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Diamond Head is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of Tony Iommi, Earache Records, Procol Harum and Countdown to Extinction. Those roots explain a lot about how Diamond Head arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Angel Witch, Holocaust, Demon, Witchfinder General and Venom, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into 3 Colours Red, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Metallica and Creeping Death, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Diamond Head, reaching back through Tony Iommi and forward to 3 Colours Red. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Diamond Head connections
Diamond Head grew out of Tony Iommi, Earache Records, Procol Harum and Countdown to Extinction, shares an orbit with Angel Witch, Holocaust, Demon and Witchfinder General, went on to shape 3 Colours Red, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Metallica. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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