the best NWOBHM bands
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so, who do you think were the best New Wave Of British Heavy Metal Bands ever?
i've been getting into this more and more recently. theres so many truly awesome bands to choose from who have inspired other awesome bands (Metallica in particular. just been listening to their "Garage Inc" double CD covers album!)
i'm going to have to choose Diamond Head, awesome band! can't beat a bit of "Am I Evil?" really can you?!
i've been getting into this more and more recently. theres so many truly awesome bands to choose from who have inspired other awesome bands (Metallica in particular. just been listening to their "Garage Inc" double CD covers album!)
i'm going to have to choose Diamond Head, awesome band! can't beat a bit of "Am I Evil?" really can you?!
Edited by Forthright MC on Friday 31st August 21:36
Diamond Head simply because without them there would be no Metallica.
Metallica acknowledge them as a very important early influence and have often covered Diamond Head songs at gigs. Harris was even asked to join Metallica in the 1980s but turned the band down. The song "Helpless" was rumored to be a song Lars Ulrich forced the band to struggle through as an unrehearsed encore in the early days of their formation. "Sucking My Love", "Am I Evil" and "The Prince" were also common live covers at that time. The earliest known actual recording of these songs exists as a rehearsal demo recorded at then-bassist Ron McGovney's house in March of 1982. The Metal Up Your Ass live demo, recorded in November of that year, featured a live rendition of "Am I Evil." "The Prince" was also played, but the tape ran out too soon to catch it. The song would see another demo release as part of the Horsemen Of The Apocalypse demo in 1983. "Sucking My Love" exists on various bootlegs that have been circulating since 1982 along with a recording on the early demo No Life Til Leather.
The first official release of "Am I Evil" came in 1983 as part of the Creeping Death EP, paired with another NWOBHM classic "Blitzkrieg," by the band of the same name. The two songs were also included in the first pressing of the Kill 'Em All LP when it was re-released by Elektra Records.
"Helpless" would see a proper release with Garage Days Re-Revisited in 1987, and "The Prince" was included as a B-side to the Harvester Of Sorrow single.
The official recordings of "Helpless," "Am I Evil," and "The Prince" would also be featured on Metallica's 2-CD Garage Inc. compilation, a collection of numerous other cover songs that the band had played over the years. The first CD in the set was newly recorded covers, one of which was Diamond Head's "It's Electric."
Metallica acknowledge them as a very important early influence and have often covered Diamond Head songs at gigs. Harris was even asked to join Metallica in the 1980s but turned the band down. The song "Helpless" was rumored to be a song Lars Ulrich forced the band to struggle through as an unrehearsed encore in the early days of their formation. "Sucking My Love", "Am I Evil" and "The Prince" were also common live covers at that time. The earliest known actual recording of these songs exists as a rehearsal demo recorded at then-bassist Ron McGovney's house in March of 1982. The Metal Up Your Ass live demo, recorded in November of that year, featured a live rendition of "Am I Evil." "The Prince" was also played, but the tape ran out too soon to catch it. The song would see another demo release as part of the Horsemen Of The Apocalypse demo in 1983. "Sucking My Love" exists on various bootlegs that have been circulating since 1982 along with a recording on the early demo No Life Til Leather.
The first official release of "Am I Evil" came in 1983 as part of the Creeping Death EP, paired with another NWOBHM classic "Blitzkrieg," by the band of the same name. The two songs were also included in the first pressing of the Kill 'Em All LP when it was re-released by Elektra Records.
"Helpless" would see a proper release with Garage Days Re-Revisited in 1987, and "The Prince" was included as a B-side to the Harvester Of Sorrow single.
The official recordings of "Helpless," "Am I Evil," and "The Prince" would also be featured on Metallica's 2-CD Garage Inc. compilation, a collection of numerous other cover songs that the band had played over the years. The first CD in the set was newly recorded covers, one of which was Diamond Head's "It's Electric."
The Wiz said:
Diamond Head simply because without them there would be no Metallica.
Metallica acknowledge them as a very important early influence and have often covered Diamond Head songs at gigs. Harris was even asked to join Metallica in the 1980s but turned the band down. The song "Helpless" was rumored to be a song Lars Ulrich forced the band to struggle through as an unrehearsed encore in the early days of their formation. "Sucking My Love", "Am I Evil" and "The Prince" were also common live covers at that time. The earliest known actual recording of these songs exists as a rehearsal demo recorded at then-bassist Ron McGovney's house in March of 1982. The Metal Up Your Ass live demo, recorded in November of that year, featured a live rendition of "Am I Evil." "The Prince" was also played, but the tape ran out too soon to catch it. The song would see another demo release as part of the Horsemen Of The Apocalypse demo in 1983. "Sucking My Love" exists on various bootlegs that have been circulating since 1982 along with a recording on the early demo No Life Til Leather.
The first official release of "Am I Evil" came in 1983 as part of the Creeping Death EP, paired with another NWOBHM classic "Blitzkrieg," by the band of the same name. The two songs were also included in the first pressing of the Kill 'Em All LP when it was re-released by Elektra Records.
"Helpless" would see a proper release with Garage Days Re-Revisited in 1987, and "The Prince" was included as a B-side to the Harvester Of Sorrow single.
The official recordings of "Helpless," "Am I Evil," and "The Prince" would also be featured on Metallica's 2-CD Garage Inc. compilation, a collection of numerous other cover songs that the band had played over the years. The first CD in the set was newly recorded covers, one of which was Diamond Head's "It's Electric."
blimey, you certainly know your metal! very impressive indeed Metallica acknowledge them as a very important early influence and have often covered Diamond Head songs at gigs. Harris was even asked to join Metallica in the 1980s but turned the band down. The song "Helpless" was rumored to be a song Lars Ulrich forced the band to struggle through as an unrehearsed encore in the early days of their formation. "Sucking My Love", "Am I Evil" and "The Prince" were also common live covers at that time. The earliest known actual recording of these songs exists as a rehearsal demo recorded at then-bassist Ron McGovney's house in March of 1982. The Metal Up Your Ass live demo, recorded in November of that year, featured a live rendition of "Am I Evil." "The Prince" was also played, but the tape ran out too soon to catch it. The song would see another demo release as part of the Horsemen Of The Apocalypse demo in 1983. "Sucking My Love" exists on various bootlegs that have been circulating since 1982 along with a recording on the early demo No Life Til Leather.
The first official release of "Am I Evil" came in 1983 as part of the Creeping Death EP, paired with another NWOBHM classic "Blitzkrieg," by the band of the same name. The two songs were also included in the first pressing of the Kill 'Em All LP when it was re-released by Elektra Records.
"Helpless" would see a proper release with Garage Days Re-Revisited in 1987, and "The Prince" was included as a B-side to the Harvester Of Sorrow single.
The official recordings of "Helpless," "Am I Evil," and "The Prince" would also be featured on Metallica's 2-CD Garage Inc. compilation, a collection of numerous other cover songs that the band had played over the years. The first CD in the set was newly recorded covers, one of which was Diamond Head's "It's Electric."
i've read the "justice for all" Metallica book which goes into every phase of the band from the early days right up to recent times, its certainly a very interesting read indeed and shows just how big an influence Diamond Head and other bands were to them
i've got the Garage Inc double album and i love it! the Diamond Head tracks are very good indeed and i quite like the Discharge ones too!
Edited by Forthright MC on Sunday 2nd September 20:53
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