The Budos Band "VII" COLOR:PURPLE in 2016 with four special

in 2016 with four special reissues including a newly-remastered version of the original album

written by Ray Davies and builtaround a heavy guitar riff played by Dave Davies

the band insisted on using the same Ampex 1" tape recorder that produced all the Hi Record hits from 1974 and prior to preserve authenticity

It was released in 1987 on the band's own Alternative Testicles label

but band members Glenn Danzig and Jerry Only called off production and the album was scrapped

The Budos Band "VII" COLOR:PURPLE in 2016 with four specialTwo years after releasing the Frontier's Edge EP, The Budos Band are returning with their first full length since 2020's Long in the Tooth. Titled simply VII, the new album sees them doing what they do best: laying down hypnotic, horn spiked grooves that menace and mesmerize in equal measure. Produced by Budos guitarist Tom Brenneck with Simon Guzmn engineering, VII features 11 tightly constructed new tracks that draw on the group's wide range of