Diamond Head Announce Massive European Tour

DIAMOND HEAD announce massive European tour in October / November 2018

Full Image
Photo: Florian Stengl

Diamond Head have announced a massive European tour that kicks off at Buckley Tivoli on October 4, 2018 and works it‘s way through the UK, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Italy and Spain
Before wrapping up on November 24th in Belfast.

The band are working on the follow up to the highly praised self titled release from 2016

Catch them here:

DIAMOND HEAD

October 2018

4th            BUCKLEY – Tivoli, UK
5th            LONDON – New Cross Inn, UK
6th            BILSTON – Robin 2, UK
7th            PONTYPRIDD – Muni Arts Centre, UK
9th            CARLISLE – Club Rock, UK
10th            SANDYFORD – Eleven, UK
12th            ABERDEEN – Krakatoa, UK
13th            EDINBURGH – La Belle Angela, UK
14th            MANCHESTER – Factory MCR, UK
17th            SOUTHAMPTON – The 1865, UK
21st            CHELTENHAM – Frog And Fiddle, UK
25th            TILBURG – Little Devil, Netherlands
26th            ZANDAAM – Podium De Flux, Netherlands
27th            FLENSBURG – Roxy Concerts, Germany
28th            HAMBURG – Bambi Galore, Germany
29th            BOCHUM – Matrix / Rockpalast, Germany
30th            MANNHEIM – 7er Club, Germany

November 2018

1st            POTSDAM – Lindenpark, Germany
2nd            KRAKOW – Kwadrat Club, Poland
3rd            WARSAW – Hydrozagadka Club, Poland
4th            POZNAN – U Bazyla, Poland
5th            KOSICE – Colosseum Club, Slovakia
6th            BUDAPEST – Durer Kert, Hungary
8th            VIENNA – Viper Room, Austria
9th            PRATO – Exenzia Rock Club, Italy
10th            MILAN – Slaughterhouse, Italy
11th            ROME – Jailbreak, Italy
12th            TORINO – Padliglione 14, Italy
14th            BARCELONA – Sala Boveda, Spain
15th            MADRID – Sound stage, Spain
16th            VITORIA – Urban Rock Concept, Spain
17th            OVIEDO – Sir Laurens, Spain
18th            ZARAGOZA – C.C. Valdefierro, Spain
24th            BELFAST – Limelight 2, UK

Full Image
Released via Dissonance Productions in 2016, Diamond Head is the first album to feature Easmus Andersen on vocals. Its release ended an eight-year silence for the New Wave of British Heavy Metal icon. Decibel Magazine called Diamond Head “vital and interesting.  All the songs, thanks to (Brian) Tatler’s masterclass riffing, are all rock solid from top to bottom.  These guys deserve their legendary status.” Metal Injection adds, “Tatler has come to the table with some of his all-time best:” Noisey claims simply, “Diamond Head stand the test of time on their new album.”

Formed in 1976, DIAMOND HEAD influenced a slew of early 80s thrash metal bands, in particular Metallica who recorded the bands“Am I Evil”as a b-side to their 1984 Creeping Death single and again included on the band‘s multi-platinum 1998 covers album Garage Inc.  Metallica would record three additional DIAMOND HEAD songs – “Helpless” (Garage Days, 1987), “The Prince” (“One Single b-side, 1989), “It‘s Electric” (Garage Inc., 1998).

About Louise Swift

I first went to a gig in 1981, Gillan at Leeds University. I've been a regular gig goer ever since. I haven't kept count of how many gigs I've been to over the intervening years, but it's a lot! My favourite bands are AC/DC then, in no particular order, Anti-Nowhere League, Slaughter and the Dogs, Towers of London and Dirt Box Disco. I tend to like Glam/Punk and rude offensive lyrics, not sure what that says about me but as Animal would say 'So What!' The question was recently put to me - did I write for any online publications? My reply - No, but I'd like to! Planetmosh was suggested and I found myself offering to review Aces High Festival. Easy peasy I thought! Well not quite, if a jobs worth doing it's worth doing well! I had sixteen bands to research. I found I actually enjoyed that and it kept me too busy to be making lunatic comments on Facebook! ;) Then I felt a bit inadequately qualified. I mean, who am I to comment on others, when my musical expertise extends to being able to play a mean Greensleeves on the recorder and a passable Annie's song on the flute! Haven't picked up either instrument for years! What I do have, however, is over 30 years of experience as a gig goer, so I can comment on what I like and what I don't! It's only my opinion and, if I don't like a band it doesn't mean they are bad, just not to my own liking. I admire anyone who has the guts to get up on that stage and have a go!