Black Label Society is way heavier and more aggressive than Pride & Glory. 'Sonic Brew' sounds something like Alice In Chains/Soundgarden with a serious heavy Southern edge. Swampy power grunge/metal. The guitars are unbelievably fat, but if you're looking are melodies - they take a bit of a back seat. BLS is really all about attitude and ripping people's heads off with brute force. The new one, 'Stronger Than Death', is in the same vein - unfortunately Zakk's seems to have run out of cool ideas and hooks. Aside from the 2 mellower tracks nothing is very memorable. You may want to pick up his post P&G solo album, 'Book Of Shadows', instead. It is more acousic-based than P&G but the songs are great and he does kick it into second gear on several occasions.