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CD Review: THE COFFIN TRAIN – Diamond Head (Silver Lining, 2019)

Make no mistake. The Coffin Train isn’t your father’s Diamond Head album. This eighth album by the Stourbridge metal warriors may feature plenty of nods to the bands’ now forty-year-old roots. But at the same time, it points toward an altogether different … Continue reading

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Catching up with Diamond Head

It’s been a while since The Guv’nor caught up with Diamond Head — almost two years, in fact, since he waved goodbye to the band after their show at Sharkey’s in Liverpool, NY. Since then, the rollercoaster ride that is … Continue reading

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Rasmus Bom Andersen Vocal Masterclass Part Two

In this second part of his interview with Rasmus Bom Anderson, The Guv’nor asks Ras to get technical and discuss monitor mixing, the benefits of in-ear monitors and how singers should approach soundchecks.

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Rasmus Bom Andersen Vocal Masterclass Part One

Regular visitors to these pages will know that The Guv’nor makes no bones about being a big fan of Rasmus Bom Anderson. Like everyone else, The Guv’nor first became aware of the Danish-born vocalist upon hearing Diamond Head’s 2016 album Diamond Head, … Continue reading

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Diamond Head Diary: Rochester, NY, 11/21/2016

November 21, 10:00 AM. For a number of reasons, I have to skip the New York City show and head straight up to Rochester for the Monday night show. I have been very apprehensive about this one ever since it … Continue reading

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Diamond Head Diary: Poughkeepsie, NY, 11/19/2016

November 19, 2016. 8:30 AM. I am speeding down the New York State Thruway on the way to my first Diamond Head show of their current US tour, and two memories pop into my head. The first memory is of … Continue reading

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CD Review: DIAMOND HEAD – Diamond Head (Dissonance Records, 2016)

Diamond Head’s first album of new material in almost ten years has been greeted with nearly unanimous favorable reviews, and it’s not hard to hear why. New lead vocalist Rasmus Bom Anderson has breathed new life into the band, banishing the … Continue reading

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“I Supply the Roll”: An Interview with Karl Wilcox of Diamond Head

If you don’t know the story by now, you should. Go here if you don’t. Go on. We’ll stay here and wait for you to catch up …. If you do, then you’ll know that the heroes of the story have … Continue reading

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