1237 - Diamond Head The Prince 1980

Diamond Head were one of the first new wave of British heavy metal bands. "Lightning to the Nations" is their debut album, it catapulted Diamond Head to the forefront of the NWOBHM scene and was a big influence to many later metal bands, including Metallica and Megadeth. "The Prince" is one track where the bass makes it's presence more than known. Underneath the rhythm focused guitar riffing, the bass spew out melodic licks, rolls and markings. The use of keyboard in the intro is interesting, as very few bands used electric keys in 1980, and even fewer metal bands did the same.