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Pride & Glory Bonus Disc (Album) by Zakk Wylde

Artist Biography For Zakk Wylde

Jeffery Phillip Wiedlandt Born January 14 1967 In Bayonne New Jersey Better Known As Zakk Wylde Was The Lead Guitarist In Ozzy Osbourne's Band And Has Also Found Success Playing Lead Guitar In His Own Band Black Label Society Who Have Been A Part Of The Ozzfest Tour Many Times Having Guitarist Nick Catanese On The Rhythm Section. Zakk Has Been Voted "Most Valuable Player" For Three Successive Years In The "Guitar World" US Magazine Polls. In 2005 He Was Also Voted "Best Metal Guitarist" "Number 1 Shredder" And Received The "Metal Hammer" UK Magazine "Riff Lord" And "Golden God" Awards. Wylde Has Done Numerous "guest" Appearances On Many Albums Such As The Debut Album For Damageplan As Guest Vocalist As Well As Derek Sherinian's Album "Black Utopia" Alongside Yngwie Malmsteen Among Others. Zakk's Film Credits Include Rock Star As "Ghode" Guitarist Of The Ficticious Band Steel Dragon And The Concert DVD Boozed Broozed And Broken-Boned Certified Platinum Recorded At Harpo's In Detroit MI. It Was The First Time In The Concert Hall's History That All Of The Alcohol Had Been Consumed On One Night Zakk's Favorite Beer Is Sierra Nevada Pale Ale . He Has Also Done A Comedy Skit Show Alongside Jim Breuer Titled "Crapshoot" Which Is Now Available On DVD. Wylde Has Also Appeared As A Guest Star On The TV Show Aqua Teen Hunger Force. He Is A New York Yankees And New York Giants Fan. He Also Performed The National Anthem On The Electric Guitar During A New York Rangers Game In October 2005. Zakk And His Wife Barbaranne Have 3 Children And Live Outside Of Los Angeles. He Was A Close Friend Of The Deceased Dimebag Darrell Since 1993 Exchanging Guitars In Admiration For One Another As Fellow Guitarists. Dimebag Had Given Zakk One Of His Custom Dean Guitars With The Trademark "bulls-Eye" Design On It Shortly Before The Guitarist's Untimely Death. Wylde Dedicated The Song "In This River" To Dimebag Citing That Although The Song Wasn't Originally Written For Him The Lyrics Were Fitting To The Situation. He Dedicates Each Live Performance Of The Song To Dimebag. Zakk Started Playing The Guitar At The Age Of 15 And Used To Work At Silverton Music In Silverton NJ. He Practiced Guitar As Much As 12 Hours Per Day. Often He Would Play The Guitar Almost Non-Stop Between Coming Home From School And Leaving For School The Next Morning. He Would Then Sleep Through The School Day. Growing Up Zakk Played Locally With His First Band Called "Stone Henge" Then Later With Local Jersey Band "Zyris". Years Later A Virtually Unknown 19 Year-Old Zakk Landed The Coveted Role As Lead Guitarist And Co-Writer For Ozzy Osbourne. He Sent Ozzy A Demo Tape In 1987 And Was Hired To Replace The Departed Jake E. Lee. Jake Replaced The Deceased Randy Rhoads An Idol Of Zakk's For Whom He Even Built A Shrine. It Is Said That Wylde At The Age Of 19 Was Hired After Only One Audition. Zakk's Then-Girlfriend Now Wife Barbaranne Heard Ozzy Was Looking For A New Guitarist On The Howard Stern Radio Show And Sent Him A Mix Tape. Ozzy Dismissed The Tape Among Thousands Of Others As "just Another Randy Rhoads Clone". But A Couple Weeks Later Ozzy's Drummer At The Time Told Him He'd Found This Great Guitarist From New Jersey. Zakk Recalled How He Received A Phone Call From Sharon Thinking It Was One Of His Friends' Mother Telling Him There Was A Ticket For Him To Fly Out And Audition For Ozzy. Ozzy Soon Recognized Him From The Tape And Press Kit And Hired Him As His New Guitarist. Ozzy Had Run Through Many Hopefuls Following Lee's Departure. At His Fated Audition Zakk Reminisces That He Was Hired On The Spot Even Before He Started Playing When He Was Still Tuning His Guitar. He First Appeared In No Rest For The Wicked In 1988 With Ozzy Osbourne. In Addition To Black Label Society Zakk Has Been Part Of A Southern Style Blues Band Called "Pride & Glory" That Released One Self-Titled Album Before Disbanding. He Has Also Released An Acoustic Solo Project Entitled "Book Of Shadows" That Contained A Much Different Style Of Music Than He Had Been Accustomed To Producing In The Past.
