Diamond Head - 'Helpless' (Live At The Aberdeen Music Hall)

I gotta see you moving fast,
See you come my way
See the dreams,
I hope they last,
Never fade away
Gotta see the lights above,
Make it loud tonight
Gotta set it all on fire,
Set it all alight

I can see the flashing lights,
Hear the thunder roll
I am gonna set you alight
Gotta make it man,
I ain't got no choice
Gotta fill this hall tonight
Helpless

I don't know what I'm gonna do,
Maybe not tonight, yeah
Gotta set you all on fire,
Gotta treat you right
I can see the flashing lights,
Laser for your love
Gotta hear the thunder roar,
Coming from above

See the flashing lights, hear the thunder roar
I am gonna set you all alight
Gotta make it man, I ain't got no choice
Gotta fill this hall tonight
Helpless

I can see the stars, I can see what's going on
Every night alone, I sing my songs just for fun
Only time will tell if I make myself someday
The stage is mine, music is my destiny
Cannot squeeze the life from me

I can see the lights, I can see what's going on
Every night alone, I sing my songs just for fun
This business ain't for laughs, businessmen don't like it so
Helpless maybe babe, but you can still enjoy the show
Cannot squeeze the life from me

Gotta be good, see you tonight
I know that was fine
Gotta be safe, gotta be true
You know that you're mine
Help me now, I'm coming home
Gotta be fine, gotta be right
You'll set me alight
Help me now, I'm coming home
I can see the band from miles away
Looks so right, feels so tight
Feels so fine, feels so good
Makes a man a whole man
Lord it's gonna make my day
Helpless

Δισκογραφρική επιστροφή μετά από πέντε έτη για τους Diamond Head και το κάνουν με το έβδομο live album της (μεγάλης) καριέρας τους. "Live and Electric" ο τίτλος και αναμένεται στην "καρδιά" του καλοκαιριού σε cd, διπλό βινύλιο και σε ψηφιακή μορφή. Νέο μέλος της Αγγλικής μπάντας είναι ο μπασίστας (των Karrier) Paul Gaskin, ο οποίος εντάχθηκε στους Diamond Head προ τριετίας (το 2022).

Δελτίο τύπου: «With a thunderous crunch and genuine ‘in-your-face’ production that places the PA up against your ears, Diamond Head are proud to present Live and Electric, a live album that delivers every nuance of that four-letter word thanks to a song selection that covers Diamond Head’s seminal career and a sound that leaves you breathless in the stalls and smelling the sweat and leather of a classic British Heavy metal night.

Recorded in 2022 on the band’s tour with Saxon, Live and Electric takes in performances from Aberdeen, Blackburn, York, Cambridge, Cardiff and Bexhill, creating in the process an unmistakably British energy which is superbly recorded and mixed by Jay Shredder, with singer / frontman Rasmus Bom Andersen mastering.

By now, the rock and metal scene knows all about lead guitarist and founding member Brian Tatler, whose riffs have genuinely defined a genre as well as influencing one of the world’s biggest-ever rock bands, Metallica, but the contribution of Andersen to these Diamond Head performances is explosive as he bursts with power, presence and personality across the likes of 'The Messenger' and 'Bones'.

The seamless way in which old classics such as 'The Prince' and newer stormers like 'Belly Of The Beast' thunder down the tracks is a testimony to the lock-tight no-nonsense foundation that Paul Gaskin (bass), Andy 'Abbz' Abberley (rhythm and lead guitar), and Karl Wilcox on drums add to the alchemy and the balance of respect plus reinvigoration for treasures 'It’s Electric', 'Helpless' and 'Am I Evil?' is electrifying.

Live and Electric is a true roots representation of Britain’s metal communities and a wonderful live celebration of Diamond Head’s distinctly British heavy metal music which feels as fresh, vital and important now as it ever has before.»

Band: Diamond Head
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Location: Stourbridge, England
Formed in: 1976
Genre: NWOBHM (early), Hard Rock (later)
Lyrical themes: Love, Society, Life
Years active: 1976-1985, 1991-1994, 2002-present

Video: "Live and Electric"
Album: "Lightning to the Nations 2020"
Type: Full length
Release date: July 11th, 2025
Label: Silver Lining Music
Format: CD, 2 12" vinyls, Digital

Track listing:
01. The Prince (Live At The Bexhill De La War Pavilion)
02. Bones (Live At St David’s Hall, Cardiff)
03. The Messenger (Live At The Cambridge Corn Exchange)
04. In The Heat Of The Night (Live At The York Barbican)
05. Set My Soul On Fire (Live At The Bexhill De La War Pavilion)
06. It’s Electric (Live At The Bexhill De La War Pavilion)
07. Dead Reckoning (Live At The Aberdeen Music Hall)
08. Death By Design (Live At The Aberdeen Music Hall)
09. Sweet And Innocent (Live At The Aberdeen Music Hall)
11. Helpless (Live At The Aberdeen Music Hall)
12. Belly Of The Beast (Live At The Aberdeen Music Hall)
13. Am I Evil? (Live At King George’s Hall, Blackburn)

Band members:
Brian Tatler - Lead, Rhythm Guitars
Rasmus Bom Andersen - Vocals
Karl Wilcox - Drums
Andy Abberley - Rhythm, Lead Guitars
Paul Gaskin - Bass