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Mafia (Black Label Society album)

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Released
  
March 8, 2005

Artist
  
Black Label Society

Label
  
Artemis Records

Genre
  
Heavy metal

Length
  
48:20

Release date
  
8 March 2005

Producer
  
Zakk Wylde

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Mafia (2005)
  
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Black Label Society albums, Heavy metal albums

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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. 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.

Contents

Fire it up


Track listing

All music and lyrics by Zakk Wylde, except otherwise noted.

  1. "Fire It Up" – 5:01
  2. "What's in You" – 3:00
  3. "Suicide Messiah" – 5:47
  4. "Forever Down" – 3:39
  5. "In This River" – 3:52
  6. "You Must Be Blind" – 3:27
  7. "Death March" – 3:05
  8. "Dr. Octavia" – 0:50
  9. "Say What You Will" – 3:46
  10. "Too Tough to Die" – 2:50
  11. "Electric Hellfire" – 2:28
  12. "Spread Your Wings" – 4:09
  13. "Been a Long Time" – 3:07
  14. "Dirt on The Grave" – 2:51
  15. "I Never Dreamed" (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover, bonus track) – 6:08

The track "Fire It Up" was featured in the 2005 game Guitar Hero. The end of "Death March" quotes the intro to "Fire It Up".

Personnel

Black Label Society
  • Zakk Wylde – vocals, guitars, bass, talk box, Minimoog, piano, PolyBox
  • James LoMenzo – bass, break vocal on "Say What You Will"
  • Craig Nunenmacher – drums, shaker
  • Nick Catanese – guitar (does not perform on album)
  • Additional performances
  • Barry "Lord" Conley – Buchla synthesizer, Minimoog, piano, PolyBox, OutofControl-atron
  • Eddie Mapp – Minimoog on "Say What You Will"
  • Production
  • Produced by Zakk Wylde
  • Associate producer and engineer – Barry Conley
  • Mixed by Eddie Mapp and Barry Conley
  • Mastered by Steve Marcussen
  • Artwork concept – Zakk Wylde
  • Illustrations – Rob "RA" Arvizu
  • Artwork layout and design – Jason Levy, NoLimitAmerica.com
  • Management – Bob Ringe (Survival Management)
  • Album

    Billboard (North America)

    Singles

    Billboard (North America)

    Songs

    1Fire It Up5:00
    2What's in You3:00
    3Suicide Messiah5:48

    References

    Mafia (Black Label Society album) Wikipedia