Beautiful 'N Damned
Zan / Cody
Beautiful ’N Damned is the debut studio album (and reunion project) from Zan / Cody, released on July 24, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. The band is built around vocalist Zinny Zan and guitarist Harry Cody, the original singer–guitarist duo behind cult Swedish sleaze‑hard‑rockers Shotgun Messiah, whose 1989 self‑titled album is considered a cornerstone of Scandinavian glam/sleaze metal. Across 10 tracks—“Sever,” “I Am the Shit,” “Ride or Die,” “Suffer City,” “She Walks With Violence,” “Damn,” “Let’s Be Heroes,” “Beautiful ’N Damned,” “Bad Bad Man,” and “Tear It All Down”—the record delivers 41 minutes of high‑octane hard rock and sleaze, with Chris Laney (Pretty Maids, Crazy Lixx) on guitars/keys and mixing, Nalle Påhlsson on bass, and Björn Höglund on drums rounding out the lineup.
Musically, Beautiful ’N Damned updates classic late‑80s/early‑90s sleaze with modern production weight and a slightly darker, more claustrophobic edge: razor‑sharp riffs, big choruses, and swaggering vocals are shot through with gothic touches and urban grit, especially on opener “Sever” and the brooding “Suffer City.” Lyrically the album leans into street‑level rebellion, disillusionment, dangerous romance, and self‑assertion, often contrasting rock ’n’ roll glamour with a sense of decay and moral ambiguity—the “beautiful and damned” atmosphere evoked by its title. Early reviews highlight Harry Cody’s inventive, hook‑laden guitar work and Zinny Zan’s raw, charismatic delivery, praising the record as a convincing revival of the Shotgun Messiah spirit that feels fresh rather than nostalgic: a contemporary sleaze‑hard‑rock album for fans of bands like Crazy Lixx, Pretty Maids, and classic Swedish glam who still want attitude, big hooks, and a little danger in their rock.
Beautiful 'N Damned
Zan / Cody
Beautiful ’N Damned is the debut studio album (and reunion project) from Zan / Cody, released on July 24, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. The band is built around vocalist Zinny Zan and guitarist Harry Cody, the original singer–guitarist duo behind cult Swedish sleaze‑hard‑rockers Shotgun Messiah, whose 1989 self‑titled album is considered a cornerstone of Scandinavian glam/sleaze metal. Across 10 tracks—“Sever,” “I Am the Shit,” “Ride or Die,” “Suffer City,” “She Walks With Violence,” “Damn,” “Let’s Be Heroes,” “Beautiful ’N Damned,” “Bad Bad Man,” and “Tear It All Down”—the record delivers 41 minutes of high‑octane hard rock and sleaze, with Chris Laney (Pretty Maids, Crazy Lixx) on guitars/keys and mixing, Nalle Påhlsson on bass, and Björn Höglund on drums rounding out the lineup.
Musically, Beautiful ’N Damned updates classic late‑80s/early‑90s sleaze with modern production weight and a slightly darker, more claustrophobic edge: razor‑sharp riffs, big choruses, and swaggering vocals are shot through with gothic touches and urban grit, especially on opener “Sever” and the brooding “Suffer City.” Lyrically the album leans into street‑level rebellion, disillusionment, dangerous romance, and self‑assertion, often contrasting rock ’n’ roll glamour with a sense of decay and moral ambiguity—the “beautiful and damned” atmosphere evoked by its title. Early reviews highlight Harry Cody’s inventive, hook‑laden guitar work and Zinny Zan’s raw, charismatic delivery, praising the record as a convincing revival of the Shotgun Messiah spirit that feels fresh rather than nostalgic: a contemporary sleaze‑hard‑rock album for fans of bands like Crazy Lixx, Pretty Maids, and classic Swedish glam who still want attitude, big hooks, and a little danger in their rock.