Devil's Canyon (album)

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Devil's Canyon
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Cover art by Paul R. Gregory
Studio album by
Released24 June 1996
StudioKaro Studios, Brackel, Germany
Genre Southern rock
Length58:28
Label SPV/CBH
Producer Kalle Trapp, Bobby Ingram, Rainer Hänsel
Molly Hatchet chronology
Lightning Strikes Twice
(1989)
Devil's Canyon
(1996)
Silent Reign of Heroes
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 8/10 [2]

Devil's Canyon is the eighth studio album by American southern rock band Molly Hatchet, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music). The album was recorded seven years after Lightning Strikes Twice , with only Danny Joe Brown of the original line-up. During the recording of the album, Brown was forced to retire because of his precarious health condition and was replaced by Phil McCormack, who completed the vocal tracks.

Contents

The album cover was painted by British artist Paul Raymond Gregory.

Track listing

  1. "Down from the Mountain" (John Galvin, Bobby Ingram, Phil McCormack) – 4:38
  2. "Rolling Thunder" (Danny Joe Brown, Ingram, Banner Thomas) – 4:03
  3. "Devil's Canyon" (Brown, Ingram) – 6:18
  4. "Heartless Land" (Bryan Bassett) – 6:24
  5. "Never Say Never" (Bassett, McCormack) – 3:46
  6. "Tatanka" (Ingram, McCormack) – 5:01
  7. "Come Hell or High Water" (Ingram, McCormack) – 3:40
  8. "The Look in Your Eyes" (Galvin, Ingram, McCormack) – 6:08
  9. "Eat Your Heart Out" (Mac Crawford) – 3:36
  10. "The Journey" (Bassett, Crawford, Galvin, Ingram) – 7:20
  11. "Dreams I'll Never See" (acoustic) (Gregg Allman) – 7:25

Personnel

Molly Hatchet
Additional musicians
Production

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References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Molly Hatchet Devil's Canyon review". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 2011-10-27.
  2. Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 285. ISBN   978-1-894959-62-9.