Black Labyrinth

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Black Labyrinth
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Studio album by
Jonathan Davis
ReleasedMay 25, 2018
Recorded2007 – January 2018
Genre
Length50:20
Label Sumerian
Producer Jonathan Davis, Tiago Nunez
Jonathan Davis chronology
Live at the Union Chapel
(2011)		Black Labyrinth
(2018)
Singles from Black Labyrinth
  1. "What It Is"
    Released: January 26, 2018
  2. "Basic Needs"
    Released: August 17, 2018

Black Labyrinth is the debut solo studio album by American vocalist Jonathan Davis (best known as the frontman of nu metal band Korn). The album was released on May 25, 2018, through Sumerian Records.

Contents

The first single, "What It Is", was released on January 26, 2018 as part of the soundtrack to the movie American Satan . [1]

Background

Jonathan Davis had hinted at a solo album for a number of years, first working without his bandmates in Korn when he collaborated on the Queen of the Damned soundtrack. Word of a full solo album began to circulate in the mid-2000s when Davis began touring and writing with his solo band, Jonathan Davis and the SFA, with whom he released two live albums, Alone I Play (2007) and Live at the Union Chapel (2011). The SFA was disbanded after the death of guitarist Shane Gibson. Over the next decade, Davis would continue to write solo material while performing with Korn, and in January 2018 announced a North American and European tour in support of a new album that would come out later in the year. [2] That same month, he released the song What It Is .

In March 2018, Sumerian Records revealed an official teaser for the album, which revealed the title, artwork and release date, along with snippets of each track on the album. [3] While a full list of musicians has yet to be officially released, it has been confirmed that Ray Luzier, Wes Borland, Miles Mosley, Mike Dillon and Shenkar have all made appearances on the album. [4]

Critical reception

"Black Labyrinth" received generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 64 based on 5 reviews. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Underneath My Skin"Jonathan Davis3:46
2."Final Days"Davis4:37
3."Everyone"Davis2:53
4."Happiness"Davis2:58
5."Your God"Davis2:49
6."Walk On By"Davis3:41
7."The Secret"Davis, Miles Mosley, Lauren Christy 3:31
8."Basic Needs"Davis, Lauren Christy, Gary Clark6:14
9."Medicate"Davis, Zac Baird3:57
10."Please Tell Me"Davis4:28
11."What You Believe"Davis4:05
12."Gender"Davis, Christy3:27
13."What It Is"Davis, Christy, Clark3:54
Total length:50:20

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 67
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] 22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [8] 133
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [9] 49
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 25
Scottish Albums (OCC) [11] 54
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] 15
UK Albums (OCC) [13] 100
US Billboard 200 [14] 67

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References

  1. ↑ "Korn's Jonathan Davis releases new solo song What It is". January 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Jonathan Davis Announces Debut Solo Headlining Tour". Loudwire .
  3. ↑ "Jonathan Davis Has Previewed Every Song on His Black Labyrinth Solo Album".
  4. ↑ "Jonathan Davis Takes a Break from Korn". April 11, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Black Labyrinth by Jonathan Davis Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  6. ↑ "ARIA Chart Watch #475". auspOp. June 2, 2018. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
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  14. ↑ "Jonathan Davis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2018.


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