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Paul Elliott

“We were labelled ‘the new Led Zeppelin’. I mean, wow! But it was a blessing and a curse. There could never be another Led Zeppelin, just like there could never be another Beatles”: The strange tale of a great rock band that had it all – and then blew it

Diamond Head.

Out of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal in the early ’80s came two world famous bands – Iron Maiden and Def Leppard. The lost heroes of that golden age were Diamond Head.

The band was formed in 1977 in the Midlands town of Stourbridge by guitarist Brian Tatler, singer Sean Harris, drummer Duncan Scott and bassist Colin Kimberley. They took their name from a solo album by Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera, and took their inspiration from Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple.

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