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Diamond Head Announce Thunderous 40th Anniversary Re-Recording Of Debut Album

Written by Johnson Stephen on September 22, 2020

diamond head live band shot When Diamond Head first released ‘Lightning To The Nations’ 40 years ago in 1980, few could have predicted the importance it would carry.

As the 40^thanniversary loomed, ‘Lightning To The Nations resonance and importance are since long-established, which meant a celebration was in order and Brian Tatler alongside vocalist and producer Rasmus Bom Andersen, knew exactly what they wanted to do: ”We thought it’d be great to re-record the debut album with this current line-up and the modern technology available” says Tatler before adding ”The original album was diamond head debut album remade 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 in a fresh and vibrant way.”

As if these carefully shaped recordings weren’t enough, there are four supreme cover versions rounding out the release, with homages to Led Zeppelin, Judas Priest, Deep Purple and…Metallica. With Diamond Head having featured so heavily in Metallica’s early career, the cover of ‘No Remorse’ seems especially appropriate.

‘Lightning To The Nations’ 2020 will be released on November 20^th2020 via Silver Lining Music. It will be available as a CD Digipak, Double Vinyl Album housed in Gatefold, digital formats and special D2C bundles. For pre-orders, go to https://smarturl.it/DHLTTN2020

Lightning To The Nations 2020 Track Listing: