"In This River" is a song by American heavy metal band Black Label Society, a power ballad featured on their 2005 sixth studio album Mafia.
Performed entirely by guitarist, vocalist and pianist Zakk Wylde (who also wrote and produced the song), it was released as the third single from the album and reached number 32 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
[1] A common misconception is that Wylde wrote the song as a tribute to his close friend "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (former guitarist for bands Pantera and Damageplan), who was killed on December 8, 2004.
Midway through, Zakk destroys the piano with an axe and then sets it on fire with a torch before performing the solo.
Wylde explains that "The river is a metaphor for life in general, all the bullshit that you deal with from being a kid growing up.