'You Betray' -- L.A. Guns, New Song

L.A. Guns will release a new album called Black Diamonds this April. One of the first songs from that effort is "You Betray." The song premiered on Eddie Trunk's SiriusXM show last week, but I missed it. I was waiting for it to appear on YouTube and now it has... complete with an official lyric video!

The guitar riff is more "chuggy" than typical Tracii Guns/L.A. Guns style. Sort of like an old school Black Sabbath meets NuMetal vibe. I'm not sure I dig the echo sound, but that could be my computer speakers more than anything. It is pretty clear that the guys in the band put a lot of work into these new songs and made a very concerted effort to push for a modern -- yet melodic -- sound. What do you think?

New @laguns studio album, "Black Diamonds" coming April 14, 2023! New single, 'You Betray' is out today. Watch a lyric video HERE: https://t.co/32qT6pepgo | Pre-order/save "Black Diamonds" on CD/LP/Digital HERE: https://t.co/DDDJlw1nxa @TraciiGuns @acevonjohnson @LAGuns_Army pic.twitter.com/BnfhMDUggT

— Tracii ⨁ 🇺🇸🇩🇰 (@TraciiGuns) February 3, 2023

Comments

[Him]

As someone on another site said, ,it sounds like it was recorded in a tunnel!.

And no, Allyson, that is not a Black Sabbath-y sound you are hearing. Methinks it comes from the land of ice and snow . . .

If this is what Guns worked to block Riley from 'destroying', I am not entirely sure what the point was, or is. I think Capt. Caveman has a few screws loose if he thinks this is what the fans want to hear. Then again, when you have a prima donna for a singer (remember? your mortal enemy?!?!), I guess you take the lumps as they come. And this is one lumpy song.

[stu]

they’ve done worse, i think. but every concert needs a “time to pee” song.

[Jeff]

Wow, what a disappointing lead-in to the new album. If this is any indication of the sound of the new tunes, it will be a hard pass for me.

[bkallday]

Ugh, not a fan of this new version of LA Guns. Even though Lewis & Guns together should seem like a lock to make great music, they just haven't been able to(other than a few songs on each album) make it work. The last good cd they dropped imo was Hollywood Forever. Another band that the all out search for $ has made a casualty.