{"id":101870,"date":"2023-10-20T00:00:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T23:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=101870"},"modified":"2023-11-10T14:45:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T14:45:17","slug":"album-review-lynch-mob-babylon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-lynch-mob-babylon\/","title":{"rendered":"LYNCH MOB – Babylon (2023) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

LYNCH MOB
Babylon<\/strong><\/span>
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\nFrontiers (2023)<\/span>
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I\u2019m not sure if it\u2019s mere coincidence that Lynch Mob and Dokken have released albums at virtually the same time, but both are proof that Don Dokken and George Lynch can still, quite happily, live without each other.<\/p>\n

Yes, Babylon<\/em> is better than Dokken\u2019s latest (Heaven Comes Down<\/em><\/a>) although the vibe here reminds me more of George Lynch\u2019s old project Souls Of We. And yep, Babylon<\/em> is another way for Mr Lynch to flex his muscles as groove after groove slithers and struts like it is 1992 all over again. This time around though there is a new vocalist on board in the form of Gabriel Col\u00f3n who does an adequate job, although the tone does start to grate due to its untamed sneering nature. Babylon<\/em> harkens back to the more classic Lynch Mob sound which we all fell in love with decades ago. The riffs remain slick and infectious, the drums are a powerhouse and the bass drives like a dream.<\/p>\n

Opener \u2018Erase\u2019 is bombastic and fluid as it swaggers into the arena. Whips of funkiness streak through this opus bringing with it occasional Van Halen droplets but it remains a bulbous record that struts, cavorts and, most importantly, rocks. If you want the harder edged slaps then leap on to the racy rodeo of \u2018How You Fall\u2019 or the speedy \u2018The Synner\u2019, but there are so many levels to this platter. Lush ballad \u2018Million Miles Away\u2019 slots nicely in amongst the grit of \u2018Fire Master\u2019 and the sleazy \u2018I\u2019m Ready\u2019, while filtering through the cracks is a sublime grunge heaviness that taps into classic Alice In Chains.<\/p>\n

George Lynch is still that masculine guitar god with fingers all over the fret board, as well as in many pies, but it’s the cocksure fluidity of his Lynch Mob baby that makes us writhe around to its cool contours.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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