Diamond Head - Helpless (with lyrics)

[Doobie1975]

Great song, I actually discovered Diamond Head from the liner notes of a Black Sabbath box set album

[CarEdy23]

Metallica and Megadeth love and probably wouldnt be anything without Diamond Head

[MadeInVain]

METAAAAAAAAAAAAL! HELL YES! ROCK AND ROLL WITH METAL! WOOO!! ROCK AND METAL!! METAL AND ROLL!! WOOO!!! WOWOWOWO!O!!!! I LOVE THIS MUSIC! MAKES ME SO HAPPY!! I FEEL LIKE FINDING THE CURE FOR AIDS!

[MadeInVain]

Fuck yes, Metallica! Fuck yes! Metallicaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[Unknown6662012]

this band only has 6 studio albums that took them to make from 1980 to 2007 

[CiscoMcLovin]

@Unknown6662012 so?

[MSLane073]

Allright,Metal or Punk this is a tune we can all get with rock on Diamondhead,(ok Metallica too).

[piperbard]

diamond head lives forever! they're not bloody rich like maiden/priest/dio, but make good living and still rock once in a while! their records will endure the test of time, no doubt.

[fancybollocks]

awesome

only comment possible to think of

[ikester123]

I love this song but god these lyrics sure are stupid

[piperbard]

@ikester123  it's about rock and rolling, nothing else. and rock should be allowed to act stupid sometimes.

[Nazgul8111]

CANNOT SQUEEZE THE LIFE FROM ME!!!

[MrDude1945]

the vocalist sounds kinda like Robert Plant. I like that.

[MK64racer]

this is a great song but the only reason I like metallica's better is the sound of the drums and it's faster.

[SlayerProRR]

wow.. happy song... make me happy

[MrSomonestolemyname]

My neck hurts.

[wolfslairDK]

COOL BAND!!

[Oni64]

D-Beat Drumming

[monkyanarchopunk]

@Oni64 jajaja yeeees d-beat drumming!!!! the best :D

[Oni64]

@monkyanarchopunk Solo lo mejor

[stiannb]

i like metallicas a little better because its slightly faster

[JJolofsson]

this is an awesome song! metallica´s version is realy realy good to! :D but i like the original version better :)

[lmlg311]

i think the METALLICA version is better jajaja

[ac3st]

@lmlg311 well.....izok

[Sawak1337]

Can you ppl stop fucking around about so unimportant things ? Do u guys really care who is better, who is not, or if Diamond Head's popularity was built on Metallica's ? They are both awesome bands, that made a huge success and left a mark in rock n roll history. Please haters, shut up and listen to this classic piece of pure heavy metal.

[fin44454]

Omg You fags, go to Metallica's page and talk about how gay they are

[ac3st]

@fin44454 ok i will fuck face

[ac3st]

@fin44454 .......ok i will what are they or you gonna do about it ....sue me!?

[bddrex]

metallica's version is better.

[CornStar7188]

BLASPHEMY!!

[videogamer1805]

@bddrex

Who cares which is better? Both versions have qualities that are better. Metallica's version has more brute power, mostly due to James' screaming, but i always tend to stick with the original band's version being better.

[UrukTheRed]

Yeah, I know what you mean. Both have their strong points and I'm just glad we have both to listen to. I don't like how Metallica mutes the first power chord though. I do think DH's version is livelier, and classier though.

[ac3st]

@UrukTheRed meat too!

[ac3st]

@videogamer1805 meat too1

[antiwonggalonggalo]

seriuosly, name one other band (not record company) that has tracked down their own fans that downloaded as little as one or 2 songs and tried to sue them for it..

i can only think of one,  metallica.

[1d00dletr0n1]

you stupid moran they sued the napster company not the fans!!!!

[damageinc50]

i disappear was being downloaded before it was even released. metallica was pissed. what would you do if someone fucked you over? let's see someone take your money and embarass you and see how you respond. do you bend over and take it or fight back? the metallica fan base isn't mad. only people who think it was okay to steal music.

