Diamond Head - Am I Evil? (Official Video)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ต.ค. 2020
- "Diamond Head Army, are you ready for 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭?! As October 30th marks the night before 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬' 𝐄𝐯𝐞, we feel you can’t wait to get up to mischief already... so, on this special night, to set the mood right, we give you our mini-epic video for 𝐀𝐦 𝐈 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐥?
…Be safe out there, be sane and STAY EVIL! 🎃 👿" [Diamond Head]
Fun fact from Brian: “Am I Evil? Is one of the songs that Metallica covered. I got a call from Lars Ulrich on 20th September 1986 to say that Metallica were playing that evening as part of the Master of Puppets Tour, at the Birmingham Odeon which was the best venue in the Midlands to see bands. Lars invited me along, so I caught the number 9 bus and picked up my backstage pass and was shown into Metallica’s dressing room. I was then introduced to James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Cliff Burton. Lars suggested that I get up and play ‘Am I Evil?’ on stage with them in the Encore, I of course agreed and after watching their amazing set for an hour I went backstage again where the guitar techs strapped James’s white Flying-V onto me. Then Lars ran to the centre-vocal mike and introduced me as “the guy who wrote this next song!”. The five of us played ‘Am I Evil?’ up to the fast section then Metallica went into ‘Damage Inc.’ and I scarpered off stage. It was a brilliant experience! It's also been a really great experience to re-visit and re-record ‘Am I Evil?’ and the Lightning To The Nations album for 2020.”
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'AM I EVIL?' is the second single from Lightning To The Nations 2020, set for release on November 27th 2020! Pre-order now: smarturl.it/DHLTTN2020
Re-imagined, re-recorded and re-born, Diamond Head’s forthcoming 40-year celebration of their genre-defining debut album Lightning To The Nations is a scintillating shot of fresh metal energy. Taking the material which helped spawn the ground-breaking New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM), Diamond Head utilise all their skill, experience and revitalised energy to breathe so much new life into these freshly recorded takes that it feels like experiencing the earth shaking all over again.
The levels of fresh energy in these celebration sessions will blow doors and socks off all who hear them, and the potency of timeless riffage such as “It’s Electric” and “The Prince” literally scream at the listener. Founder member, lead guitarist/songsmith Brian Tatler and rhythm guitarist Andy Abberley give the guitars a new razor edge, Karl Wilcox on drums and Dean Ashton on bass are a buoyant bombastic platform, while vocalist Rasmus Bom Andersen brings a brilliant new take on the vocals.
Anderson also produced and mixed the album with a freshness and attack which will thrill fans old and new. As if that wasn’t enough, Diamond Head add four covers to the album, Judas Priest’s “Sinner”, Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song”, Deep Purple’s “Rat Bat Blue” and a stunning take of Metallica’s “No Remorse”, which is a tribute’s tribute to the band who openly formed under enormous influence from Diamond Head, and covered several of the songs on Lightning To The Nations, decades ago. Diamond Head’s debut was a classic once already; it is about to be a stone cold classic once more. Available as a CD Digipak, Double Black Vinyl Album housed in Gatefold and digital formats.
The official Diamond Head TH-cam channel.
Diamond Head are an English heavy metal band formed in 1976 in Stourbridge, England. The band is recognised as one of the leading members of the new wave of British heavy metal movement and is acknowledged by thrash metal bands such as Metallica and Megadeth as an important early influence.
Diamond Head are: Brian Tatler (guitars), Rasmus Bom Andersen (vocals), Karl Wilcox (drums), Dean Ashton (bass), Abbz (guitars). - เพลง
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This shows how heavy influence Diamond Head has had on Metallica. What a great classic.
Influence? It’s robbery. Metallica stole their sound.
Literally a classical tune they covered by Heist. So rad. 🤘🏻
MiketheYung God don’t forget about venom
@@miketheyunggod2534 no metallica did a cover
@@miketheyunggod2534 They even stole their looks, guitars models, hair style, voice sound, every fucking thing Diamond Head had.
"Am I evil? I am man. Yes I am."
Really doesn't get much more metal than that.
UNSTOPPABLE
Second wave of covid - Hell NO!
Second wave of British Heavy Metal (even with old songs) - Hell Yeah!
@@Norbert011 I am awake, are you?
couldnt agree more
Rite on!!
Brand new wave of british heavy metal 🤣
@@Norbert011 are you delusional lol?
I still can not believe this was written more than 40 years ago. This track is the physical embodiment of metal perfection.
Hello! Gustav Holst wrote this in 1917! Mars the bringer of war from The Planets.
