The band is not to be confused with Zakk Wylde's solo project (sometimes known as Book of Shadows after its only album) or with Pride & Glory, Wylde's southern rock band.
History
In 1992, Ozzy retired after the No More Tears tour, which led Zakk to form his own solo band Pride & Glory, blending potent bluesy southern rock with heavy metal. In 1994 Ozzy decided to come out of retirement, and the numerous recording sessions for Ozzmosis took place. Around this time, Zakk was also offered the open guitar slot in Guns N' Roses and had a hard time deciding whether to tour with Ozzy or join Guns N' Roses. Neither project panned out. This gave Wylde the opportunity to record his own acoustic solo album, "Book of Shadows." After limited commercial success with Book Of Shadows, in 1998, Zakk and drummer Phil Ondich formed Black Label Society and recorded their debut album "Sonic Brew." Nick Catanese had been Zakk's touring rhythm guitarist since the Book Of Shadows tour (Zakk records all guitars on his albums). Craig Nunenmacher has been drumming for the band since 1919 Eternal (2001) following Phil's departure. Previous bass players include current Metallica bassist Rob Trujillo, former Megadeth 4-stringer James Lomenzo, and current Alice in Chains bassist Mike Inez, who also played with Zakk on the No More Tears, Ozzy tour.
The band had their song "Fire It Up" featured as a bonus song in the PlayStation 2 game Guitar Hero. Zakk Wylde has an avatar in the video game "Guitar Hero: World Tour", and the song "Stillborn" also appears.
Queen of Sorrow
Black Label Society Lyrics
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I've stepped into the black
I say hey, now
I won't be coming back
I say hey, now
I've left it all behind
I say hey, now
Take a look but you find no
Step outside this world where I feel free, yea
Step outside this world where I can't see, no
Queen of sorrow and all this hell within, oh
I close my eyes and sit back as I watch my
Envy end
Hey, now
Bored of sight and sound
I say hey, now
The spiral's always down
I say hey, now
There ain't no coming back
I say hey, now
I've stepped into the black now
Step outside this world where I feel free, yea
Step outside this world where I can't see, no
Queen of sorrow and all this hell within oh,
I close my eyes and sit back as I watch my
Envy end
Step outside this world where I feel free, yea
Step outside this world where I can't see, no
Queen of sorrow and all this hell within, oh
I close my eyes and sit back as I watch my
Envy end
The lyrics to Black Label Society's song "Queen of Sorrow" depict a person who has reached a point of no return in their life. The song describes the feeling of being trapped in a world full of sadness and pain, and the desire to escape it all by stepping into the darkness. The lines "Step outside this world where I feel free" and "Step outside this world where I can't see" suggest that the person is trying to find a new world to escape to, even if it means losing sight of their surroundings. The "queen of sorrow" is a metaphor for the person's inner demons that are causing their pain and torment. The last lines of the song, "I close my eyes and sit back as I watch my envy end" suggest that the person has finally found peace and is no longer plagued by their negative emotions.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey, now
Addressing the current state of mind
I've stepped into the black
Entered a dark place or mindset
I say hey, now
Repeating the current state of mind
I won't be coming back
No intention to return from the darkness
I've left it all behind
Abandoned everything from the past
Take a look but you find no
Nothing worth seeing in the surroundings
Step outside this world where I feel free, yea
Finding freedom from reality in their mind
Step outside this world where I can't see, no
Escaping from the harshness of reality
Queen of sorrow and all this hell within, oh
Acknowledging the emotional pain they feel
I close my eyes and sit back as I watch my
Watching a personal transformation from the darkness
Envy end
The negative emotion they had been feeling is finally resolved
Bored of sight and sound
Monotony and anhedonia have consumed them
The spiral's always down
Continuing to spiral out of control emotionally
There ain't no coming back
Having gone too far to return to their previous state
I've stepped into the black now
Fully immersed in the darkness at this point
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ZAKK WYLDE
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jsk 1337
Lyrics:
Hey now,
I've stepped into the black
I say hey now
I wont be coming back
I say hey now
I've left it all behind
I say hey now
Take a look but you won't find, no
Step outside this world where I'll be free, yeah
Step outside this world where I can see, oh
Queen of sorrow and all this hell within
Oh, I close my eyes and sit back as I watch my end begin
Hey now
Void of sight and sound
I say hey now
The spiral always down
I say hey now
There ain't no coming back
I say hey now
I've stepped into the black now
Step outside this world where I'll be free, yeah
Step outside this world where I can see, oh
Queen of sorrow and all this hell within, oh
Oh, I close my eyes and sit back as I watch my end begin
Step outside this world where I'll be free, yeah
Step outside this world where I can see, oh
Queen of sorrow and all this hell within
Oh, I close my eyes and sit back as I watch my end begin
Mzbloodlust
Amazing!! beautiful song and lyrics
Heres the lyrics guys
Hey now,
I've stepped into the black
I say hey now
I wont be coming back
I say hey now
I've left it all behind
I say hey now
Take a look but you won't find, no
Step outside this world where I'll be free, yeah
Step outside this world where I can see, oh
Queen of sorrow and all this hell within
Oh, I close my eyes and sit back as I watch my end begin
Hey now
Void of sight and sound
I say hey now
The spiral always down
I say hey now
There ain't no coming back
I say hey now
I've stepped into the black now
Step outside this world where I'll be free, yeah
Step outside this world where I can see, oh
Queen of sorrow and all this hell within, oh
Oh, I close my eyes and sit back as I watch my end begin
Step outside this world where I'll be free, yeah
Step outside this world where I can see, oh
Queen of sorrow and all this hell within
Oh, I close my eyes and sit back as I watch my end begin
Yavuz Akay
Hey now,
I've stepped into the black
I say hey now
I wont be coming back
I say hey now
I've left it all behind
I say hey now
Take a look but you won't find, no
Step outside this world where I'll be free, yeah
Step outside this world where I can see, oh
Queen of sorrow and all this hell within
Oh, I close my eyes and sit back as I watch my end begin
Hey now
Void of sight and sound
I say hey now
The spiral always down
I say hey now
There ain't no coming back
I say hey now
I've stepped into the black now
Step outside this world where I'll be free, yeah
Step outside this world where I can see, oh
Queen of sorrow and all this hell within, oh
Oh, I close my eyes and sit back as I watch my end begin
Step outside this world where I'll be free, yeah
Step outside this world where I can see, oh
Queen of sorrow and all this hell within
Oh, I close my eyes and sit back as I watch my end begin
Guitar Center
Black Label Society performed at the Hollywood Guitar Center back in 2013. We filmed it. You're welcome.
Josh O'Brien
This got me through some dark shit. (not poop) Seriously thanks!
DOOM CREW for life!!!!
- Warlord -
Guitar Center Does anyone knows another video where Zakk open his mouth when sing it? I would love to see one.
Could Beyanaybor
+Lucas R. Albert The last goodbye -Black label society
Roger bell
just saw this. awesome.
AntoineHGM
that moment when zakk wylde has a better distortion sound with an acoustic guitar than you with an electric guitar
Sérgio Fernandes
sad but true
Daiskie
that hurts man... </3
Daiskie
JeremytheG i know but.. be poor mans has no option ... and yeah... im using bias fx 2 and kinda love and hate it because im not using focusrite scarlet and too much fuzzy noise "or my mistake i guess" and i didn't even get a good metal tone with lots of amps and pedals...
Mikey Smith
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