Skullage

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Skullage
Skullage cover.jpg
Greatest hits album by
Black Label Society
ReleasedApril 21, 2009
Recorded1994–2006
Genre
Label Armoury, Eagle Rock
Black Label Society chronology
Shot to Hell
(2006)		Skullage
(2009)		 Order of the Black
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Blabbermouth.net 5/10 [2]
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles 7/10 [3]
Stormbringer3/5 [4]
The Hollywood Reporter (favorable) [5]

Skullage is a compilation/live album by American heavy metal band Black Label Society, [6] although the first two songs are from Zakk Wylde's solo career and side project Pride & Glory. Some versions also come with a bonus DVD. [7]

Contents

This is the third compilation released to document Wylde's catalogue, the first being the promotional-only No More Tears EP, followed by Kings of Damnation 98–04 in 2005.

Track listing

Disc I (CD)

  1. "Machine Gun Man" – 4:57 (Pride & Glory)
  2. "Dead as Yesterday" – 2:51 (Book of Shadows)
  3. "All for You" – 4:00 (Stronger Than Death)
  4. "13 Years of Grief" – (Stronger Than Death)
  5. "Bleed for Me" – (1919 Eternal)
  6. "Doomsday Jesus" – (The Blessed Hellride)
  7. "Stillborn" – (The Blessed Hellride)
  8. "Won't Find It Here" – (Hangover Music Vol. VI)
  9. "Suicide Messiah" – (Mafia)
  10. "In This River" – (Mafia)
  11. "Fire It Up" – (Mafia)
  12. "New Religion" – (Shot to Hell)
  13. Slightly Amped Instrumental Intro (acoustic) – recorded live on February 13, 2004 in Lehigh Valley
  14. "The Blessed Hellride" (acoustic) – recorded live on February 13, 2004 in Lehigh Valley
  15. "Spoke in the Wheel" (acoustic) – recorded live on February 13, 2004 in Lehigh Valley
  16. "Stillborn" (acoustic) – recorded live on February 13, 2004 in Lehigh Valley

Disc II (DVD)

  1. "All for You"
  2. "13 Years of Grief"
  3. "Bleed for Me"
  4. "Stillborn" (video)
  5. "Suicide Messiah" (video)
  6. "In This River" (video)
  7. "Fire It Up" (video)
  8. "Acoustic" (live)
  9. "Instrumental Intro" (Live in Lehigh Valley)
  10. "The Blessed Hellride" (Live in Lehigh Valley)
  11. "Spoke in the Wheel" (Live in Lehigh Valley)
  12. "We Live No More" (Live in Lehigh Valley)
  13. "Stillborn" (Live in Lehigh Valley)
  14. "New Religion"
  15. "Welcome to the Compound"

Credits (CD side)

Charts

Chart performance for Skullage
Chart (2018)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [8] 111
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [9] 9
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [10] 17

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References

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  2. ↑ Alisoglu, Scott. "Black Label Society "Skullage"". Blabbermouth.net . Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  3. ↑ Small, Aaron (April 17, 2009). "Black Label Society - Skullage". BW&BK .
  4. ↑ Django (August 12, 2009). "Black Label Society - Skullage". Stormbringer (in Swedish). Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  5. ↑ L. Titus, Christa (April 25, 2009). "Review of Skullage". The Hollywood Reporter . Nielsen Business Media. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Black Label Society Skullage CD/DVD Coming April 21". March 3, 2009. Archived from the original on March 30, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Black Label Society - Skullage [Compilation] - Metal Storm". Metalstorm.ee. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Black Label Society Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Black Label Society Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Black Label Society Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.


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