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This album is exactly what you expected it to be. I'm quite the fan of BLS, but I think they tend to make songs that, at times, simply sound indistinguishable. Still, given that the album is really nice throughout, it isn't something that bothers me too much. The singles were great, but unfortunately, they could not save the best track (in my opinion) for the album release, "Name in Blood", it would have been a great surprise. Overall, not to repeat myself, it's ... read more

A massive debut. "Man in the Box" and "Bleed the Freak" are absolute bangers. Some mid-tracklist songs feel like 80s metal leftovers and get a bit boring, but Layne’s vocals on "Love, Hate, Love" are incredible. A hell of a start to their journey.

Overall I’d reckon this album is an overlooked piece. Still I have to be bluntly honest and say that for all its good it has a lot of boring. It still managed to be a piece that deserves attention nonetheless, and one that shines its brightest on “Bridge to Cross”. Give it a listen, I’d say it’s a very typical Black Label Society experience.

This project has a good amount of absolute fucking bangers. From Rust to Just Killing time to Stronger than Death, it slaps in so many ways. Still it does fall short in a specific field, BLS' sound is so specific to them that i feel sometimes different tracks blend with each other and it takes a bit of the uniqueness away. Overall, good shit give it a listen, fucking Zakk Wylde what a goat.