Diamond Head (Diamond Head album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Diamond Head

| type = Studio album

| artist = Diamond Head

| cover = Diamond Head - Diamond Head.jpg

| alt =

| released = 22 April 2016

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Heavy metal

| length = 48:21

| label = Dissonance Productions

| producer =

| prev_title = What's in Your Head?

| prev_year = 2007

| next_title = The Coffin Train

| next_year = 2019

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = Metal Hammer

|rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|last1=Sharp|first1=Johnny|title=Diamond Head - Diamond Head album review|date=8 June 2016 |url=http://teamrock.com/review/2016-06-08/diamond-head-diamond-head-album-review|publisher=Metal Hammer|accessdate=1 October 2016}}

|rev2 = BW&BK

|rev2score =8.0/10{{cite news|last1=Perri|first1=David|title=Diamond Head - Diamond Head review|url=http://bravewords.com/reviews/diamond-head-diamond-head|publisher=Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles|date=30 April 2016|accessdate = 11 February 2017}}

|rev3 = Rock Hard

|rev3score =8.5/10{{cite magazine |title=Review Album: Diamond Head - Diamond Head |journal=Rock Hard |year=2016 |last=Matthias |first=Mader|issue=347 |url= https://www.rockhard.de/megazine/reviewarchiv/review-anzeigen/36596-diamond-head.html |accessdate=2017-02-11 | language=German}}

|noprose = yes

}}

Diamond Head is the seventh studio album by British heavy metal band Diamond Head, released on 22 April 2016.{{cite news|title=Diamond Head: Trailer For Forthcoming Self Titled Album|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/diamond-head-trailer-for-forthcoming-self-titled-album/|publisher=Blabbermouth|date=21 March 2016|accessdate=26 November 2020}} This is the first album from the band to feature Rasmus Bom Andersen as the lead vocalist.{{cite web|title=Diamond Head new album available for pre order|url=http://www.diamond-head.net/diamond-head-new-album-available-for-pre-order/|publisher=Diamond Head|accessdate=14 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305002018/http://www.diamond-head.net/diamond-head-new-album-available-for-pre-order/|archive-date=5 March 2017|url-status=dead}} The album reached number 15 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart.

Track listing

{{Tracklist

|title1 = Bones

|length1 = 4:12

|title2 = Shout at the Devil

|length2 = 4:04

|title3 = Set My Soul on Fire

|length3 = 4:24

|title4 = See You Rise

|length4 = 4:16

|title5 = All the Reasons You Live

|length5 = 5:23

|title6 = Wizard Sleeve

|length6 = 3:18

|title7 = Our Time Is Now

|length7 = 4:27

|title8 = Speed

|length8 = 4:07

|title9 = Blood on My Hands

|length9 = 4:24

|title10 = Diamonds

|length10 = 3:24

|title11 = Silence

|length11 = 6:22

| total_length = 48:27

}}

{{Track listing

| total_length = 59:13

| headline = Japanese edition bonus tracks{{Cite web|title=R-8964160-1580576884-1374.jpeg.jpg|url=https://img.discogs.com/9Pch3YU02D__oy9_1ftGCuco0o0=/fit-in/600x472/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-8964160-1580576884-1374.jpeg.jpg|access-date=27 November 2020|website=Discogs}}

| title12 = Kings & Queens

| length12 = 5:22

| title13 = All the Reasons You Live (Orchestral Mix)

| length13 = 5:24

}}

Personnel

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

Charts

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scope=col \| Chart (2016) !scope=col \| Peak position
{{Album chart\|UKIndependent\|33\|date=20160429\|rowheader=true\|access-date=10 June 2023}}
{{Album chart\|UKRock\|15\|date=20160429\|rowheader=true\|access-date=10 June 2023}}

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scope=col | Chart (2016)

!scope=col | Peak
position

{{Album chart|UKIndependent|33|date=20160429|rowheader=true|access-date=10 June 2023}}

{{Album chart|UKRock|15|date=20160429|rowheader=true|access-date=10 June 2023}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20120915060822/http://www.diamond-head.net/ Diamond Head official website]
[http://www.diamond-head.net/diamond-head-album-preview-video/ Official preview video]

Category:Diamond Head (band) albums

Category:2016 albums