''Grimmest Hits'' is the tenth studio album by American heavy metal band

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. The album was released on January 19, 2018. According to

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, the sound of the album was inspired by

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and

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admitted in an interview with

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that he "just wanted to confuse people", regarding its title. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hard Music, No. 1 Independent, and No. 2 Rock Charts. The album was also the No. 1 selling album at

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for the week of its release, beating out Grammy-nominated

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by a considerable margin. Upon its release, the album landed at #1 spot on

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Top Rock Albums Chart and No. 7 on the Overall Top Albums Chart.

Promotion

In Spring 2018,

collaborated with

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, and

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to promote ''Grimmest Hits'' album. On February 26, 2020, the band performed ''Grimmest Hits'' at the North American Crusade tour in Tucson, Arizona.

Reception

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called ''Grimmest Hits'' a "partial excuse" for

to show his affection for Ozzy zbourneand

. Blair K. Rose of ''All About the Rock'' said that ''Grimmest Hits'' "carries on the torch rather proudly". ''The Moshville Times'' said that the album "doesn't reinvent the Black Label Society wheel", and mentioning that "it's not their finest hour". Martien Koolen called ''Grimmest Hits'' "Black Label Society's best album".

Track listing

Personnel

– guitars, vocals, piano,

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– bass *Jeff Fabb – drums

Charts

References

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