1919 Eternal
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{{Infobox album
| name = 1919 Eternal
| type = studio
| artist = Black Label Society
| cover = 1919 Eternal.jpg
| alt =
| released = March 5, 2002
| recorded = 2001–2002
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 60:08
| label = Spitfire
| producer = Zakk Wylde
| prev_title = Alcohol Fueled Brewtality
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = The Blessed Hellride
| next_year = 2003
| misc = {{Singles
| name = 1919 Eternal
| type = studio
| single1 = Bleed for Me
| single1date = 2002
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|id=mw0000215268|last=O'Neill|first=Brian|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=March 30, 2021}}
| rev2 = Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles
| rev2score = 8/10{{cite magazine|url=https://bravewords.com/reviews/black-label-society-1919-eternal|last=Gold|first=David|title=Black Label Society - 1919 Eternal|magazine=BW&BK|date=May 9, 2002}}
| rev3 = Metal.de
| rev3score = 8/10{{cite web|url=https://www.metal.de/reviews/black-label-society-1919-eternal-2227/|author=JJ|title=Black Label Society - 1919 Eternal|website=Metal.de|language=de|date=May 2, 2002|accessdate=March 30, 2021}}
| rev4 = Rock Hard
| rev4score = 8/10{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rockhard.de/reviews/black-label-society-1919-eternal_240669.html|title=1919 Eternal review|magazine=Rock Hard|language=de}}
}}
1919 Eternal (also stylized as 1919★Eternal) is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Black Label Society. It was released on March 5, 2002, and was written for Zakk Wylde's father.
Writing
Five songs from the album sessions were written by Zakk Wylde for Ozzy Osbourne's album Down to Earth. Osbourne rejected the songs because they were "too Black Label", so Wylde kept them for this album.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}} The songs were "Bleed for Me", "Life, Birth, Blood, Doom", "Demise of Sanity", an alternate piano version of "Bridge to Cross", and a demo called "Find a Way". The latter two were never released. These original demo songs featured drummer Christian Werr, a friend of Wylde's who happened to be in the right place at the right time to record the tracks. Later, when Wylde went to re-record these demos for 1919 Eternal, Christian's drum tracks were used for "Bleed for Me", "Life, Birth, Blood, Doom", and "Demise of Sanity", which is why Craig Nunenmacher does not appear on these songs.
Artwork
The album artwork is based on a German Nazi propaganda poster used to recruit Dutchmen into the Schutzstaffel (SS).
Track listing
{{Track listing
|all_writing = Zakk Wylde, except "America the Beautiful" by Katharine Lee Bates and Samuel A. Ward
|title1 = Bleed for Me
|length1 = 5:31
|title2 = Lords of Destruction
|length2 = 5:11
|title3 = Demise of Sanity
|length3 = 3:23
|title4 = Life, Birth, Blood, Doom
|length4 = 4:21
|title5 = Bridge to Cross
|length5 = 5:49
|title6 = Battering Ram
|length6 = 2:22
|title7 = Speedball
|length7 = 0:58
|title8 = Graveyard Disciples
|length8 = 3:20
|title9 = Genocide Junkies
|length9 = 5:53
|title10 = Lost Heaven
|length10 = 4:24
|title11 = Refuse to Bow Down
|length11 = 4:53
|title12 = Mass Murder Machine
|length12 = 5:47
|title13 = Berserkers
|length13 = 5:06
|title14 = America the Beautiful
|length14 = 3:17
|note14 = Instrumental
|title15 = Llabdeeps
|length15 = 1:00*
|note15 = Japanese edition bonus track
|total_length = 60:08
}}
Note: The 15th track is an unlabeled bonus track on the Japanese edition of the album, "Speedball" reversed.
Credits
- Zakk Wylde – vocals, guitars, bass
- Robert Trujillo – bass on "Demise of Sanity" and "Life, Birth, Blood, Doom"
- Craig Nunenmacher – drums
Additional personnel
- Christian Werr – drums (tracks 1, 3, 4)
Production
- Produced by Zakk Wylde
- Associate producer – Eddie Mapp
- Engineered by Eddie Mapp and Sam Storey, assisted by Lou Michaels and Kent Hitchcock
- Editing by Kent Huffnagle
- Mastered by Ron Boustead
- Management – Bob Ringe (Survival Management)
- A&R – Paul Bibeau, Tami Fukatami
- Art concept – Zakk Wylde
- Art direction and design – Zakk Wylde and Peter Tsakiris (Drunken Monkey Studios)
- Illustrations – Adam Guyot (Eternal Art Tattoo, Canyon County, California)
- Photography – Maryanne Bilham
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Chart performance for 1919 Eternal !scope=col|Chart (2002) !scope=col|Peak |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|149|artist=Black Label Society|album=1919 Eternal|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 30, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|7|artist=Black Label Society|album=1919 Eternal|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 30, 2021}} |
References
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=Additional sources=
- {{cite magazine|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/black_label_society-1919_eternal|title=1919 Eternal review by Exclaim!|last=Pratt|first=Greg|date=June 1, 2002|magazine=Exclaim!}}
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