This week’s Diamond Cast is a big one — part chaos, part heart, and all Diamond Black.
We talk about our Manchester warm-up show (at a wedding, no less), reveal a brand-new Diamond Black hoodie available now, and get into some deeper territory for World Mental Health Day — how spending so much time together on and off the road actually makes our music stronger.
Ben and Vincent share their romantic pre-show dinner, Adam and Natalie somehow win free food, and then we get philosophical about the new AFI album, what “EMO” really means, and how the genre shaped us growing up.
Plus: tour and EP updates — it’s all kicking off October 22nd.
Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro
01:04 – New Diamond Black hoodie available now
04:56 – Manchester warm-up show (and wedding chaos)
07:16 – Ben & Vincent’s romantic meal / Adam & Natalie’s free dinner win
09:02 – World Mental Health Day: how we’ve been doing
15:58 – How spending time together makes the band stronger
19:40 – What exactly is an octoban!?
23:23 – Ben’s collaboration with Anne Bennett
24:37 – The new AFI album & the evolution of EMO
28:36 – Our thoughts on the origin of EMO
33:46 – Tour & EP updates – October 22nd
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TOUR DATES:
🗓 24TH OCTOBER 2025 – Glasgow – Ivory Blacks (SOLD OUT)
🗓 26TH OCTOBER 2025 – Edinburgh – La Belle Angele
🗓 29TH OCTOBER 2025 – York – Crescent (SOLD OUT)
🗓 30TH OCTOBER 2025 - Newcastle - The Cluny (SOLD OUT)
🗓 04TH NOVEMBER 2025 – Bristol – Exchange (SOLD OUT)
🗓 05TH NOVEMBER 2025 – Cardiff – Globe (Venue Upgrade!)
with The Birthday Massacre
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