DIAMOND HEAD continue to promote their acclaimed 2016
self-titled album with live dates and a brand new video. Guitar World is exclusively hosting the video
for "Diamonds" here today.
"Diamonds is a song that pays homage to the legacy of
the band," says vocalist Rasmus Andersen." It features vintage and modern performance
footage from Diamond Head's career. It reflects on the band's 40 years and gives
lyrical nods that point to some of Diamond Head's
best songs."
The video, created by Emmy Award nominee Roman at Snakejam
Studios, precedes the band's upcoming return to the United
States for the first of two short runs that include
performances at Rocklahoma Festival on May 27th and Psycho Circus in Las Vegas on August 19.
"We are really looking forward to Rocklahoma which will
be our largest US
festival to date," notes Andersen. "We hope to see and meet loads of
fans on our shows between the 17th and 27th of May. We will be playing songs from our new album
and classic catalogue along with one or two surprises for the hard core fans.”
Released via Dissonance Productions last June, Diamond Head is the first album to feature Andersen on
vocals. Its release ended an eight-year
silence for the New Wave of British Heavy Metal icon. Decibel Magazine called Diamond Head "vital and interesting. All the songs, thanks to (Brian) Tatler's
masterclass riffing, are all rock solid from top to bottom. These guys deserve their legendary
status." Metal Injection adds, "Tatler has come to the table with
some of his all-time best:" Noisey
claims simply, "Diamond Head stand the test of time on their new
album."
Formed in 1976, DIAMOND HEAD influenced a slew of early 80’s
thrash metal bands, in particular Metallica who recorded the band’s “Am I Evil”
as a b-side to their 1984 Creeping Death single and again included on the
band’s multi-platinum 1998 covers album Garage Inc. Metallica would record three additional
DIAMOND HEAD songs – “Helpless” (Garage Days, 1987), “The Prince” (“One Single
b-side, 1989), “It’s Electric” (Garage Inc., 1998).
Dissonance Productions additionally issued for the band's
2005 album All Will Be Revealed and 2007 album What's In Your Head.
Upcoming DIAMOND HEAD tour dates are:
5/17 - Ace of Cups, Columbus
OH
5/18 - HQ, Indianapolis
IN
5/19 - Ribco, Rock
Island IL
5/20 - Legions of Metal Festival (Reggies Live), Chicago IL
5/27 - Rocklahoma Festival, Pryor OK
8/19 - Psycho Circus Festival, Las Vegas NV
8/21 - Mystic Theater, Petaluma
CA
8/22 - Goldfield Trading Post, Sacramento CA
8/23 - Bossanova Ballroom, Portland OR
The band's European Summer Festivals include:
7/14 - Dynamo (Holland)
7/15 - Bang Your Head (Germany)
7/16 - Baroeg (Holland)
7/23 - Amplified (England)
8/05 - Cumbria
Rock Festival (England)
8/12 - Leyendas Del Rock (Spain)
Additional European dates are confirmed for November and
December. Check the band's official
Facebook page for specific information and tickets.
DIAMOND HEAD is co-founder/guitarist Brian Tatler, vocalist
Rasmus Andersen, drummer Karl Wilcox, bassist Dean Ashton, and guitarist Abbz.
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