I love the guitarist's tone. Nice, twangy, overdriven, right up my alley. Long live Diamond Head. Edit more than two fucking years later: BRIAN TATLER. HIS NAME IS BRIAN TATLER. AND THE BAND IS BACK AND ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I saw Diamond Head three times back in 82-83 this vid is nothing compared to watching them live.Sean Harris was one of the best front men ever and i've seen a few in fact the band were just amazing...the sad thing was that when the original drummer and bassist packed it in they were never really the same band again...but in saying that the Canterbury album was amazing and so ahead of it's time!!
@@claraboomday ahh fair enough, I've seen them twice but I'm only 27 so it was only Brian who original member but I met him when I was 18 luckily enough and he had all the time in the world to talk to us. Felt like I was talking to superman 😁
I only seen Diamond Head at their peak in a small local club where they came back & played at least 4 times and everyone loved them. Maiden, I've only ever seen at Donnington so it's not practical to compare them - but both great bands in their own way.
Watched these guys play 3 gigs in the early 80,s and their ability to get the whole place rockin from start to finish, was the equal of any band i've seen live - and i've seen em all !
Great song from one of the absolute best albums of metal. I was 16 when I found Lightening to the Nations in 2015. How amazing does a, basically underground, album from 1980 have to be to still find a way through time like that
I love seeing the 70s and 80s clash here. The stage and fashion reek of the 70s but the style and energy of the 80s are ringing out even before they were there yet. Crowd on the left- 80s, crowd on the right- 70s
Because of treacherous family member management of the band and their affairs, when really - it should have been handled by a professional in the industry. and probably not touring the hell out of the US at the start of their career, thats how bands like Judas Priest and Iron Maiden had them licked!
At 0:49 replace the lyrics from The Mechanix or The Four Horseman. I.E. "The horseman are drawing nearer! On leather steeds they ride....they come to take your life!."
+Omar Rodriguez Lars actually followed Diamond Head on tour in Britain(1980) before he even met Mustaine. Mustaine may have been a Diamond Head fan, but the first band he always mentions is Angel Witch as influence.
@TomJoneshkk-gv5zw You act as if Metallica are actually relevant. Always an overrated band. Mediocre drummer. Ok lead guitarist. The only stand out musician was Cliff, and he was only a member for five years or so.
@TomJoneshkk-gv5zw How is their sound any different from hundreds of other bands? As far as their influence on Metallica, Sabbath was a bigger influence, ESPECIALLY Cliff. Not to mention The Misfits or Budgie.
this is not fair, they should be the biggest metal band in the world. people needa do more for them so they can get bigger. they are still touring and making albums and they kick as much as as ever!
I've never heard of any yank classical composers.... but the indigenous Americans weren't into composing classical masterpieces lol the rest comes from Africa lol
Id say UK stsrted heavymetal with sabbath , judas priest, venom and such but US perfected it with bands like metalica , slayer, death and such and such
i love and respect Diamond Head so much because without them there would be no Metallica. This is cuz Lars put an ad for a guitarist who wanted to do Diamond Head covers. So without Diamond Head that would have never happened, and hence no Metallica. I didn't know Diamond Head until I started listening to Metallica, and now they are one of my favorite bands!!!!
These truly deserve so much more recognition their impact is so obscure these guys along with that sabbath song invented and set the standard for thrash
My understanding is that when metallica first started "covering" diamond head songs, they only said it was a cover if someone asked (at their shows). I remember reading a quote from James more or less saying this. Kill Em All is basically one big Diamond Head ripoff...
yeah essentially metallica was a big ripoff before burton. burton really made them go big and then they just continued on with mindless riffs with no real substance. the only musician of any substance in metallica is kirk hammett but his brilliance seems to get lost in the hetfield machine.
stephen graham More in stage presence/ moves, not so much in music. What’s your take on my statement, Mr. Graham. I hope that you are well today Sir! 🙏🏼
@@funzjag Now that u mention it, I think u may be right. On this track, the Led Zeppelin similarity that assails the viewer may be mostly due to the visuals. Thanks, man.
Stop giving music all these stupid fucking sub-genres. It’s not fuck by Proto-technical- progressive-mathematical-power- thrash metal or whatever the fuck people wanna randomly come up with. It’s just metal. Stop unnecessarily giving metal all these bullshit names
Where did it go now? The sound, the way they look like, everything was tasty, i mean not only Diamond Head, but all NWoBHM bands. i can't understand nowadays rock music, it just not fun for me at all.
Peter Ahladas really according to whom? you have to write great songs to be the best or one of the best.. Pretty much all overkill songs are forgettable
The birth of thrash metal
Venom was far better, and I'm not a Venom fan.
