From Planet Rock.
NWOBHM legends Diamond Head have unleashed a ferocious cover of Metallica’s ‘Kill ‘Em All’ classic ‘No Remorse’.
Metallica, of course, have acknowledged countless times they’re influenced by Diamond Head and they’ve covered a number of their tracks including ‘Sucking My Love’, ‘The Prince’, ‘Helpless’ and, most notably, ‘Am I Evil?’.
Taking things full circle, Diamond Head have now covered Metallica’s blistering thrash opus ‘No Remorse’ from way back in 1983.
The Metallica cover appears on the 40th anniversary reissue of Diamond Head’s debut album ‘Lightning To The Nations’ – aptly renamed ‘Lightning To The Nations 2020’ – alongside newly recorded covers of Judas Priest’s ‘Sinner’, Led Zeppelin’s ‘Immigrant Song’ and Deep Purple’s ‘Rat Bat Blue’.
Augmenting the Metallica cover, Diamond Head have also premiered the thought-provoking animated video, created and directed by Costin Chioreanu.
Diamond Head lead guitarist and founding member Brian Tatler says: “I wanted to cover a song from Metallica’s debut album Kill ‘Em All. Partly because Metallica covered songs from Diamond Head’s debut album ‘Lightning To The Nations’ and it felt like things have come full-circle to me.
“None of the band members knew how to play any of the songs from Kill ‘Em All and I eventually decided we should all learn ‘No Remorse’. Then when we got into the rehearsal room, we played ‘No Remorse’ and immediately it just sounded great, it was very “Diamond Head” and it really suited us as a band.
“Of the four covers we ended up doing, ‘No Remorse’ sounded the best straight away. I’ve seen Metallica live over twenty times and they don’t play ‘No Remorse’ very often, but it’s always great when they do!”
Singer and producer Rasmus Bom Andersen adds: “Of all the four covers, we almost didn’t have to work on ‘No Remorse’.
“We all had to learn the parts, and it’s very difficult to play, but in rehearsal it did sound fantastic and we thought: ‘yeah, yeah, it’s gonna be mega’. It was almost surreal when we did it because it just felt incredibly familiar.”
‘Lightning To The Nations 2020’ is released on Friday 27th November 2020 via Silver Lining Music. You can pre-order it RIGHT HERE.
Diamond Head play Planet Rockstock in Trecco Bay, Wales in December 2021.
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METALLICA Master Of Puppets (Classic 1987 UK Music For Nations label 8-track double vinyl LP, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear & both vinyl discs look barely played. Essential Metallica! MFN60DM)
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METALLICA An Interview With Lars Ulrich (Circa 1988 UK Limited Edition LP pressed on Red Vinyl, featuring an interview with Lars believed to be from around the Master Of Puppets tour, spoken in both English& Danish. The unique picture sleeve shows some ring wear yet the vinyl is Excellent with few signs of play PORK1)
- Metallica - One - Silver - Japanese - 3" CD single - £495.00, $544.50, €559.35 (New Item) (arrived 12-Sep-2022 17:46)on September 30, 2022 at 2:04 pm
METALLICA One (Super rare 1989 Japanese second pressing 3" CD single, also including Breadfan, within an intact snap-pack picture sleeve and fold-out lyric insert. You must be wondering, what makes this so rare? Well, this format was issued only in Japan, so most rock & metal singles very hard to find. This particular single is usually found with a red playing surface to the disc, however this example has a standard silver colour. We had to dig deep into the internet to try and find out any details, with not much luck at all. This is a genuine pressing with all the correct matrices on the disc, the sleeve displays minimal wear along with the lyric insert, and the disc remains very clean and free from any marks on the playing surface. An amazing find and much harder to find than the red version. This is only the second copy we have ever seen! 10EP-3077)
- Metallica - The Memory Remains - UK - 7" vinyl - £25.00, $27.50, €28.25 (New Item) (arrived 19-Sep-2022 16:11)on September 30, 2022 at 2:04 pm
METALLICA The Memory Remains (1997 UK limited edition 7" vinyl single, also including For Whom The Bell Tolls (Haven't Heard It Yet Mix), glossy picture sleeve. The sleeve displays minimal wear whilst the vinyl shows only very light signs of play MET15)
- Metallica - Mama Said - UK - 7" picture disc - £35.00, $38.50, €39.55 (New Item) (arrived 19-Sep-2022 16:12)on September 30, 2022 at 2:04 pm
METALLICA Mama Said (1996 UK limited edition 7" Picture Disc single, also includes a live version of 'Ain't My Bitch' recorded at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater in California, housed in a clear PVC sleeve with a back picture insert METAL14)
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