''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.
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.
On August 9, 2013, "Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone" was released as a single through
iTunes
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on North America.
Track listing
Personnel
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Zakk Wylde – vocals, guitar, piano. acoustic guitar on studio tracks
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Nick Catanese – guitar
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John DeServio
John "JD" DeServio is an American musician who has been the bassist of heavy metal band Black Label Society since 2005.
He was also a member of Pride & Glory, a southern rock trio, for a short time in December 1994 (again as a replacement for ...
– bass, additional vocals
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Derek Sherinian
Derek Sherinian (born August 25, 1966) is an American keyboardist who has toured and recorded for Alice Cooper, Billy Idol, and Joe Bonamassa, among others. He was also a member of Dream Theater from 1994 to 1999, is the founder of Planet X and ...
– piano
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Chad Szeliga – drums
*Greg Locascio – additional vocals
Charts
References
Black Label Society albums
2013 live albums
E1 Music albums
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