Diamond Head were one of the pioneers of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. They may never have enjoyed the success of peers such as Iron Maiden and Def Leppard, but their 1980 debut album Lightning To The Nations – aka ‘The White Album’ – stands as a huge inspiration to bands such as Metallica, who famously covered three of its tracks. In 2007, Diamond Head guitarist Brian Tatler looked back on an album whose influence far exceeded its commercial success.
