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As it says on the CD cover sticker “The
essential Zakk Wylde Black
Label Society Collection!!!!!” And it certainly is! The
official name of the disc is “Kings of Damnation - Era 98-04”,
according to their label’s web site. It’s comprised of
nineteen tracks, two of which are new songs. Featuring tracks that
span Zakk Wylde’s music career, including his first trio, Pride
and Glory, and Black Label Society. Tons of awesome tracks! But the
only problem with best of discs (as I usually say for most “best
of discs”), is that you usually have all the other tracks from
their first release. This is a great selection of tracks, but not
much new. I can see people that are big fans buying this disc for
the 2 news tracks or people that don’t have much of the BLS
collection. Some people just don’t see the worth in a best of
disc if they have everything on it already. Anyhow, this release is
filled with the ever-familiar Zakk Wylde guitar sound…captifying
melodies, crushing heavy riffage. You can’t call yourself a
metalhead if you don’t know Zakk! A handful of these classic
tracks include “Stillborn,” “Bleed For Me,”
“Counterfeit God,” and” Stronger Than Death.”
To this day I still can’t get enough of “Stillborn,”
my all-time favorite BLS tune. Well I guess there isn’t much
else to say. If you want to hear some of BLS’s greatest tracks
and you don’t have anything yet, this is the perfect disc for
you. Otherwise, checkout the tracklist to see if there is enough to
make this a worthy purchase for you. Rating: 86 |
