The official recordings of "Am I Evil? in 2008 Nick announced that he and his family were going to emigrate to Brisbane. Band members Kataoka Daishi Get your tickets and we'll see you down the front! [8] Also, while successful bands like Iron Maiden and Def Leppard were managed by established music management, Diamond Head were managed by Reg Fellows and the lead singer's mother, neither of whom had managed a band before. Diamond Head were invited to open that years Monsters of Rock festival and for the first time toured Europe as special guests of Black Sabbath. and "The Prince" during their initial performances. Impressed by Rasmus’ vocal skills and range, the band offered him the role and embarked on a European tour including Headbangers Open Air Festival in Germany and Hard Rock Hell UK. Founder member Brian (1976 -) and current lead singer Ras (2014 -) in conversation with Andy Rawll for Record Collector Magazine. The band's latest album, All Will Be Revealed, was released in 2005, but was very different from their early material. But honestly the whole album is brilliant. Colin Kimberley commented Diamond Head got their complex sound from listening to bands like Black Sabbath and Rush and realising that a song with a single riff throughout was not interesting enough. On 5 December 2011 Brian Tatler and Sean Harris joined Metallica onstage at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco to celebrate Metallica's 30th Anniversary. Thus while other new wave of British heavy metal bands were signed to major labels and headlining their own tours, Diamond Head remained independent. Get Evil! American thrash metal band Metallica have often acknowledged Diamond Head as an important early influence, having covered the likes of "Sucking My Love", "Am I Evil?" They reworked the old songs and began recording a 4 track acoustic EP although this ended up taking two years and by the time it came out on the bands own label the acoustic phase was over. Mark Strigl of the "Talking Metal" … The first 1000 copies were pressed and made available at concerts and via mail-order for £3.50. Subscribe to our mailing list to be part of the Diamond Head "Evil Legion". Get your ticket and we'll see you down the front. The album was never finished and when Reg and Linda failed to secure a new record deal, the band fell apart in early 1985. First on the agenda was to record and release the Four Cuts EP, which contained two early era songs Shoot Out The Lights and Dead Reckoning and the band did a whistle stop UK tour of the clubs to promote it. Get your tickets, Horns Up and see you down the front! 40 years of Lightning To The Nations and we are bring it to you! Diamond Head stay true to their heritage! The Metal Up Your Ass live demo, recorded in November of that year, featured a live rendition of "Am I Evil?". [4] This album too received excellent reviews and Diamond Head performed at many prestigious Rock and Metal Festivals including Wacken, Hellfest, Bloodstock, Rock Hard, Rocklahoma and Stonedeaf as well as touring with Saxon and Black Star Riders. The band was part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement and is acknowledged by thrash metal bands such as Metallica and Megadeth as an important early influence.[1]. Its was Diamond Head's "Difficult third album". Brian Tatler formed the band with Duncan Scott while both still at school in June 1976. Pete had been a record plugger and knew a lot about the music business. Once the two-week UK tour was over Sean and Brian were told to start writing the next album. [9], Metallica performed "Am I Evil?" Diamond Head toured the US (twice) plus Japan and Europe including two dates opening for the Big 4. Read more. The earliest known recordings of these songs are a rehearsal demo recorded at then-bassist Ron McGovney's house in March 1982. The only A&R man who was determined to sign the band was Charlie Eyre who quit his job at A&M and joined MCA in order to sign Diamond Head and Musical Youth. The management thought that it should be perceived as a 'demo' album, so no fancy sleeve was required, making it very cheap to produce. Particularly since there has been a renewed interest in Diamond Head in recent years. ANNOUNCING THE THUNDEROUS 40th ANNIVERSARY, To pre-order your copy and  limited edition vinyl. In the end Diamond Head only agreed to make one single for Pete, a re-recorded version of Sweet & Innocent b/w Streets of Gold, which came out around October 1980. Sean would not hear of such a thing and so on the 1st January 1984 MCA did not pick up the option for a third album. In 2007 Diamond Head