@@michaelmittelsdorfI was going to say. Lol. Check out the 2016 Edward Gardner & National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain version. One of the best performances and recordings of it I know of.
Yep definetly an inspiration to future metal bands
Even I, Dave Mustaine, find this badass.
lol
ohh my god, you are the same dave mustaine, that made a coment on a megadeth video
You know the original is better Dave.
shit u look exactly like the singer of Megadeth man fr
Not as badass as your new album is going to be. Impatiently waiting!!!!
hard to believe this band has been rocking like this for 45 years.
well... not realy, becouse the original members are long gone, so acctually... its another band. its still the same genre but the sound is way different.
@@sirhoward6853 well, the lead guitarist is one of the founders and was there all the time, but yeah, I know what you mean
@@sirhoward6853 The band of Theseus.
Metallica done an okay cover..
@@sirhoward6853 diamondhead remains in our memories... Metallica..
Lars Ulrich is going to sue them for re-covering their cover version....
Lmao
@Draugr lol what ?
*napster flashbacks intensify*
Its the short man attitude that he has
Haha indeed, my thoughts exactly. Well said!
Killer remake
Diamond Head made it before Metallica...
@@dutchschultz3076 Diamond Head did a remake of their own song. The original Diamond Head version isnt as heavy as this. This is definitely influenced by Metallica's version though.
@@advanceddarkness3I agree
The OP never mentioned Metallica.
Diamond Head is been doing that since 1979
Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield is watching this
And so jealous
@@danieltull9583 Jealous of this Over-Compressed Slowed Down Mix? Oh yeah for sure... They can't even top their own Original!
@@ImDazzling And yet, your profile picture is kill em all
@@incognito_mode5741 Yes it would seem so? What does my Profile Picture have to do with it?
@@ImDazzling It´s rare to see a metallica fan who is able to criticize them
One of the best heavy metal songs ever written, unbelievable ✌️☠️
I agree. But the Metallica riff......
THE!!!
Evil lyrics with evil sound.
The Intro to This song is from Mars Bringer of War by Gustav Holst
I totally agree 🤘😎🤘
Love this. Heavier than the original but still different to the Metallica cover.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
You're spot on!
It is heavier than Metallica
YT comment section:
30% - I preferred the original version.
45% - Sounds great/Killer.
10% - I prefer Metallica's version.
5% - This is Diamond Head covering Metallica's cover of Diamond head's 'Am I Evil'
5% - Too slow, try playing at x1.25
4% - Love the Video
1% - Why is there a Samurai sword in medieval Europe?.😁
Tourists from Japan? The camera hasn't been invented yet.😂😂😂😂
@@sinisterminister6478 🤣🤣
I'm the 1%
did you hear the big4 version?
All of the above ... apart from #5 (it's just the right tempo), but this is (fucking) nice too. I love hearing new versions of my favourite songs - as long as they rock. And this one does.
I'm not one for bands re-recording their songs but this is actually surprisingly good
Singer's voice is really nice!
I really wish it was the original singer but this one is okay i guess
well, they are a completely diferent band now. more like a tribute band with Brian Tatler as a special guest
Its crunchy
@@VieiraMCG isnt that what we just listened to
I've been a rocker for 50 years, but this track always comes to mind when folks say whats your favourite song of all time! Seen this band when they first started. They are one awesome rock machine!!
Hi James!Yesterday I saw Diamant 💎 head live. I'm 54 years old, love Metallica and Diamant Head. 💎 It was sooooo great. Best Opening Act for Saxon.
@@anjaevers848 hiya Anna. Glad you enjoyed the diamond head gig. They never got the recognition they deserved in my opinion. Their early shows were awsome. They rocked!! Maybe one day soon they might get some airplay on uk radio stations.
Yes me also , made me a permanent metal head🤘
The lesson: Be nice to people's mothers.
That's right.
this song has probably the best intro in heavy metal music. it is so epic, out of this world. when i was a teenager listening original version of the song, it always sounded like soundtrack to some epic medieveal fantasy scene.
That's because it's actually from The Planets: Mars, The Bringer of War by Gustav Holst
without a doubt best intro ever
Check out the Airship theme from Super Mario, The soundtrack to Halo Reach, Star Wars, death metal band Nile etc..
Holts' Mars have inspired so much music
The intro is a cover of Mars
It's called the diminished fifth. Please read a book, ideally about the history of Western classical music.
Diamond Head covering Metallica's cover of Diamond Head!! I love it!
The really bad one 😎
That’s exactly what it is.
