Legacy of Diamond Head
Artists and genres Diamond Head directly influenced — one hop forward on the family tree of music.
Metallicaartist
3 Colours Redartist3 Colours Red were an English rock band, formed in 1994 in London. They achieved their biggest chart success at the end of the 1990s, along with other British rock bands such as Ash, Stereophonics and Feeder. The band was named by sticking a pin in a London listings magazine, Time Out. It landed randomly on an advertisement for the concluding part of the Polish film director Krzysztof Kieślowski's, Three Colors, trilogy. They went on to record two UK Top 20 albums, and six Top 40 singles.
James Hetfieldartist
Lars Ulrichartist
Garage Inc.artistGarage Inc. is a part-studio, part-compilation album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, composed entirely of cover songs. Released as a double album on November 24, 1998, through Elektra Records, the first disc features new studio recordings, while the second includes previously released covers, such as B-sides and the entire The $5.98 E.P. – Garage Days Re-Revisited EP, which had gone out of print since its original release in 1987. The album features songs by artists that have influenced Metallica, including many bands from the new wave of British heavy metal, hardcore punk, and popular songs. The title is a combination of Garage Days Re-Revisited and Metallica's song "Damage, Inc.", from Master of Puppets. The album's cover artwork draws heavily from the 1987 EP.
Harvester of Sorrowartist"Harvester of Sorrow" is a song by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on August 28, 1988, as the first single from their fourth studio album, ...And Justice for All (1988). The song debuted at a live performance prior to the release of ...And Justice for All while the band was on the summer Monsters of Rock Tour in 1988 with Van Halen, Scorpions, Dokken and Kingdom Come. It was their first single featuring bassist Jason Newsted following his predecessor Cliff Burton's death.
Creeping Deathartist"Creeping Death" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on November 23, 1984, as the lead and only commercial single from their album Ride the Lightning. Written from the perspective of the Angel of Death, "Creeping Death" describes the tenth plague of Egypt. It is often thought of as one of the band’s most popular songs and is currently the second-most-played song live by them.