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The Blessed Hellride

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Released
  
April 22, 2003

Artist
  
Black Label Society

Producer
  
Zakk Wylde

Genres
  
Heavy metal, Groove metal

Length
  
45:02

Release date
  
22 April 2003

Label
  
Universal International

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Recorded
  
Paramount Studios, Hollywood, California; Cartee Day Studios, Nashville, Tennessee; Amerayacan Studios, North Hollywood, California.

The Blessed Hellride (2003)
  
Boozed, Broozed, and Broken-Boned (2003)

Similar
  
Black Label Society albums, Heavy metal albums

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The Blessed Hellride is the fourth studio album by Black Label Society. It contains a mix of heavy (Stoned and Drunk, Stillborn) and lighter (The Blessed Hellride, Dead Meadow) tunes.

Contents

The second track "Doomsday Jesus" was featured on the soundtrack to the game MTX: Mototrax, but with altered lyrics.

The third track "Stillborn" is featured on the soundtrack of the game Guitar Hero: World Tour, 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 Ozzy 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 Zakk and Craig Nunenmacher were horsing around in the studio. The song's lyrics poke fun at the cheesiest of the 1980s hairband's "party" lyrics.

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."

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Track listing

All songs written by Zakk Wylde.

  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 Bonus Track) - 2:58

Personnel

  • Zakk Wylde – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, 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)
  • Songs

    1Stoned and Drunk5:02
    2Doomsday Jesus3:30
    3Stillborn3:15

    References

    The Blessed Hellride Wikipedia