''Booze, Broads and Beelzebub'' is the second

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heavy metal band

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. It was released on July 18, 2008, through

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. The band announced that they had finished recording the album on January 15, 2008, on their MySpace

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, and announced the title and the planned release date on May 14, 2008, which was picked up on by heavy metal news sources. The album took seven days to record at Studio Fredmann in

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, starting on January 7, 2008. Before either of the blog announcements, bassist Björn Luna said in an interview that Chrome Division's next album would be released on

, explaining that the band have a three-album contract with the label, and

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confirmed that the album would be released on Nuclear Blast.

Track listing

* All Songs Written By Chrome Division, except where noted. # "The Second Coming" – 1:02 # "Booze, Broads and Beelzebub" – 4:20 # "Wine of Sin" – 4:10 # "Raven Black Cadillac" – 4:22 # "Life of a Fighter" – 4:38 # "The Devil Walks Proud" – 3:50 # "Hate This Town" – 3:55 # "The Boys from the East" – 4:47 # "Doomsday Rider" – 3:46 # "Let's Hear It" – 4:55 # "Sharp Dressed Man" (

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cover) – 3:10 (ZZ Top) # "Bad Broad (Good Girl Gone Bad)" – 4:12 # "Raise Your Flag" – 3:00

Personnel

Shagrath Stian Tomt Thoresen (born 18 November 1976),Shagrath
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* Eddie Guz:

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* Ricky Black:

* Luna:

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* Tony White:

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Production

* Arranged & Produced By Chrome Division * Recorded & Engineered By

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; assistant engineers: Henrik Udd & Ricky Black * Mixed By Shagrath, Fredrik Nordstrom & Henrik Udd * Mastered By Peter in de Betou

External links

"Booze, Broad & Beelzebub" at discogs

References

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