This was Diamond Head's first album since Canterbury, released 10 years earlier. It was co-produced, engineered and mixed by Andrew Scarth, who had previously worked for bands such as Bad Company and Foreigner. The album had a much cleaner and more polished sound than their previous three albums and featured two special guests, Tony Iommi, of Black Sabbath, and Dave Mustaine, of Megadeth, the latter also enlisting the help of his own producer Max Norman.[3]
The reunion of Diamond Head did not last. One major contributor to the second fall of the band was during the Death and Progress tour, when Diamond Head opened for Metallica and Megadeth at the National Bowl in Milton Keynes on 5 June 1993; The Almighty was also on the bill.
During the show, Sean Harris came out dressed as the Grim Reaper, which Brian Tatler reported in the British rock magazine Classic Rock was Harris' way of saying that the new wave of British heavy metal was over. They opened with their flagship song, "Am I Evil?", and ended with "Helpless", both off their 1980 debut Lightning to the Nations, as they thought this would go down well with the Metallica fan base. However, Diamond Head had not been around for the majority of the previous decade and Metallica had covered both of these songs ("Am I Evil?" was the B-side to "Creeping Death" and "Helpless" appeared on The $5.98 E.P. – Garage Days Re-Revisited), meaning much of the crowd believed that Diamond Head were covering Metallica songs.
In addition, their performance was considered abysmal, due to the pressure of playing live on MTV, and the fact that Tatler had shingles at the time[4] and that Diamond Head had almost no rehearsal time prior to the gig.
Following the show, the band split up again and would not reform until 2000.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Sean Harris and Brian Tatler, except where noted.
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Starcrossed (Lovers of the Night)" (Harris, Tony Iommi, Tatler)
4:27
2.
"Truckin'"
3:05
3.
"Calling Your Name (The Light)"
4:06
4.
"I Can't Help Myself"
3:37
5.
"Paradise"
3:36
6.
"Dust"
4:18
7.
"Run"
4:43
8.
"Wild on the Streets"
3:46
9.
"Damnation Street"
3:17
10.
"Home"
4:42
Notes
The tracks Wild on the Streets and I Can't Help Myself were previously released on the EP Rising Up, although it was only sold at gigs and specialist music stores.
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