Released on 24 June 1993, Death and Progress is the fourth studio album released by the British heavy metal band Diamond Head in 1993, through Castle Music Ltd. This was Diamond Head's first album since Canterbury, released 10 years earlier. It was co-produced, engineered and mixed by Andrew Scarth, who had previously worked for bands such as Bad Company and Foreigner. The album had a much cleaner and more polished sound than their previous three albums and featured two special guests, Tony Iommi, of Black Sabbath, and Dave Mustaine, of Megadeth, the latter also enlisting the help of his own producer Max Norman. The official Diamond Head YouTube channel. Diamond Head are an English heavy metal band formed in 1976 in Stourbridge, England. The band is recognised as one of the leading members of the new wave of British heavy metal movement and is acknowledged by thrash metal bands such as Metallica and Megadeth as an important early influence. With 7 studio and 5 live albums under their belt and numerous world-wide tours, the NWOBHM Titans are now getting ready to release their 8th studio offering set for release in 2019 which will see them hit the road around Europe and beyond. Diamond Head are: Brian Tatler (guitars), Rasmus Bom Andersen (vocal), Karl Wilcox (drums), Dean Ashton (bass), Abbz (guitars).