LA GUNS

L.A. Guns latest studio album, “Black Diamonds, produced by founding member and guitarist Tracii Guns, is a tour-de-force of rock ‘n roll that fans have come to expect from the long-running hard rockers.

Written and recorded over the course of 2022, “Black Diamonds” sees Tracii Guns, Phil Lewis, and company continuing on the same successful and inspiring sonic journey that they’ve been taking on their past albums. The band has never shied away from flexing their hard rock influences, but also incorporates more introspective acoustic tracks reflective of their classic rock influences from the ’70s. This makes for a potent and highly listenable cocktail of an album. Since core members Tracii and Phil reunited in 2017 under the banner of L.A. Guns, a rekindling of the band’s creative energy has been continuing unabated over the course of, now, four studio albums. “Black Diamonds” shows no signs of this renaissance slowing down!

The story of how we got from the bands ™s powerful early years to a fourth new studio album in the relatively short time that Guns and Lewis have reunited has already been well documented, so no need to rehash it. Feeling inspired and excited like they did when they first started out, but with many years of wisdom and experience under their belts, and most importantly, a renewed and stronger creative and personal relationship, Guns, Lewis, and L.A. Guns as a whole seem to be at their prolific peak.