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"In This River" is a song by the heavy metal band Black Label Society. It can be found on their 2005 album, Mafia. The song is 3 minutes and 54 seconds long and features Zakk Wylde on vocals, guitar, and piano. It is the third single from Mafia. Zakk Wylde wrote this song many months prior to the death of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, a close friend of his that was murdered. Abbott was a famous guitarist, most well known for his work with heavy metal band Pantera. He was murdered in December 2004 whilst playing with his newest band Damageplan. The death of Darrell prompted Zakk to dedicate "In This River" to him. Zakk states, "I was looking at the lyrics, and I just said, 'Man, this has gotta be Dime's tune,' so we just made it Dime's song and that's how the video came about," he said. "I think it's really emotional and it came out great. Everyone loves it: [Dimebag's brother] Vinnie, Rita. It's all about Dime's memory and there ain't a dry eye in the house every time you see it." The music video features the childhood personas of Zakk and Darrell riding bicycles together and diving in to a river. "The river is a metaphor for life in general," Wylde said, "all the bullshit that you deal with from being a kid growing up. At the end of the video, the grown up version of Wylde emerges, and Dimebag's doesn't appear as child or man, symbolising Darrell's death. The whole thing's just about life and death," says Zakk. Zakk Wylde is best known for playing guitar for heavy metal singer, Ozzy Osbourne.
