Music Review: Lynch Mob – Sun Red Sun

                Lynch Mob is one of the 80’s metal bands that were good at the time, but kind of on the fringe of the genre, not popular enough to really withstand the grunge onslaught of the 90’s fully intact, but good enough to come back when they all started to re-form in the late 2000’s.  George Lynch, former guitarist for Dokken, stayed with the band (it’s named after him after all) and continued to be one of the best guitarists you forgot existed, while vocalist Oni Logan left the band but returned for 2009’s Smoke and Mirrors, a nice little bit of nostalgia for those of us that still enjoy that kind of music. 

Sun Red Sun is similar in flavor to the previous Lynch Mob offerings, with a little more of a mature feel than the early 90’s work.  It’s a definitely a showcase for Lynch’s guitarwork, but with a little more balance than the first two albums in their catalog (the only early Lynch Mob recordings that I own).  The best track might be the cover of Bad Company’s “Burnin’ Sky” which the band covers faithfully without any additional flair.  There is a ballad (of course there’s a ballad) in the title track, but most of the other tracks are solid, heavy songs that hold up well against not only the rest of their discography, but also the other music of that generation.  Lynch Mob didn’t really change their style in their extended time off, and are therefore a lot more of a niche musical choice than they would have been twenty-five years ago (holy shit, I’m old) but they are still a band that puts out good music (when they are not broken up, that is).