Bang Your Head Open Air Festival, 72336 Balingen, Germany. Brian and Sean continued to write together and in October/November Diamond Head re-convened in a purpose built studio in Lye, West Midlands to record album number 4. A new Diamond Head album was planned and Mad Hat Studio in Wolverhampton was booked along with producer Andy Scarth. Diamond Head are coming to Blackpool along with Rock Goddess. An EP called "Diamond Lights" was recorded quickly to help pay towards the expenses. It has been some time but we are bringing the lightning! Get your ticket and we'll see you down the front. 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." Meanwhile Diamond Head will continue their European tour with replacement singer, the Dane, Rasmus Bon Anderson. in 2008 Nick announced that he and his family were going to emigrate to Brisbane. - Garage Days Re-Revisited, The Friday Rock Show Sessions / Live at Reading, List of new wave of British heavy metal bands, "Metallica – Am I Evil / Helpless with Diamond Head – Birmingham 1992", "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diamond_Head_(English_band)&oldid=1000313072, New Wave of British Heavy Metal musical groups, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from November 2019, All articles needing additional references, Wikipedia articles needing rewrite from December 2020, All articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases, Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases from November 2020, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2020, Articles needing additional references from April 2009, Wikipedia articles with BIBSYS identifiers, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Floyd Brennan – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, This page was last edited on 14 January 2021, at 16:20. 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. Rasmus Bom Andersen is a great singer with an almost Chris Cornell kind of sound at times. The earliest known recordings of these songs are a rehearsal demo recorded at then-bassist Ron McGovney's house in March 1982. 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. 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. Mark Strigl of the "Talking Metal" … Nicks last show with Diamond Head was the 4th October 2013. "Sucking My Love" exists on various bootlegs that have been circulating since 1982 along with a recording on the early demo No Life Til Leather. 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'. Diamond Head stay true to their heritage! Work began on their eighth studio album The Coffin Train in mid 2016 and it was released in May 2019. See you all soon! 2 people found this helpful. [citation needed]. 40 years of Lightning To The Nations and we are bring it to you! Diamond Head (Phil Manzanera album), a 1975 album by Phil Manzanera; Diamondhead, a 2008 album by jazz saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman "Diamond Head", an instrumental song by The Beach Boys from the 1968 album Friends "Diamond Head" (song), an instrumental song by The Ventures from the 1964 album Walk, Don't Run, Vol. Edinburgh Diamond Head will return to you in 2021 with a vengeance! Get your tickets fast as this will sell out! Coming back to the Live Rooms in Chester for the first time since 2014 and coming back with a vengeance! Diamond Head at The Craufurd Arms + Rock Goddess, The Craufurd Arms, 59 Stratford Rd, Wolverton, Milton Keynes MK12 5LT, UK. Brian Tatler is now the only ever-present member in the Diamond Head line-up. Following DIAMOND HEAD's performance at the recent Stonedeaf festival in Coddington, United Kingdom, guitarist Brian Tatler spoke with Tony Heare of … Diamond Head are coming to Newcastle and bringing our good friends Rock Goddess with us. A cover of "Helpless" was featured The $5.98 E.P. The official recordings of "Am I Evil? Towards the end of 1992 Sean grew dissatisfied with the album and Brian and wanted to move on. Lightning To The Nations 2020 - 40th Anniversary, ANNOUNCE THUNDEROUS 40th ANNIVERSARY RE-RECORDING 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. Glasgow we are coming back along side the mighty Saxon. Diamond Head toured the US (twice) plus Japan and Europe including two dates opening for the Big 4. Once the two-week UK tour was over Sean and Brian were told to start writing the next album. The band recorded two self-financed demo tapes in 1979. Recommended through a friend, Brian asked Rasmus Bom Andersen, a Danish born singer living in London, to audition for Diamond Head. 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. Third time lucky this shall be a monstrous show with Saxon headlining the amazing London Apollo! Get your tickets now for this incredible festival and lineup! They soon recruited Sean Harris (vocals), and a few months later, Colin Kimberley (bass) joined their ranks. 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. ", "Helpless" and "The Prince" would also be featured on Metallica's 2-CD Garage Inc. compilation, a collection of numerous cover songs that the band had played over the years. Tatler and Harris also took part in a group encore of "Seek and Destroy". 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). In 2000 Sean and Brian re-united to perform some acoustic, un-plugged type gigs in the UK. 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 … DH are excited to be getting back on stage and rocking out with all the rock and metal fans. Duncan struggled to adapt to this new level of scrutiny and was fired after completing just six drum tracks in three weeks. [2] Pete Winkelman tried to broker a deal with RCA records for 'new' band that would feature Sean, Karl Wilcox, Pete & Danny Vuckovic. 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. 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. initial success of the album was stalled as the first 20,000 copies suffered vinyl pressing problems, causing the LP to jump. After recruiting new vocalist Rasmus Bom Andersen (a Danish born singer living in London) in 2014. August 27, 2004 0 Comments Former DIAMOND HEAD singer Sean Harris says that he was "shocked" by the band's announcement that he was dismissed from the … In Jan/Feb 1984 Diamond Head did an 18 date UK tour which lost money. All previously purchased tickets remain valid, and new tickets are also available, Diamond Head at The Junction + Rock Goddess, The Junction, Clifton Way, Cambridge CB1 7GX, UK. Diamond Head as special guests at the Barrowlands with Saxon, Barrowland Ballroom, 244 Gallowgate, Glasgow G4 0TT, UK. One person found this helpful. Diamond Head are thrilled to be joining the line up for Golden Age Rock Festival. Together they played "The Prince", "It's Electric", "Helpless" and "Am I Evil?". For the Japanese pop band, see, Learn how and when to remove this template message, The $5.98 E.P. Diamond Head have cited their early inspirations as classic 1970s British rock bands such as Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, UFO, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Free,[5] Brian Tatler relating that the first albums he bought were Led Zeppelin's Led Zeppelin II and Deep Purple's Machine Head, and said that although a lot of his guitar work was inspired by Ritchie Blackmore and Michael Schenker it was punk rock that showed him that anyone could form a band. Michael "MettleAngel" Francisco of … Diamond Head formed in Stourbridge, England, in 1976 by schoolmates Brian Tatler (guitar) and Duncan Scott (drums). 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 two songs were also included in the first pressing of the Kill 'Em All LP when it was re-released by Elektra Records. Pete had been a record plugger and knew a lot about the music business. The album was never finished and when Reg and Linda failed to secure a new record deal, the band fell apart in early 1985. [6], In a recent interview Tatler stated that he now tries not to be influenced by modern bands and keep his sound, although he imagines that "little bits creep into the writing process. 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. They found singer Sean Harris, who was in the same year, and went through three bass players before settling on Collin Kimberley in 1978. Diamond Head at Bannermans Bar + Rock Goddess, Bannerman's Bar, 212 Cowgate, Edinburgh EH1 1NQ, UK. Diamond Head. Diamond Head at the Rescue Rooms + Rock Goddess, Rescue Rooms, Rescue Rooms, Masonic Pl, Goldsmith St, Nottingham NG1 5LB, UK. "The Prince" was also played, but the tape ran out too soon to catch it. 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. Nottingham we are coming for you in 2021! 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. 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. Get your tickets and we shall unleash evil in an entirely new level! Then once all the bass parts had been recorded to Mike's exacting standards Colin quit Diamond Head. Diamond Head at The Waterloo Music Bar + Rock Goddess, The Waterloo Music Bar, Waterloo Rd, Blackpool FY4 2AF, UK. Not really, I am just glad we survived the intense competition. 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