released What's In your Head? In 1980, Pete Winkelman from Wolverhampton got involved and tried to sign Diamond Head to his new label Media Records. Brian Tatler commented that this was one of the best experiences of his life and regained his enjoyment for playing live with the band again. One person found this helpful. Tatler had this to say about original singer Sean Harris – “Sean Harris the singer was the best thing and possibly the worst thing about Diamond Head." Of … The timing was perfect with the emergence of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. The album was packaged in a plain sleeve with no title or track listings, and 250 copies were signed by each band member. A link up with agent Neil Warnock at The Agency secured Diamond Head a Friday night slot on the Reading festival bill in 1982, albeit as late and unadvertised replacements for Manowar. - Garage Days Re-Revisited in 1987 and "The Prince" was included as a B-side to the "One" single. The singer is Rasmus and he is a great singer, kinda got a Sean Harris vibe to him. BRIAN TATLER Doesn't Know Why Original DIAMOND HEAD Singer SEAN HARRIS Hasn't Released Any New Music In Nearly 30 Years. Exclusive pre-sale only on August 5th with no booking fee!! My references would have been MOTÖRHEAD [and] JUDAS PRIEST with 'Exciter' and 'Sinner'. Lightning To The Nations 2020 - 40th Anniversary, ANNOUNCE THUNDEROUS 40th ANNIVERSARY RE-RECORDING With their genre-defining debut album Lightning To The Nations, Diamond Head became the band who influenced and opened gates for many metal bands. This article is about the British heavy metal band. This didn't go down well with everyone and when in 2003 Sean failed to get a deal for the album (which had cost around £16,000 of Sean and Brian's money to make) things went quiet. Apparently Reg and Linda turned down an offer from Foreigner's manager Bud Prager to manage the band in the US, claiming they didn't need any help over there. "I think that's partly due to our new singer, Ras (Rasmus Bom Andersen), who joined in 2014," Tatler says of the band garnering new found and long overdue attention. In November 2007 Diamond Head were special guests on a 14 date UK tour with Thin Lizzy. Guitarist Brian Tatler thinks that Reg and Linda had unrealistic expectations about the kind of record deal the band should sign and when no deal lived up to this, Reg decided that the band should record an album quickly and cheaply at a local 24 track studio where they had recorded their first single "Shoot Out The Lights" (b/w Helpless); no money exchanged hands, and the studio owner Muff Murfin - in return for a weeks studio time - took 50% of the bands publishing for fifteen years. To support the album Diamond Head's released their sixth single "In the Heat of the Night", backed with live versions of Play it Loud and Sweet and Innocent recorded at the Zig-Zag club, and an interview with DJ Tommy Vance (although the latter was not available on the 12"). Although several record companies expressed interests in signing the band and Dave and Ian secured a couple of offers, none were deemed worthy by Reg and Linda who were now beginning to advise Sean as he still lived at home with his mother in a house paid for by Reg. They found singer Sean Harris, who was in the same year, and went through three bass players before settling on Collin Kimberley in 1978. Blitzkrieg – Blitzkrieg (1981) What a great track. They soon recruited Sean Harris (vocals), and a few months later, Colin Kimberley (bass) joined their ranks. Nicks last show with Diamond Head was the 4th October 2013. Get your tickets now for this incredible festival and lineup! The Coffin Train, Diamond Head’s eighth studio album, is a glorious testimony to Brian Tatler and Rasmus Bom Andersen’ masterful ability to create the flavours necessary for prime Diamond Head music. Diamond Head on UK TV BBC Midlands "Look Hear" program 1980Line-upSean Harris (vocals)Brian Tatler (guitar)Duncan Scott (drums)Colin Kimberley (bass) Colin sold all his gear and never played bass again. Recorded within six hours on a four-track, one of which was sent to Geoff Barton at Sounds. In addition, though many of their NWOBHM brethren toured the United States in the 1980s, Diamond Head did not set foot on US soil until 2002, performing one show at Metal Meltdown IV, New Jersey. Diamond Head are extremely excited to return to Bang Your Head in 2021 to smash out a powerful set to celebrate 40, well now 41, years of Lightning To The Nations and also 25 years of Bang Your Head. Golden Age Rock, Rue Ransonnet 2, 4020 Liège, Belgium. The album