Mafia (album)

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Mafia
Studio album by Black Label Society
Released March 8, 2005
Genre Heavy metal
Length 48:20
Label Artemis
Producer Zakk Wylde
Professional reviews
Black Label Society chronology
Hangover Music Vol. VI
(2004)
Mafia
(2005)
Kings Of Damnation 98-04
(2005)

Mafia is the seventh 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

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Fire It Up" – 5:02
  2. "What's In You" – 3:02
  3. "Suicide Messiah" – 5:49
  4. "Forever Down" – 3:41
  5. "In This River" – 3:54
  6. "You Must Be Blind" – 3:29
  7. "Death March" – 3:07
  8. "Dr. Octavia" – 0:52
  9. "Say What You Will" – 3:49
  10. "Too Tough To Die" – 2:52
  11. "Electric Hellfire" – 2:30
  12. "Spread Your Wings" – 4:11
  13. "Been A Long Time" – 3:09
  14. "Dirt On The Grave" – 2:47
  15. "I Never Dreamed" (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover, bonus track) – 6:08

All music and lyrics by Zakk Wylde, apart from I Never Dreamed.

The track Fire It Up was featured in the 2005 game Guitar Hero.

[edit] Personnel

  • Rob "Ra" Arvizu - Illustrations
  • Nick "ET" Catanese - Guitar, Group Member (plays only live)
  • Barry Conley - Buchla Synthesizer, Mini Moog, Piano, OutofControl-atron, Associate Producer, Mixing
  • Jason Levy - Design, Layout Design
  • James LoMenzo - Bass, Vocals, Group Member
  • Eddie Mapp - Mixing, Mini Moog
  • Stephen Marcussen - Mastering
  • Craig Nunenmacher - Drums, Shaker, Group Member
  • Zakk Wylde - Electric and Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Piano, Vocals, Executive Producer, Talk Box/Voice Box, Artwork, Mini Moog, Group Member

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
2005 The Billboard 200 15
2005 Top Independent Albums 1
2005 Top Internet Albums 15

[edit] Singles

Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
2005 "Suicide Messiah" Mainstream Rock Tracks #24
2005 "Fire It Up" Mainstream Rock Tracks #35
2005 "In This River" Mainstream Rock Tracks #32