[ac3st]

@damageinc50 i dont care about the rich man problem he will always have a job! fuck it !

[Linkaara]

i know this is the original song and we hace to respect that, but a prefer the metallica version, specially the vocals

[antiwonggalonggalo]

fuck metallica. sellout fucken pussys.

metallica make money of covers, then complain when people 'aquire' their music without paying (even though technically to be breaching the bullshit laws you need to actually be profiting off it..)

[Linkaara]

thanx for replying, your ridiculous opinion will be taken for future reference ^^

[antiwonggalonggalo]

its not my opinion. it is the Truth.

so its ok for metallica to steal music from other bands and make money off it?

but its not ok for a fan to download a couple of songs to listen to at home?

[StopCallingMeSteveo]

Are you fucking stupid? It's called a cover. The original artist gets payed this little thing called ROYALTIES. And the people that get sued for downloading music aren't downloading "a couple" songs. They are downloading fucking gigs and gigs of music and letting others do the same. I don't know why you are so god damned stupid, but whatever.

[GuitarXpert001]

Hey every bands make covers 'Tallica got a bunch of cool songs of their own, plus they never claimed writing this they always credited Diamond Head for those songs

[pinchcrab]

If Metallica did not cover Am I Evil? Diamond Head would not have been able to stay around and be as popular as they are today. And when Metallica did play their songs they got paid. And Metallica did not sell out, the black album sold 15 million copies, if they were going to sell out they would have kept making albums like that and not made Load, Reload and St. Anger.

[Henrique2017]

HAAHAHA AHAHA HA

[KurwaRomek]

you gotta be kidding. James Hetfield's voice's the worse I ever heard, hell even this guy sings better.

[Zandahan]

Widać, że twój nick to nie przypadek...

[Doobie1975]

I've actually discovered Diamond Head from the liner notes of a Black Sabbath compilation album and since I was beginning to get into NWOBHM during that time period I wanted to check them out and they totally kick ass

[BluBel123]

Metallica version better...my choice!

[96crypto]

all metallica versions are better but in this song the drums of lars are the best

[SputniksArmy]

True man, but nothing beats Diamond Head.

[xxXKT182Xxx]

i prefer metallica's version tbh o.o ... this is still dacent though ^^

[ThrashandDestory]

THE BIRTH OF D-BEAT!!

[kapnkrinkly]

Edit: ...after a few listens...

[kapnkrinkly]

This version grows on you after a few versions, especially if you watch the 1980 live version on here.  The way Sean Harris (DH) sings the verses sounds a lot better.

[deadrottinggoatfuck]

i like how metallica butchered the vocals on this song... theyve done way better diamondhead covers

[rahoo5757]

i like it

[deadrottinggoatfuck]

i cant even compare diamondhead to ne thing else theyre just classic this breakdown makes me going fucking wild...

[redrampager50210]

i only compare them to like grim reaper or angel witch cuz all 3 of them are awesome and underrated as hell

[SputniksArmy]

grim reaper is quite known for See you in hell

[wcwreymysteriojr]

I like the Metallica version WAY better..

but without the original it would be nothin.. so

[ToarrHomer]

I like the Metallica version of this song, but I must also admit that I have never before realized how good a song this version is. I think I like this version, too.

[DonCarlosEscobar]

Metallica's version from 1987 sounds 1000 times better! And thats a fact!

[faintingsheep]

false

[xHeadbanger1000x]

Fuck no metallicas is a cover never as good as the fucking original, and metallica kills the songs they cover

[WarHater69]

yeh i agree 100%

[cheese2507]

Lars overplays on cover songs.

[WarHater69]

fuck no. what have you said! metallica are shit,

they are nothing but a cover band. they got where they are ripping others off... then when someone downloads 1 song they cry poor.fucking bunch of faggots, they are in it for the money.. nothing more.

Diamond Head #1 in my books.

[BrokenSolitary]

Hang on just one second. I'm not here to fight over Metallica- if you wanna know my opinion just ask- but did you stop to think that perhaps, in the Napster dispute, Lars was doing what he thought was right? I mean, he just a person, and people have been known to fight for what they believe in. And it was his fight- the rest of the band, while supportive, was not really "in" on the whole thing.