entered the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart at number 5, ten places higher than the band's self-titled album. Glasgow we are coming back along side the mighty Saxon. An EP called "Diamond Lights" was recorded quickly to help pay towards the expenses. Diamond Head. Get your tickets and we shall unleash evil in an entirely new level! Dave put some money into the band and tried to get the band a record deal, Ian took to driving the band around the UK when on tour. Get your tickets early to not miss out on this epic event! The band did two UK tours and eventually Death and Progress was released in June 1993 featuring guest contributions by Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath and Dave Mustaine of Megadeth. No other band so impacted Metallica, for instance, whose Garage, Inc. contains not one but four Diamond Head covers. By this time Diamond Head had signed to Silver Lining Records and are now managed by Siren Management. Not only are the riffs and songs are classic Diamond Head: the album sounds great too. The album will be … The album was somewhat successful commercially, climbing to No 24 in the UK album charts. Pete Winkelman tried to broker a deal with RCA records for 'new' band that would feature Sean, Karl Wilcox, Pete & Danny Vuckovic. Brian Tatler formed the band with Duncan Scott while both still at school in June 1976. See you all soon! Not really, I am just glad we survived the intense competition. focused mainly on their change in musical direction with Canterbury and their delay in obtaining a record deal. Recommended through a friend, Brian asked Rasmus Bom Andersen, a Danish born singer living in London, to audition for Diamond Head. Diamond Head army! along with the other bands in the Big 4 (Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer) at the 2011 Sonisphere festival, and with Diamond Head themselves at the Sonisphere festival in Knebworth on 8 July 2011. [2] Brian took over the running of the studio called RPK while Sean signed a solo deal with Pete Wineklman's new label I Major Records. Coming back to the Live Rooms in Chester for the first time since 2014 and coming back with a vengeance! Get your tickets now and we will see you for a beer in the captains lounge! We return to the Craufurd Arms in 2021 to bring the lightning once again! Diamond Head at Bannermans Bar + Rock Goddess, Bannerman's Bar, 212 Cowgate, Edinburgh EH1 1NQ, UK. Brian Tatler is now the only ever-present member in the Diamond Head line-up. "I could never work out why Sabbath sounded so much heavier than every other band, but this album was the first album recorded in dropped C sharp [an alternative guitar tuning with a heavier tone]. Get your tickets now and we'll see you down the front, Planet Rockstock, Trecco Bay, Porthcawl CF36, UK. Edinburgh Diamond Head will return to you in 2021 with a vengeance! I'd come up with a riff, and it would then be up to Sean [Harris, original Diamond Head singer] to sing a lyric and a top line. Third time lucky this shall be a monstrous show with Saxon headlining the amazing London Apollo! Diamond Head's demos and live reputation gained enough attention for the band get two support dates with AC/DC and one with Iron Maiden at The Lyceum, London. Diamond Head (2) Profile: English heavy-metal band formed in Stourbridge in 1976 by guitarist Brian Tatler and drummer Duncan Scott, and one of the first bands classed as NWOBHM, or New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Lars Ulrich said that there was "a pretty good chance that none of us would be here" without Brian Tatler before playing the song. An ambitious UK tour was planned for the summer by Reg and Linda as a way of being perceived as being more popular than they actually were. Diamond Head headlined a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the NWOBHM at the London Astoria, supported by Witchfynde, Bronz, Praying Mantis and Jaguar. Diamond head are coming to Manchester alongside the mighty Saxon headlining the Manchester Apollo! Diamond Head are probably most famous among heavy metal fans for their influence on Metallica. The band's rhythm guitarist Adrian Mills left the band and was replaced with Andy 'Abbz' Abberley,[3] previously in Cannock band Chase with drummer Karl Wilcox. The Cluny Venue, 36 Lime St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 2PQ, UK. Using top engineer Mike Shippley at a very expensive London studio called Battery in Wilsden put immense pressure on the band. As a group, they are credited as producers and session musicians on every Hitomi Yaida release until 2005 when