Double Diamond (BEL)

Heavy Metal , Hair Metal , Epic Heavy Metal , NWOBHM , Stoner, Sludge
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Double Diamond (BEL)

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Double Diamond - In Danger (1997) (Black Cat Distribution Edition 2023)

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Year : 1997 (Black Cat Distribution Edition 2023)
Style : Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Country : Belgium
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 115 mb


Bio:

Band formed in 1990 in Belgium, Antwerp.Double Diamond plays solid heavy metal, loud and hard, but does not sacrifice melody while doing this.Due to a mixture of influences, no two Diamond songs are the same and yet there is this typical Double Diamond sound. The band combines sparkling technicality with heavy chord progressions that support their vocalist's wide range voice.Due to the good response on many gigs in Belgium and Holland, the band decided in '97 to record "In Danger" (produced by ex-Scorpions' drummer Rudy Lenners). It received very good critics. 2000 copies sold till now!But the quest in finding a interested recordlabel remained and only after a long period of succesfull gigs it took until 2002 before a second split EP was recorded with AFTER ALL and this thanks to Mario from Steelhunter Records.Also this one received very good critics and the first press of the limited edition sold out in a few months time.But the recordlabel-quest remained and finally it was till 2003 before Alfie Falckenbach saw Double Diamond live and was convinced of their capabilities.This lead to the first real contract with MAUSOLEUM and of course to the second full CD 'Stand Up And Fight'.Double Diamond supported Hammerfall (Sweden) on their '98 tour in Holland and Belgium. They also had the privelege to support bands like Annihilator, Overkill, Tankard, Omen, Blaze & Primal Fear.

Album:

Debut full-length album recorded, mixed and mastered at Aladdin Recording Studio in 1997.This is reissue from 2023.This Belgian pack of heavy / hard rockers play music that has to be labelled "timeless", and listening to this disc, one soon thinks "Maiden", "Saxon", "Priest" or just "1983".As said, this band plays music that is highly influenced by 80's hardrock and heavy metal. Especially the Maiden sound is very dominating. And with music such as this released in 1997 it seems irrelevant to argue about the relevance of an album, forget originality. The key question is, how does it sound? Is it any good? Well it's quite a nice listening experience. Eleven old school hardrock songs that display good craftsmanship. In the line-up one may find the vocals extraordinary, considering the fact that many bands alike have singers that sound like Napalm Lex in a vocal booth. But Double Diamond amazes with their vocalist, a combination of Paul Di'Anno and sometimes even a bit of Dio-power. As for the rest of the group: it sounds like a steady good group of metal heads that know what they are doing.Even though some of the songs stretch over four or even five minutes, it never slums into a muddy swamp of boring solos or endlessly repeated boring riffs. We're talking compact song material, a bit like early Maiden, and the solo's that do take place are nice and energized.If you are not afraid of classic metal jargon, typically traditional thematics (think "shiny metal" "defeating the unbelievers", and so on), I'd say: go get it. And play it in your car, whilst running or skydiving.This sort of music is designed for moving forward.

Line-Up:

Filip Lemmens - Vocals
Marc Vinckier - Bass (?-2008) - See also: ex-White Heat
Erwin Suetens - Guitar
Luc Philippi - Guitar
Jack Franken - Drums

Tracklist:

01. Operation Desert Storm (5:41)
02. Anubis (4:30)
03. Crime Of Passion (3:46)
04. The Law Of The Runes (4:34)
05. Another Sleepless Night (7:10)
06. In Danger (4:08)
07. White Dead (Insanity) (5:27)
08. Shadow Of The World (3:45)
09. Something's Out There (3:24)
10. Let The Rider Decide (3:43)
11. Regrets (2:01)
12. Bonus Track (1:52) (Bonus Track)


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