Just saying.

[doomybaya]

by this comment i can assure up to a 95% (almost a fact) that you are a fag

[luckyluke193]

youre just a noob.

Diamond Head kicks Metallicas ugly american butt just like NWoBHM kicks Thrashs ass!

Diamond Head are gods and Metallica kneel before them face it. Metallica ISNT the best band in metal, DH owns them, Maiden owns them, etc.

[theZodiacDigital]

diamond head had one good album then a bunch of shitty ones and faded into obscurity. face it, the only reason most anyone cares about them at all is cause of metallica. i dont wanna say anything bad about dh's first album, cause it was great. but they definitely do not "own" metallica, in fact, they owe a lot to them and megadeth.

[NickOnBass47]

i agree

[FieLdHouZ]

I have to agree with you man. I wouldn't know Diamond Head without Metallica. And I like Metallica's covers more than these original DH songs. Well what can I say...Let the thumbs down come.

[Rob30850]

Then leave it on metallica's shitty music page you fag

[luckyluke193]

Kanuuna and GhostOfWar: How dare you talking about Slayer in a comment to this song without hailing DH as kicking Slayers ass? Blasphemy!

I personally dont like Speed Metal very much, and also I dont like Slayer very much, they do have some great riffs tho, like Raining Blood for example.

But DH is one of the best bands ever! They were ripped off by the Thrashers billions of times! (The other NWOBHM bands were ripped off too, but not THAT often.) NWOBHM rules!!!

[CorruptorMusics]

the new megadeth song headcrusher sounds similar to this

[bots423]

i can't stop listening to this song... i always prefered the originals...this song kicks ass... metallica did a good cover but never beats the original... sorry!

[Oni64]

Like the D-beat drum beat. Pretty common among Metal and Punk bands at that time.

[GhostofWar75]

never heard of this band only band i listen to SLAYER there pretty good though

[Kanuuna]

What's ur favorite album? :D

[GhostofWar75]

i got to say SHOW NO MERCY. that was there heaviest times :) but all thier other albums are badass too!

[Kanuuna]

True, I personally like Haunting The Chapel / Show No Mercy the best :)

Hell Awaits is pretty awesome aswell.

But just because they stand out from the others, doesn't mean the rest isn't as awesome ( South of Heaven is great ) :D

[fallenangels999]

yea right show no mercy wasnt even really heavy they didnt even find their style yet on that album u want fucking heavy listen to haunting the chapel and hell awaits

doesnt get any heaver

[morepiepleaseTV]

I dont understand why these guys only gained fame because of metallica (wikipedia). Why didn't these guys gain fame anyways, they are awesome. Just as awesome as priest/maiden

[KurwaRomek]

beats me.

[JoshRA]

Sophmore slump.

[morepiepleaseTV]

...thank you?

[CrunchDrunk]

@morepiepleaseTV they arent even close to metallica, trust me. older doesnt make them better. the only one that beats metallica are the beatles. trust me

[58kaldyr]

@CrunchDrunk Are you deaf? Guitars, vocal, climate, progression, almost everything is better in the original version. No, Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Tool, .... even Kreator, ...... 100 bands are better then Metallica but certainly nobody beats The Beatles in popularity. Metallica is simply known even for kinder-metal but trust me more popular doesent make them better.

[Noxasftw]

@58kaldyr Being popular doesn't make a band worse either.

[appleman53]

personally i dont liek metallica they are to over rated and over played and totally killed the diamond head covers

great song btw (:

[KikeDBS]

no i think that Blink 182 are overrated because everybody say is the best punk-rock band

but blink 182 is an attempt of punk

[appleman53]

yea man i agree there not punk there pop punk

but what doesblink 182 have to o with diamond head??? lol

[Kyllinglol]

Blink 182 is NOT punk, and it's not even an attempt of Punk. I have no idea how bands like Blink 182, Green Day etc. are called punk-bands. It's totally misunderstood.

