Black Label Society discography (all) Suicide Messiah (2005) Kings of Damnation - Era '98-'04 (2005) > Mafia Black Label Society. Type: Full-length Release date: March 8th, 2005 Catalog ID: ATM-CD-51610 Label: Artemis Records Format: CD Reviews: 5 reviews (avg. If this album is an accurate depiction of Black Label Society's body of work, Zakk Wylde is by far the most overblown guitarist to ever escape a human placenta. Mafia is fourteen similar sounding tracks of ridiculously simplistic and neuron degenerative metallic southern rock with an few cheesy ballads thrown in for good measure. Product Details Mafia is the sixth studio album by heavy metal band Black Label Society, released March 8, 2005. It is one of the band's most commercially successful releases selling over 250,000 copies in the U.S. Mafia is the seventh release by Black Label Society. It is one of the band’s most commercially successful releases selling over 250,000 copies in the U.S. The track “In This River” was written before the death of Zakk Wylde’s friend and fellow guitarist Dimebag Darrell, but it has since been dedicated to him. Black Label Society Mafia. 4.0 excellent. For many bands it would be, but for Black Label Society, it's merely a testament to this band's talent and love of music. Their latest album Mafia is so strong it makes the whole seven in seven thing sound like a strange joke. Alcohol Fueled Brewtality (Live) Black Label Society Catacombs Of The Black Vatican (Limited Black Edition) Black Label Society Glorious Christmas Songs That Will Make Your Black Label Heart Feel Good Black Label Society.
Zakk Wylde's Artemis Records debut, Mafia, is not only his seventh album since founding Black Label Society in 1998, but part of a solo career that's a sideline to playing guitar for Ozzy Osbourne. Wylde's workload apparently hasn't negatively affected his own sound. If anything, his playing on this sixth Black Label Society studio project is as good as it's ever been. Equally impressive are Wylde's vocals, which have evolved into a mix of musical godfather Ozzy and late Alice in Chains frontman Layne Staley. His voice works splendidly when coupled with the skull-crushing riffs and dirgelike rumble of BLS songs like the unbelievably heavy opener, 'Fire It Up,' and the post-grunge tour de force 'What's in You.' And unlike most of his hard-rocking brethren, Wylde isn't averse to in-studio tinkering. The piano accompaniment and spry acoustic guitar solos incorporated into the epic 'Dirt on the Grave' make it an exemplary track. Topicality also plays a role in the creative process, be it the assault on corruption throughout the maelstrom of 'Suicide Messiah' or the heartfelt sendoff given to Wylde's murdered friend Dimebag Darrell in the shape of the poignant 'In This River.'
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