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Diamond Head have announced the forthcoming release of a re-recording of their acclaimed debut album Lightning To The Nations. The new version, Lightning To The Nations 2020, will be released on November 20 via Silver Lining Music.
The release will feature four added cover versions, Diamond Head’s takes on Judas Priest’s Sinner, Led Zeppelin’s Immigrant Song, Deep Purple’s Rat Bat Blue and, in a nice nod to the band who re-introduced their music to a new generation of rock fans, Metallica’s No Remorse.
“We thought it’d be great to re-record the debut album with this line-up and the modern technology available,” says guitarist Brian Tatler. “The original album was recorded and mixed in a week, and we were very young, still 19/20 years old when it was recorded, so there’s a lot of that youthful energy. But we didn’t have the technique, time or craftsmanship to record it with the sort of power that we could now. So that was a real thing to savour: the opportunity to go in the studio and record these songs fresh and vibrant.”
As a preview of the album, the band have released their updated take on It’s Electric, which was Diamond Head superfan Lars Ulrich’s introduction to the band. Metallica would go on to cover four songs from Lightning To The Nations, Am I Evil?, The Prince, Helpless and It’s Electric.
Lightning To The Nations 2020 Track Listing:
1. Lightning to the Nations
2. The Prince
3. Sucking My Love
4. Am I Evil?
5. Sweet and Innocent
6. It’s Electric
7. Helpless
8. No Remorse
9. Immigrant Song
10. Sinner
11. Rat Bat Blue
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- Diamond Head - Shoot Out The Lights - UK - 7" vinyl - £20.00, $24.80, €24.00 (New Item) (arrived 15-Jan-2025 18:00)on February 1, 2025 at 3:44 am
DIAMOND HEAD Shoot Out The Lights (1980 UK private press 7" single, self released on the band's own Happy Face label & never issued with a picture sleeve in order to save cost. Also features 'Helpless' on the b-side, an alternate version to the album cut & later covered by Metallica. Housed in a plain die-cut sleeve, the vinyl is in Excellent condition with a few light signs of play)
- Diamond Head - Waited Too Long - EX - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $9.92, €9.60 (New Item) (arrived 08-Nov-2024 18:00)on February 1, 2025 at 3:44 am
DIAMOND HEAD Waited Too Long (1981 UK solid centre 7" vinyl single, also including Play It Loud. The fragile black & white paper style picture sleeve has some obvious shelfwear creasing along the opening edge and displays a small vintage price sticker to the front however, the vinyl remains in excellent condition DHM004)
- Diamond Head - Borrowed Time - 180 Gram Black Vinyl - UK - vinyl LP - £29.99, $37.19, €35.99 (New Item) (arrived 05-Mar-2024 15:42)on February 1, 2025 at 3:44 am
DIAMOND HEAD Borrowed Time (2024 UK/EU limited edition 7-track LP pressed on 180-gram audiophile black vinyl, the all-time classic 1982 NWOBHM album featuring their signature song Am I Evil? [famously covered by Metallica] and the singles Call Me and In The Heat Of The Night. Picture sleeve with original cover artwork and gold hype sticker. Recommended)
- Diamond Head - Diamond Lights - UK - 12" vinyl - £20.00, $24.80, €24.00 (New Item) (arrived 16-May-2024 10:44)on February 1, 2025 at 3:44 am
DIAMOND HEAD Diamond Lights (1981 UK DHM 4-track 12" vinyl EP including We Won't Be Back, I Don't Got and It's Electric. Housed in a card picture sleeve featuring a photograph of the band performing live. The sleeve has 1" of paper loss to anarea of the spine and some light general wear but nothing too excessive, whilst the vinyl shows only light signs of play DHM005)
- Diamond Head - Wild On The Streets - UK - 12" vinyl - Promo - £15.00, $18.60, €18.00 (New Item) (arrived 01-Oct-2024 13:17)on February 1, 2025 at 3:44 am
DIAMOND HEAD Wild On The Streets (1991 UK single sided promotional vinyl 12" issued as a sampler for the then forthcoming mini album, also featuring Can't Help Myself, the non-playable side of the disc is laser etched with the band logo, glossy picture sleeve with biography & discography information on the back DHS1)
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