BLACK LABEL SOCIETY – Postpone Gigs Due To Zakk’s Illness

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY mainman Zakk Wylde has been suffering from “severe illness” and the band has been forced to postpone the immediate planned shows of their current tour in Montreal, Toronto, Grand Rapids and Oklahoma City. Wylde said of the matter:

“Due to severe illness and my inability to perform, Black Label Society must postpone the shows in Montreal, Toronto, Grand Rapids & Oklahoma City until summer of 2018. New dates will be announced soon, please hold onto your tickets, we will be back to perform for our fans as quickly as possible.”

Zakk Wylde is a globally celebrated hard rock/heavy metal guitarist, songwriter, and producer. His professional reputation was established with Ozzy Osbourne between 1988 and 1995. Since then, he has led and recorded with the heavy metal band Black Label Society and released two largely acoustic, critically acclaimed solo albums. His original pentatonic, pinched blues shredding technique, deeply rooted in vintage Southern rock, Peter Green’s influence, ’70s hard rock, and classic metal have influenced a generation of guitarists. Wylde’s signature guitar is a Les Paul Custom painted with a bullseye. He calls it “The Grail.

Wylde was born and raised in New Jersey. He began studying guitar at age eight but soon quit, practicing obsessively on his own. He didn’t return to formal lessons until his mid-teens, then formed his first band, Stonehenge, in 1984, and played with several others along the Jersey Shore.

No Rest for the Wicked In 1987, Wylde sent Osbourne a demo tape. He was hired after a single audition. The guitarist made his recorded debut a year later on No Rest for the Wicked. The album went double platinum. He remained with Ozzy through 1995’s Ozzmosis (that also featured Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler). A year earlier, Wylde had formed the power trio Pride & Glory. After releasing a self-titled album in 1995, the group disbanded, and Wylde (after considering membership in Guns N’ Roses) mounted a solo career with the release of the now-classic, acoustically based Book of Shadows in 1996.

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY members:

Zakk Wylde – Vocals, Guitar

John DeServio – Bass

Jeff Fabb – Drums

Dario Lorina – Guitar

Source: The PRP

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