@@thomasskeffington4539 I was meaning the Wolf 😂
This is the truth
Its taugh days
@@jorzgigi1735 what language are you speaking? 😎
How the fuck is one of my favorite 80s bands coming back from the dead. Maybe 2020 wasn't such a bad year after all.
I'm really enjoying this Diamond Head resurgence. Yes, I know they've been around the whole time but they're really fucking killing it lately. Looks like they're dropping Lightning To The Nations 2020 tomorrow, I'm all over it.
New version,old version,Metallica version,.i don't care..this is one of my favorite greatest metal song!!!!
Love Metallica's version, love the original, and love this version.
Metallicas version sucked
Which one's the original one?
@@jorgealejandroaburdenesole2167 It's originally Diamondhead's track, from 1980.
But I still prefer Metallica's take. It has more punch. Maybe due to Hetfield's voice and grunt, and Lars drumming, slightly more energetic too.
As strange as it sounds with DH being the original band who wrote this song. You can really hear where they took influence from Metallica's version. What an honor it must be to Metallica to hear these guys pay tribute to them with their No Remorse cover it was great! Really love this rerecording!
Getting better you're not paying tribute to anyone they're the ones who originally wrote it Metallica ain't got s*** on these guys.
Diamondhead wrote this. Metallica covered it on their debut album kill em all. Both versions are great but Diamondhead kick ass.
@@williamberry8895 I was talking about Diamond head covering Metallica's No Remorse. My comment clearly mentions that Diamond Head was the original writer for AM I Evil which Metallica covered. All I was saying about Am.I Evil is that in this updated version it sounded like they took a little bit of Metallicas flavor and put on it. Legends paying tribute to Legends on both songs.
@@Bray1Jay oh I see. You're right. It definitely sounds much cleaner now. Dave Mustaine agrees with me.
@@charleshill5093 Lol, Metallica perfected this song and are the biggest metal band in history. These guys as influential as they were in the 80s simply couldn't make it. So not only do Metallica "got" shit on these guys, but they're better in every way. It took DH 40 years to put out a good version of this song.
Was introduced to Am I Evil? from Metallica’s cover. And preferred the “heavier” guitar tone that James and Kirk brought to the song. This version I feel captures the essence of the orignal with the influence of the Metallica cover. Badass 🤘🏻
Spot on...
Diamond Head were way ahead of their time when they wrote this in 1979. The purity of the original version has not been lost, just enhanced.
The Midlands is the birth place of Heavy Metal.
Fuck yeah \m/
Proud to be a Midlander!
They were, it's just too bad they didn't know what to do with it until 40 years later. I'm very happy Metallica perfected this song and I had many years to enjoy it in its full potential.
Bollocks.
Diamondhead were just ahead of their time. Metallica just caught the wave at the right time.
“Wrote” 🤣 this is mars
I still like the original, but there is a monster sound to this version.
This is the original song, Metalica copied it.
@@rickferguson2004 i meant original, as in the original diamond head recording from the 1980's.
@@rickferguson2004 the word you are looking for is covered, copying it would have been making a very similar song without giving credit
It's just modern, isn't it?
@@boltyanskiy nah, this diamond head is literally 1/3rd of the original diamond head. This version is amazing, but the original is better... if we ignore how much 40 more years of experience thats in this version kills!
All these years later and this song holds up and sounds modern.
Feels like the first time. Played this for my woman. She was shocked in to sweetness. So metal.
Diamond Head one of the pioneers of metal. This is proof that metal keeps you young. Gives you power listening to it playing it. Power.
I remember when Diamond Head originally made this song and I loved it then Metallica put their spin on it and now full circle Diamond Head killing it again hell yeah.
And in return Diamondhead covered ‘No Remorse’ from ‘Kill ‘em All’ on the new album.
THE PERFECT METAL SONG
My mother was a fish; she was skinned and fried...
A portion of Chips, and mushy peas on the side...
@@thelstanegn5348 Take a piece of meat,don't wanna see the fu..ing greens..
My sister than turned, and said "Where's the beeeeeeeeef?"
Okay, so neither of the last two lines fell in with the original rhyme. Sue us or do better!
@@ThePresidentialTouch 🤘🏻
20th September 1986. Metallica and Anthrax at B'ham Odeon. I was 16 and it was my first gig. What a night. Am I Evil, for me, is one of the greatest ever metal songs. Thank you for writing a masterpiece and for being on stage with them that night.
Over 40 years strong and going, hails and horns to Diamond Head!
This is what you would call a 'reboot'. The original is still awesome. This brings the same song into the present. Allows for a whole new generation to discover an amazing band. Fantastic!
Best Halloween gift we could ever dream of :)
It sounds massive !!
