Where is music going? To be honest, I have no idea. With the current (dying) state of the music industry, everything we’ve come to know in regards to music is going to eventually come to an end/change, and a new beast fit for the 21st century will be born.

I personally take comfort in the fact that bands like Diamonds Under Fire will be there to help guide us. While I know this is a bold statement, I stand by it. Undiscovered acts have to make music like their life depends on it, because often times, it does. Deciding to live a life of creating music is risky at the least, and the ones that choose this path must truly believe in their craft, and it shows.

Diamonds Under Fire is the product of singer/song writer Vanessa Silberman. A California native, Vanessa has managed to make music nostalgic of 90’s era grunge, worthy of a 21st century platform. While this is not normally my genre of choice, I really really dig their sound. Diamonds Under Fire has been featured on the Vans Off the Wall compilation CD, was one of eight bands selected for the House of Blues/”McDonalds’s Big Mac” Contest, and had a feature & Cover Call Out in the June 2007 issue of Guitar Player. If all of that wasn’t proof enough of the undiscovered talent that is Diamonds Under Fire, give their website a peak and listen to a few of their tunes (my personal favorite being ‘Binge Thinking’).

Here’s my prediction. One day, you’ll be driving down the freeway (or stuck in traffic if you’re from L.A.) and you’ll tune into your local rock-esque radio station…and BAM…your ears will be met with the grundge-soul-grinding music of Diamonds Under Fire, and you’ll think to yourself “bless Matt AND Simplenvrmt for telling me about this.” You’ll see.

Make sure to BUY one of their CD’s when available, and support what’s left of good music and talent.

Matt

LINK TO DIAMONDS UNDER FIRE