Listen to Morbid Angel
@@AtropalArbaal-dk8jvMorbid Angel 😇 is death ☠ metal 🤘 no thrash.
@@AtropalArbaal-dk8jv venom was some tough stuff.. too evil for me tho.. i always stuck with metallica and testament when i was a kid "im 33"
imagine being the band who influenced Metallica,and not getting appreciated for half a century
You mean like The Ramones?
So gay
@@lawrenceacuesta6460 what??
@@ThunderAppeal the Ramones influenced ME-tallicA wha!?
@@wicketandfriendsparody8068 I mean thrash is a mix of punk and metal
I love this band. The vocalist had an amazing voice.
Sean Harris! When Dave Mustaine started Megadeth, he wanted Sean Harris to be the singer of his new band.
I love it too!
He's the weak link for me!
Each to their own 😄👍
Total poser...But, his voice reminds me of CHER. LOL.
He had a bit of a Robert Plant thing going on
A metal song without a guitar solo... This raw, almost punk-style energy, reminds Iron Maiden's first album. :-)
yah even Metallicas version has a Kirk Hammet solo for that end bit because replicating that kinda perfection would be impossible...
Maiden always had solos in their albums. Terrific solos.
@deadlift nothing like Iron Maiden what drugs are you on. Compared to maidens first album this is almost pop.
@minners71 This is nwbhm
Actually this is a shortened version, that they play live. The studio version is twice the length and has a solo.
I love the guitarist's tone. Nice, twangy, overdriven, right up my alley. Long live Diamond Head.
Edit more than two fucking years later: BRIAN TATLER. HIS NAME IS BRIAN TATLER. AND THE BAND IS BACK AND ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Long live Diamond Head! Band is great!\m/
Flying V straight into a Marshall baby!
I saw Diamond Head three times back in 82-83 this vid is nothing compared to watching them live.Sean Harris was one of the best front men ever and i've seen a few in fact the band were just amazing...the sad thing was that when the original drummer and bassist packed it in they were never really the same band again...but in saying that the Canterbury album was amazing and so ahead of it's time!!
Why did they leave the band?
@@MUZZER81 I wish I knew the answer...
@@claraboomday ahh fair enough, I've seen them twice but I'm only 27 so it was only Brian who original member but I met him when I was 18 luckily enough and he had all the time in the world to talk to us. Felt like I was talking to superman 😁
@@MUZZER81 great fella!!
Excellent singer, no tricks just skills.
Legal que é ao vivo mesmo com equipamento e tudo. Bemo programa de tv!
Sean Harris was a monster, and this Diamond Head its just absolute greatness...
one of the must underrated bands ever!!!
Saw Diamond Head many times and they were one of the best bands NEVER to make it big. I've still got their singles in a box somewhere.
Dude sounds unbelievably good in the studio and on stage
damn he has a good voice. one of the best songs ever.
In my opinion, Sean Harris is probably one of the best heavy metal singers.
Este tipo me recuerda mucho a Led Zeppelin 🤔
sound like joe tempest from Europe
I only seen Diamond Head at their peak in a small local club where they came back & played at least 4 times and everyone loved them. Maiden, I've only ever seen at Donnington so it's not practical to compare them - but both great bands in their own way.
Talent pure and simple. Those who know music, know how important this band are.
I think metalica and megadeth are thankful with these masters....great band
yes i think
Diamond Head were awesome with Sean Harris on vocals - superb. Great days. Great memories.
love the voice of Harris
This is f-ing awesome ! The great Diamond Head!
Watched these guys play 3 gigs in the early 80,s and their ability to get the whole place rockin from start to finish, was the equal of any band i've seen live - and i've seen em all !
Bring back the 80's ,, please..
Great song from one of the absolute best albums of metal. I was 16 when I found Lightening to the Nations in 2015. How amazing does a, basically underground, album from 1980 have to be to still find a way through time like that
Yep. Many songs
This just proves that a good song is a good song regardless of how old it is!!!!!!!!
I love seeing the 70s and 80s clash here. The stage and fashion reek of the 70s but the style and energy of the 80s are ringing out even before they were there yet. Crowd on the left- 80s, crowd on the right- 70s
The energy came from 70's punk.
And the trends keep flowing haha. I like your analysis.
Good to see they are getting some real recognition now..I hope they can see this and what a fkn shame they didn't become bigger like iron maiden
Because of treacherous family member management of the band and their affairs, when really - it should have been handled by a professional in the industry. and probably not touring the hell out of the US at the start of their career, thats how bands like Judas Priest and Iron Maiden had them licked!
