Member Since: 11/15/2005
Band Website: theblkdmds.com
Band Members:
"Here in Clevo we have a form of music that we affectionately called Rust-Belt Rock and Roll. It's less of a genre and more of an attitude. It's rock and roll music that's low on style and bullsh*t and big on volume. We live in a region that is gritty, hard-working, and honest. Outsiders may only see high poverty, smokestacks, and empty factories, but for us, there's a level of pride in being down but not out and fighting with every last breath to succeed. We like our rockers to share those same ideals.Here in Clevo, we also have this band that perfectly emobdies the sentiments of Rust-Belt Rock, The Black Diamonds. Originally a duo that blasted blues based jams out of a barn in Perry, Ohio, The Black Diamonds, now a four piece, released their full length debut in 2006. Listening to The Black Diamonds, you'll hear elements of old time blues music as well as large riffs and bombastic drums that date back to the hard chargin' Seventies. Though their influences reach back to a bygone era, they're not throwbacks to better days, and they can't simply be labeled as Sabbath and Zeppelin revivalists. The fire and the passion of their Rust Belt Rock and Roll takes their sound right into modern times."- Bill Rock.
Influences:
Sounds Like: - BLACK DIAMONDS FAN PAGE
- SCENE MAGAZINE ARTICLES
- VOTE FOR THE DIAMONDS!!!
- RUST-BELT ROCK BLOG
Record Label: Bad Breaker Records
Type of Label: Indie