Gibson Les Paul Custom "Bulls-Eye" Zakk Wylde Signature Model Guitar
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Gibson Les Paul Custom "Bulls-Eye" Zakk Wylde Signature Model Guitar Zakk Wylde's Guitar-Playing Style Is Usually Characterized By His Use Of Pinch Harmonics Often Confused With Artificial Harmonics And His Guitar Soloing Technique Is Usually Characterized By His Use Of The Minor Pentatonic Scale Playing Rapid Box-Pattern Licks Using Strict Alternate-Picking Creating A Very Distinctive Choppy Attack Compared To The More Fluid Playing Styles Of Other Rock Guitarists. Another Notable Feature Of Zakk's Playing Is His Liberal Use Of "chicken Pickin' " A Technique Which Is Usually Associated With Country Music And Which Is Comparatively Rarely Seen In Heavy Metal A Technique He Has Picked Up From Watching Albert Lee One Of His Influences. He Is Known For His Use Of Gibson Les Paul Custom Model Guitars With A Unique "bulls-Eye" Graphic On Them A Design He Used To Deliberately Differentiate Himself Visually Despite Having A Similar Hairdo From Randy Rhoads - Who Was Also Frequently Identified By His White Les Paul Custom. Interestingly One Of Zakk's Favorite Stage Guitars Of Late Is A Replica Of Rhoads' Flying V. The "bulls-Eye" Paint Job Was Originally Supposed To Look Like The Spiral From The Movie Vertigo But When It Came Back Incorrect From The Luthier He Liked The Result And Stuck With It. Zakk's Signature Les Pauls Include A Red And Flame-Maple Bulls-Eye Model A Black And Antique-White Bulls-Eye Model An Orange "buzz-Saw" Model Which Zakk Got The Pattern Off A Zippo Lighter And A "camo" Bulls-Eye Model With Mother Of Pearl Neck Inlays And A Green Camouflage Paint Scheme. His Original Bulls-Eye Les Paul Was Bought From A Regular Store Front And Is Christened "The Grail". It Was Lost To Zakk For Some Time When It Was Stolen While He Was Coming Back From A Gig In Texas. Rewards Were Posted To Anyone That Had Information About The Guitar - It Holds Sentimental Value To Him Since It Was A Graduation Gift From His Parents. Zakk And The Grail Were Only Reunited Years Later After A Fan Bought It At A Pawn Shop And Realized He May Very Well Have The Missing Guitar After Checking The Initials "Z.W." On Its Back And The Serial Number Marked On The Headstock. He Then Contacted Zakk's Webmaster To Arrange Its Return. Gibson Has Released Production Models Of Zakk's Unique Guitars A Testament To His Commercial Success And Influence. Ozzy Has Always Left The Option Open To His Musicians To Leave If They See Greener Grass Elsewhere But Zakk Had Stayed Faithfully By The Side Of The Prince Of Darkness Ever Since His Teens. Zakk Has Also In The Past Auditioned And Was Poised To Become Part Of Guns N' Roses But A Miscommunication Between Management Led To Zakk Never Having The Opportunity To Play With Axl Rose. Zakk Has Stated That He Has No Respect For Musicians Who Release Material "not True To Themselves". As A Consequence The Band Limp Bizkit And Their Front Man Fred Durst Are Regularly Ridiculed During Black Label Society's Live Events. Besides Fred Durst Zakk Has Ridiculed 90's Grunge Band Nirvana By Calling Them 'shitvana' After Finding Out Dave Grohl Helped Ozzy With Guitar Parts On An Album. Wylde Also Believes That During A Time Of War Full Allegiance To Country Government And Troops Is Required. Some Believe Him To Be Conservative But Wylde Cited "followers Of George Bush" As One Of The Influences Behind The "Mafia" Track "Suicide Messiah". On January 17 2006 Zakk Wylde Was Immortalized At The Hollywood Rock Walk Of Fame Located At 7425 Sunset Blvd Featuring His Hand Prints And Signature In Recognition To His Successful Career As A Musician And Contribution To Music Industry. The Event Was Open To The Public And Had The Presence Of Many Rock Celebrities. Although Ozzy Osbourne Has Been Auditioning New Guitarists