Brian Tatler, guitarist for legendary NWOBHM act DIAMOND HEAD, has issued the following update:

"So here we all are, 2007, what will it bring? Will the alcohol fueled promises we made on December 31st, 2006 be kept and followed religiously or are they already a now sober memory? Have your 'I'll never drink again' pledges disappeared with the first hair of the dog medicinal remedy? Hey we're only human, oh and by the Happy New Year to all of you! What we have been aware of within the band is the continual loyalty and unwavering support for all things DH. We do read your mail and under the cover of darkness with full camouflage face paint flick through your forum posts! It always helps to know that people across the globe both fans of old and new find what we do interesting. With this in mind we will attempt to keep you more abreast of what we are up to with a kind of journal come diary that we promise (there's that word again!) to update on a regular basis, starting with a brief resume of where we are at with errm 'stuff'…………… The new album has been a learning curve for all of us, with Karl (Wilcox) living more than a 20 minute bus ride away it was decided early on that he would prepare his parts in the hot Californian sun while the rest of us share our cold and flu symptoms in good old (damp) Blighty. After many hours split between Nick's Abbz' and my home studios we finally had some demos that Karl could work on in the hot Californian sunshine (not that we are envious you understand as we too enjoyed some glorious sunshine……..it was a Tuesday!!!) so began the passing of files down the internet. Yes we liked that drum fill no Karl didn't like that middle 8 !

Not until we made our base at a studio in the quiet and picturesque countryside of Evesham overlooking Stella McCartney's modest two up two down residence were we able to see the jigsaw start to take shape with our intrepid engineer Shirt, who has added the magic dust to our endeavors and is a source of much guidance and generally a really nice bloke. The recording and mixing should be completed by the middle of February. In the mean time our friends at Banned-produxions have been approached to film some of the final days of recording which if all goes well you will get to see as soon as. We are now in discussions about a promo (not porno) video for one of the new tracks, more when we have decided what toon to expose to the magic of vision! As you can see from the gig guide we have now started to commit to live dates more should be added as soon as. We are all excited about the new album and can't wait to air the new songs out on the road. Well that's about where we are at."

As previously reported, Diamond Head will see their new studio album, All Will Be Revealed, released in Japan release on January 31st, 2007 via Dingwall Music Inc. Upcoming Diamond Head live dates include:

April

14 - Community Hall in Koenigshofen, Germany (Keep It True VIII)
19 - The Robin in Wolverhampton, UK (with DEMON)
21 - The Twist in Colchester, UK
28 - Sottosopra Rock Club in Padova, Italy