But of course, Zakk Wylde is still the star of the show. Every member lends a hand in making this fierce, stomping number one of the album's best. For example, You Must Be Blind starts off great, but it's when the rest of the band enters that this song really takes off. Nick Catanese (guitar), Craig Nunenmacher (drums), and James Lomenzo (bass) - along with some guests - provide a great deal of the heaviness that makes this album so enjoyable.

Though Wylde is the centerpiece of the band, the other members are not to be overlooked. Other songs such as Electric Hellfire ( 'You're gonna meet Jesus if you're messing with me' ) and first single Suicide Messiah ( 'Crawl through the flames that eat your flesh' ) display in both message and delivery a darker side worthy of the skeletal images that adorn every BLS album cover. Some songs exhibit a gritty toughness such as Say What You Will and What's In You?. From the opener Fire It Up to Been a Long Time, heavy rock fills this album to the brim. So many tracks on Mafia are worthy of being cranked to high volumes. But there is enough to make Wylde and his band stand out on their own, as Mafia is a distinct yet back-to-basics rock album. Fans of Ozzy will easily enjoy this, as his former axeman carries a good amount of Ozzy influence, mainly in the vocals. Their latest album Mafia is so strong it makes the whole seven in seven thing sound like a strange joke.įounded by former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde, Black Label Society delivers no-frills, guitar-driven hard rock that is both emotional and headbang-inducing. 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. Sounds like a recipe for increasingly lousy music. Black Label Society: Zakk Wylde (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, mini-Moog synthesizer, talk box, voice box, bass guitar) Barry 'Lord' Conley (piano, synthesizer, mini-Moog synthesizer) Harry Conley, Eddie Mapp (mini-Moog synthesizer) James Lomenzo (bass guitar) Craig Nunemacher (drums).

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