Booze, Broads and Beelzebub is the second studio album by Norwegian rock band Chrome Division. It was released on 18 July 2008 through Nuclear Blast.
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Released | 18 July 2008 | |||
Recorded | 7–15 January 2008 | |||
Studio | Studio Fredman, Gothenburg | |||
Genre | Biker metal, hard rock | |||
Length | 50:22 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Chrome Division | |||
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The band announced that they had finished recording the album on 15 January 2008 on their MySpace blog,[4] and announced the title and the planned release date on 14 May 2008,[5] which was picked up on by heavy metal news sources.[6] The album took seven days to record at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, starting on 7 January 2008.[4] Before either of the blog announcements, bassist Björn Luna said in an interview that Chrome Division's next album would be released on Nuclear Blast, explaining that the band have a three-album contract with the label,[7] and Blabbermouth.net confirmed that the album would be released on Nuclear Blast.[8]
Track listing
editAll tracks written by Chrome Division, except where noted.
- "The Second Coming" – 1:02
- "Booze, Broads and Beelzebub" – 4:20
- "Wine of Sin" – 4:10
- "Raven Black Cadillac" – 4:22
- "Life of a Fighter" – 4:38
- "The Devil Walks Proud" – 3:50
- "Hate This Town" – 3:55
- "The Boys from the East" – 4:47
- "Doomsday Rider" – 3:46
- "Let's Hear It" – 4:55
- "Sharp Dressed Man" (ZZ Top cover) – 3:10 (ZZ Top)
- "Bad Broad (Good Girl Gone Bad)" – 4:12
- "Raise Your Flag" – 3:00
Personnel
edit- Shagrath – guitars
- Eddie Guz – vocals
- Ricky Black – guitars
- Luna – bass
- Tony White – drums
- Production
- Arranged and produced by Chrome Division
- Recorded and engineered by Fredrik Nordström; assistant engineers: Henrik Udd and Ricky Black
- Mixed by Shagrath, Fredrik Nordstrom and Henrik Udd
- Mastered by Peter in de Betou
References
edit- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ "Chrome Division – Booze, Broads And Beelzebub". JukeboxMetal.com.
- ^ Travers, Paul. Kerrang! #1220, 26 July 2008. Album reviews. "Dimmu Borgir Man Trades Black Metl for Bikes, Birds and Beer" P. 50
- ^ a b "New Album Recorded". Official blog. Chrome Division. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
- ^ "Release date and title for New Album". Official blog. Chrome Division. 14 May 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
- ^ Tsui, Peggy (14 May 2008). "Chrome Division to Release New Album in July". MetalUnderground.com. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
- ^ Smirnioti, Marilena. "Chrome Division- Interview with Björn Luna". MetalEagle.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2007.
- ^ "Dimmu Borgir Frontman's Chrome Division To Release second album In July". Blabbermouth.net. 14 May 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2008.