Mafia | ||||
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Released | March 8, 2005 | |||
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Length | 53:58 | |||
Label | Artemis | |||
Producer | Zakk Wylde | |||
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Mafia is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Black Label Society, released on March 8, 2005 by Artemis Records. It is one of the band's most commercially successful releases, selling over 250,000 copies in the United States. The track "In This River" was written before the death of Zakk Wylde's friend and fellow guitarist Dimebag Darrell, but it has since been dedicated to him. [1] In 2005, the album was ranked number 15 on Billboard Album Chart. [2]
All tracks are written by Zakk Wylde, except where noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Fire It Up" | 4:59 |
2. | "What's In You" | 3:00 |
3. | "Suicide Messiah" | 5:47 |
4. | "Forever Down" | 3:39 |
5. | "In This River" | 3:52 |
6. | "You Must Be Blind" | 3:27 |
7. | "Death March" | 3:05 |
8. | "Dr. Octavia" (instrumental) | 0:50 |
9. | "Say What You Will" | 3:46 |
10. | "Too Tough to Die" | 2:50 |
11. | "Electric Hellfire" | 2:28 |
12. | "Spread Your Wings" | 4:09 |
13. | "Been a Long Time" | 3:07 |
14. | "Dirt on the Grave" | 2:51 |
15. | "I Never Dreamed" (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover, bonus track) | 6:08 |
Total length: | 53:58 |
The track "Fire It Up" was featured in the 2005 video game Guitar Hero . The end of "Death March" quotes the intro to "Fire It Up".
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Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [3] | 33 |
French Albums (SNEP) [4] | 170 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [5] | 17 |
US Billboard 200 [6] | 15 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [7] | 1 |
Billboard (United States)
Year | Chart | Position |
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2005 | Top Internet Albums | 15 |
Billboard (United States)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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2005 | "Suicide Messiah" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 24 |
2005 | "Fire It Up" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 35 |
2005 | "In This River" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 32 [8] |
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