Marc Diamond is an American lead guitarist best known for his work with seminal hardcore band Dwarves (under the pseudonym "The Fresh Prince of Darkness") as well as the Los Angeles hard rock outfit Motochrist. Marc is Jewish.
He previously played in the bands Texas Terri Bomb, N.Y. Loose and Mondo Generator (featuring ex-Queens of the Stone Age bassist Nick Oliveri). His work has been featured in both TV and film, and has appeared on a myriad of recordings by other artists.
Full-length LPs / CDs:
Broken Glass, A Fast Mean Game" - Chrysalis Records, 1990NY Loose, Year of the Rat - Hollywood Records, 1996Motochrist, 666 Pack - RAFR Records, 1999Gage, Sore Eyes and a Rusty Heart - Dr. Wu Records, 2000The Dwarves, Come Clean - Epitaph Records, 2000The Dwarves, How to Win Friends and Influence People - Reptilian Records, 2001Torrance Jackson, My Dream - Dr. Wu Records, 2001Motochrist, Greetings from the Bonneville Salt Flats - Heat Slick Records, 2003Mondo Generator, A Drug Problem That Never Existed - Ipecac Recordings, 2003The Dwarves, The Dwarves Must Die - Sympathy for the Record Industry, 2004The Holograms, Night of 1000 Ex-Boyfriends Teenacide Records, 2005Motochrist, Hollywood High - Dr. Wu Records, 2006Faster Pussycat, The Power and the Gloryhole Full Effect Records, 2006Mondo Generator, Dead Planet:Sonic Slow Motion Trails - Mother Tongue, 2006Texas Terri Bomb, Your Lips...My Ass! TKO Records, 2004Hollywood Roses, Dopesnake - Cleopatra/Deadline Music, 2007The Dwarves/Blag Dahlia, No Balls Records Germany, 2007Candy Now!, MVD Records, 2009Motochrist, Corvette Summer - Dr. Wu Records, 2010The Dwarves, The Dwarves Are Born Again - MVD/Greedy, 2011The Dwarves, European 10 - NO Balls Records, 2011Mondo Generator, Hell Come To Your Heart EP - No Balls Records, 2011Nick Oliveri's Uncontrollable, Leave Me Alone - Schnitzel Records, 2014Singles/45s:
Blister, "Hey Louie/Automatic" - Snag Free Records, 1995The Apes, "Hypnosis" - Low Blow Records, 1996NY Loose, "Rip Me Up/Detonater" - Hollywood Records, 1996NY Loose/Hole, "Spit/Gold Dust Woman" - The Crow soundtrack, Hollywood Records, 1996The Dwarves, "Way Out/How It's Done/There She Goes Again" - Recess Records, 2000Texas Terri /Marky Ramone, "Dirty Action/Love Hates Me" - Rawk a Hula Records, 2002Texas Terri/Antiseen , "Dirty Action/Beat on the Brat" -TKO Records, 2003Dwarves, "Salt Lake City/Go!/Kaotica" - Sympathy for the Record Industry, 2004Dwarves, "Like You Want/Another Classic/Astroboy" Sympathy for the Record Industry, 2004The Dwarves/Turbo AC's, "Bleed On/Turbonaut" - No Balls Records, 2005Mondo Generator, "I Never Sleep/Here We Come/Allen's Wrench" - Mother Tongue, 2006Ayumi Hamasaki, "Talkin' 2 Myself/Decision" - Columbia Japan, 2007Dwarves/Royce Cracker, "Speed Demon" - Zodiac Killer Records, 2009Dwarves, "Fake ID" - Zodiac Killer Records, 2011Dwarves, "We Only Came To Get High" - Riot Style, 2011Dwarves, "Stillborn in the USA" -Asian Man Records/Greedy, 2012Feature length DVDs:
The Dwarves: F--k You Up and Get Live - MVD Music Video, 2004The Dwarves: FEFU The DVD - MVD Music Video, 2006The Dwarves are Born Again DVD - MVD/Greedy Records, 2011Motion picture soundtracks:
The Crow: City of Angels - Miramax, 1996Badsville - Cinema Diablo, 2001Ghost World - MGM, 2001Dirty - Destination Film, 2006Poultrygeist - Troma Films, 2006Hostel - Lionsgate, 2006Attitude for Destruction - Cleopatra Films, 2008The Last War Crime - 2011Network television :
Star Search - 2002Heebee Geebees - The WB Network, 2002Related theme - The WB Network, 2005Monster Garage - 2005Playboy's Night Calls - 2005Women's Television Network theme - 2005Runaway theme - The WB Network, 2006Viva La Bam - MTV2, 2008Rob Drydreck Fantasy Factory - MTV2, 2010Featured performer, compilations, and tribute albums:
Totally Board- Hollywood Records, 1996We Will Fall: The Iggy Pop Tribute - Royalty Records, 1997Cadillac Compilation Vol. I - Dr. Wu Records, 1999Hear This Compilation - Sub City, 1999RAFR Volume 3 - RAFR Records, 2000Toys That Kill - Recess Records 2000Dr. Wu Compilation Vol. II - 2000Dr. Wu Compilation Vol. III - 2000Punkorama Vol. 5 - Epitaph Records, 2000The Song Ramones The Same: A Tribute to The Ramones - White Jazz, 2000Alpha Motherf--kers: A Tribute to Turbonegro - Hopeless Records, 2001Blown Out Again Compilation - Besides Records, 2001Heatslick Records Compilation - 2002For Those About to Rawk: A Punk Tribute to AC/DC - Cleopatra Records, 2002Serie Z Compilation 2003 - Wild Punk Records, 2003The LA Shakedown! - Acetate Records, 2003Kick 'Em While They're Down Vol. II - Goblin Records, 2003Rock Against Bush Vol. 2 - Fat Wreck Chords, 2004Shawn Kama/Kings of the Wild Frontier - Dear Scarecrow - Boston Known Label, 2006The LA Shakedown! - Acetate Records, 2003Blag Dahlia, Metrosexual Man- High Voltage Records, 2004Welcome to the Anarchy Library Vol. 1 - Gale Force Records, 2005The Dwarves, Unfinished Business #3 - Plinko Productions, 2007