Black Label Society

House Of Doom (2004). It was composed partly of re-recorded material and partly new, and failed to make an impact. This gave Wylde the opportunity to produce a number of his own side projects, including Pride and Glory, "Zakk Wylde's Book of Shadows," and finally, the longest lived: Black Label Society. Recruiting a band at the inception of Osbourne's world-famous Ozzfest, Zakk Wylde now plays with the Ozzy Osbourne Band as well as Black Label Society on tour. In 1995 a comeback album entitled Rainbow Nation was released. In the late 1990s, following the album Ozzmosis, Wylde's mainstay with Osbourne took to the wayside as Ozzy went on what seemed like an endless hiatus. A very catchy single called Hit That Perfect Beat managed, amazingly, to equal the two previous biggest hits by making Number 3 in the UK charts, but one solitary Top 20 hit followed, plus the listless album Truthdare Doubledare, before the band's demise. Black Label Society is a heavy metal band and the brainchild of guitarist/vocalist/pianist/songwriter Zakk Wylde of Ozzy Osbourne's band. Bronski Beat recruited John Foster as Somerville's replacement, a singer of less stage presence, charisma and a deeper and more unprovocative voice.

Boozed, Broozed, and Broken Boned (Live DVD) (2003). He teamed up with Coles to form the Communards and in 1986 outsold all other singles in the UK with their version of Don't Leave Me This Way. MAFIA (Scheduled March 8, 2005). Presumably this related to internal politics rather than the lyrical direction of the band, as his new project relied almost entirely on unpolitical songs and cover versions - and they were a huge success in doing so. VI (2004). Shortly afterwards, Somerville quit the band, stating he wanted a career which was "more political". Hangover Music Vol. It reached Number 3 in the UK charts, equalling the feats of Smalltown Boy, and was memorably described by one critic as "the gayest record ever made".

The Blessed Hellride (2003). The full version was actually a medley, also incorporating snippets of Love To Love You baby and Johnny Remember Me. 1919 Eternal (2002). In 1985, the trio joined up with Marc Almond to record a version of the Donna Summer classic I Feel Love. Alcohol Fueled Brewtality (2001). Playing the clarinet solos in the song was Richard Coles, with whom Somerville would later team up to form the Communards. Stronger Than Death (2000). It Ain't Necessarily So, a song which questioned the authenticity of Biblical tales, reached the UK Top 20.

Sonic Brew (1999). A third single was released from it, again causing controversy. At the time, the age of consent for gay men in the UK was 21. The sleeve inside listed the varying ages of consent for homosexual sex in different nations around the world. At the end of 1984, the trio released an album which was provocatively titled The Age Of Consent.

Again, it made the Top 10 in the UK. The song quickly established the trio as an outlet for gay issues - all three members were gay - and the follow-up single Why? pursued the same energetic and electronic formula musically, while the lyrics centred more centrally and darkly on anti-gay prejudice. Called Smalltown Boy, it peaked at Number 3 in the UK and was accompanied by a memorable video of Somerville leaving home, forlornly eating a plum on a train, being attacked by a homophobic gang and being returned to his family by the police. Formed in 1983, their debut hit came the following year - the striking tale of a boy who was cast away by his family and neighbours for being gay.

At their height, the band comprised of distinctive and diminutive singer Jimmy Somerville, backed by Steve Bronski and Larry Steinbacheck, both of whom played keyboards and percussion. Bronski Beat were a popular British synth pop trio of the early 1980s.