Black Dog Barking

Publications

Occupation

  • Vocals, Electric Guitar: Joel O'Keeffe
  • Electric guitar, background vocals: David Roads
  • E -Bass, backing vocals: Justin Street
  • Drums: Ryan O'Keeffe

Production

  • Brian Howes
  • Airbourne and Craig Harnath (only bonus tracks )

Studios

  • Hothouse Audio St. Kilda, Melbourne, Australia
  • The Armoury, Vancouver, British Columbia, Kannada

Black Dog Barking is the title of the third studio album by the Australian hard rock band Airbourne. It was released on May 17, 2013 Germany and is the first studio album by No Guts. No Glory. from the year 2010.

Genesis

2012 put the band a break and were consequently no concerts. At the end of the year through the band began work on a new album. Unlike its predecessor, which was produced by Johnny K, has been committed for Black Dog Barking Brian Howes ( Nickelback, Skillet ). The individual songs have been mixed by Jay Van Poederooyen. In January 2013, Airbourne were announced that they would make the final touches on the new album. A month later it was announced as a release date of May 21st. Like its predecessors, was also distributed Black Dog Barking under Roadrunner Records. The cover was released on March 13. On March 25, the band released Live It Up, the first single from the album. An associated music video was presented on April 17, on the Internet and was filmed on 28th of March. On the SoundCloud page of webzines Revolvermag.com was four days before the publication in Germany the whole album as a stream on their Soundcloud page.

Among the songs

  • All the compositions were written by Joel O'Keeffe and his brother Ryan. When No One Fits Me ( Better Than You) Back in the Game, Firepower, Live It Up, Woman Like That, Cradle to the Grave and Black Dog Barking producer Brian Howes also was involved in the songwriting. In Animalize Kevin Churko was specified as co-author. He also mixte from the vocals for the song.
  • The opener, Ready to Rock appeared already on the same extended play from the year 2004 that the first release of the band representing and thereby attracted the attention of major label up.
  • The sound effects of Live It Up in the first half of the song comes from Tim McCann. The song also became the official soundtrack for the WWE Extreme Rules Wrestling Festival. Also for the roller coaster park Full Throttle at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California, which celebrates its grand opening in the spring, a special version of the song is used as the soundtrack.

Chart positions

In many countries, Black Dog Barking was seen by the chart positions, the best ever album by Airbourne. So it came into Austria at number eleven ( predecessor to 13th place ), in the UK at number 22 (predecessor to number 31 ), in the U.S. at number 89 (predecessor to number 90 ), and in Australia at number 17 (predecessor to 19th place ). In Switzerland, the album peaked at number nine and was identical to the placement of its predecessor. In Germany, Airbourne deteriorated since Black Dog Barking only reached number five and so one position worse than its predecessor No Guts. No Glory. had. However, the third studio album by the band was placed around the world once again the highest in Germany.

Reception

The album was well received by the majority of critics. Reviewer Anzo Sadoni the German magazine Metal Hammer ruled that Black Dog Barking so much " air debut " breathe " that it is the " " to swing into heaven " Devil Horns, as the direct predecessor No Guts. No Glory had failed to grow through from his perspective. Both faster tracks like Ready to Rock, Live It Up or Hungry and "cool groover " as Animalize, Back to convince in the game or know the title track. The final evaluation was six out of seven possible points.

In Rock Hard Black Dog Barking was voted album of the month. Author Thomas Copper spoke of an imminent " changing of the guard " in comparison with their idols AC / DC, as these would hardly reach the level of Airbourne: " The quad is still under power, has maintained its snotty - authentic style and goes into things arrangements carefully than earlier works. Hardly anyone currently writing similar stadium suitable for choruses as those in ' Animalize Me' ( Def Leppard 's brutal tour, anyone? ), the mid-tempo groover ' Back In the Game' or the already last of our " bugging " CD known ' Live It Up', without going over the border to kitsch or outrageous to copy the old heroes. " He forgave finally, a score of 8.5 out of a possible ten points.

On Laut.de awarded Kai Butterweck four out of five stars. He praised the band without permanent changes " with ease, tried and tested sound fresh and crisp " leaves. Also be created at a later time in a row with bands like AC / DC and the Ramones to be related to this album the basics.

Track list

The album is both the selection of the title as well as the duration of the game so far shortest Airbourne album. Black Dog Barking appeared in three versions. A standard version, a special edition with three bonus tracks and a bonus CD with an audio recording of the performance at the Wacken Open Air 2011. In a third version was with the Special Edition a T -shirt with the framed by Ben Couzens album cover offered in a box.

Bonus CD

On the bonus CD includes a performance at the Wacken Open Air 2011. Songs Blonde, Bad and Beautiful, Cheap Wine & Cheaper Women, Too Much Too Young Too Fast, Stand Up For Rock n 'Roll and Runnin Wild were indeed played but not considered for the CD. The track list is as follows:

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