For Future Material He Announced Zakk As The Official Guitarist For His New Album As A Follow-Up To His Last Studio Release "Down To Earth". Notably The Band Performed Recently During The Latest UK Music Hall Of Fame Playing "Crazy Train". As Of 2006 Zakk Started The Studio Recordings For Black Label Society's Follow-Up To The 2005 Release "Mafia". The New Album Will Be Called "Shot To Hell" And Will Be Released On September 19th Through Roadrunner Records With Michael Beinhorn Soundgarden Ozzy Osbourne Red Hot Chili Peppers Producing. The Original Release Date Was July 3rd. Black Label Society Will Be Headlining 2nd Stage At This Year's Ozzfest Wih Zakk Playing Double Duty With Ozzy On Certain Dates. Ozzy's New Album Will Be Out In 2007. Zakk Wylde Uses Various Gibson Les Paul Custom Guitars With A "bulls-Eye" Graphic As Well As The Famous "Rebel" Les Paul Decorated With Bottle Caps In Addition To Other Guitars Such As A Gibson SG Doubleneck EDS-1275 . His Guitars Are Outfitted With His Signature GHS Zakk Wylde Boomers Strings And A Set Of Active EMG 81 And EMG 85 Humbucker Pick-Ups. He Usually Gives Preference To Marshall Amplifiers Such As The JCM800 2203's And 2204's He Has His Own Signature JCM800ZW Amp And Cabinet Loaded With EVM12L-Black Label Guitar Speakers . Jim Dunlop Worked With Zakk To Design Two Effect Pedals The MXR ZW-44 Dunlop Overdrive Pedal And The ZW-45 Zakk Wylde Signature "Cry Baby" Wah-Wah Pedal MXR M-134 Stereo Chorus MXR EVH Van Halen Signature Phase. Zakk Was Good Friends With Fellow Musician Dimebag Darrell And Before His Death Dimebag Gave Him A Custom Made Dean Guitar That Was Dimebag's Razorback Signature Guitar Painted With Zakk's Bullseye Graphic. Zakk's Settings For Standard Eb Dropped D And Dropped B Tuning GBZW .010 .013 .017 .036 .052 .060 And For Dropped A Dropped G And Other Dropped Tunings In A "D" Tuning GBWZLO .011 .014 .018 .036 .052 .070 . Discography With Pride & Glory * Pride & Glory 1994 Solo * Book Of Shadows 1996 * Acoustic Cowboy* 1998 * Kings Of Damnation Career Retrospective 2005 With Derek Sherinian * Inertia 2001 * Black Utopia 2003 * Mythology 2004 * Blood Of The Snake 2006 With Black Label Society * Sonic Brew 1999 * Stronger Than Death 2000 * Alcohol Fueled Brewtality Live 2001 * 1919 Eternal 2002 * The Blessed Hellride 2003 * Boozed Broozed And Broken Boned DVD 2003 Certified Platinum * Hangover Music Vol.VI 2004 * Mafia 2005 * The European Invasion - Doom Troopin' Live DVD 2006 * Shot To Hell 2006 With Ozzy Osbourne * No Rest For The Wicked 1988 * Just Say Ozzy 1990 * No More Tears 1991 * Live & Loud 1993 * Ozzmosis 1995 * The Ozzman Cometh 1997 * Down To Earth 2001 * Live At Budokan 2002 * Black Rain 2007 Other Appearances * Make A Difference Stairway To Heaven / Highway To Hell 1989 * Ward One Along The Way 1990 * Dweezil Zappa Confessions 1991 * LA Blues Authority 1991 * Britny Fox Bite Down Hard 1991 * Guitars That Rule The World 1992 * C.P.R 1992 * Stevie Salas The Electric Pow Wow 1993 * Blackfoot After The Reign 1994 * Stairway To Heaven Tribute 1997 * Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus 2 1997 * Thunderbolt Tribute To AC/DC 1997 * Hard Pressed - Nobuteura Mada 1997 * Love Tokma 1997 * Merry Axemas Vol.2 - More Guitars 1998 * RE-SET - Marcy 1998 * Humanary Stew - A Tribute To Alice Cooper 1999 * Ozzfest 2001 The Second Millennium 2001 * Rock Star Soundtrack 2001 * Themes Of Horror 2001 * Ozzfest 2002 2002 * Gibson's 50th Anniversary 2002 * Spirit Journey Formation Anniversary - Aqua Teen Hunger Force 2003 * Damageplan - New Found Power 2004 * Fozzy - All That Remains 2005 * The Shield Soundtrack Music From The Streets 2005 * MTV Headbangers Ball The Revenge 2006 Zakk Wylde Chose The Tour De Force Stomper "Blood Of The Sun" For The Tribute Album "Legacy A Tribute To Leslie West".

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