This is my favorite Metallica song because Diamond Head wrote it first!
Mars-The Harbinger of War!!
When a single song made the history of Metal
Holy fuck these riffs are CRUNCHY!
OMG. That guitar tone. Dirty, dirty tone. Melt my ass off!
I'm blown away! This sounds like a brand new band! You have re-recorded your own song and somehow made it better than the original. A song that was already a timeless masterpiece! Did you guys take a dip in the fountain of youth or something? I mean seriously. How can you sound this good over 40 yrs later? I'm speechless.🤘
His Mother was a Witch.
With a little help from the entities that are summond to enter their souls before each performance.
Bad Ass, can't believe the static coming from the comments. This is Great, just imagine if the old NWOBHM was recording today. One of the pioneers for sure. Great Job!
Just don't like the vocal
i prefer old recordings, modern technology often sounds to clinic if you know what i mean
@@66bassmachine52 I know what you mean, that period when Iron Maiden came close to sounding like System Of A Down, and while music trends in terms of production values come and go they should never distract a band into changing how they sound to meet that "modern" feel.
@@fajararifwicaksono5098 Why?
@@mr.echo24 James Hetfield is better
Sounds good, but to be honest i prefer the original version.
this is the original
@@mattmagee3144 No, it isn´t, its a new version. The original version is this: th-cam.com/video/TVid_fLzN5g/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=TheAncientAstronaut2%2F22
@@raulvz Im aware that its a retrack i thought you were referring to metallicas cover
@@mattmagee3144 No, Metallica did a cover, i said original version. Anyway this isnt no original version in any sense, so choose better your words.
@@raulvz my bad
🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
These guys wrote this. It’s their right to do whatever they want with it. I’m really glad to see that they’re still at it. Metallica made it popular, but these guys wrote it.
Man this is great, Am I Evil is just one of those songs that's impossible to get sick of listening to
This is a killer re-make. Ras’ vocals really gives this a kick and fits the depth of the track. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 UPDATED TO STOP DIE HARDS GETTING THEIR PANTIES IN A TWIST: yes, it's a re-make, re-mix, re-take, whatever you want to call it. A 're-make' (make something again or differently) by Diamond Head of a Diamond Head song.
Remake😂😂😂
remake? fyi....DH is the original, not poser metallica
@@mishroeder9490 a remake of their original track. Move along, I said nothing of Metallica.
While I do like it, I'm not a huge fan of the vocals on this version. They sound auto-tuned.
This is the ORIGINAL Am I Evil. Metallica RE Did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And Yes it is killer.
My favorite version
Wow, James has really worked on his vocals.
This is darker than hell lml
Evil!!!
The idea of using Gustav Holst's - Mars from his Planets was brilliant.
black sabbath did it first in metal
@@joddeurter2448 but Diamond Head sounds better :V
Tatler actually said in an interview, that when he was writing Am i Evil, he was looking for something as heavy as Symptom of the Universe. Iommi and Tatler are incredible musicians and both Birmingham lads.
@@joddeurter2448 You can barely hear mars in that song
@@centaurus5676 I remember the hair on the back of my neck stood up when I heard Symptom of the Universe the first time.
Covid-19 : "Am I Evil?" 2020 : "Yes you are!"
For all the people who think Metallica wrote this song, they only covered it. Yes, Diamond Head wrote the song, and this is the remake, which is totally killer.
This, is not, the original..... Is this actually Diamond Head???? A remake from them??? Either way, i do like it
This is Diamond Head doing a 40th anniversary remake of Lightning to the Nations with the current line up and modern production.
@@kiray007 and different vocals, which destroys the original mood of the songs imo
its in the description mate
@BLOODY FACE why? You still have the original if you like it more, it's not such a bad idea
@BLOODY FACE fun fact mate, they're people, they can do whatever the fuck they want. I think this sounds leagues better than the original :)
Taking the song back is what happened here. The crown is in your lap again.
They should be in the hall of Rock for originality... 🤘
Legendary
I saw Diamond Head in 1980, they were one of the best live acts I ever saw, and I have seen many.....
I’m so glad diamond head remade this. It’s a perfect 2020 ending
This version is better than the original they did. It's heavier.
Ce morceau a été repris part metall
Ce morceau a été repris par metallica
GOSH! WE ONLY KNEW THE METALLICA VERSION.
THIS DIAMONDHEAD VERSION BLEW US AWAY. SIMPLY AWESOME. PIONEERING.
HIDDEN TALENT.
You don't have to yell, we can hear you fine.
