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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]

Mafia
Studio album by
Black Label Society
ReleasedMarch 8, 2005
Genre
  • Heavy metal
  • Southern rock
  • groove metal
  • hard rock
Length53:58
LabelArtemis
ProducerZakk Wylde
Black Label Society chronology
Hangover Music Vol. VI
(2004)		 Mafia
(2005)		 Kings of Damnation 98–04
(2005)
Singles from Mafia
  1. "Suicide Messiah"
    Released: February 15, 2005
  2. "Fire It Up"
    Released: 2005
  3. "In This River"
    Released: September 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing


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

Mafia track listing
No.TitleLength
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".


Personnel


Black Label Society

Additional performances

Production


Charts


Chart performance for Mafia
Chart (2005) Peak
position
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

Album


Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
2005 Top Internet Albums 15

Singles


Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
2005 "Suicide Messiah" Mainstream Rock Tracks 24
2005 "Fire It Up" Mainstream Rock Tracks 35
2005 "In This River" Mainstream Rock Tracks 32[8]

References


  1. Mafia at AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  2. "Black Label Society's 'Mafia' Lands At No. 15 On Billboard Album Chart". Blabbermouth.net. March 16, 2005. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  3. "Black Label Society: Mafia" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  4. "Lescharts.com – Black Label Society – Mafia". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  5. "Swedishcharts.com – Black Label Society – Mafia". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  6. "Black Label Society Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  7. "Black Label Society Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  8. "Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks". Billboard. September 17, 2005.

На других языках

- [en] Mafia (Black Label Society album)

[es] Mafia (álbum de Black Label Society)

Mafia es el sexto álbum de estudio del grupo de heavy metal Black Label Society,[1] lanzado al mercado en el año 2005 por Artemis Music. Es uno de los lanzamientos de mayor éxito comercial de la banda vendiendo más de 250.000 copias en los EE. UU. La canción "In This River" fue escrita antes de la muerte de Dimebag Darrell, íntimo amigo de Zakk Wylde, pero desde entonces se ha dedicado a él.


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