DIAMOND HEAD - No Remorse

Rabs

Only just seen this. Interesting after all these years that one of Metallicas big influences do a cover of one of their own songs..

Philly_Q

Funnily enough I saw this earlier today.  It looks like it was filmed in 1960.

EricTheWeary

https://i.imgur.com/Itum9aS.jpg

I was looking for a particular photo of Diamond Head* but having mentioned Silver Wing on another Discussion this weekend I was quite pleased to spot this instead. 

Yes, DH the massive rock stars that never were. Large Oilrig stayed with Brian and roadied for the band for a little while,so I think DH were pretty much the blueprint for Metallica rather than just an influence. But fair play that they’ve always acknowledged them, covered their material, got them slots on festivals. 

* they had a photo on their website in which I could clearly be seen, although they’ve taken down most of the shots with the original band in. 

Rabs

Philly_Q said:

Funnily enough I saw this earlier today.  It looks like it was filmed in 1960.

Philly_Q

EricTheWeary said:

* they had a photo on their website in which I could clearly be seen, although they’ve taken down most of the shots with the original band in. 

That's cool.  It would be good if you could find it somewhere.

I've got a copy of the original white sleeve, white label demo album signed by both Tatler and Harris - very kindly given to me by an old school friend, so the signatures are addressed to him, not me.  I never saw them live though.

Rabs

Philly_Q said:

EricTheWeary said:

* they had a photo on their website in which I could clearly be seen, although they’ve taken down most of the shots with the original band in. 

That's cool.  It would be good if you could find it somewhere.

I've got a copy of the original white sleeve, white label demo album signed by both Tatler and Harris - very kindly given to me by an old school friend, so the signatures are addressed to him, not me.  I never saw them live though.

I did once..  It was at the Milton Kynes Bowl and it was Metallica, Megadeath, Diamond Head and The Almighty (1993)...  Amazing gig....

EricTheWeary

Philly_Q said:

EricTheWeary said:

* they had a photo on their website in which I could clearly be seen, although they’ve taken down most of the shots with the original band in. 

That's cool.  It would be good if you could find it somewhere.

I've got a copy of the original white sleeve, white label demo album signed by both Tatler and Harris - very kindly given to me by an old school friend, so the signatures are addressed to him, not me.  I never saw them live though.

Very cool to have that. 

Bit of Googling brought up 4th April 1982, no photo ( it’s only clear to me really when I did see it). Amazing how many gigs they did play including some major supports ( eg Black Sabbath) and still never really got a big break. 

Springywheel

Good band - I've been checking out their catalogue recently. This is my favourite of theirs... basically the inspiration for Seek & Destroy.

Reverend

Still have a t-shirt from their 1991 reunion tour. Missed them at Milton Keynes as I used to works Saturdays and couldn't take 2 off in a row, There was a much more Important gig the Saturday before 

axisus

First album was brilliant! Still have my old vinyl copy. 

Personally I think that their big mistake was sacking drummer Duncan Scott and then forcing bassist Colin Kimberley to quit. They lost their identity as a band. 

goldtop

axisus said:

First album was brilliant! Still have my old vinyl copy. 

Personally I think that their big mistake was sacking drummer Duncan Scott and then forcing bassist Colin Kimberley to quit. They lost their identity as a band. 

Saw them a few times around Essex and E London (1980ish). Great songs. If I remember right, somewhere along the way they got hailed (or hailed themselves) as the new Led Zepp. This was reported in Sounds/NME of the time, and I think a lot of old-school HM fans dropped support for them in umbrage.

Redlester

Wow. The Wikipedia page makes their story out to be like a Black Country version of Spinal Tap. 

fretmeister

Reverend said:

Still have a t-shirt from their 1991 reunion tour. Missed them at Milton Keynes as I used to works Saturdays and couldn't take 2 off in a row, There was a much more Important gig the Saturday before 

That Rick Astley gig was legendary. Good choice!

yorkio

goldtop said:

axisus said:

First album was brilliant! Still have my old vinyl copy. 

Personally I think that their big mistake was sacking drummer Duncan Scott and then forcing bassist Colin Kimberley to quit. They lost their identity as a band. 

Saw them a few times around Essex and E London (1980ish). 

I remember seeing them in 1980 at The Greyhound pub in Chadwell Heath, which was half empty as I recall. The other thing I recall is that they completely rocked the back room of a scruffy old pub like it was a packed Hammersmith Odeon. And then I saw them again at Hammersmith a few months later supporting April Wine, who they completely blew off stage.

I've still got my signed white album somewhere. I got mine by sending away after seeing the ad in Sounds.

Reverend

fretmeister said:

Reverend said:

Still have a t-shirt from their 1991 reunion tour. Missed them at Milton Keynes as I used to works Saturdays and couldn't take 2 off in a row, There was a much more Important gig the Saturday before 

That Rick Astley gig was legendary. Good choice!

Better than st anger at least.

Funnily enough, they gig i did was also attended by Metallica