Diamond Head - Am I Evil? (Official Video)
"Diamond Head Army, are you ready for πππ―π’π₯π¬ ππ’π π‘π?! As October 30th marks the night before ππ₯π₯ πππ₯π₯π¨π°π¬' ππ―π, we feel you canβt wait to get up to mischief already... so, on this special night, to set the mood right, we give you our mini-epic video for ππ¦ π ππ―π’π₯?
β¦Be safe out there, be sane and STAY EVIL! π πΏ" [Diamond Head]
Fun fact from Brian: βAm I Evil? Is one of the songs that Metallica covered. I got a call from Lars Ulrich on 20th September 1986 to say that Metallica were playing that evening as part of the Master of Puppets Tour, at the Birmingham Odeon which was the best venue in the Midlands to see bands. Lars invited me along, so I caught the number 9 bus and picked up my backstage pass and was shown into Metallicaβs dressing room. I was then introduced to James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Cliff Burton. Lars suggested that I get up and play βAm I Evil?β on stage with them in the Encore, I of course agreed and after watching their amazing set for an hour I went backstage again where the guitar techs strapped Jamesβs white Flying-V onto me. Then Lars ran to the centre-vocal mike and introduced me as βthe guy who wrote this next song!β. The five of us played βAm I Evil?β up to the fast section then Metallica went into βDamage Inc.β and I scarpered off stage. It was a brilliant experience! It's also been a really great experience to re-visit and re-record βAm I Evil?β and the Lightning To The Nations album for 2020.β
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'AM I EVIL?' is the second single from Lightning To The Nations 2020, set for release on November 27th 2020! Pre-order now: https://smarturl.it/DHLTTN2020
Re-imagined, re-recorded and re-born, Diamond Headβs forthcoming 40-year celebration of their genre-defining debut album Lightning To The Nations is a scintillating shot of fresh metal energy. Taking the material which helped spawn the ground-breaking New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM), Diamond Head utilise all their skill, experience and revitalised energy to breathe so much new life into these freshly recorded takes that it feels like experiencing the earth shaking all over again.
The levels of fresh energy in these celebration sessions will blow doors and socks off all who hear them, and the potency of timeless rif****e such as βItβs Electricβ and βThe Princeβ literally scream at the listener. Founder member, lead guitarist/songsmith Brian Tatler and rhythm guitarist Andy Abberley give the guitars a new razor edge, Karl Wilcox on drums and Dean Ashton on bass are a buoyant bombastic platform, while vocalist Rasmus Bom Andersen brings a brilliant new take on the vocals.
Anderson also produced and mixed the album with a freshness and attack which will thrill fans old and new. As if that wasnβt enough, Diamond Head add four covers to the album, Judas Priestβs βSinnerβ, Led Zeppelinβs βImmigrant Songβ, Deep Purpleβs βRat Bat Blueβ and a stunning take of Metallicaβs βNo Remorseβ, which is a tributeβs tribute to the band who openly formed under enormous influence from Diamond Head, and covered several of the songs on Lightning To The Nations, decades ago. Diamond Headβs debut was a classic once already; it is about to be a stone cold classic once more. Available as a CD Digipak, Double Black Vinyl Album housed in Gatefold and digital formats.
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Diamond Head are an English heavy metal band formed in 1976 in Stourbridge, England. The band is recognised as one of the leading members 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.
Diamond Head are: Brian Tatler (guitars), Rasmus Bom Andersen (vocals), Karl Wilcox (drums), Dean Ashton (bass), Abbz (guitars).