Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Am I Evil by Diamond Head

Today's Metal Track is Am I Evil by Diamond Head. This is off of the English band's 1980 debut album Lightning to the Nations. It was popular in UK metal circles but later gain international popularity when Metallica covered it and released as a B-side to their 1984 single Creeping Death.

I first heard this song on the 1988 re-released version of Metallica's debut album Kill 'Em All which I still have on cassette. If you buy the album now, it doesn't include this cover or their cover of Blitzkrieg.

During the Big 4 concert back in 2010, members of Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax closed the show with a partial performance of this song. I remember laughing at Joey Belladonna butchering the lyrics.


Here is Metallica's cover:



And here is the Big 4 cover: