the second half of the 1980s . Their presence , at metal festivals and on the international rock club circuit , has been constant ever since . 
