Zakk Wylde
Zakk Wylde was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, United States on January 14th, 1967 and is the Metal Singer. At the age of 57, Zakk Wylde biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Zachary Phillip Wylde (born Jeffrey Phillip Wielandt, 1967) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actor.
He is best known for his time with Ozzy Osbourne as the lead guitarist and lead singer of the heavy metal band Black Label Society.
His signature bulls-eye design appears on several of his guitars and is widely known.
He was also the lead guitarist and singer of Pride and Glory, who released one self-titled album in 1994 before disbanding.
He released the albums Book of Shadows and Book of Shadows II as a solo performer.
Early life
Benjamin Phillip Wielde was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, on January 14, 1967. He is of Irish descent. He started playing guitar at the age of eight but didn't really get into it until his early teenage years. He began playing at Silverton Music in Silverton, New Jersey, at the age of 14. He grew up in Jackson, New Jersey, where he attended Jackson Memorial High School, graduating in 1985. He has stated that he played the guitar almost non-stop between coming home from school and heading for school the next morning, and that he would be completely exhausted during school the next day.
Personal life
Hayley Rae, Hendrix, Sabbath Page, and Jesse are three children for Wylde and his partner, Barbaranne. Ozzy Osbourne is Jesse's godfather. Wylde is a Roman Catholic who has been referred to as a "Soldier of Christ."
After being killed on stage in 2004, Wylde was a close friend of fellow guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and dedicated the song "In This River" to Abbott.
Wylde was hospitalized due to blood clots in August 2009 and was later forced to cancel his tour with Mudvayne and Static-X. He stopped drinking alcohol following his hospitalization.
Wylde has collaborated with Blair's Sauces and Snacks to produce "Berker" hot sauce and several variations as of 2011. Death Wish Coffee has also been promoted on Instagram by the author, who has used his name to advertise their line, "Odinforce Blend."
Career
Wylde played locally with his first band Stone Henge, then later with local New Jersey band Zyris. Later, he auditioned for lead guitarist and co-writer for Ozzy Osbourne. Wylde was hired to replace Jake E. Lee, who replaced Brad Gillis, who had himself replaced the deceased Randy Rhoads. Rhoads remains Wylde's foremost guitar-playing and stagecraft influence.
Wylde gravitated toward a particular Les Paul guitar, which has become known as "The Grail"; his bullseye-painted 1981 Gibson Les Paul Custom. Wylde lost the guitar in 2000 after it fell from the back of a truck transporting equipment as he was travelling between gigs in Texas. Rewards were offered to anyone that had information about the guitar. Wylde and The Grail were reunited three years later when a fan bought it at a Dallas pawn shop and saw the initials "Z.W." carved into the humbucker pickups backs. He contacted Wylde's former webmaster Randy Canis to arrange its return to Wylde. Grateful, Wylde gave the fan his signature model in exchange.
In 1995, Wylde auditioned for Guns N' Roses. Wylde was replaced in Osbourne's band by Joe Holmes from 1995 until his return in 2001. In January 2006, Wylde was recognized at the Hollywood Rock Walk of Fame, featuring his handprints and signature, in recognition of his successful career as a musician and his contribution to the music industry. The event was open to the public and many rock celebrities were present, including Ozzy Osbourne.
For a time in the mid-2000s he contributed a monthly column entitled "Brew-tality" for Guitar World magazine, discussing his techniques and equipment, as well as transcribing riffs and solo sections. After auditions in 2004/05, Ozzy Osbourne announced Wylde as the official guitarist for his album Black Rain, which was released in 2007. On stage with Osbourne, Wylde has been credited for lending a high level of energy and passion to performances.
Black Label Society headlined the second stage at the 2006 Ozzfest, with Wylde playing double duty with Ozzy Osbourne on certain dates. He also joined Osbourne for the Ozzy and Friends Tour in replacement of the Black Sabbath tour scheduled for the summer of 2012, playing a range of European dates including Graspop Metal Meeting in Belgium.
Wylde played a guitar solo on Black Veil Brides' cover of Kiss' "Unholy", on the 2011 EP Rebels.
Since 2014, Wylde has led a Black Sabbath cover band called Zakk Sabbath, handling guitar and vocal duties, joined by Rob "Blasko" Nicholson on bass and Joey Castillo (Danzig, Queens of the Stone Age) on drums, who replaced original drummer John Tempesta. JP Gaster (Clutch) occupied the drummer's seat in between, in September 2017. The band tours intermittently, and released a single, three-track vinyl-only live 12", in 2016.
Wylde, Steve Vai, Nuno Bettencourt, Yngwie Malmsteen, and Tosin Abasi were featured on the Generation Axe tour in 2016, 2017, and 2018.
Wylde joined Ozzy Osbourne's band for a select number of dates during Osbourne's 2017 summer tour, and then performed as part of the No More Tours II tour.
On July 14, 2022, it was announced that Wylde had joined the reunited Pantera as a fill-in for original guitarist, and his close friend, Dimebag Darrell.