Canterbury (album)

Canterbury
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1983[1]
Recorded1983
GenreProgressive rock, art rock, hard rock, heavy metal
Length40:34
LabelMCA
ProducerMike Shipley & Diamond Head
Diamond Head chronology
Borrowed Time
(1982)
Canterbury
(1983)
Behold the Beginning
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Classic Rock[4]
The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[3]

Canterbury is the third studio album by British heavy metal band Diamond Head. It was recorded and released in 1983, reaching number 32 on the UK Albums Chart. The progressive rock sound, which was only hinted at on Borrowed Time, is much more prominent here.

  1. ^ Great Rock Discography. p. 221.
  2. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Diamond Head - Canterbury review". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 97. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  4. ^ Classic, Rock (22 October 2019). "Diamond Head: Canterbury - Album Of The Week Club review". Loudersound. Retrieved 31 January 2020.