Brian Tatler said that the first albums he bought were Led Zeppelin's Led Zeppelin II and Deep Purple's Machine Head, and said that although a lot of his guitar work was inspired by Ritchie Blackmore and Michael Schenker, it was punk rock that showed him that anyone could form a band. Colin Kimberley commented that Diamond Head got their complex sound from listening to bands like Black Sabbath and Rush and realizing that a song with a single riff throughout was not interesting enough. In a recent interview, Tatler stated that he now tries not to be influenced by modern bands and keep his sound, although he imagines that "little bits creep into the writing process.” Metallica's first official studio release of "Am I Evil?" came in 1984 as part of the Creeping Death 12-inch single.
Diamond Head – Am I Evil?
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