Zakk Wylde & Black Label Society - The Blessed Hellride

Nu-metal be damned; Zakk Wylde might say there's only one kind of metal, and that's "heavy." on THE BLESSED HELLRIDE, the ex- Ozzy Osbourne guitarist's Black Label Society attempts to create nothing less than the ultimate mullet-sporting high school headbanger's dream album. Fans of old school, "strap on Les Paul/insert into Marshall stack/rock like hell" thrash mayhem will find a lot to love here, from the raw, aggressive monster guitar and drum sounds to the Black Sabbath-via-Judas Priest gargantuan riffs. The lyrics pretty much stick to the metal essentials: drugs, evil, supernatural forces, death, and oh yeah, more drugs. For those who find nu- metal suspiciously lacking in heft, THE BLESSED HELLRIDE provides a welcome fix of the hard stuff.

1) Stoned and Drunk
2) Doomsday Jesus
3) Stillborn
4) Suffering Overdue
5) Blessed Hellride
6) Funeral Bell
7) Final Solution
8) Destruction Overdrive
9) Blackened Waters
10) We Live No More
11) Dead Meadow