1919 Eternal is the third album

Studio album

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 by the heavy metal

Heavy metal music

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 band Black Label Society

Black Label Society

Black Label Society is a heavy metal band formed by Zakk Wylde, with nine studio albums, one live album, two compilation albums, one EP, and three video albums released since formation of the band.-Formation and Sonic Brew :...

. It was released on March 5, 2002 and was written for Zakk Wylde

Zakk Wylde

Zachary Phillip Wylde , best known by the stage name Zakk Wylde, is an American musician, songwriter, and occasional actor who is best known as the former guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and founder of the heavy metal band Black Label Society. He was the lead guitarist and vocalist in Pride & Glory,...

's father.

Writing

Five songs from the album sessions were written by Zakk Wylde for Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne

John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...

's album Down to Earth

Down to Earth (Ozzy Osbourne album)

-Personnel:Primary musicians*Ozzy Osbourne – vocals*Zakk Wylde – guitars*Robert Trujillo – bass*Mike Bordin – drumsAdditional musicians...

. Ozzy rejected the songs because they were "too Black Label", so Zakk kept them for this album. The songs were "Bleed for Me", "Life, Birth, Blood, Doom", "Demise of Sanity", an alternate piano version of "Bridge to Cross", and a demo presumably called "I'll Find the Way". The latter two were never released. These original demo songs featured drummer Christian Werr, a friend of Zakk's who happened to be in the right place at the right time to record the tracks. Later, when Zakk 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.

Title

The original title for 1919 Eternal was Deathcore WarMachine Eternal. Zakk decided to change it because of the events on September 11, 2001.

Artwork

The album artwork is based on a Nazi propaganda

Nazi propaganda

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 poster used to recruit Dutchmen

Dutch people

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 into the Schutzstaffel

Schutzstaffel

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 (SS).

Track listing

All songs written by Zakk Wylde, except "America the Beautiful" by Katharine Lee Bates

Katharine Lee Bates

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 and Samuel A. Ward

Samuel A. Ward

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.

1. "Bleed for Me" – 5:31
2. "Lords of Destruction" – 5:11
3. "Demise of Sanity" – 3:23
4. "Life, Birth, Blood, Doom" – 4:21
5. "Bridge to Cross" – 5:49
6. "Battering Ram" – 2:22
7. "Speedball" – 0:58
8. "Graveyard Disciples" – 3:20
9. "Genocide Junkies" – 5:53
10. "Lost Heaven" – 4:24
11. "Refuse to Bow Down" – 4:53
12. "Mass Murder Machine" – 5:47
13. "Berserkers" – 5:06
14. "America the Beautiful
    America the Beautiful
    "America the Beautiful" is an American patriotic song. The lyrics were written by Katharine Lee Bates and the music composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward....
    
    " (instrumental) – 3:17
15. "Llabdeeps" (Japanese Bonus Track) – 1:00*

Note: The 15th track is an unlabeled bonus track on the Japanese edition of the album, "Speedball" reversed.

Credits

• Zakk Wylde
  Zakk Wylde
  Zachary Phillip Wylde , best known by the stage name Zakk Wylde, is an American musician, songwriter, and occasional actor who is best known as the former guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and founder of the heavy metal band Black Label Society. He was the lead guitarist and vocalist in Pride & Glory,...
  
   – vocals
  Singing
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  , guitar
  Guitar
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  s, bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Robert Trujillo
  Robert Trujillo
  Robert Trujillo is an American bassist who currently plays bass in Metallica. He has also played in Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves, Black Label Society, and with Jerry Cantrell and Ozzy Osbourne.-Career:...
  
   – bass (tracks 3, 4)
• Craig Nunenmacher
  Craig Nunenmacher
  Craig "Louisiana Lightning" Nunenmacher is best known as the former drummer for Black Label Society and Crowbar. He joined Black Label Society in July 2000 while playing for Crowbar, who were touring with BLS at the time...
  
   – drums
  Drum kit
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• Christian Werr – drums (tracks 1, 3, 4)

Production

• Produced
  Record producer
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   by Zakk Wylde
• Associate producer – Eddie Mapp
• Engineered
  Audio engineering
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   by Eddie Mapp and Sam Storey, assisted by Lou Michaels and Kent Hitchcock
• Editing by Kent Huffnagle
• Mastered
  Audio mastering
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  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, CA)
• Photography – Maryanne Bilham