The Blessed Hellride
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| The Blessed Hellride | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 22, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2002–2003 | |||
| Studio | Paramount Studios, Hollywood, California; Cartee Day Studios, Nashville, Tennessee; Amerayacan Studios, North Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 45:02 | |||
| Label | Spitfire | |||
| Producer | Zakk Wylde | |||
| Black Label Society chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Metal.de | 8/10[2] |
The Blessed Hellride is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Black Label Society. It contains a mix of heavy ("Stoned and Drunk", "Stillborn") and lighter ("The Blessed Hellride", "Dead Meadow") tracks.
The second track, "Doomsday Jesus", was featured on the soundtrack to the video game MTX Mototrax,[3] but with altered lyrics. The third track, "Stillborn", is featured on the soundtrack of the game Guitar Hero: World Tour.[4] Frontman Zakk Wylde was also a playable celebrity rockstar in that same game.
Ozzy Osbourne appears on the first single, "Stillborn", though his name was not used to promote the track. He is credited inside the booklet, however, due to Osbourne being on Sony Records at the time, Spitfire Records were not allowed to promote this song with Osbourne's name—a sticker on the cover of the album said "featuring special guest star".
The Japanese bonus track "F.U.N." is a joke song, presumably recorded while Wylde and Craig Nunenmacher were horsing around in the studio. The song's lyrics poke fun at the cheesiest of the 1980s hair band's "party" lyrics; Wylde himself noted that "parody" would be a charitable term, saying "That song is so ridiculous, I don't think you could mock anybody... No one sucks that much."[5]
A song called "No Other" was recorded, mixed, and mastered for this album, however, it remained unreleased until the next album, Hangover Music Vol. VI.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stoned and Drunk" | 5:02 |
| 2. | "Doomsday Jesus" | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Stillborn" (feat. Ozzy Osbourne) | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Suffering Overdue" | 4:29 |
| 5. | "The Blessed Hellride" | 4:32 |
| 6. | "Funeral Bell" | 4:41 |
| 7. | "Final Solution" | 4:04 |
| 8. | "Destruction Overdrive" | 3:01 |
| 9. | "Blackened Waters" | 3:56 |
| 10. | "We Live No More" | 4:02 |
| 11. | "Dead Meadow" | 4:30 |
| 12. | "F.U.N." (Japanese edition bonus track) | 2:58 |
| Total length: | 45:02 | |
Personnel
[edit]Black Label Society
- Zakk Wylde – guitars, vocals, bass, piano
- Craig Nunenmacher – drums
Production
- Produced by Zakk Wylde
- Associate producer and engineer – Eddie Mapp
- Assistant engineers – Christopher Rakestraw and Steve Crowder
- Mixed by Eddie Mapp and Zakk Wylde
- Mastered by Steve Marcussen
- Illustrations by Rob Arvizu
- Management – Bob Ringe (Survival Management)
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[6] | 50 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7] | 2 |
References
[edit]- ^ The Blessed Hellride at AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ "Black Label Society - Hangover Music Vol. VI". Metal.de. May 23, 2003. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ "MTX: Mototrax Soundtrack Announced". GameZone. May 4, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ Faylor, Chris (August 8, 2008). "More Guitar Hero World Tour Songs Confirmed: Dinosaur Jr., Bob Seger, System of a Down, Others". Shacknews. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ "Zakk Wylde - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?". February 10, 2016. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Black Label Society Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ "Black Label Society Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
Additional sources
[edit]- Pratt, Greg (July 1, 2003). "The Blessed Hellride review by Exclaim!". Exclaim!.
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