As a long-time DH fan, I was expecting to hate this because "not the original recording" but tbf DH have done an awesome job here. This sounds great!
this is not bad at all but I am so used to the old version^^ torn. I'll just bang my head while I'm thinking about it xD
And the killer music video!
Am I Evil is one of my favourite songs ever but I never got into the original Lightning to the Nations album because I knew Metallica's version first and LTTN actually doesn't sound that good to be honest. But THIS here is how I wanted to sound it in the first place. :) Just amazing!
It's a demo recording, it's not suppose to. The official album version is on the Borrowed Time album, but brain dead Metallica fans wouldn't know that.
Yes !
Best...version...ever.
Hell yeah🤘🏻🖤
Can’t go wrong with this! 😁🤘🏻
Best Black Sabbath song ever! Lol
Damn that double bass just kicking hard
Rasmus' voice suits the heavier songs better than Sean's did. If you listen to It's Electric 2020, it's definitely the opposite. This is great.
Disagree Sean was amazing singer!!!
When I was a kid 13-14 yo, with my mouth opened i listened solo in this song for the first time (In fact it was Metallica's cover). This was unforgetable moment and best music expirience in my life. Since this moment I love metal.
Arnulf Böckling malt meine Seele...
Diamond Head....should have expected the same as the big "M" in terms of career success.
Everything has a time and place these men were just ahead of the curve.
Great comment...Im surprised nobody gave you a thumbs up.
You on the board now my bro.
Fantastic song. Interesting that they slowed it down a bit, same with It's Electric. I wonder if they felt it sounded better that way with the down-tuning. 🤔
Play it at 1.25x speed if you want a bit more thrash. 😂
It makes sense, not only because they are older now, but with modern recording resources and the added borrowed experience of metallica's cover diamond head needs to make the songs fit 2020. It sounds way heavier
Then 1.25x is just a tiny bit too fast lmao. I'll stick to the original.
Diamond Head covering Metallica covering Diamond Head. Each version getting better. This is just awesome.
Lol, I got 3 covers of Metallica's cover of this cover!
This song came out when I was 10 years old. My uncle bought the DH album for my birthday. I've been a thrasher since I could play a record or 8 track.
LOVE
my dad play this song for me when i was 9 years old..now im 40 years old..
An absolute classic saw diamond head live in the early 80s great band
Love this solo so much. One of the best and unforgetable
Wow. Like Black Sabbath and Metallica. Perfect.
Killer guitar work!
🤘🏻
Wow!
I never thought you could beat perfection... until I heard this. Utterly breathtaking. How it's not smashed 1m views is beyond me. One of the very few songs that gives me chills. I'm speechless. One of the greatest metal classics of all time, undoubtedly.
this is the METALLICA version of am i evil covered by DIAMOND HEAD
Are you being sarcastic?
@@blakeishavok1751 nope i actually made a mistake this is the metallica version played by soundgarden(coffin train)
@@therealmetalheads7194 holy crap he actually does kind of sound like Chris Cornell
Even though this song was originally written by Diamond Head in 1979 and covered by Metallica and then Diamond Head covered Metallica's version of their own Song.
@@muff8256 Basically
Brian Tatler has officially been announced as Paul Quinn's replacement in Saxon on their next tour! This will fookin' loud!
Got the original 'white demo' album original signed by you guys. This years later, is absolutely excellent!! Well done!!
I HAD THAT ALBUM ,BUT I LOST IT SOMEWHERE OVER TIME AND I FEEL SHIT ,BUT CANT CHANGE IT
Отличная тема!Классика!Diamond Head Forever!Hi from Russia!
Excellent !!
This is amazing. Diamond Head in 2020 is fucking heartwarming 🤘🖤🤟
They taking care of their legacy. Great job.
Two people here have no taste. For the rest of the thumbs up, I agree. What a tune. Can I call this a reboot? It's just as good but has a modern edge to it. Frikkin amazing. Vox are amazing, well done Ras, you're bringing out the best in the best musicians around 🤘🎼🎸🎤🥁🎹
Its just Australians liking it
This version is indeed very good. It's heavy AF, but I miss the original speed though.
Wow...its great
Incredible
I will always remember their opening act for Megadeth in Milano early 2005. To See them live is a big honor, extreme energy, really good times. 🤘
Damn! This is the very first song I’ve learned on my very first electric guitar.... god bless Diamond Head!
thats cool man, but kind of a weird pick for 1st song to learn lol
Now I feel alive again. Thanks.
One of the best music videos of all time! Thanks for giving us this great song, Diamond Head.
Sounds and looks fresh 🤘
Finally this classic tune got the visual implementation the song deserves. Diamond Head rule!