#GreatAlbums1980s - #DiamondHead – Lightning to the Nations (1980). This self-financed debut only sold 1000 copies on its first run, but the metal community – ever-prepared to dig for gold – raised it to classic status. "Am I Evil" is as complex as any metal of its time – a key precursor of thrash. The whole album hits like a battering ram as "Lighting to the Nations," "The Prince" and "It's Electric" transcend brittle production to carve out a crucial place in metal history.
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