Saw and met em' in 2002 in their only US appearance in New Jersey! Nice guys!
This is some just good music, no matter what genre you're into
So amazing and ahead of its time
At 0:49 replace the lyrics from The Mechanix or The Four Horseman. I.E. "The horseman are drawing nearer! On leather steeds they ride....they come to take your life!."
Dad Brad
I’ve listened to both these songs for years and never caught that! Good ear!
Kill em all 45% diamond head 45% motorhead 10% metallica lol
Finally some else heard that. Surprised they didn’t get sued!
I saw Diamond Head in Peterborough couple weeks ago. Got Tatler's pick and a set list! \m/
Que recuerdos me trae esta canción, simplemente una verdadera obra de arte
I saw them that year supporting Sabbath...and it still sounds as good as it does in my head.
34 years later and the metal fans still get looked at the same way these kids did by the other ones LOL they just don't get it mannnnnnnnn
Right
you would never see something on the BBC like this nowadays.
when you look at bands like these you can really see how metallica were influenced by them
Mustaine was the real diamond head fan . thats why,,, no diamond head. No mustaine. No metallica. No megadeth!!!
+Omar Rodriguez Lars actually followed Diamond Head on tour in Britain(1980) before he even met Mustaine. Mustaine may have been a Diamond Head fan, but the first band he always mentions is Angel Witch as influence.
+Omar Rodriguez amen
That’s rock n roll
Best NWOBHM band by a mile. How bloody Saxon and Def Leppard made it and these guys didn't is a fucking crime..
Probably because it's generic and lacks any original melody
I listened to these guys for a few months in '89. There's a reason they're forgotten. They're utterly generic.
@TomJoneshkk-gv5zw You act as if Metallica are actually relevant. Always an overrated band. Mediocre drummer. Ok lead guitarist. The only stand out musician was Cliff, and he was only a member for five years or so.
@TomJoneshkk-gv5zw How is their sound any different from hundreds of other bands? As far as their influence on Metallica, Sabbath was a bigger influence, ESPECIALLY Cliff. Not to mention The Misfits or Budgie.
@@AtropalArbaal-dk8jv Uh it's pretty different. I always knew that Diamond Head, Iron Maiden, Venom were Nwobhm were totally different.
Saw them in this year in Swindon as a 17 year old ❤
Man they made some real bangers. The earwormiest of the nwobhm bands.
A great great band. An inspiration to many. Thank you Diamond Head for the great music.
legends
Very interesting band. They are so authentic.
this is not fair, they should be the biggest metal band in the world. people needa do more for them so they can get bigger. they are still touring and making albums and they kick as much as as ever!
Rock n roll 🤘
I love how these guys are opened to citing Punk as a big influence on them, this song is a perfect example of that. Sick Band!
おいらが生まれる1年前のライブに、映像を残してくれた方に感謝…！
Everyone should thank England for inventing heavy metal.
Birmingham is the home of metal sabbath, zeppelin, priest, diamond head magnum etc 🤘
Everything was invented in the American continent...
Disco.rock.cumbia reggae salsa.rap
Thrash metal. Merengue . cumbia .samba.blues .etc
Come on bro
@Antonio Gates. 😂. Metal was invented in the UK, broseph. Learn music history.
I've never heard of any yank classical composers.... but the indigenous Americans weren't into composing classical masterpieces lol the rest comes from Africa lol
Id say UK stsrted heavymetal with sabbath , judas priest, venom and such but US perfected it with bands like metalica , slayer, death and such and such
very raw and great!!!
gorgeous voice
great energy and d-beat, the 2020 re-recorded version is killer too
I wonder if this live performance is where Lars Ulrich got his inspiration for the “St. Anger”-snare... 😂
Actually, since Metallica used to be great fans of Diamond Head, this question is more serious than it may seems...
This is so rockin..just a really cool tune...cant help but get into it...
sean harris was one of the best amazing vocalist nuff said
great band..
El heavy metal de finales de los70 y ochentas es la ley del rock duro y de todas sus vari antes es lo mejor
si solo viviera en esa era🤘😋
Damn this is killer!!!
Total respect! We owe these guys for twenty years of Metallica!
34 years now 🎸🇬🇧
I saw these guys last week with saxon Awsome
i love and respect Diamond Head so much because without them there would be no Metallica. This is cuz Lars put an ad for a guitarist who wanted to do Diamond Head covers. So without Diamond Head that would have never happened, and hence no Metallica. I didn't know Diamond Head until I started listening to Metallica, and now they are one of my favorite bands!!!!
How awesome are they?