Diamond Head was dissolved and each individual artist received their own credits from then on, with Murata Akira taking over the bulk of her sound production from Katoaka who left Aozora in 2005. The singer is Rasmus and he is a great singer, kinda got a Sean Harris vibe to him. "[7], Many reasons have been cited why Diamond Head never achieved significant commercial success,[according to whom?] 2 people found this helpful. The band's next album, All Will Be Revealed was released in 2005. BRIAN TATLER On DIAMOND HEAD's Early Sound: 'I Didn't Want To Be In A Punk Band, But I Wanted To Play Fast Songs'. Following DIAMOND HEAD's performance at the recent Stonedeaf festival in Coddington, United Kingdom, guitarist Brian Tatler spoke with Tony Heare of … A new Diamond Head album was planned and Mad Hat Studio in Wolverhampton was booked along with producer Andy Scarth. Brian Tatler of Diamond Head fame is something of a living legend - despite his metal god status though, he was unwilling to talk shit about Lars Ulrich. Discussions went on for around six months until the band finally inked a five album deal on 1st January 1982. "We released the self-titled Diamond Head album in 2016 and then The Coffin Train last year. Diamond Head are still beyond excited to perform the Dio stage for the 20th anniversary of Bloodstock! Sean Harris's mother (Linda Harris) persuaded her boss and boyfriend (Reg Fellows) to come and see the band with a view to investing in them. KK's Steel Mill in Wolverhampton 2021 - Exclusive NWOBHM Event, KK's Steel Mill, Starworks Warehouse, Frederick St, Wolverhampton WV2 4DU, UK. "The Prince" was also played, but the tape ran out too soon to catch it. Diamond Head are coming to Newcastle and bringing our good friends Rock Goddess with us. Sean and Brian accepted an offer to play the Metal Meltdown festival in New Jersey on April 5th 2002 (Diamond Head's first US show). We hope you are ready for this! 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It is a superb lineup and going to be immense! It has an interesting timing and a superb riff. Their first MCA album, Borrowed Time, featured a lavish Rodney Matthews-illustrated gatefold sleeve based on the album's Elric theme and was the most expensive sleeve commissioned by MCA at the time. The following day Brian performed "Helpless" with Metallica and Anthrax at the Sonisphere festival in Amnéville, France.[10]. Read more. The only mail-order advertisement appeared in Sounds and ran for six weeks. Barely out of school and vehemently opposed to joining the cover band pub circuit, the fledgling young band also had the heyday of punk rock to contend with and were forced to develop … Megadeth with Diamond Head singer Sean Harris covering the Diamond Head classic during the 19th October 1990 Wembley Arena Clash of the Titans gig. Meanwhile Diamond Head will continue their European tour with replacement singer, the Dane, Rasmus Bon Anderson. Once they did sign to a major label, MCA proved to be the wrong label, forcing the band to sound more commercial. Later that year Diamond Head and Sean Harris finally went their separate ways. An electric band was put together and a 14 date UK tour was booked for August 2002. Original Diamond Head singer Sean Harris in the early 80s (Image credit: Pete Cronin/Getty) Do you hanker after the vibrant heavy metal scene in the mid 70s when Diamond Head formed or does the modern-day scene, although radically different, offer its own opportunities? Their set was recorded by the BBC and later released in 1992 through Raw Fruit Records as the Friday Rock Show Sessions. 2002: Acoustic First Cuts (EP) Mixing : Added by: inbeeritrust: Modified by: Terri23: Added on: 2011-04-11 08:32:54: Last modified on: 2018-09 … Diamond Head are extremely excited to return to Bang Your Head in 2021 to smash out a powerful set to celebrate 40, well now 41, years of Lightning To The Nations and also 25 years of Bang Your Head. Patti Pavilion, Mumbles Rd, Swansea SA1 4PQ, UK, Rescheduled due to the 2020 pandemicwe return to have revenge on 2020 at the Patti Pavilion, Swansea on Sunday 25 April 2021 Reg hired a sleeper coach for band and crew, an articulated lorry filled with hired PA and Lights. In 1979/80 Diamond Head were managed by buddi… We guarantee we will rock the boat! It has been some time but we are bringing the lightning! Diamond Head are super excited to join the Full Metal Cruise in 2020. In January, 1981, Diamond Head successfully opened for April Wine on their UK tour. Rasmus Bom Andersen is a great singer with an almost Chris Cornell kind of sound at times. They