Diamond Head (Diamond Head album)

Diamond Head
Studio album by
Released22 April 2016
Recorded2015
StudioVigo
GenreHeavy metal
Length48:21
LabelDissonance Productions
ProducerDiamond Head
Diamond Head chronology
What's in Your Head?
(2007)
Diamond Head
(2016)
The Coffin Train
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal HammerStarStarStarHalf star[1]
BW&BK8.0/10[2]
Rock Hard8.5/10[3]

Diamond Head is the seventh studio album by British heavy metal band Diamond Head, released on 22 April 2016.[4] This is the first album from the band to feature Rasmus Bom Andersen as the lead vocalist.[5] The album reached number 15 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Bones"4:12
2."Shout at the Devil"4:04
3."Set My Soul on Fire"4:24
4."See You Rise"4:16
5."All the Reasons You Live"5:23
6."Wizard Sleeve"3:18
7."Our Time Is Now"4:27
8."Speed"4:07
9."Blood on My Hands"4:24
10."Diamonds"3:24
11."Silence"6:22
Total length:48:27
Japanese edition bonus tracks[6]
No.TitleLength
12."Kings & Queens"5:22
13."All the Reasons You Live (Orchestral Mix)"5:24
Total length:59:13

Personnel

Personnel taken from Diamond Head liner notes.[7]

Diamond Head

  • Rasmus Bom Andersen – vocals, orchestration
  • Brian Tatler – lead and rhythm guitar
  • Andy "Abbz" Abberley – rhythm and lead guitar
  • Eddie "Chaos" Moohan – bass
  • Karl Wilcox – drums

Additional personnel

  • Diamond Head – production
  • Adam Beddow – recording, mixing
  • Dave "Shirt" Nicholls – mixing
  • John Davis – mastering
  • David A. Gardiner – album artwork

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)[8]33
UK Rock & Metal Albums (Official Charts)[9]15

References

  1. ↑ Sharp, Johnny (8 June 2016). "Diamond Head - Diamond Head album review". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Perri, David (30 April 2016). "Diamond Head - Diamond Head review". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  3. ↑ Matthias, Mader (2016). "Review Album: Diamond Head - Diamond Head". Rock Hard (in German). No. 347. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Diamond Head: Trailer For Forthcoming Self Titled Album". Blabbermouth. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Diamond Head new album available for pre order". Diamond Head. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "R-8964160-1580576884-1374.jpeg.jpg". Discogs. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  7. ↑ Diamond Head (Album liner notes). Diamond Head. 2022.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 29/4/2016 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart on 29/4/2016 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 June 2023.