FROM THE CRYPTS - CELEBRATING PAST ALBUM RELEASES in the HISTORY of HARD ROCK & HEAVY METAL…
Celebrating its 22nd anniversary this month, is an EP by the harbingers of Death ‘N’ Roll!
On November 9, 1999 Entombed released the EP Black Juju via Man's Ruin Records.
The EP features covers of such artists as Captain Beyond, Alice Cooper, Twisted Sister, and the Dwarves. The EP’s namesake is from the Alice Cooper song Black Juju, which was originally released on the album Love It to Death in 1971. The Black Juju EP was recorded at Das Boot Studio, Stockholm, in November 1998 except Vices by Proxy which was recorded at Polar Studios, Stockholm, in August 1998.
Track-list:
1. Mesmerization Eclipse (Captain Beyond cover)
2. Vices By Proxzy
3. Black Juju (Alice Cooper cover)
4. Sentimental Funeral (Hey on Glue cover)
5. Tear It Loose (Twisted Sister cover)
6. Lost (Jerry’s Kids cover)
7. The Ballad Of Hollis Brown (Bob Dylan cover)
8. Satan (Dwarves cover)
Background:
In 1999, Swedish Death´N´Roll masters Entombed released the EP Black JuJu, filling the gap between the two full-length studio albums Same Difference (1998) and Uprising (2000).
The vinyl version of the EP contains 4 tracks while the CD version contains 8 tracks. Out of the 8 tracks on the EP, 7 of them are cover tracks. Vices by Proxy is an original Entombed track.
All tracks are played in Entombed’s interpretation. Of course, Hard Rock and Punk elements have always been a dominant part of Entombed’s DNA, and as with previous songs they have covered… like Roky Erickson’s Night of the Vampire, Entombed have put their personal touch on each song. The music production, which is just shy of a raw garage sound, suits the songs well.
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