Review: Black Label Society - Shot to Hell

Black Label Society, fronted by the legendary Zakk Wylde, is the apex of modern Metal: melodic, haunting and heavy. Powerful, rhythmic and deep. BLS eschews the overproduced, pre-packaged trends in favor of three things most metal artists fear: depth, emotion and actual singing.

From the first whammy-barred chords of Concrete Jungle to the almost dirge-like Blood is Thicker than Water, Zakk shows why he is one of the few living souls to have earned the title Rock God. While Shot to Hell lacks the high intensity power ballads of previous BLS albums it more than makes up for it with haunting laments and musical range. Where 2003's Blessed Hellride felt like an album written for an arena tour, Shot to Hell fells like it was composed for an intimate club preformances. Like their namesake Scotch Black Label Society only gets better with age.

5 out of 5