Lightning To The Nations
Studio album by Diamond Head
Released	October 3, 1980
Recorded	Old Smithy Recording Studio, Worcester, England, 1979
Genre	NWOBHM
Length	41:37
Label	Independent
Producer	Reg Fellows
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Diamond Head chronology
1981 (1981) Lightning To The Nations (1981) Borrowed Time (1982)

Lightning to the Nations is the debut album by NWOBHM band Diamond Head. The album was recorded in 1979 (after the 1978 and 1979 demos) and released in 1980 through their own label Happy Face Records. Lightning To The Nations File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Diamond Head Diamond Head are a British heavy metal band formed in 1976 in Stourbridge, England. ... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the city of Worcester in England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) emerged in the late 70s, in part a reaction to the contemporary decline of traditional heavy metal bands such as Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, all three of which had been submerged by a mixture of personal problems, tiredness and... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... Diamond Head Diamond Head are a British heavy metal band formed in 1976 in Stourbridge, England. ... Borrowed Time is a recording by Diamond Head. ... The New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) emerged in the late 70s, in part a reaction to the contemporary decline of traditional heavy metal bands such as Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, all three of which had been submerged by a mixture of personal problems, tiredness and... Diamond Head Diamond Head are a British heavy metal band formed in 1976 in Stourbridge, England. ...

The album catapulted Diamond Head to the forefront of the NWOBHM scene and was a big influence to many later metal bands, including Metallica, Exodus, and Megadeth. The former have covered songs such as "The Prince," "Sucking My Love," "Am I Evil?," "It's Electric," and "Helpless," all throughout their career and recorded most of them. Versions from various periods were compiled on their album Garage, Inc. As a result, Diamond Head became relatively well-known to Metallica fans and enjoyed exposure to a broader public than similar NWOBHM bands from the late 70s and early 80s. Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... Exodus is an American thrash metal band formed in 1980 in San Francisco, California by singer/drummer Tom Hunting, guitarists Tim Agnello and Kirk Hammett, and bassist Carlton Melson. ... Megadeth is an American thrash metal band led by founder, frontman and songwriter Dave Mustaine. ...

Metal Blade Records re-released it to CD in 1992. In 2001, it was reissued in its original "White Album" form by Castle, featuring 7 bonus tracks that were featured on singles and EPs from this era. Metal Blade redirects here. ... CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit České Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s...

Track listing

All songs by Harris, Kimberly, Scott, Tatler

1. "Lightning to the Nations" – 4:15
2. "The Prince" – 6:27
3. "Sucking My Love" – 9:35
4. "Am I Evil?" – 7:39
5. "Sweet and Innocent" – 3:13
6. "It's Electric" – 3:57
7. "Helpless" – 6:51

Castle reissued the album with the following bonus tracks: Am I Evil? is a song by British heavy metal band Diamond Head and first appeared on their Lightning to the Nations album. ...

8. "Shoot Out the Lights" - 4:17
9. "Streets of Gold" - 3:34
10. "Waited Too Long" - 3:53
11. "Play It Loud" - 3:31
12. "Diamond Lights" - 3:31
13. "We Won't Be Back" - 4:18
14. "I Don't Got" - 4:20

Credits

• Brian Tatler – Guitar, Vocals
• Sean Harris – Vocals
• Duncan Scott – Drums
• Colin Kimberly – Bass