Grimmest Hits

Black Label Society
Industry	Music
Founder	Zakk Wylde
Headquarters	United States
Products	Heavy metal music

Grimmest Hits represents the tenth studio release by the American heavy metal group Black Label Society, which became available on January 19, 2018. The album's musical style is heavily influenced by Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. Contrary to what the title might imply, this is not a greatest hits collection; frontman Zakk Wylde clarified in an interview with Billboard that his intention was to "just confuse people."

From a commercial standpoint, the album secured the No. 1 position on both the Billboard Hard Music and Independent charts, while reaching No. 2 on the Rock chart. It was Best Buy’s top-selling album during its launch week, surpassing Grammy-nominated acts such as Fall Out Boy. Additionally, it debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes Top Rock Albums Chart and attained No. 7 on the Overall Top Albums Chart.

Promotion

During Spring 2018, Black Label Society embarked on a tour alongside Corrosion of Conformity, Eyehategod, and Red Fang to support the Grimmest Hits album. On February 26, 2020, the band performed the entire album live as part of their North American Crusade tour stop in Tucson, Arizona.

Reception

According to Blabbermouth.net, Grimmest Hits serves partly as an outlet for Zakk Wylde to pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath.^[1] Blair K. Rose from All About the Rock observed that the record "proudly continues the legacy." ^[2] The Moshville Times remarked that although the album "does not reinvent Black Label Society’s signature sound," it represents "not their most outstanding effort." ^[3] Martien Koolen praised it as "the finest Black Label Society album to date." ^[4]

Personnel

Zakk Wylde – vocals, guitars, piano, acoustic guitar
John DeServio – bass guitar
Jeff Fabb – drums
Dario Lorina – guitars

Charts

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Chart rankings for *Grimmest Hits*
Chart (2018)	Highest position

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