Black Labyrinth


Black Labyrinth is the debut solo studio album by American vocalist Jonathan Davis. The album was released on May 25, 2018, through Sumerian Records.
The first single, "What It Is", was released on January 26, 2018, as part of the soundtrack to the movie American Satan.

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 and Live at the Union Chapel. 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. 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. 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.

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.

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians
  • Jonathan Davis – vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming, violin, sitar, production
  • Wes Borland – guitars
  • Miles Mosley – bass guitar
  • Zac Baird – keyboards, programming
  • Ray Luzier – drums
  • Mike Dillon – percussion, tablas
  • Shenkar – violin, additional vocals
  • Djivan Gasparyan – duduk
  • Byron Katie – sample
Production
  • Jim Monti – recording
  • Tiago Nunez – additional production
  • Josh Wilbur – mixing
  • Kyle McAulay – mixing assistance
  • Vlado Meller – mastering
  • David Stoupakis – artwork
  • Daniel McBride – logo
  • Carly Sarno – logo
  • Jonathan Weiner – photography

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