Diamond Head’s First Stay Album in 20 Years

Brian Tatler, founding member and lead guitarist of Diamond Head, joined Loudwire Nights on Wednesday (July 16) to rejoice the band’s battery-powered cars dwell album, Live and Electric.

Hearken to the complete dialog within the participant close to the tip of this text.

“It has been 20 years for the reason that final one — that was recorded on the Astoria in London,” Tatler recalled to host Chuck Armstrong.

“That gig, I bear in mind, was nerve-racking since you e book one present, you rent a cellular recording unit. It is costly. Everyone’s utilizing two-inch tape and all that. I simply bear in mind it being nerve-racking.”

Quick-forward twenty years and Tatler was blown away by the convenience at which Diamond Head might file their dwell performances.

“With fashionable expertise, [you] can file each night time and you’ll obtain all of it onto a tough drive,” Tatler stated.

“So through the European tour with Saxon, we did about 20 days and we had a dialogue and all of us stated we might file the present each night time after which have a pay attention and if we prefer it, we might put it out as a dwell album. What a implausible possibility that’s to file the whole lot with out it costing a fortune.”

Will Diamond Head Launch New Music Anytime Quickly?

Along with celebrating Stay and Electrical, Tatler spent a while reflecting on the legacy of Diamond Head — in addition to the band’s future.

“We have mentioned it,” Tatler stated about new music from Diamond Head, however he was fast to say there are not any agency plans in the meanwhile for a follow-up to 2019’s The Coffin Practice.

“We did begin doing demos in [I think it was] 2021, however we by no means acquired to the stage the place we acquired vocals on it.”

Tatler stated they mainly acquired so far as writing the demos for brand new Diamond Head Music, however not a lot additional.

“We had some rehearsals,” he stated, “in order that’s type of been placed on maintain. I joined Saxon two years in the past and straightaway, , we did a brand new album.”

He revealed that Saxon are engaged on their subsequent studio file, which ought to be out in 2026.

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“I am busy doing Saxon,” Tatler stated.

“Saxon’s busier than Diamond Head, so I am placing a variety of my efforts and time into that, understandably.”

What Else Did Diamond Head’s Brian Tatler Focus on on Loudwire Nights?

• What runs via his head when somebody calls him a legend: “I used to be going to say [I’m] used to it, however I believe it is only a case of sure folks, , they’ve their heroes. I’ve acquired my heroes I look as much as and I suppose to some individuals who like Diamond Head…I’ve finished one thing worthwhile.”
• What it was like when Metallica determined to cowl Diamond Head’s “Am I Evil?” for the Creeping Demise EP: “They weren’t family names but, ? At one level, Diamond Head was a much bigger band than Metallica. We have been very flattered that they’ve finished such a implausible job of it. It is an ideal cowl, it is very respectful … They have been the primary band to ever cowl a Diamond Head track and we simply thought it was very good. We had no concept what was about to occur, and naturally now they’ve coated 4 Diamond Head songs.”
• What Black Sabbath means to him: “I believe Black Sabbath is the place all of it started. I believe the primary Black Sabbath album and the primary monitor, monitor one, facet one, ‘Black Sabbath,’ is the beginning of heavy steel for me. I do know some folks would say, however , Blue Cheer and Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix and Cream. No matter, there was some stuff earlier than it, however I believe nobody did a monitor with that flattened fifth and that darkish tone and that lyric. To me, that is the place all of it started. I am eternally grateful. With out Black Sabbath, I believe we would all be doing one thing completely different.”

Hearken to the Full Interview within the Podcast Participant Under

Brian Tatler joined Loudwire Nights on Wednesday, July 16; the present replays online here, and you’ll tune in live every weeknight at 7PM ET or on the Loudwire app; it’s also possible to see if the show is available on your local radio station and listen to interviews on-demand.