# Black Labyrinth
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{{Infobox album
| name = Black Labyrinth
| type = Studio
| artist = [Jonathan Davis](/source/Jonathan_Davis)
| cover = JonathanDavisBlackLabyrinth.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = May 25, 2018
| recorded = 2007 – January 2018
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
*[Alternative metal](/source/Alternative_metal)
*[alternative rock](/source/alternative_rock)
*[electronic rock](/source/electronic_rock)
}}
| length = 50:20
| label = [Sumerian](/source/Sumerian_Records)
| producer = [Jonathan Davis](/source/Jonathan_Davis), Tiago Nunez
| prev_title = Live at the Union Chapel
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Black Labyrinth
| type = Studio
| single1 = [What It Is](/source/What_It_Is_(Jonathan_Davis_song))
| single1date = January 26, 2018
| single2 = Basic Needs
| single2date = August 17, 2018
}}
}}
'''''Black Labyrinth''''' is the debut solo studio album by American vocalist [Jonathan Davis](/source/Jonathan_Davis) (best known as the frontman of [nu metal](/source/nu_metal) band [Korn](/source/Korn)). The album was released on May 25, 2018, through [Sumerian Records](/source/Sumerian_Records).
The first single, "[What It Is](/source/What_It_Is_(Jonathan_Davis_song))", was released on January 26, 2018, as part of the soundtrack to the movie ''[American Satan](/source/American_Satan)''.[{{Cite web|url=http://teamrock.com/news/2018-01-26/korns-jonathan-davis-releases-new-solo-song-what-it-is|title = Korn's Jonathan Davis releases new solo song What It is|date = January 26, 2018}}]
==Background==
Jonathan Davis had hinted at a solo album for a number of years, first working without his bandmates in [Korn](/source/Korn) when he collaborated on the ''[Queen of the Damned](/source/Queen_of_the_Damned)'' soundtrack. Word of a full solo album began to circulate in the mid-2000s when Davis began touring and writing with his solo band, [Jonathan Davis and the SFA](/source/Jonathan_Davis_and_the_SFA), with whom he released two live albums, ''[Alone I Play](/source/Alone_I_Play)'' (2007) and ''Live at the Union Chapel'' (2011). The SFA was disbanded after the death of guitarist [Shane Gibson](/source/Shane_Gibson_(musician)). Over the next decade, Davis would continue to write solo material while performing with Korn, and in January 2018 announced a North American and European tour in support of a new album that would come out later in the year.[{{Cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/jonathan-davis-announces-debut-solo-headlining-tour/|title = Jonathan Davis Announces Debut Solo Headlining Tour|website = [Loudwire](/source/Loudwire) | date=January 29, 2018 }}] That same month, he released the song ''[What It Is](/source/What_It_Is_(Jonathan_Davis_song))''.
