1919 Eternal

1919 Eternal
Studio album by
Black Label Society
ReleasedMarch 5, 2002
Recorded2001–2002
Genre
Length60:08
LabelSpitfire
ProducerZakk Wylde
Black Label Society chronology
Alcohol Fueled Brewtality
(2001) 		1919 Eternal
(2002) 		The Blessed Hellride
(2003)
Singles from 1919 Eternal
  1. "Bleed for Me"
    Released: 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles8/10[2]
Metal.de8/10[3]
Rock Hard8/10[4]

1919 Eternal (also stylized as 1919★Eternal) is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Black Label Society. It was released on March 5, 2002, and was written for Zakk Wylde's father.

Writing

Five songs from the album sessions were written by Zakk Wylde for Ozzy Osbourne's album Down to Earth. Osbourne rejected the songs because they were "too Black Label", so Wylde kept them for this album.[citation needed] The songs were "Bleed for Me", "Life, Birth, Blood, Doom", "Demise of Sanity", an alternate piano version of "Bridge to Cross", and a demo called "Find a Way". The latter two were never released. These original demo songs featured drummer Christian Werr, a friend of Wylde's who happened to be in the right place at the right time to record the tracks. Later, when Wylde went to re-record these demos for 1919 Eternal, Christian's drum tracks were used for "Bleed for Me", "Life, Birth, Blood, Doom", and "Demise of Sanity", which is why Craig Nunenmacher does not appear on these songs.

Artwork

The album artwork is based on a German Nazi propaganda poster used to recruit Dutchmen into the Schutzstaffel (SS).

Track listing

All tracks are written by Zakk Wylde, except "America the Beautiful" by Katharine Lee Bates and Samuel A. Ward

No.TitleLength
1."Bleed for Me"5:31
2."Lords of Destruction"5:11
3."Demise of Sanity"3:23
4."Life, Birth, Blood, Doom"4:21
5."Bridge to Cross"5:49
6."Battering Ram"2:22
7."Speedball"0:58
8."Graveyard Disciples"3:20
9."Genocide Junkies"5:53
10."Lost Heaven"4:24
11."Refuse to Bow Down"4:53
12."Mass Murder Machine"5:47
13."Berserkers"5:06
14."America the Beautiful" (Instrumental)3:17
15."Llabdeeps" (Japanese edition bonus track)1:00*
Total length:60:08

Note: The 15th track is an unlabeled bonus track on the Japanese edition of the album, "Speedball" reversed.

Credits

Additional personnel

  • Christian Werr – drums (tracks 1, 3, 4)

Production

  • Produced by Zakk Wylde
  • Associate producer – Eddie Mapp
  • Engineered by Eddie Mapp and Sam Storey, assisted by Lou Michaels and Kent Hitchcock
  • Editing by Kent Huffnagle
  • Mastered by Ron Boustead
  • Management – Bob Ringe (Survival Management)
  • A&R – Paul Bibeau, Tami Fukatami
  • Art concept – Zakk Wylde
  • Art direction and design – Zakk Wylde and Peter Tsakiris (Drunken Monkey Studios)
  • Illustrations – Adam Guyot (Eternal Art Tattoo, Canyon County, California)
  • Photography – Maryanne Bilham

Charts

Chart performance for 1919 Eternal
Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 149
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[6] 7

References

  1. ^ O'Neill, Brian. 1919 Eternal at AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  2. ^ Gold, David (May 9, 2002). "Black Label Society - 1919 Eternal". BW&BK.
  3. ^ JJ (May 2, 2002). "Black Label Society - 1919 Eternal". Metal.de (in German). Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "1919 Eternal review". Rock Hard (in German).
  5. ^ "Black Label Society Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "Black Label Society Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.

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