In 1980 Diamond Head released their debut album titled ‘Lightning To The Nations’. Although the band never had the commercial success that some of their New Wave Of British Heavy Metal peers like Def Leppard and Iron Maiden did, the band would prove themselves to be arguably just as influential, …

Diamond Head have today released the video for their track ‘No Remorse’, a cover of the Metallica track which will appear on the re-recording of their debut album ‘Lightning To The Nations’. ‘Lightning To The Nations 2020’, which will be released 27 November 2020, works so well because it does …

With ‘Lightning To The Nations 2020’ due for release 27 November via Silver Linings Music, Diamond Head have today shared their re-recorded version of ‘Am I Evil?’ which you can watch below. From an idea kicked off by drummer Karl Wilcox, the decision was made to celebrate the 40th anniversary …

Fresh from announcing the re-recording of ‘Lightning To The Nations’, Diamond Head are set to tour the UK during April/May 2021, with special guest confirmed as Rock Goddess. Brian Tatler told MetalTalk: “We are all excited and looking forward to the prospect of a Diamond Head UK tour next April/May. …

Released 40 years ago, Diamond Head’s ‘Lightning To The Nations’ album was one of the prime catalysts for The New Wave of British Heavy Metal and would form the template for the young Metallica. The album has been re-recorded and will be released 20 November 2020, via Silver Lining Music. …

Formed in 1976, deep inside The Black Country in the town of Stourbridge, Diamond Head were a major part of the NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) movement and fresh from last weekend’s Bloodstock Festival where they put in a highly memorable performance on the Friday night they headed …

Diamond Head and I go back a long, long way. I saw them for the first time as support to April Wine at the Edinburgh Odeon in January 1981 and I was hooked. They blew me away with those great songs and fabulous riffs. I saw the band many more …

Diamond Head are about to set off on the longest North American tour in their illustrious and lengthy history. The first gig is on 2nd November in San Francisco and the last and twenty-eighth performance takes place on 4th December at a secret venue and location. All will be revealed …

The second day off on the tour was mostly spent driving and we stayed over in Fort Stockton. The next morning we made our way to San Antonio where the band would be playing the Rockbox that evening. We arrived in good time and with an easy load in, the …

I’ve now added another three hours sleep to the four I got on the first night, which brings my total shut-eye since Tuesday morning to an insomnia inducing seven hours. To be honest I was expecting it to be the opposite with the jet lag hitting me like a tonne …