Title: terrible at best
Product review: Zakk Wylde is a man that demands perfection in the music of others. It then comes as a surprise that he doesn't practice what he preaches. While he is an amazing guitarist, his songwriting is downright horrible. His chord progressions are mediocre, songs are repetetive, and his guitar solos are repeated flurries of predictable pentatonics with no melody. In other words, his solos sacrifice substance for style. He never allows his band to have any instrumental time of their own. They are more or less hired guns. That is why it's called Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society. This album's poor quality is further augmented by the fact that Wylde cannot sing. He blatantly tries to rip off both Ozzy Osbourne and Pantera's own Phil Anselmo with horrendous results. He has no tone control and at times, sounds like he is yawning while he is singing. If you want real heavy metal with great vocals and/or melodic guitar solos, check out Metallica, Fear Factory, Pantera, Tool, and Shadows Fall.
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