80s guys on the left, 70s guys on the right
The divide was real
Good point!
LMAO
Yeah it was, and I didn’t even really notice it at the time...now it is so clear
These truly deserve so much more recognition their impact is so obscure these guys along with that sabbath song invented and set the standard for thrash
🤘🔥🔥🤘
DJ Delz?! Never knew you was into diamond head bud 👍🏻🤘🏻
That's some super early head banging stuff. Great times!
Sean Harris voice is HOT!
You got that SO right!
i love this fuckin shit, that boy bad, this the blues here
listened to this today!
Tatler is jamming!
this is so good
My understanding is that when metallica first started "covering" diamond head songs, they only said it was a cover if someone asked (at their shows). I remember reading a quote from James more or less saying this. Kill Em All is basically one big Diamond Head ripoff...
yeah essentially metallica was a big ripoff before burton. burton really made them go big and then they just continued on with mindless riffs with no real substance. the only musician of any substance in metallica is kirk hammett but his brilliance seems to get lost in the hetfield machine.
zarni000 Every band you listen too is a rip off of the Beatles so let’s not go there mate
@@JordanT.Zacharias lol and the Beatles are a ripoff of rhythm and blues artists
@@zarni000 True that.
@@zarni000 "nothing new under the sun"... someone just finds a way to add a new flavor to it.
Legendary! Get this album in your collection . One of the best albums I've ever heard
Lord it just blows me wayaway when young sprouting metallurchins don't know who or why is DIAMOND HEAD, come on...
Best gig I was ever at, Diamond head, Glasgow Apollo `80, they did about 3 different encores, fuckin awesome!
No Diamond Head= No Tallica.
jajajjajajajajja
Gore Elohim True!
Diamond Head appear to have been heavily influenced by Zep right here.
stephen graham More in stage presence/ moves, not so much in music. What’s your take on my statement, Mr. Graham. I hope that you are well today Sir! 🙏🏼
@@funzjag Now that u mention it, I think u may be right. On this track, the Led Zeppelin similarity that assails the viewer may be mostly due to the visuals. Thanks, man.
DIAMOND HEAD
were/ARE
the ORIGINALS
the REAL McCOY
the JEN-YOOO-INE ART-TEEE-KALL
(the entire killemall album is contained within "Sucking My Love")
Thank You England. As I Love Heavy Metal Music
is this proto-thrash?
a lot of NWOBHM is, no doubt about it
Иван Гулиев nah, listen to sympthom of the universe, that could be considered proto thrash.
Yes proto thrash
Stop giving music all these stupid fucking sub-genres. It’s not fuck by Proto-technical- progressive-mathematical-power- thrash metal or whatever the fuck people wanna randomly come up with. It’s just metal. Stop unnecessarily giving metal all these bullshit names
Punk, Heavy, Speed, proto thrash
always wondered what happened to the original lineup
cant find anything on em besides the guitar player Tatler
Damn, headbanging goes way back
Boootoinggg..
Goes even farther back than this session...Ozzy Ozbourne and Angus Young were banging their heads in the early to mid seventies. \m/
excellent footage!!
Believe me, there was NO pop music that even remotely sounded like this in 1980.
Nope
Angel Witch's lp baphomet in the late 70's was pretty darn close.
I want that rickenbacker!!!!!! oh man those things rock how much they go for these days?
the leather reds are TIGHT.
Literally.
Great Video, Thanks
Dude reminds me of the guy in Overkill.
Bobby Blitz!
I absolutely love diamond head
I see Lars in his green jumper
What a vocalist 💪💪💪
This band really reminds me of UFO for some strange reason. Might be the flying V and how the song sounds like Lights Out
UFO were one of their influences.
Oh so good
Leif Garrett killing it on vocals!!
Ha ha
This is music!!!
Where did it go now? The sound, the way they look like, everything was tasty, i mean not only Diamond Head, but all NWoBHM bands. i can't understand nowadays rock music, it just not fun for me at all.
Just like anything. It got stale and morphed back into Hard Rock, with Hair Metal going back to punk after the Grunge purge.
Diamond 💎 Head 4-Ever. !!
garage days was metallicas best album because they didnt write the music for it.
It is still my favorite
mine too
Was playing this song in my dreams last night. X)
the lead singer looks like bobby blitz(overkill) lol
35 years ago, yes.
+Jake Aablog he does look like blitz except this guy here can actually sing
+James Rockford Blitz is one of the best metal vocalists.
Peter Ahladas
really according to whom?
you have to write great songs to be the best or one of the best.. Pretty much all overkill songs are forgettable
+James Rockford according to who?