Friday 21 August 2009

Black Diamond Heavies

Stripping the deep blues to its frame and running the music through a big stack of amps while shaking it into a cold sweat, the Black Diamond Heavies are a band from East Nashville, TN, who prove that in terms of sonic impact and soulful energy, size doesn't matter much at all. The Black Diamond Heavies were formed by keyboard man and vocalist John Wesley Myers, Mark "Porkchop" Holder on guitar and harmonica, and drummer Van Campbell. Myers was previously a member of the feral blues-punk combo the Immortal Lee County Killers, while Campbell had kept time with the Invisibles and the Rum Circus. The Black Diamond Heavies started gigging in 2004 and self-released an EP called You Damn Right in 2005. The record and especially the BDHs' wildly frantic live shows won them a rabid fan following, especially in the South, but in early 2006 Holder amicably left the band, unhappy with the rigors of life on the road. Myers and Campbell opted not only to continue without Holder, but to not replace him; stripped down to a two-piece, the band's music became even more raw and intense than before, and in the summer of 2006 the band scored a record deal with noted garage punk label Alive Records. The Black Diamond Heavies' first full-length album, Every Damn Time, was released in early 2007.
~ Mark Deming, All Music Guide

Official site
Myspace site




You Damn Right (2004)

320kbps mp3


Every Damn Time (2007)

256kbps mp3


A Touch of Someone Else's Class (2008)

VBR mp3

3 comments:

cjohnson22463 said...

The Black Diamond Heavies are the greatest band touring today.

"You Damn Right" is essential listening for anyone that loves music.

Anonymous said...

James Leg is also doing great things on his own. His latest album (Solitary Pleasure) is a killer record.

For those who like this kind of music, the new record of Chicken Diamond has just been released:
www.myspace.com/chickendiamond
Order on: http://beastrecords.free.fr/

Anonymous said...

I try to download the Black Diamond Heavies' albums, but it says I don't have permission from the uploader. why?

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