Diamond Head - Lightning to the Nations - IMPORT CD Joy Division Years later and a few

Years later and a few member changes later

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Diamond Head - Lightning to the Nations - IMPORT CD Joy Division Years later and a fewDespite being at the forefront of the burgeoning "New Wave Of British Heavy Metal" scene (or NWOBHM) in 1979, alongside Iron Maiden, Def Leppard and Saxon, and spearheaded by Geoff Barton and the Sounds weekly music paper, Diamond Head were unable to secure a major label contract. Seeing their heavy metal and hard rock peers reap rewards and chart success, Diamond Head eventually released their debut LP independently on their own Happy Face Records in