GRIMMEST HITS
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GRIMMEST HITS
Grimmest Hits is the tenth studio album by American heavy metal band Black Label Society. The album was released on January 19, 2018. According to AllMusic, the sound of the album was inspired by Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. Zakk Wylde admitted in an interview with Billboard that he just wanted to confuse people . The album reached #1 on the Billboard Hard Music, #1 Independent, and #2 Rock Charts. The album was also the #1 selling album at Best Buy for the week of its release, beating out Grammy nominated Fall Out Boy by a considerable margin. Upon its release last Friday, the album landed at #1 spot on iTunes Top Rock Albums Chart and #7 on the Overall Top Albums Chart. - WIKIPEDIA
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LOUDER
Grimmest Hits may point to a more mellow, mature Zakk – on record at least.
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SPILL MAGAZINE
While Black Label Society is best known for their hard rock, Grimmest Hits features a handful of ballads.
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Loudwire
If you’re after riffs you can milk for days, then Grimmest Hits is a Wisconsin purebred prize dairy cow.
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BLABBERMOUTH.NET
"Grimmest Hits" being what it is, a partial excuse for Zakk Wylde to shower his affection for Ozzy and BLACK SABBATH to blaring effect, this open love letter will delight Wylde fans.
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The Metal Archives
If you like heavy metal, psychedelic rock and psychedelic rock of the seventies, Black Label Society's Grimmest Hits is an authentic trip down memory lane, a first respectable record of the year and a highlight in the band's career.
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METAL WANI
Black Label Society fans will be happy with ‘Grimmest Hits’. Some of the songs can become instant classics for BLS and I’m sure fans will be bobbing their heads in agreement.
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ALL MUSIC
Grimmest Hits is not the cherry-picked best-of that its winking title would suggest.
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PURE RAWK
Grimmest Hits is a fine album, if a little less than spectacular.
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CRYPTIC ROCK
Grimmest Hits showcases Black Label Society’s ability to deliver fresh and tempting material without deserting its proven recipe for success.
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METAL NEXXUS
‘Grimmest Hits’ is perhaps a little bit of a celebration record for the band as it marks their twentieth anniversary as a recording unit.
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THE ROCKPIT
It’s BLS doing what they do best which is rock out and hit you with some kick ass guitar work.
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DISTORTED SOUND
studio album and features twelve hard-hitting tracks that feature a variety of sounds that just surge the listener into stages of nostalgic awe.
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GHOST CULT
Grimmest Hits sees a band keeping itself out of a rut and making enjoyable, if somewhat genteel, music.
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THE SOUND BOARD
It’s just a good, simple album from a band who have admittedly done better.
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The Sludgelord
It is a Sabbath-esque listen with bluesy inflections and is chock full of riffs and solos.
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ROCK SINS
Grimmest Hits was a pleasant surprise, as it shows a band reinvingorated and firing on all cyclinders.
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Sea of Tranquility
there's a sense of 'maturity' here on Grimmest Hits that's impossible to ignore.
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Decibel Geek
that will get some significant replay in 2018!
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SonicAbuse
It’s another good album.
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MAXIMUM VOLUME MUSIC
Zakk is still born to be Wylde.
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AlexRox.com
The album is consistent excellence.
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SKULLNBONES
There ain’t a weak link in this chain anywhere on Grimmest Hits.
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Pure Grain Audio
Zakk Wylde, the virtuoso deliverer of guitar-laden doom, hits every damn song out of the park on this killer album.
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INVICTA MAGAZINE
Riff led rock anthems and more reflective songs mix on this great album.
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Markus Heavy Blog Music
a excellent album that combines powerful riff energy with a down-to-earth approach.
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Transistor
an eclectic mix of blues, country and hard rock.
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ALREADY HEARD
With years of pain and struggle emanating through every note of this album, it’s no wonder the blues are so dark and brutal.
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The Moshville times
It’s not their finest hour but it comes nowhere near to being their worst.
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OVERDRIVE
You couldn’t ask for anything more from a solid album from start to finish.
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The Metal Observer
an immensely boring album that somehow comes off as being simultaneously bloated and unshakably unfinished.
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LIVE METAL
“Grimmest Hits” reaffirms that Zakk Wylde and Black Label Society are more than capable of carrying the torch for the foreseeable future.
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Soundwave Brigade
“Grimmest Hits” does everything you’d want it to, and even adds a few new wrinkles into the mix for good measure.
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E.D.
one of the best metal albums of the year.
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Talking Rock
not a bad effort, it’s just not great.
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dead rhetoric
tenth effort is just as strong as it’s preceding releases and continues to cement the act as one of the go-to bands of this ilk.
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Devils Gate Media
you will find much on ‘Grimmest Hits’ to satisfy the soul.
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IGNITE MUSIC MAGAZINE
it will do is give you that smoky heat of a fire that simmers and gives the impression it can blow up into a bonfire without any warning.
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Outlaws of the Sun
The songs on Grimmest Hits hit all the right notes.
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Metal Titans
Zakk Wylde was there and he succeeds in a guitar god creating a classic album.
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mxdwn.com
the album is well rounded, entertaining, and incredibly well produced to boot.
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ROCKTOPIA
If you are not into these guys, it's fair to say that you never will be.
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The Rogers Revue
Whether you are a longtime fan or you’re just discovering Black Label Society’s music, this is a must have for your music collection.
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EMPEROR CUPCAKE
this album is neither grim nor full of hits.
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TUNE IN HERE
It not for the trademark sequel of artificial harmonics and machine gun riffage Wylde is famous for, Grimmest Hits could easily be passed off as a collection of unreleased Sabbath material from the 70s.
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BLOODY GOOD MUSIC
The whole thing, much like his schtick in general, sounds forced at every turn.
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Tangra Mega Rock
doom and blues rock pumped with southern muscles.
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Stormbringer.at (translated)
Zakk, the Viking on guitar, is back and does not need to invent something new.
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The Revival Music
there is little in the way of stand out tracks, but each one is as good as the previous.
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vampster(translated)
The sound is fat but not aggressive, even the powersongs just spread good mood.
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Joe's Albums
Each Black Label Society album is another opportunity to top the one before it, but like AC/DC or The Rolling Stones, BLS isn't here to reinvent the wheel.
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Selective Memory
In this life, Grimmest Hits not just fuels a fire but exposes the fallacies of the human condition.
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Escuta Essa Review (translated)
The album is a good demonstration of how Zakk Wylde and his troupe did not get old, worn out, tiring and not uninteresting, on the contrary, with the very same ingredients they manage to arrive at a delicious result that makes us ask for more and more.
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Collectors Room (translated)
Zakk prints a haunting beauty and country air that put the sound of the Black Label Society on a higher level.
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Burn Your Ears (translated)
perfect choice for those who are looking for a no-frills, very powerfully produced rock album with strong catchy tunes and great guitar magic.
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The Haystack
Twelve tracks of groovy, blues-soaked heavy metal with some southern fried ballads thrown in for good measure.
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