Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations 2020 - Import CD

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Diamond Head

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A masterpiece representing NWOBHM is now revived with new energy in the modern age...! Diamond Head, the legends of the NEW WAVE OF BRITHISH HEAVY METAL, celebrate their 40th anniversary this year. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of their debut album "LIGHTNING TO THE NATIONS," a genre-defining masterpiece that explodes with the finest riffs throughout, the current members of the band have re-recorded and self-covered all the songs on this album! Formed in 1976, the band defined the NEW WAVE OF BRITISH HEAVY METAL genre with their debut album "LIGHTNING TO THE NATIONS" in 1980. As the pioneers of the genre, Diamond Head has greatly influenced the bands that followed. At the time, Diamond Head was a popular band mainly in Europe, but later their influence on Metallica brought them to the attention of heavy metal fans around the world, and now they are revered as a legendary NWOBHM band by metal fans of all generations. They are true legends of the NWOBHM scene.When Diamond Head released their debut album "LIGHTNING TO THE NATIONS" 40 years ago in 1980, no one could have predicted that it would have a profound impact on the flow and sound of heavy metal music. Packed with top-notch guitar riffs, the album was a major driving force behind the new NWOBHM movement and had a major influence on the biggest rock band of all time, Metallica. Metallica made the name Diamond Head known to a younger generation and earned them overwhelming acclaim as an important band in the heavy metal scene, but at the time they were recording this album, they had no idea that it would have such a huge impact. At the time they were recording this album, they probably had no idea that it would make such a big impact.This year marks the 40th anniversary of the release of their debut album "LIGHTNING TO THE NATIONS", which is regarded as an important work in the NWOBHM scene. This year, the band will release "LIGHTNING TO THE NATIONS 2020", an updated version of the album, in which all seven songs from the original album are newly arranged and re-recorded with the current lineup using the experience and modern technology accumulated up to now. (1/2)

Tracklisting:

1.Lightning to the Nations
2.The Prince
3.Sucking My Love
4.Am I Evil?
5.Sweet and Innocent
6.It's Electric
7.Helpless
8.No Remorse
9.Immigrant Song
10.Sinner
11.Rat Bat Blue

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