Burrn! Ranks The Top Metal Riff-Albums Of All Time; BLACK SABBATH, SLAYER, DIAMOND HEAD Lead The Way
December 30, 2007, 16 years ago
Leading Japanese rock magazine Burrn! have done a piece titled Think About The Riffs in which it cites DIAMOND HEAD's Lightning To The Nations album as the third greatest album for riffs following BLACK SABBATH's Master Of Reality and SLAYER's Reign In Blood. The article went on to say "Brian's (Tatler - guitarist) riff making ability was outstanding in the NWOBHM bands and the riffs in Lightning To The Nations album were create new era of HR/HM music!"
The Diamond Head website adds: "This is a great achievement for Diamond Head considering the relative obscurity of the album when compared to other albums in the chart."
Think About The Riffs Top Ten:
1) BLACK SABBATH - Master Of Reality
2) SLAYER - Reign In Blood
3) DIAMOND HEAD - Lightning To The Nations
4) IRON MAIDEN - Iron Maiden
5) EXODUS - Bonded By Blood
6) METALLICA - Master Of Puppets
7) MEGADETH - Peace Sells ... But Who's Buying?
8) MOTÖRHEAD - Ace Of Spades
9) AC/DC - Highway To Hell
10) DEEP PURPLE - In Rock
View the entire top 50 here.
