DiamondSnake

Diamondsnake is a band consisting of Flipper member/Electronic DJ Moby and Bee Gees metal tribute band “Tragedy” and the guitar player of hard rock band Satanicide. The project stemmed out as an over the phone conversation. During the conversation, Moby wanted to know if Phil wanted to write some songs. Before they knew it, DiamondSnake was started. So, I’m guessing the name DiamondSnake is a reference to Diamondhead and Whitesnake or band amalgamations such as Guns n Roses.

After checking out their music page, how can I describe DiamondSnake? Simple, it is “rock” smothered in “rock” covered in more…”rock.” Maybe you’re noticing a pattern here?. Their overall sound is a pastiche of 70’s arena rock, hard rock and arena rock bands such as KISS, Blue Oyster Cult, AC/DC, Poison etc. When listening, I imagine myself surrounded by mullets, cut off sleeves, girls with big hair, tube socks and fans with lighters swaying to their favorite power ballad along with various clichés of 70’s and 80’s arena shows. Wait, I just kind of described other 70’s tinged rock band Wolfmother to an extent. No, that’s not a low blow at Wolfmother; I’m just being honest.

Seriously, I have no idea if these guys are serious about this band or is this just a spare time goof between projects.

“We Wanna Love You”
This is a straight ahead rocker that is reminiscent of a general 80’s rock pastiche with some syncopated guitar riffage.

“Storm the Fucking Kastle”
This is a very “storm the gate” kind of vibe that reminds me of the medieval era in late 70’s rock. Honestly, the tapping lick sounds like the “palace” music from Legend of Zelda II: Adventures of Link.

“Lady of the Morning”
This is a power ballad that’s just meant for waving your lighter…well nowadays cell phones.

“Woman, Yeah”
Yep, this is the blues-rock number that 70’s hard rock bands used to delve into when the blues influence in rock was very prominent.

Although I’m still not sure if this project is a serious band, it really seems more or less like a very playful and made for more or less entertainment value and just meant to rock out and inject that lost element of rock called…fun.