🎸 Nazareth – Tattooed on My Brain (2018)
📀 Album Overview
Tattooed on My Brain is the twenty-fourth studio album by Nazareth, released in 2018. It is the first Nazareth studio album without original vocalist Dan McCafferty, marking a major new era for the band.
The album introduces new lead singer Carl Sentance and continues the band’s modern direction: straightforward, guitar-driven hard rock with a blues foundation and updated production.
🎵 Tracklist
- Never Dance with the Devil
- Tattooed on My Brain
- State of Emergency
- Rubik’s Romance
- Pole to Pole
- Push
- The Secret Is Out
- Don’t Throw Your Love Away
- Crazy Molly
- Silent Symphony
- What Goes Around
🎶 Music Genre
- Hard Rock
- Blues Rock
- Modern Rock
The album focuses on riff-heavy songs, clean modern production, and a return to straightforward rock songwriting, reflecting both legacy and renewal.
👥 Credits
Band Members:
- Carl Sentance – vocals
- Jimmy Murrison – guitar
- Pete Agnew – bass
- Lee Agnew – drums
Production:
- Produced by Nazareth (band-led production)
- Recorded in Scotland
🎸 Musical Direction & Sound
Tattooed on My Brain is a rebirth-style album, aiming to modernize Nazareth while respecting their roots:
- “Tattooed on My Brain” – punchy title track with strong hooks and attitude
- “Never Dance with the Devil” – energetic opener with classic hard rock feel
- “State of Emergency” – heavier, riff-driven song with urgency
- “Rubik’s Romance” – melodic track with slightly modern rock structure
- “Crazy Molly” – blues-influenced rocker with storytelling tone
The album blends modern production clarity with vintage hard rock energy, anchored by Jimmy Murrison’s guitar work.
🤓 Fun Facts & Trivia
- This is the first Nazareth album with vocalist Carl Sentance, formerly of Persian Risk and other rock projects.
- It marks the beginning of Nazareth’s post-McCafferty recording era.
- The band deliberately maintained a “classic rock” identity rather than modernizing into alternative rock.
- Guitarist Jimmy Murrison continues as the main creative force.
🧠Did You Know?
- Dan McCafferty had retired from live performance in 2013 due to health issues, making this the first studio album without him.
- Carl Sentance had experience in multiple hard rock and metal projects before joining Nazareth.
- The album was recorded and produced internally by the band in Scotland.
- It shows continuity in songwriting style despite the major lineup change.
- The band maintained activity into its fifth decade of existence.