Unblackened
Live album with studio tracks by
Black Label Society
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2013
RecordedClub Nokia, Los Angeles, March 2013
Length124:29
LabeleOne
ProducerZakk Wylde
Black Label Society chronology
The Song Remains Not the Same
(2011) 		Unblackened
(2013) 		Catacombs of the Black Vatican
(2014)
Singles from Unblackened
  1. "Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone"
    Released: August 9, 2013
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Metal Discovery8.5/10[2]

Unblackened is a live acoustic album by American heavy metal band Black Label Society. It was recorded live on March 6, 2013, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, and released on September 24, 2013.[3]

Disc 1 consists of live tracks and disc 2 also consists of live tracks among six newly recorded songs, three of which are re-recordings of previously released songs from the band's studio albums.

The album was announced back in 2012, but the release was delayed due to the postponement of the show, which was settled to be recorded in August. Black Label Society started the pre-ordering of the album in August 2013, also offering a deluxe edition box set containing a double live CD pack, a DVD of the show, a replica of Zakk Wylde's pewter dagger necklace, a photo book with photos taken from the show, and a custom package.[4]

On August 9, 2013, "Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone" was released as a single through iTunes on North America.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Zakk Wylde, except where noted

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."Losin' Your Mind"5:47
2."The Blessed Hellride"4:22
3."Sold My Soul"7:35
4."Road Back Home"6:09
5."Spoke in the Wheel"5:16
6."House of Doom"4:21
7."Queen of Sorrow"3:47
8."Machine Gun Man"4:51
9."Sweet Jesus"4:38
10."In This River"6:41
11."Throwin' It All Away"11:06
Total length:64:33
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Takillya (Estyabon)"1:38
2."Won't Find It Here"8:47
3."Rust"5:26
4."Speedball"1:04
5."I Thank You Child"5:01
6."Stillborn"8:24
7."Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers)3:31
8."Lovin' Woman (Bonus Version)"5:04
9."Queen of Sorrow" (Unblackened recorded studio version)4:14
10."Song for You (Bonus Version)" (Leon Russell)5:07
11."Won't Find It Here" (Unblackened recorded studio version)6:55
12."Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow" (Unblackened recorded studio version)4:45
Total length:59:56

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 90
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 186
US Billboard 200[8] 72
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[9] 6
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10] 14
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[11] 25

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Unblackened at AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Unblackened > Review". Metal Discovery.
  3. ^ Hartmann, Graham (July 17, 2013). "Black Label Society to Unleash 'Unblackened' Live DVD/Blu-ray". Loudwire.
  4. ^ "Unblackened Box Set". shop.blacklabelsociety.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2013.
  5. ^ Graham Hartmann (August 9, 2013). "Black Label Society Debut Soulful Rendition of Bill Withers' 'Ain't No Sunshine'". Loudwire.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Black Label Society – Unblackened" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Black Label Society – Unblackened" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  8. ^ "Black Label Society Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  9. ^ "Black Label Society Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  10. ^ "Black Label Society Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  11. ^ "Black Label Society Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
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