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"The Coffin Train" is the eighth studio album by heavy metal band Diamond Head, released on May 24th, 2019 through Silver Lining Music Ltd.
It is the first album to feature bassist Dean Ashton who replaced Eddie “Chaos” Moohan in 2016.
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High energy opener ‘Belly of the Beast’ is ‘The Prince’ for 2019, armed with a great chorus and a pulse-pounding riff. ‘The Messenger’ is the purest of heavy metal blues, and the quite superb title track sounds like a collision between ’80s Black Sabbath and non-growly, proggy Opeth.
The somewhat sombre ‘Shades of Black’ includes some neat bass work and takes off towards the end as singer Rasmus Bom Andersen stretches his vocal cords. ‘The Sleeper’ builds momentum carefully and features another great performance from Andersen. ‘Death by Design’ has a classic seventies vibe with a splash of AC/DC, ‘Serrated Love’ is a bit of a slow burner but the classical guitar outro is worth hanging around for, ‘The Phoenix’ jabs at you with its staccato riffing before hitting you with yet another powerful chorus, and powerful, bass-driven closer ‘Until We Burn’ is neatly augmented by the use of strings.
With their eighth full-length studio album, Brian Tatler and Diamond Head are showing absolutely no signs of slowing down. Boasting a rich production, dependable top quality musicianship, and songwriting, and a classic NWOBHM sound imbued with progressive elements, The Coffin Train stands as one of the best albums of the band’s lengthy career to date.
Reviewed by ghostcultmag.com.
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