review: Diamond Rexx (U.S.) -- the return of the 1986 line-up

Diamond Rexx

Psych Ward

Diamond Recordings / Pavement Entertainment

28 August 2020

The U.S. band Diamond Rexx plays a type of hard-rocking glam/punk heavy metal, like early Twisted Sister and Motley Crue with a Motorhead vibe with Paul Di’Anno on vocals singing sleaze rock songs. Their debut came out in 1986, and after that they have done three other albums before this new one. They have had their problems and long periods of inactivity like a lot of the 1980s cult bands, but what’s interesting in 2020 is that their new album has the same line-up as the debut.

The new work is classic-rock heavy metal, with anthemic songs, a hard-driving style for rocking out. With the exception of the slower tune “Ur Everything,” all the songs (the last one is the Motorhead cover “Ace of Spades”) have a big-rock riffing style that fans of traditional heavy metal enjoy with bands like Saxon, Motorhead and Twisted Sister. The singing style is still a type of sleaze/punk Paul Di’Anno. The lyrics are rock and roll as expected: women, motorcycles, trash talk, like a band that has been doing a residency in Las Vegas strip bars for decades. Fans of heavy metal with a hard rock edge might enjoy the sound of Diamond Rexx 2020.

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