New Year Reflections, London Love & Our Favourite Rock Spots | Diamond Cast 059

This week on Diamond Cast, we’re kicking off the new year by looking back at our highlights of 2025 and getting excited for our London headline show next week.With a very London-shaped episode, we talk about what we love most about the city, how the London rock scene has evolved, the venues and nights that shaped us, and the places that still keep it alive today.From Shot Through The Heart, Decadence and Metalworks, to our favourite modern rock bars like Blondies, The Big Red, and Helgi’s, this one’s a love letter to the city that raised us creatively.We also dive into the origins of Flashbang Studio, share our favourite London shows we’ve played, and finish things off with some Tube trivia chaos.Timestamps:00:00 – Intro00:37 – Welcome back & Happy New Year00:54 – Our highlights of 202507:20 – London headline show next week10:45 – A London-themed episode: what we love about the city17:54 – The London rock scene over the years20:49 – Shot Through The Heart, Decadence & Metalworks27:45 – The origins of Flashbang Studio35:14 – Best current London rock bars: Blondies, The Big Red & Helgi’s41:30 – Our favourite London shows we’ve played45:41 – Tube or taxi in London?51:26 – Tube trivia: Adam vs Ben************************************************Join the Diamond Black Community:Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/DiamondBlackOfficialYouTube Memberships – Join via the “Join” button on our channelMerch – https://diamondblackofficial.com/storeBandcamp – https://diamondblack.bandcamp.comListen to Diamond Black:Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/artist/5APKOSAXQZh2Kv46TnvEVGApple Music – Search “Diamond Black”Follow us:Instagram & Facebook – @diamondblackofficialX (Twitter) – @dmondblk************************************************TOUR DATES:🗓 17TH JANUARY 2026 – London – THE DEVONSHIRE ARMS - CAMDEN - 33 Kentish Town Rd, London NW1 8NLPLEASE NOTE VENUE CHANGED ^^^^^LONDON TICKETS: https://wegottickets.com/event/679431/************************************************Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DiamondBlackOfficialJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/N5t8ueajMJMerch: https://diamondblackofficial.com/store/Bandcamp: https://diamondblack.bandcamp.com/Listen on Spotify, Apple & all major platforms************************************************Join our lovely DIAMOND BATS on YouTube in the live-chat!Please ‘like’ the video if you enjoyed it, and leave a comment too as it really helps the band get more views and get spread around Youtube! We really appreciate all the support!DIAMOND BLACK MERCH - www.diamondblackofficial.com/storeBen - @benchristomusicAdam - @adamhartistVincent - @vincentvdrumsNatalie - @diamondblacksnapsInstagram - @diamondblackofficialFacebook - @diamondblackofficialX - @dmondblkEmail us! [email protected]