[cronnin]

@Kyllinglol

Because they have a neo-punk outfit, makeup, image, equipment, etc.

They don't have much in common with punk except the appearance. Think that makes them kinda posers? :)

[ThEaCe1002]

@Kyllinglol exactly. green day is emo shit. blink 182 is its own gay shit

[metallicawhuu12]

This song rocks so fucking hard!!!!

[MIraster]

Ok even though Metallica is my favriot band and some of my favriot songs by them is Helpless and Am I Evil? Diamond Heads version is better

[Doobie1975]

This song fucking rocks and it's also one of the most grooviest metal songs I've ever heard

[barryjones335]

no shit. what the hell are you guys talking about tallica for. fuck em. they dont matter on this page. its about diamond head. ITS ELECTRIC!!!!!!!!

[exumer2687]

of course... metallica arguments on diamondhead vid, I should have expected this.. =/

[Seethroughfisheyes]

Thx for sharing the video with us.

[ShaneMoFxxxinHuff]

what i dont get is why ppl get pissed off n say metallica sold out cus they werent thrash anymore then when they put out DM that is 100% complete fuckin thrash they say it sucks...another thing i dont get is why theres a shit tunna commnts bout metallica on a diamond head vid. yeah they did a badass cover but they werent sayin "were better than diamond head so were gunna play their song better than them" they were sayin "diamond head kicks fuckin ass so were gunna play their song to pay tribute"

[bairoj]

Thank You for being sensible...

[bassetchell15]

diamond head does kick ass.

[bloodbunny156]

to be honest i think metallica butchered am i evil when they covered it.

[Doobie1975]

Me I liked Metallica's version of "Am I Evil" almost as much as Diamond Head's version but I did NOT like Metallica's version of "The Prince" and "Helpless"

[jhblackmetal]

dude thanks for posting this...great post

[Oni64]

one of the first examples of the D-beat drumming.

[SennMac]

Let me make this very simple for you all and settle this argument. Metallica would NOT EXIST without Diamond Head. This makes Diamond Head better not only for shear sound (obviously) but by default in that they came first. A cover by a band cannot be better than the original when it is simply a copy (and a copy at best). Any NWOBH is superior to any American Metal. Period. Thank you, drive thru.

[Oni64]

Metallica basically rip-off alot of NWOBHM. Just listen to Venom's 1st and 2nd LP's.

[mgcfn1]

for your info people Diamond Head did the Original Metallica did the covers yeah Metallica version is better...

[antiwonggalonggalo]

FUCK METALLICA, nothing but sell out rip of imitations of metals finest.

[rocafella142]

I usually dont say cover bands are better but in this case i have to say Metallicas version is way better

[antiwonggalonggalo]

BullShit, all Metallica's covers suck.

[rocafella142]

wow youre retarded for saying that

[antiwonggalonggalo]

not really, just speakin the truth. how many metallica albums you got? i got em all.

[rocafella142]

oh dont quiz me on Metallica theyre my favorite band

[antiwonggalonggalo]

cept there new album, i looked up like 2 s0ngs on here and my opinion is set like fucken concrete. its total shitness.

[MrZombay]

Sorry guys, Metallica are the kings. Death Magnetic prooves it.

[antiwonggalonggalo]

proves what? they are sellouts?

magnetic death just proves peoples arguments on how shit metallica are.

without their covers, their ripped off riffs: THEY ARE NOTHING.

[clashboy1977]

YOU A RETARDED! look at metallica's 1st 5 albums! not one cover on the albums themselves! not one cover on death magnetic. dont say shit u clearly know nothing about!

[SWHalo2]

I'm sure there's about a couple million fans who would love to shove their boot up your ass for saying Metallica sucks. I like both versions, maybe Metallica's more by a weeny bit.

[antiwonggalonggalo]

a couple of million? line em up...

theres no real metallica fans anymore.

