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Diamond Head are a British heavy metal band formed in 1976 in Stourbridge, England. They were one of the leading members of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) and are acknowledged by later bands like Metallica and Megadeth as an important early influence.
Formed by school friends in 1976 Brian Tatler and Duncan Scott with Tatler playing on a Cheap Fuzz guitar and Scott on Biscuit Tins. The name "Diamond Head" came from a Phil Manzanera album, that Tatler had a poster of in his room. Sean Harris later joined the band after they learned about his vocal abilities while on a school trip, singing Gene Vincent's 1956 hit "Be-Bop-A-Lula", and auditioned him in Tatler's bedroom. Bassist Colin Kimberley, a friend of Tatler's from primary school, joined the band some months later (and was in fact Diamond Head's fourth bassist) and the band started to play local gigs in the Black Country area. In fact their first gig was at High Park School in Birmingham on 10th February 1976, but things did not go too smoothly at that gig, with problems with feedback spoiling the songs.
Even from their early days the band refused to play cover songs and stuck to their own material. The only exception to this was the adding of Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" in 1978 and "This Flight Tonight" plus "Rock The Nation" in 1991. In one interview Brian Tatler reported that they wrote 100 songs before their first studio release. The truth can be proven in this statement by the fact that only one song (It's Electric) from their 1978 set ended up being recorded on their debut.
Current Members: Nick Tart - vocals (formerly of The Outcasts, Alabama Bombshell, Notorious, Life) Brian Tatler - lead guitar (Radio Moscow, Quill) (1977-Present) Andy "Abbz" Abberley - rhythm guitar Eddie Moohan - bass guitar Karl Wilcox - drums
Past members: Sean Harris (1977-2005) Colin Kimberley(1978-1983) Duncan Scott (1977-1983) Floyd Brennan Mervyn Goldsworthy Robbie France Adrian Mills Josh Phillips-Gorse Dave Williamson Pete Vuckovic