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* RealMenLoveJesus: Zakk Wylde is a devout Irish-Catholic, and refers to himself as "a Soldier of Christ."

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* RealMenLoveJesus: Zakk Wylde is a devout Irish-Catholic, and refers to himself as "a Soldier of Christ.""
* TakeThat: Zakk has been known to spice up live versions of Super Terrorizer with the phrase "Limp Bizket sucks dick!"
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* FanCommunityNicknames: [=BLS=] fans are collectively referred to as "Berzerkers". Meanwhile, the roadies are known as the "Doom Crew" and the band's security are known as "Black Label Special Ops".
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What do you get when you put Music/BlackSabbath, Music/{{Metallica}}, and LynyrdSkynyrd in a blender? You get Black Label Society: an American Music/HeavyMetal band formed in 1998 by former OzzyOsbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde. Although the band is not well-known among mainstream music fans, they are quite well-known among [[MetalHead metalheads]] and have been quite successful, releasing 9 studio albums, a live album, and 3 compilation albums. The band has a very vocal and passionate fanbase, who have been nicknamed "Berzerkers."


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What do you get when you put Music/BlackSabbath, Music/{{Metallica}}, and LynyrdSkynyrd in a blender? You get Black Label Society: an American Music/HeavyMetal HeavyMetal band formed in 1998 by former OzzyOsbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde. Although the band is not well-known among mainstream music fans, they are quite well-known among [[MetalHead metalheads]] and have been quite successful, releasing 9 studio albums, a live album, and 3 compilation albums. The band has a very vocal and passionate fanbase, who have been nicknamed "Berzerkers."

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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: ''Sonic Brew'' was pretty much "Pride and Glory Volume 2." ''Stronger Than Death'' moved away from southern rock and into a heavier metal sound where they've been ever since.


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** WordSaladLyrics: Describes the the rest, particularly ballads.
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* 2014 - ''Catacombs of the Black Vatican''
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* CountryMatters: Used in "13 Years Of Grief."
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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: For the most part, 7. Some of the band's softer, piano-centric ballads can drop as low as 2 on the hardness scale.

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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: For the most part, 7.6-7. Some of the band's softer, piano-centric ballads can drop as low as 2 on the hardness scale.
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* MoodWhiplash: ''1919 Eternal'' is heavy metal... until the final track which is an acoustic guitar rendition of "America the Beautiful."
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* FanCommunityNicknames: [=BLS=] fans are collectively referred to as "Berzerkers". Meanwhile, the roadies are known as the "Doom Crew" and the band's security are known as "Black Label Special Ops".
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* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: Zakk's playing style is a mix of a wide assortment of influences. His lead playing in particular is a mixture of jazz, country, classical and metal derived from the likes of John McLaughlin, Duane Allman, Esteban, Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen.

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* AntiLoveSong: "Stillborn"

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* AntiLoveSong: "Stillborn""Stillborn" is about a man who has been treated so poorly by his woman that the feelings he once had for her are completely dead.
** "Spoke in the Wheel" is about a man who has had his heart broken by being callously dumped ("shattered, cast aside, stripped of your pride like you were never nothing special"), and he warns his former lover that someday the same thing will happen to her.


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* BadassBiker: The [=BLS=] musicians use this as their image.
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What do you get when you put Music/BlackSabbath, Music/{{Metallica}}, and LynyrdSkynyrd in a blender? You get Black Label Society: an American Music/HeavyMetal band formed in 1998 by former OzzyOsbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde. Although the band is not well-known among mainstream music fans, they are quite well-known among [[MetalHead metalheads]] and have been quite successful, releasing 9 studio albums, a live album, and 3 compilation albums. The band has a very vocal and passionate fanbase, who have been nicknamed "Berserkers."


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What do you get when you put Music/BlackSabbath, Music/{{Metallica}}, and LynyrdSkynyrd in a blender? You get Black Label Society: an American Music/HeavyMetal band formed in 1998 by former OzzyOsbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde. Although the band is not well-known among mainstream music fans, they are quite well-known among [[MetalHead metalheads]] and have been quite successful, releasing 9 studio albums, a live album, and 3 compilation albums. The band has a very vocal and passionate fanbase, who have been nicknamed "Berserkers."Berzerkers."

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* GriefSong: [=BLS=] has two of them: "In This River" is dedicated to [[{{Pantera}} Dimebag Darrell]], and "Layne" is dedicated to [[Music/AliceInChains Layne Staley]].

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* GriefSong: [=BLS=] has two of them: "In This River" is dedicated to [[{{Pantera}} [[Music/{{Pantera}} Dimebag Darrell]], and "Layne" is dedicated to [[Music/AliceInChains Layne Staley]].
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* GriefSong: [=BLS=] has two of them: "In This River" is dedicated to [[{{Pantera}} Dimebag Darrell]], and "Layne" is dedicated to [[AliceInChains Layne Staley]].

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* GriefSong: [=BLS=] has two of them: "In This River" is dedicated to [[{{Pantera}} Dimebag Darrell]], and "Layne" is dedicated to [[AliceInChains [[Music/AliceInChains Layne Staley]].
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What do you get when you put BlackSabbath, {{Metallica}}, and LynyrdSkynyrd in a blender? You get Black Label Society: an American Music/HeavyMetal band formed in 1998 by former OzzyOsbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde. Although the band is not well-known among mainstream music fans, they are quite well-known among [[MetalHead metalheads]] and have been quite successful, releasing 9 studio albums, a live album, and 3 compilation albums. The band has a very vocal and passionate fanbase, who have been nicknamed "Berserkers."


