Episode Description:
Steven speaks with founding guitarist Brian Tatler of the band Diamond Head about the band’s history and the recording of their upcoming album. On May 24th, Diamond Head will release their eighth studio album, “The Coffin Train.”
What’s The Story?
I first got into Diamond Head after hearing “Am I Evil” on the B-Side of a Metallica picture disc and I was hooked. I went out and picked up everything I could. If they were good enough to get into Kerrang, and be part of the NWOBHM sound, then they must be great.
The band was formed in 1976 under the riff-rolling leadership of guitarist Brian Tatler. DIAMOND HEAD would quickly establish themselves as a vanguard of the exploding New Wave Of British Heavy Metal scene. Their genre-defining debut album, “Lightning To The Nations,” influenced and opened gates for many of the metal bands that I grew up loving.
The Coffin Train, DIAMOND HEAD’s eighth studio album, is a glorious testimony to Brian Tatler and Rasmus Bom Andersens’ masterful ability to create the flavors necessary for prime DIAMOND HEAD music. The record was recorded in several different places. Guitars, bass, and vocals at Vigo Studios in Walsall and drums at Circle Studios in Birmingham. The album was produced and mixed at Ras’ Raw Sound Studio in London.
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