Away Team

Metallica is celebrating their 30th Anniversary by holding a four night residency at The Fillmore in San Francisco for their fan club members.

Last night was the first night of their stand and there were plenty of guests on stage and surprises. From Jason Newsted joining them on stage to performing a never released song, Hate Train. If this is night one, I can’t imagine what the next three shows hold!

This isn’t the first time the band has done this. Before they went out on tour for St. Anger they held a four night stand at The Fillmore in San Francisco for their fan club. It was the first time performing live with Rob Trujillo. Each night held a different set list, which was a first for the band.

Monday December 5th’s setlist:
1. The Call of Ktulu
2. No Remorse (Full Version)
3. The Shortest Straw
4. Leper Messiah
5. The Day That Never Comes
6. Carpe Diem Baby
7. Hate Train
8. Please Don’t Judas Me
9. Wherever I May Roam (w/ MetClubber John Dent)
10. Sad But True (w/ John Marshall)
11. No Leaf Clover (w/ Apocalyptica)
12. One (w/ Apocalyptica)
13. Harvester of Sorrow (w/ Jason Newsted)
14. Damage, Inc. (w/ Jason Newsted)
15. Motorcycle Man (w/ Bif Byford)
16. The Prince (w/ Sean Harris & Brian Tatler)
17. It’s Electric (w/ Sean Harris & Brian Tatler)
18. Helpless (w/ Sean Harris & Brian Tatler)
19. Am I Evil? (w/ Sean Harris & Brian Tatler)
20. Seek & Destroy (w/ Jason Newsted, John Marshall, Sean Harris, Brian Tatler, Bif Byford, Apocalyptica, and the Soul Rebels Brass Band)

The three remaining fan club dates are December 7th, 9th, and 10th.

One of the most remarkable talents to rise out of the NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal), DIAMOND HEAD’s legacy still ranks among the most influential of the genre, with both MEGADETH and METALLICA citing the group’s influence on them.
Indeed, Diamond Head’s ‘Am I Evil?’ has been a staple of Metallica’s live shows for many years. Sounds magazine’s metal editor Geoff Barton once remarked that “there are more good riffs in your average single Diamond Head song than there are in the first four BLACK SABBATH albums.” Such lavish praise had been sparked by the band’s unassuming, independently recorded first album (later commonly referred to as the White Album or Lightning To The Nations), which by all rights should have been just the first step on the road to a legendary career.
Diamond Head were formed in Stourbridge, England in 1976 by schoolmates Brian Tatler and Duncan Scott. They quickly recruited Sean Harris and a few months later Colin Kimberley. Having already received euphoric responses to their first album, Diamond Head were quickly signed by MCA and a lengthy tour ensued. They were soon back in the studio to record a second album, Borrowed Time and, by the time they split in 1983, a third, Canterbury, had been recorded.
This double CD of BBC recordings combines the band’s In Session and In Concert recordings on one CD for the first time. The set culminates in the Milton Keynes Bowl show, the night they opened for Metallica in 1993 and includes their Reading Festival set from 1982, described by the band as “the peak of their career… as good as it got”.
Liner notes are provided by Diamond Head’s very own Brian Tatler. The release is set for August 2nd via Universal.

The tracklisting:
Disc 1:
Friday Rock Show (October 29, 1980):
‘Borrowed Time’
‘Don’t You Ever Leave’
‘Sweet And Innocent’
‘Lightning To The Nations’

Reading Festival (August 27, 1982):
‘Am I Evil’
‘In The Heat Of The Night’
‘Borrowed Time’
‘Don’t You Ever Leave’
‘Sucking My Love’
‘Play It Loud’

Disc 2:
Paris Theatre (November 6, 1982):
‘Borrowed Time’
‘Heat Of The Night’
‘Sucking My Love’
‘To Heaven From Hell’
‘Play It Loud’

Milton Keynes (September 3, 1993):
‘Am I Evil?’
‘Dust’
‘Truckin”
‘To The Devil His Due’
‘Sucking My Love’
‘Run’
‘To Heaven From Hell’
‘Helpless’

For more information on Diamond Head you can visit their official website here.