[SWHalo2]

...and you have no real balls. seriously... NO REAL METALLICA FANS?!?!?!?! Go to a Metallica concert Shout Metallica sucks in the arena Everyone in that arena will murder you in milliseconds. 'nuff said. now go home and jerk off to Jonas Bros. oh wait, you can't, you have no dick. you have no manlihood. You're a disgrace to mankind. If I ever find you, I will lock you up in a room full of speakers and blast Master of Puppets in your fucking ears until your head explodes.

[Death719]

You say Shout Metallica sucks at a Metallica show and fans will murder you in Milliseconds Well I was at the the show in Denver and I did shout Metallica suxs and THere was a loud chant with me. So think before you speak. ANd Puppets was the ONLY good Tallica album

[ToarrHomer]

I'm a Metallica fan.

I have a lot of their albums on my iPod.

[cheese2507]

I have like 168 Metallica Songs on my iPod. THat includes every album but St. Anger, Garage Inc, some live stuff, select tracks from St. Anger and S&M, and yes the demos.

[rahoo5757]

i weant on lime wire and just hit download all so i have like 2 or 3 gigs of metallica hehe

[SWHalo2]

You should burn in hell while Satan, Zac Efron, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, and the Jonas Bros. will all gang rape you while Cliff Burton and Dimebag Darrel piss on you from heaven for saying Metallica sucks.

Every band is influenced by someone else.

Pantera was influenced by heavy metal bands like Metallica to change their sound.

Are they rip-offs?

NO!!!

They pretty much defined a whole new genre in Metal.

Obviously DH and other NWOBHM bands influenced them, not the same as rip off.

This is good

[antiwonggalonggalo]

uuhuh...

directly ripping off 50 songs and probly 100 riffs is RIPPING OFF OTHER BANDS.

it is NOT an influence when they directly steal is it?

so if i did 50 metallica covers and made an album and said I AM JUST INFLUENCED BY THEM I DIDNT STEAL IT, would i get away with it?

NO. metallica are sell out fags.

[mettal7]

which riff did they directly rip off? U must be an idiot if u think garage days songs are the riffs they stole. Cuz those were COVER song dee dee dee.

[antiwonggalonggalo]

well i clicked on your channel and you got megadeth songs favorited... so if you haven't ever noticed, then dont take up playing any instruments eh.

[mettal7]

i already play guitar. All i hear from metallica is influence never straight out infrignment. What i notice is that ALL metal bands from the 80's copied riff formulas from black sabbath. Same formula over and over again.

[fishyatsthelens]

Metallica's Version is Better IMO.

[RedWhiteBlueThunder]

I like the rythm of this one, Metallicas version is too fast for this song. I also like the sound of the instruments on this one. But I still like Metallicas heavier twist to this song, they took it up a notch. I like Hetfields singing in the sense that his voice is direct and fierce.

[Vmt16]

Damn this fucking rules. I see why lars liked this band so much(still likes this band).

[Metalica364]

just listen how many times he said HELPLESS that made me not like the song

[Doobie1975]

I sure am glad I've discovered this version instead of Metallica's.

[Metalica364]

sorry thumb dwn this comment all you want but seriously metallicas kicks this ones ass

[tonyeschido07]

metallica is my favorite band.... BUT i mean this is diamond head's version and i like it more

[KurwaRomek]

I understand that you prefer Metallica's version as their sound is more "modern", but I prefer the vocals, the bass and the epic ending of the original. Besides I never liked J. Hetfield's voice.

[tonyeschido07]

(GASP!!) u dont know what ur saying so ill just let that comment go lol

[DementedMax]

Metallica is postmodern and so is this.

[Masterarium]

Metallica's version tasteless? dude, that version fuckin rocks!

[KurwaRomek]

Love this song, the ending's just fantastic. Metallica's cover is pretty tasteless compared to the original but they got me to know this band, so thx to them anyway.

[Doobie1975]

This is also my favorite Diamond Head song, definitely agree that Metallica's version is inferior to Diamond Head's version.

[Sekiath]

my favorite diamond head song

metallica's cover cant beat the original

[migfulcrum1]

yes it does

[MeTaLdUdE02]

awesome!!

[xXI3MANXx]

fucking rights for diamond head