Am I Evil is an album by the Heavy Metal

Heavy metal music

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 band Diamond Head

Diamond Head (band)

Diamond Head are an English heavy metal band formed in 1976 in Stourbridge, England. The band is recognised as one of the leading members of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and is acknowledged by later bands like Metallica and Megadeth as an important early influence.-Early history:Formed by...

 and was released in 1987 by FM Revolver Records before being re-released by Heavy Metal Records in 1994.

This album contains all the tracks from Diamond Head's 1982 Borrowed Time, except "Call Me", plus two extra tracks "Dead Reckoning" and "Sucking My Love". The latter was previously released on the bands 1980 debut Lightning to the Nations

Lightning to the Nations

Lightning to the Nations is the debut album by heavy metal band Diamond Head. The album was recorded in 1979 and released in 1980 through their own label Happy Face Records, due to lack of interest from major labels and the band feeling that they needed to get the ball rolling as other bands from...

. The former had already been released on two previous Diamond Head records. It appears on the Four Cuts EP and as a B-side to the single "Call Me"; both were released by MCA

Music Corporation of America

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 in 1982 (however, the 7" version of "Call Me" was only released in France

France

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).

The album is also similar to Borrowed Time by the fact that this album's artwork was done by Rodney Matthews

Rodney Matthews

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, a British Illustrator from Somerset

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 who had previously worked with bands such as Thin Lizzy

Thin Lizzy

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 and Scorpions

Scorpions (band)

Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hannover, Germany, formed in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, who is the band's only constant member. They are known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and many singles, such as "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel", "Still...

.

The songs off this compilation are much less polished compared to their Borrowed Time versions. Many fans prefer the versions of the songs on this album as many blamed Diamond Head's previous label, MCA, of trying to over commercialize the band.

Track listing

1. "Am I Evil?
   Am I Evil?
   The song was made most famous by Metallica's cover of the song, found on the 1988 re-release and the Japanese version of its debut album Kill 'Em All , though the cover was originally released as a b-side to the "Creeping Death" single in 1984, and was later released on Garage Inc. in 1998...
   
   " – 7:48
2. "Heat of the Night" – 5:58
3. "Don't You Ever Leave Me" – 5:43
4. "Borrowed Time" – 6:54
5. "To Heaven from Hell" – 6:38
6. "Dead Reckoning" – 6:31
7. "Lightning to the Nations" – 4:18
8. "Sucking My Love" – 9:32

Credits

• Brian Tatler
  Brian Tatler
  Brian Tatler is an English musician, best known as the guitarist and co-founder of the Stourbridge based heavy metal band, Diamond Head.-Formation:...
  
   – Guitar
  Guitar
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  , vocals
  Singing
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• Sean Harris – vocals
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• Duncan Scott – drums
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• Colin Kimberly – Bass
  Bass guitar
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