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Stourbridge, England (1976 – 1985, 1991 – 1994, 2002 – present)
Diamond Head are a British heavy metal band formed in 1976 in Stourbridge, England. They were one of the leading members of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) and are acknowledged by later bands like Metallica and Megadeth as an important early influence.
Formed by school friends Tatler and Harris, the band recorded and released self-financed demo tapes in 1977 and 1979 and with their unique sound and quality of song writing gained enough attention to tour as support with AC/DC and Iron Maiden. A clutch of record companies fought to sign the band, while their first album, variously known as ” The White Album” or Lightning to the Nations, was released by the band via mail-order only in 1980 by their own Happy Face Records. Each plain label LP featured the signature of one or other of the band members and has become on of the most sought after collector items from the time. Its success finally led to a record deal with MCA Records in 1981. The first major label LP Borrowed Time was enthusiastically received ( getting to #24 in the UK album charts), although the more experimental follow-up Canterbury, in 1983 suffered pressing problems and criticism over the progressive direction. Stalling creatively, the band split up for the first time in 1985.
In 1991 Tatler and Harris reformed Diamond Head. The same year Sean Harris (the vocalist) worked on a song with Dave Mustaine for Megadeth called “Crown Of Worms” - it was unreleased but would feature on the remastered version of Countdown to Extinction.
Formed by school friends Tatler and Harris, the band recorded and released self-financed demo tapes in 1977 and 1979 and with their unique sound and quality of song writing gained enough attention to tour as support with AC/DC and Iron Maiden. A clutch of record companies fought to sign the band, while their first album, variously known as ” The White Album” or Lightning to the Nations, was released by the band via mail-order only in 1980 by their own Happy Face Records. Each plain label LP featured the signature of one or other of the band members and has become on of the most sought after collector items from the time. Its success finally led to a record deal with MCA Records in 1981. The first major label LP Borrowed Time was enthusiastically received ( getting to #24 in the UK album charts), although the more experimental follow-up Canterbury, in 1983 suffered pressing problems and criticism over the progressive direction. Stalling creatively, the band split up for the first time in 1985.
In 1991 Tatler and Harris reformed Diamond Head. The same year Sean Harris (the vocalist) worked on a song with Dave Mustaine for Megadeth called “Crown Of Worms” - it was unreleased but would feature on the remastered version of Countdown to Extinction.
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Lightning to the Nations
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Abdullah666 wrote:
@somemusicdude chyba cię ładnie pojebało...
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the_betterman wrote:
Am I Evil is a rip off of Writing On The Wall – Shadow of Man
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MattVoltage wrote:
Sucking My Love <3
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mattrockrob wrote:
F-U-C-K-I-N-G P-E-R-F-E-C-T
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veyita_88 wrote:
The problem is,that nations is the only Diamond Head real classic and their only great honestly,compared to Iron Maiden,that released more solid albums.
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veyita_88 wrote:
"Lighting to the Nations might be better than any album Iron Maiden has ever done." In your opinion.I think that is one of the best metal albums ever,so it is among the top with Iron Maiden strongest efforts.Is hard for me to decide is this or Maiden debut is the best nwobhm album.
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Trash73 wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Megadeth+Has+No+Talent
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somemusicdude wrote:
Lighting to the Nations might be better than any album Iron Maiden has ever done.
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veyita_88 wrote:
The problem with Diamond Head is that they never released another album nearly as amazing as the stunning Lighting to the Nations,it´s a shame,imagine if they would have been huge like Iron Maiden with a row of classic albums.Damn,i would kill for Lighting to the Nations II,the REAL Diamond Head.
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KevinMustaine wrote:
Overflood of Metallica fans here. [4]
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TheJudasMaster wrote:
"better than iron maiden" lol'd. These guys are still awesome though. Lighning to the Nations was easily the best debut album in the NWOBHM.
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somemusicdude wrote:
Not nearly enough listeners on here. Their first album is superb.
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WiJoCo wrote:
Yeah, that'll happen when one of the biggest bands in the world turn people onto an otherwise, by comparison, scarcely known band. It's only natural.
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FretFreak93 wrote:
Overflood of Metallica fans here. [3]
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Dimi96 wrote:
Overflood of Metallica fans here. [2]
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CasiniProjekt wrote:
Hey, check out my music, its free http://www.last.fm/music/The+Cassini+Projekt/Blind+Vision
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Creepcleaner wrote:
Overflood of Metallica fans here.
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joecubbie wrote:
Second best NWOBHM band (best is Priest). Why r these guys so awesome???
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drumess wrote:
are they awesome? yes, they are! [8]
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MetalKaoz wrote:
Hey everyone check the interview with Brain Tatler at METAL KAOZ: http://www.metalkaoz.com/interviews/3632-diamond-head-brian-tatler.html
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