DIAMOND HEAD The Messenger

British heavy metal giants DIAMOND HEAD have unveiled an animated video for their song “The Messenger”, the second single from their upcoming live album “Live and Electric.”

“‘The Messenger (Live at the Cambridge Corn Exchange)’ Is a very powerful track. It started life in my head when I was watching Cradle of Filth live on the 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise…” remarked founding member and lead guitarist Brian Tatler. “They played a song with a fantastic groove which reminded me of Tobacco Road by the Nashville Teens.

I thought to myself ‘that’s brilliant, I will try and come up with a riff for a groove like that’ and so I came up with The Messenger riff (everything comes from somewhere). We recorded it for the album The Coffin Train and played it live on the 2022 UK and European tour opening for Saxon.”

The “Live and Electric” album, a recording of the band’s 2022 tour with Saxon, features performances from across Britain—Aberdeen, Blackburn, York, Cambridge, Cardiff, and Bexhill—to capture an unmistakably British rock ‘n’ roll vibe… and was expertly recorded, mixed by Jay Shredder, and mastered by vocalist Rasmus Bom Andersen.

The way classic songs like “The Prince” and newer hits like “Belly Of The Beast” are flawlessly and cohesively performed exemplifies the solid foundation provided by Paul Gaskin (bass), Andrew “Abbz” Abberley (guitar), and Karl Wilcox (drums), establishing a timeless rock sound.

Main photo: still from DIAMOND HEAD The Messenger music video by Costin Chioreanu