Official Black Label Society Thread

[Malcolm]

Wow i just listened to there new album thats being released march 9th and it fucking kick major ass...Ive never heard anyhting else by them but this album is amazing. I recommend everyone pick it up



Zakk is proud to announce the signing of Black Label Society, featuring legendary guitarist Zakk Wylde, to an exclusive worldwide licensing, multi-album contract. An album of all-new material, "MAFIA", is slated for a March 8th, 2005 release. Artemis Chairman/CEO Danny Goldberg commented, "Zakk Wylde is one of the greatest guitar players of all time and Black Label Society is poised to become one of the world's biggest rock bands".

01. Fire It Up
02. Whats In You
03. Suicide Messiah
04. Forever Down
05. In This River
06. You Must Be Blind
07. Death March
08. Dr. Octavia
09. Say What You Will
10. Too Tough To Die
11. Electric Hellfire
12. Spread Your Wings
13. Been A Long Time
14. Dirt On The Grave

[Mikkamakka]

BLS is so fuckin' heavy, they are one of my favourite bands. I like this music much more than Ozzy's latest records. Zakk is the man!

[Timothy]

BLS kicks ass,I can't wait to get my grubby little hands on the new album .

[DEAD HORSE]

THATS Great News! I love Black Label Society! Zakk Rocks ,one of the most important guitarrists now a days in the  music scene .

[GNR_Green]

Is the new album better than Alcohol Fuelled Brewtality?  I like that but it drags after the first few songs.  I don't like Zakk's vocals on it either.  Stick to lead Zakk!

[Malcolm]

1000 Times better

[Timothy]

the new album "Mafia" is really good, but I can't decide if I like it better than "Blessed Hell Ride" . the song  In This River really cool.

[Kujo]

Just got Mafia last night. Black (Sabbath) Label Soceity continues to impress. Where as "Hangover Music...."  was ballad heavy, yet still awesome, in my opinion, "Mafia" is flat out kick ass rock n roll. Zakk continuously puts out the music that I hoped Black Sabbath would when they reunited. I've only listened to Mafia once so far so I dont have any favorite songs yet, although "Dr. Octavia" was an impressive guitar solo that I wouldnt have minded being a bit longer. From beginning to end this is just a solid album closing out on a high note with "Dirt on the Grave". Out of all his projects "Pride & Glory", his solo album and now BLS, this might just be Zakks best release to date.

[jgfnsr]

I don't like Zakk's vocals on it either.? Stick to lead Zakk!

Agreed.

[Malcolm]

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY ? "Mafia": 44,536 (#15) Billboard

[N.I.B]

im sorry is this album already released?

[Malcolm]

Yep i bought it yesterday..Its deticated to Dimebag

[Malcolm]

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY mainman Zakk Wylde recently answered a few questions for Argus Leader, South Dakota's largest newspaper. The question-and-answer session follows:

Q: You and Dimebag Darrell ? the former PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist who was murdered on stage last year ? were very close. Was it tough to pick up your guitar after hearing about his death?

Zakk Wylde: "Yeah. Definitely, for a couple days. I was like, (expletive) this. I talked to him two weeks before it all went down. He got me this guitar, it's like one of his new ones, one of the Razorbacks. The last thing I said to him was, 'I love you so much bro.' He said, 'I love you too.' The way I look at it, he's in God's tavern, and he's keeping the beer cold until we all get there. Because God knows there won't be any Crown left."

Q: Any kind of Dimebag tribute worked into your show?

Zakk Wylde: "Yeah, totally ? 'In This River' every night."

Q: Is there any guitarist you'd be afraid to go up against in a riff battle?

Zakk Wylde: "No. I love all of them. I'm a huge fan of anyone who's (expletive) awesome. Anyone who takes the time out to be great, you've got to love them."

Q: You're a pretty big guy, how much do you bench press?

Zakk Wylde: "Usually ... about 375 pounds. Calf raises, 1,400 pounds. Leg presses, 700-800 pounds."

On what would have happened had he actually joined GUNS N' ROSES in 1995:

Zakk Wylde: "I think it would be what you're hearing now (with GNR offshoot VELVET REVOLVER). The stuff we would have been playing would have been slammin'. Look at VELVET REVOLVER, how awesome that album is."

[R4tfink]

Got it as well as 4-5 other albums!
He rules...im not quite sure on this point though..is Zakk on vocals on all his albums!?

[Malcolm]

Yep..Witht he exception of a few guest vocalists

[R4tfink]

Yep..Witht he exception of a few guest vocalists

Cheers Malcolm!

Just wondered cus on the Book Of Shadows album, he sounds very different, i think thats where he is at his best vocally, which sucks cus thats like an album of Softish Ballads.

[Mikkamakka]

He sounds damned good on Hangover, too... One of the best albums of the last year 

[mrlee]

ive heard one album by them and it was crap. I had a pic of a guy with a green face in it. Strangely that album "mafia" is downstairs at the mo. i might listen to it, i think zakk wyld is good iwth ozzy.

[Malcolm]

 According to a post at ZakkWylde.com, PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer "Vinnie Paul sat in with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY one more time over the weekend in Dallas, Texas. This was the first time Vinnie has been back behind the drums in front of his hometown crowd since the tragedy. The crowd went absolutely NUTS when he stepped up behind drummer Craig Nunemacher's kit to perform 'Suicide Messiah' with the guys. An extremely long chant of 'Dimebag... Dimebag... Dimebag' went on for nearly five minutes. It was great to see our brother Vinnie smiling as he punded away on the skins. The show was sold out as majority of the tour has been. Prior to this show, Vinnie stepped up with the band in Orlando, Florida and in front of a sold out crowd of 8,000 in Boston. The band was kicking ass and taking names as usual. Some of the songs included 'Fire It Up', 'Spoke In The Wheel', 'In This River', 'Stoned n Drunk', 'Stillborn' and more. The band has just under two weeks left on this leg of the tour before it wraps up in Hollywood, California on May 5."

[Timothy]

I would have given my left nut to see that.