found singer Sean Harris, who was in the same year, and went through three bass players before settling on Collin Kimberley in 1978. A difference of opinions about how to manage Diamond Head followed, which eventually led to Dave Morris and Ian Frazier quitting their role as management, and the job fell solely to Reg and Linda. https://www.full-metal-cruise.com/. They performed one gig in Northampton under the name Magnetic AKA but a deal failed to materialize and it all fell apart. It made number 32 in the charts (less than Borrowed Time) and it was noted that the album cost more to make but sold less. The band were able to perform a full scale UK tour at premier venues such as London's Hammersmith Odeon. In Jan/Feb 1984 Diamond Head did an 18 date UK tour which lost money. Sean Harris original lead singer of Diamond Head interviewed on local Birmingham radio station circa 1980. This culminated in Sean and Robin George making a very expensive album together under the name Notorious. A cover of "Helpless" was featured The $5.98 E.P. Get ready! The Best of Diamond Head is a compilation album by the heavy metal band Diamond Head and was released by Half Moon Records in 1999. Together they played "The Prince", "It's Electric", "Helpless" and "Am I Evil?". The band took part in the 70,000 Tons Of Metal cruise round the Caribbean and toured the US and Europe. Nottingham we are coming for you in 2021! and "Helpless" with the original Diamond Head members on 5 November 1992 at NEC Arena in Birmingham. Diamond Head toured the UK and began work on their self titled album Diamond Head (Diamond Head album) it was released in 2016 to fantastic critical acclaim. 2; Places DH are excited to be getting back on stage and rocking out with all the rock and metal fans. The first CD in the set was newly recorded covers, one of which was Diamond Head's "It's Electric". Diamond Head never achieved the éclat of noteworthies Judas Priest and Iron Maiden, but in their own way they were equally influential on Metal's development in the 1980s. initial success of the album was stalled as the first 20,000 copies suffered vinyl pressing problems, causing the LP to jump. Diamond Head is an English heavy metal band formed in 1976 in Stourbridge, England. produced by Dave (Shirt) Nichols. During the Wherever We May Roam Tour Metallica played "Am I Evil?" On how DIAMOND HEAD developed their early, aggressive sound, which was a direct influence on many thrash bands, especially MEGADETH and METALLICA: Brian: "At the time, I hadn't heard RAVEN or SAXON. After recruiting new vocalist Rasmus Bom Andersen (a Danish born singer living in London) in 2014. The tapes were not returned until they were eventually tracked down by Lars Ulrich and Phonogram Germany for inclusion on the 1990 compilation album 'New Wave Of British Heavy Metal '79 Revisited'. Diamond Head as special guests at the Barrowlands with Saxon, Barrowland Ballroom, 244 Gallowgate, Glasgow G4 0TT, UK. In 1979/80 Diamond Head were managed by budding local managers Dave Morris and Ian Frazier. Recorded within six hours on a four-track, one of which was sent to Geoff Barton at sounds. Work began on their eighth studio album The Coffin Train in mid 2016 and it was released in May 2019. The two songs were also included in the first pressing of the Kill 'Em All LP when it was re-released by Elektra Records. Duncan struggled to adapt to this new level of scrutiny and was fired after completing just six drum tracks in three weeks. The band recorded two self-financed demo tapes in 1979. Diamond Head comes to The Junction in Cambridge! Metallica have performed "Am I Evil?" June 18, 2019 - Brian Tatler was in the Snakepit at Metallica Worldwired, Etihad Stadium, Manchester. This will be a special event with an exclusive NWOBHM line up. 'Am I Evil' was written in 1979. Diamond Head will be joined by special guests Rock Goddess, Tygers Of Pan Tang and Weapon UK Diamond Head (2) プロフィール: English heavy-metal band formed in Stourbridge in 1976 by guitarist Brian Tatler and drummer Duncan Scott, and one of the first bands classed as NWOBHM, or New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Diamond Head are thrilled to be joining the line up for Golden Age Rock Festival. For the Japanese pop band, see, Learn how and when to remove this template message, The $5.98 E.P. Diamond Head at The Craufurd Arms + Rock Goddess, The Craufurd Arms, 59 Stratford Rd, Wolverton, Milton Keynes MK12 5LT, UK. The timing was perfect with the emergence of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. 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