In March 2018, [Sumerian Records](/source/Sumerian_Records) revealed an official teaser for the album, which revealed the title, artwork and release date, along with snippets of each track on the album.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.kerrang.com/the-news/korns-jonathan-davis-has-previewed-black-labyrinth-solo-album/|title=Jonathan Davis Has Previewed Every Song on His Black Labyrinth Solo Album |date=March 20, 2018 }}] While a full list of musicians has yet to be officially released, it has been confirmed that [Ray Luzier](/source/Ray_Luzier), [Wes Borland](/source/Wes_Borland), [Miles Mosley](/source/Miles_Mosley), [Mike Dillon](/source/Mike_Dillon_(musician)) and [Shenkar](/source/L._Shankar) have all made appearances on the album.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/jonathan-davis-takes-a-break-from-korn-9349375|title=Jonathan Davis Takes a Break from Korn|date=April 11, 2018}}]
==Critical reception==
"Black Labyrinth" received generally favorable reviews from critics. At [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic), which assigns a [normalized](/source/standard_score) rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an [average](/source/weighted_arithmetic_mean) score of 64 based on 5 reviews.[{{cite web |title=Black Labyrinth by Jonathan Davis Reviews and Tracks |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/black-labyrinth/jonathan-davis |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=1 June 2018}}]
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| total_length = 50:20
| title1 = Underneath My Skin
| writer1 = Jonathan Davis
| length1 = 3:46
| title2 = Final Days
| writer2 = Davis
| length2 = 4:37
| title3 = Everyone
| writer3 = Davis
| length3 = 2:53
| title4 = Happiness
| writer4 = Davis
| length4 = 2:58
| title5 = Your God
| writer5 = Davis
| length5 = 2:49
| title6 = Walk On By
| writer6 = Davis
| length6 = 3:41
| title7 = The Secret
| writer7 = Davis, Miles Mosley, [Lauren Christy](/source/Lauren_Christy)
| length7 = 3:31
| title8 = Basic Needs
| writer8 = Davis, Lauren Christy, Gary Clark
| length8 = 6:14
| title9 = Medicate
| writer9 = Davis, Zac Baird
| length9 = 3:57
| title10 = Please Tell Me
| writer10 = Davis
| length10 = 4:28
| title11 = What You Believe
| writer11 = Davis
| length11 = 4:05
| title12 = Gender
| writer12 = Davis, Christy
| length12 = 3:27
| title13 = [What It Is](/source/What_It_Is_(Jonathan_Davis_song))
| writer13 = Davis, Christy, Clark
| length13 = 3:54
}}
==Personnel==
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{{col-2}}
'''Musicians'''
*[Jonathan Davis](/source/Jonathan_Davis) – vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming, violin, sitar, production
*[Wes Borland](/source/Wes_Borland) – guitars (tracks 2, 5, 8, 10, 13)
*[Miles Mosley](/source/Miles_Mosley) – bass guitar (tracks 2–8, 10, 12)
*[Zac Baird](/source/Zac_Baird) – keyboards (tracks 1–3, 7–10, 13), programming (tracks 4, 9)
*[Ray Luzier](/source/Ray_Luzier) – drums (tracks 1, 3–8, 10, 13)
*[Mike Dillon](/source/Mike_Dillon_(musician)) – percussion (track 2), tablas (track 8, 12)
*[Shenkar](/source/L._Shankar) – violin, additional vocals (tracks 2, 8, 13)
*[Djivan Gasparyan](/source/Djivan_Gasparyan) – duduk (track 2)
*[Byron Katie](/source/Byron_Katie) – sample (track 11)
{{col-2}}
'''Production'''
*Jim Monti – recording
*Tiago Nunez – additional production
*Josh Wilbur – mixing
*Kyle McAulay – mixing assistance
*[Vlado Meller](/source/Vlado_Meller) – mastering
*David Stoupakis – artwork
*Daniel McBride – logo
*Carly Sarno – logo
*Jonathan Weiner – photography
{{col-end}}
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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! scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Peak
position
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([ARIA](/source/ARIA_Charts))[{{cite web|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2018/6/aria-chart-watch-475/|title=ARIA Chart Watch #475|publisher=auspOp|date=June 2, 2018|accessdate=June 2, 2018|archive-date=November 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116072827/https://www.auspop.com.au/2018/6/aria-chart-watch-475/|url-status=dead}}]
| 67
|-
{{album chart|Austria|22|artist=Jonathan Davis|album=Black Labyrinth|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 7, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|133|artist=Jonathan Davis|album=Black Labyrinth|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 2, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|49|artist=Jonathan Davis|album=Black Labyrinth|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 2, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany|25|id=360031|artist=Jonathan Davis|album=Black Labyrinth|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 1, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|54|date=20180601|rowheader=true|accessdate=2 June 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|15|artist=Jonathan Davis|album=Black Labyrinth|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 6, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|100|date=20180601|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 2, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|67|artist=Jonathan Davis|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 5, 2018}}
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Korn}}
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Category:Jonathan Davis albums
Category:Sumerian Records albums
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