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The album also features “Am I Evil?”, which remains the band's signature song, which rose to international prominence after it was covered by Metallica.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music On Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50390826156363,"sku":"2177533","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Borrowed_Time_Deluxe_Edition_a4dad062_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726395078"},{"product_id":"lightning-to-the-nations-2020","title":"Lightning To The Nations 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eRe-imagined, re-recorded and re-born, Diamond Head’s celebration of their genre-defining debut album\u003ci\u003e Lightning To The Nations \u003c\/i\u003eis a scintillating shot of fresh metal energy. Taking the material which spawned the ground-breaking New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM), Diamond Head utilise all their skill, experience and revitalised energy to breathe so much new life into these freshly recorded takes that it feels like experiencing the earth shaking all over again. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe levels of fresh energy in these celebration sessions will blow doors and socks off all who hear them, and the potency of timeless riffage such as \u003ci\u003eIt’s Electric\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e literally scream at the listener. Founder member, lead guitarist \/ songsmith Brian Tatler and rhythm guitarist Andy Abberley give the guitars a new razor edge, Karl Wilcox on drums and Dean Ashton on bass are a buoyant bombastic platform, while vocalist Rasmus Bom Andersen brings a brilliant new take on the vocals. Anderson also produced and mixed the album with a freshness and attack which will thrill fans old and new. As if that wasn’t enough, Diamond Head add four covers to the album, Judas Priest’s\u003ci\u003e Sinner,\u003c\/i\u003e Led Zeppelin’s \u003ci\u003eImmigrant Song\u003c\/i\u003e, Deep Purple’s \u003ci\u003eRat Bat Blue\u003c\/i\u003e and a stunning take of Metallica’s \u003ci\u003eNo Remorse\u003c\/i\u003e, which is a tribute’s tribute to the band who openly formed under enormous influence from Diamond Head, and covered several of the songs on \u003ci\u003eLightning To The Nations\u003c\/i\u003e, decades ago. 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The original tapes were first quite literally baked (a process which allows degraded tape to be returned to playable quality), then restored and digitized before \u003cstrong\u003eDiamond Head\u003c\/strong\u003e frontman \u003cstrong\u003eRasmus ‘Ras’ Bom Andersen\u003c\/strong\u003e remastered the tracks, ending up with a pristine edition of the original recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe alternative mixes, pure treasure for all fans of both \u003cstrong\u003eDiamond Head\u003c\/strong\u003e and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, are supplemented by a set of bonus tracks originally recorded in the 1980s. 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