Unblackened

Unblackened is a live acoustic album by American heavy metal band Black Label Society. It was recorded live on March 6, 2013, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, and released on September 24, 2013.[3]

Unblackened
Live album with studio tracks by Black Label Society
Released	September 24, 2013
Recorded	Club Nokia, Los Angeles, March 2013
Length	124:29
Label	eOne
Producer	Zakk Wylde
Black Label Society chronology
The Song Remains Not the Same (2011) Unblackened (2013) Catacombs of the Black Vatican (2014)
Singles from Unblackened
"Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone" Released: 09 August 2013

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Metal Discovery	[2]

Disc 1 consists of live tracks and disc 2 also consists of live tracks among six newly recorded songs, three of which are re-recordings of previously released songs from the band's studio albums.

The album was announced back in 2012, but the release was delayed due to the postponement of the show, which was settled to be recorded in August. Black Label Society started the pre-ordering of the album in August 2013, also offering a deluxe edition box set containing a double live CD pack, a DVD of the show, a replica of Zakk Wylde's pewter dagger necklace, a photo book with photos taken from the show, and a custom package.[4]

On August 9, 2013, "Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone" was released as a single through iTunes on North America.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Zakk Wylde, except where noted.

Disc one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Losin' Your Mind"	5:47
2.	"The Blessed Hellride"	4:22
3.	"Sold My Soul"	7:35
4.	"Road Back Home"	6:09
5.	"Spoke in the Wheel"	5:16
6.	"House of Doom"	4:21
7.	"Queen of Sorrow"	3:47
8.	"Machine Gun Man"	4:51
9.	"Sweet Jesus"	4:38
10.	"In This River"	6:41
11.	"Throwin' It All Away"	11:06
Total length:		64:33

Disc two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Takillya (Estyabon)"	1:38
2.	"Won't Find It Here"	8:47
3.	"Rust"	5:26
4.	"Speedball"	1:04
5.	"I Thank You Child"	5:01
6.	"Stillborn"	8:24
7.	"Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone" (Bill Withers)	3:31
8.	"Lovin' Woman (Bonus Version)"	5:04
9.	"Queen of Sorrow" (Unblackened recorded studio version)	4:14
10.	"Song for You (Bonus Version)" (Leon Russell)	5:07
11.	"Won't Find It Here" (Unblackened recorded studio version)	6:55
12.	"Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow" (Unblackened recorded studio version)	4:45
Total length:		59:56

Personnel

• Zakk Wylde – vocals, guitar, piano. acoustic guitar on studio tracks
• Nick Catanese – guitar
• John DeServio – bass, additional vocals
• Derek Sherinian  – piano
• Chad Szeliga – drums
• Greg Locascio – additional vocals

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6]	186
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7]	90
US Billboard 200[8]	72
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[9]	6
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10]	14
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[11]	25

References

1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "a Unblackened > Review". AllMusic.
2. "Unblackened > Review". Metal Discovery.
3. Graham Hartmann (July 17, 2013). "Black Label Society to Unleash 'Unblackened' Live DVD/Blu-ray". Loudwire.
4. "Unblackened Box Set". shop.blacklabelsociety.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2013.
5. Graham Hartmann (August 9, 2013). "Black Label Society Debut Soulful Rendition of Bill Withers' 'Ain't No Sunshine'". Loudwire.
6. "Ultratop.be – Black Label Society – Unblackened" (in French). Hung Medien.
7. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
8. "Black Label Society Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
9. "Black Label Society Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard.
10. "Black Label Society Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
11. "Black Label Society Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.