Dean Blunt : BLACK METAL 2In typical Dean Blunt fashion, the rollout of 'Black Metal's' long awaited sequel was understated and tongue in cheek, the album was only formally announced on June 8, 2021, following pictures being posted to the social media accounts of collaborators Vegyn and James Massiah depicting a billboard with the album cover, however, references had been made to it by Blunt prior to this, as far back as 2016, including in the description of various releases

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586 (The Hacienda

Horace Andy) - Massive Attack (6

'Gone Are The Good Days'

Duran Duran and more

usually bits of old R&B tunes layered with his

Hoverin' - The Amps (2

I Can Be Your Man - Linval Thompson

it steadily climbed the Billboard 200 chart

Wave Idea - Oneohtrix Point Never

Shelter from the Storm - Bob Dylan (5)

Five Black Notes and One White Note - Robert Wyatt (5