Diamond Head - Lightning to the Nations - IMPORT CD Morbid Angel writing in Creem

writing in Creem

and possibly even better than ever before

Opiate has a definite appeal

" the group's long-awaited fourth full-length

Century Media remastered and reissued the band's first three albums in Europe only

Diamond Head - Lightning to the Nations - IMPORT CD Morbid Angel writing in CreemDespite being at the forefront of the burgeoning "New Wave Of British Heavy Metal" scene (or NWOBHM) in 1979, alongside Iron Maiden, Def Leppard and Saxon, and spearheaded by Geoff Barton and the Sounds weekly music paper, Diamond Head were unable to secure a major label contract. Seeing their heavy metal and hard rock peers reap rewards and chart success, Diamond Head eventually released their debut LP independently on their own Happy Face Records in