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What do you get when you put BlackSabbath, {{Metallica}}, Music/BlackSabbath, Music/{{Metallica}}, and LynyrdSkynyrd in a blender? You get Black Label Society: an American Music/HeavyMetal band formed in 1998 by former OzzyOsbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde. Although the band is not well-known among mainstream music fans, they are quite well-known among [[MetalHead metalheads]] and have been quite successful, releasing 9 studio albums, a live album, and 3 compilation albums. The band has a very vocal and passionate fanbase, who have been nicknamed "Berserkers."

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* MetalBandMascot: The [=BLS=] Skull.

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* MetalBandMascot: The [=BLS=] Skull.Skull (sometimes nicknamed "Skully").
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Although he looks like a cross between a viking and a biker, Zakk Wylde is by all accounts a very friendly and warm person.
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* RatedMForManly

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* RatedMForManlyRatedMForManly
* RealMenLoveJesus: Zakk Wylde is a devout Irish-Catholic, and refers to himself as "a Soldier of Christ."
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What do you get when you put BlackSabbath, {{Metallica}}, and LynyrdSkynyrd in a blender? You get Black Label Society: an American HeavyMetal band formed in 1998 by former OzzyOsbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde. Although the band is not well-known among mainstream music fans, they are quite well-known among [[MetalHead metalheads]] and have been quite successful, releasing 9 studio albums, a live album, and 3 compilation albums. The band has a very vocal and passionate fanbase, who have been nicknamed "Berserkers."


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What do you get when you put BlackSabbath, {{Metallica}}, and LynyrdSkynyrd in a blender? You get Black Label Society: an American HeavyMetal Music/HeavyMetal band formed in 1998 by former OzzyOsbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde. Although the band is not well-known among mainstream music fans, they are quite well-known among [[MetalHead metalheads]] and have been quite successful, releasing 9 studio albums, a live album, and 3 compilation albums. The band has a very vocal and passionate fanbase, who have been nicknamed "Berserkers."

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* MetalBandMascot: The [=BLS=] Skull.
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* FaceOfTheBand: Zakk Wylde, who writes the songs, does lead vocals, and plays every instrument on the studio albums except for drums.
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* FaceOfTheBand: Zakk Wylde, who writes the songs, does lead vocals, and plays every instrument on the studio albums except for drums.
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* GriefSong: [=BLS=] has two of them: "In This River" is dedicated to [[{{Pantera}} Dimebag Darrell]], and "Layne" is dedicated to [[AliceInChains Layne Staley]].
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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: For the most part, 7. Some of the softer, piano-centric can drop as low as 2 on the hardness scale.

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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: For the most part, 7. Some of the band's softer, piano-centric ballads can drop as low as 2 on the hardness scale.
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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: For the most part, 7.

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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: For the most part, 7. Some of the softer, piano-centric can drop as low as 2 on the hardness scale.
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Black Label Society is an American HeavyMetal band formed in 1998 by former OzzyOsbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde. Although the band is not well-known among mainstream music fans, they are quite well-known among [[MetalHead metalheads]] and have been quite successful, releasing 9 studio albums, a live album, and 3 compilation albums. The band has a very vocal and passionate fanbase, who have been nicknamed "Berserkers."


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What do you get when you put BlackSabbath, {{Metallica}}, and LynyrdSkynyrd in a blender? You get Black Label Society is Society: an American HeavyMetal band formed in 1998 by former OzzyOsbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde. Although the band is not well-known among mainstream music fans, they are quite well-known among [[MetalHead metalheads]] and have been quite successful, releasing 9 studio albums, a live album, and 3 compilation albums. The band has a very vocal and passionate fanbase, who have been nicknamed "Berserkers."

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* 1999 - ''Sonice Brew''

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* 1999 - ''Sonice ''Sonic Brew''
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Black Label Society is an American HeavyMetal band formed in 1998 by former OzzyOsbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde. Although the band is not well-known among mainstream music fans, they are quite well-known among [[MetalHead metalheads]] and have been quite successful, releasing 9 studio albums, a live album, and 3 compilation albums. The band has a very vocal and passionate fanbase, who have been nicknamed "Berserkers."

'''Discography:'''

'''Studio Albums:'''
* 1999 - ''Sonice Brew''
* 2000 - ''Stronger Than Death''
* 2002 - ''1919 Eternal''
* 2003 - ''The Blessed Hellride''
* 2004 - ''Hangover Music Vol. IV''
* 2005 - ''Mafia''
* 2006 - ''Shot To Hell''
* 2010 - ''Order Of The Black''
* 2011 - ''The Song Remains Not The Same''

'''Live Albums'''
* 2001 - ''Alcohol Fueled Brewtality Live!! +5''

'''Compilation Albums'''
* 2005 - ''Kings of Damnation 98-04''
* 2009 - ''Skullage''
* 2010 - ''Black Label Berzerkus 2010''

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!!Black Label Society has examples of the following tropes:

* TheAlcoholic: Zakk Wylde used to be a very heavy drinker, until he was nearly killed by a blood clot caused by years of alcohol abuse. These days he's sober.
* AllBikersAreHellsAngels: The stage outfits worn by the [=BLS=] musicians resembles those worn by outlaw motorcycle clubs. Biker imagery also features heavily in the band's merchandise.
* AntiLoveSong: "Stillborn"
* BadassBeard: Zakk Wylde has sported one of these for several years now.
* GreatestHitsAlbum: So far they've released three of them.
* MadLibMetalLyrics: Describes most of their songs.
* MetalScream: "Stillborn" opens with an extended one of these.
* NewSoundAlbum: ''Hangover Music Vol. VI'' is an album that's mostly acoustic ballads. It sounds quite different from Black Label Society's usual sound.
* RatedMForManly

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