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The Black League's third outburst, bearing the joyous title "Man's Ruin Revisited", is one diverse affair. Ranging from amazingly, and perhaps surprisingly melodic bits ("Crooked Mile", "Black Water Fever"), to fierce whiskey drenched rawk n' roll in the vein of latter-day, "Bastards" era and Motörhead ("Ain’t No Friend o' Mine"). Equally hard to define is the overall production which serves up a dazzling antithesis, being both ultra dense and at the same time liberatingly loose. How does this match up? Don't ask me. But who gives a rats ass at the end of the day anyway!? It sounds fucking good, as simple as that. At the pinnacle of this creation sits as always the earth-shattering vocal performances of Taneli Jarva who delivers his strongest work to date with "MMR". Absolutely astonishing and done with brutal conviction. The Black League has walked a long and crooked mile since the release of their brilliant debut "Ichor" (Spinefarm Records, 2000) and have yet to be recognized by the greater public. I am sure this will change with "Man's Ruin Revisited". Not only because it is their most accessible album to date but because it is an absolutely fantastic album, in my opinion their strongest to date. Remember that old saying, "it's only rock n' roll"? Well fuck that all the way to hell n’ back! This is The Black League and to say they’re "only rock n' roll" is an insult. This is religion! Amen!
| Tracklist |
| 1. Old-World Monkey |
| 2. Alive & Dead |
| 3. Cold Women And Warm Beer |
| 4. Hot Wheels |
| 5. Black Water Fever |
| 6. Lost In The Shadows |
| 7. Ain't No Friend O' Mine |
| 8. The Healer |
| 9. Crooked Mile |
| 10. Mad Ol' Country |
| 11. Man's Ruin Revisited |
| 12. Better Angels |
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