Blunt, Dean: Black Metal (CD) Richard Dawson Motohiro Yasue (guitar) and Steve

Motohiro Yasue (guitar) and Steve Zimmerman (bass)

The Specials are an English 2 Tone and ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry

the two invited a handpicked group of musicians that played with Johnny

Winterlude

producer and composer at Grace Jones’ Southbank show

Blunt, Dean: Black Metal (CD) Richard Dawson Motohiro Yasue (guitar) and SteveBlack Metal is Dean Blunt's first album for Rough Trade and it's got stone cold classic written all over it. Seemingly impossible to pin down, he takes a swerve once again and delivers his most beautiful piece of work yet. Swamped in atmosphere, melody, guitars and a drum machine, Black Metal begins with the looped strings of "Lush" and climbs from there on in. It's got traces of Lee Hazelwood and even Scott Walker yet Mr Blunt still maintains his