Behold the Beginning

Behold the Beginning
Compilation album by
ReleasedApril 1986
GenreHeavy metal
LabelMetal Masters
ProducerDiamond Head
Diamond Head chronology
Canterbury
(1983)
Behold the Beginning
(1986)
Am I Evil
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10

Behold the Beginning is a compilation album by the heavy metal band Diamond Head. It was released after their poorly received Canterbury album and subsequent break-up and is composed mostly of tracks from the band's first album, Lightning to the Nations, as well as the non-LP single "Waited Too Long" and its B-side "Play It Loud". The album was remixed by the band's guitarist, Brian Tatler.

Behold the Beginning was re-released in 1991 by Heavy Metal Records in CD format.