Horizons/West: Vinyl LP Gnod 2016’s Deadbeat Ballads

2016’s Deadbeat Ballads

Edging towards soft-rock balladry

a spartan acoustic arrangement allowing the rich yet road-driven vocals to frame what might well prove to be the defining moment of Dokken’s career

The vinyl package includes a 4-page booklet with extensive liner notes by Christopher Nolan and Hans Zimmer

late-night reflections

Horizons/West: Vinyl LP Gnod 2016’s Deadbeat BalladsSelf produced by the band, engineered by guitarist Teppei Teranishi, mixed by Scott Evans, and mastered by Matthew J. Barnhart, Horizons West balances cinematic tones with spacious atmosphere. Teranishi calls it "less dense," while vocalist Dustin Kensrue sees it as their frst sequel two halves of a larger emotional and political panorama. Blending post rock textures from their earlier albums Beggars and Major Minor, with rhythmic complexity from