Episode 556-Diamond Head-Lightning to the Nations

This Week on America’s Podcast, we crank up the volume and dive headfirst into Lightning to the Nations by Diamond Head — the album that helped inspire a generation of thrash metal bands to pick up guitars, grow their hair out, and scare the neighbors! But here’s the big question: Is it a true NWOBHM classic… or were the cover versions by other bands actually better? Uh oh… somebody hide the comment section!

To help settle the debate (or make it even more chaotic), we bring in family members Travis Perrotta and Andy Rodriguez. No spoilers, but let’s just say opinions fly around faster than a double bass drum beat after three energy drinks.

Tracks of the Week

• Andy — Electric Eye by Judas Priest
• Travis — The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent by UFO
• Jerry — Breadfan by Florence Black
• Marc — Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz
• Mooger — Nosferatu Madre by Clutch

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