Highly influential NWOBHM band Diamond Head will be (re)issuing Borrowed Time, Canterbury and Live At The Reading Festival later this year. Bravewords.com reports that this is the first time that Borrowed Time and Canterbury will be issued in a CD format in the UK. The cd’s will be re-mastered and is said to contain previously unreleased bonus material. Keep an eye out for this release in March 2009.
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Japan’s rock magazine, Burrn! published a list of the top 50 “Riff” Albums. Finally some news worth reporting, it’s been a slow week. Anyway, back to the list. The magazine sited these top albums as albums most famous for rock riffs. This is a rather cool list and worth a read. Click on the image below to view the entire list. (It’s quite large)
01. BLACK SABBATH – Master Of Reality
02. SLAYER – Reign In Blood
03. DIAMOND HEAD – Lightning To The Nations