Zachary Phillip Wylde (born Jeffrey Phillip Wielandt; January 14, 1967) is an American musician. He is best known as the lead guitarist for

Ozzy Osbourne John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adop ...

and as the founder, lead guitarist, lead singer, songwriter and producer of the heavy metal band

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. His signature bulls-eye design appears on many of his guitars and is widely recognized. He was also the lead guitarist and vocalist of Pride & Glory, who released one self-titled album in 1994 before disbanding. As a solo artist, he released the albums ''

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'' and '' Book of Shadows II''. Wylde joined the reunited

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in 2022 as a fill-in for original guitarist

Dimebag Darrell Darrell Lance Abbott (August 20, 1966 – December 8, 2004), best known by his stage name Dimebag Darrell, was an American musician. He was the guitarist of the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan, both of which he co-founded alongside his ...

, who died in 2004.

Early life

Zachary Phillip Wylde was born Jeffrey Phillip Wielandt in

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, on January 14, 1967. He is of Irish descent. He started playing guitar at the age of eight, but did not become serious about it until his early teenage years. At the age of 14, he worked at Silverton Music in Silverton, New Jersey. He grew up in

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, where he attended

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, graduating in 1985. He has stated that he often played the guitar almost non-stop between coming home from school and leaving for school the next morning, then would be completely exhausted during school the next day.

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

. Wylde was hired to replace

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, who replaced

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, who had himself replaced the deceased

Randy Rhoads Randall William Rhoads (December 6, 1956 – March 19, 1982) was an American guitarist. He was the co-founder and original guitarist of the heavy metal band Quiet Riot, and the guitarist and co-songwriter for Ozzy Osbourne's first two solo alb ...

. 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

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. 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

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. Wylde was replaced in Osbourne's band by

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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 ''

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'' 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

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, with Wylde playing double duty with Ozzy Osbourne on certain dates. He also joined Osbourne for the

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in replacement of the

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tour scheduled for the summer of 2012, playing a range of European dates including

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in Belgium. Wylde played a guitar solo on

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' cover of

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' "Unholy", on the 2011 EP '' Rebels''. Cwg

Since 2014, Wylde has led a

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called Zakk Sabbath, handling guitar and vocal duties, joined by

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on bass and

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( Danzig,

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) on drums, who replaced original drummer

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. JP Gaster (

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) 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,

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, and

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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

as a fill-in for original guitarist, and his close friend,

Personal life

Wylde and his wife, Barbaranne, have four children: Hayley Rae, Hendrix, Sabbath Page, and Jesse.

is Jesse's godfather. Wylde is a

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who has described himself as a "Soldier of Christ". Wylde was a close friend of fellow guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and dedicated the song "

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" to Abbott after he was murdered on stage in 2004. In August 2009, Wylde was hospitalized due to

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and was subsequently forced to cancel his tour with

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and

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. After his hospitalization, he stopped drinking alcohol. As of 2011, Wylde has partnered with Blair's Sauces and Snacks to produce "Berserker" hot sauce and several variations. He also promotes

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via his

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page, as they have used his name in marketing their line, "Odinforce Blend".

Equipment

Wylde is known for his use of

model guitars, equipped with EMG -81 and -85 active pickups, with his signature black-and-white "bulls-eye" graphic on them, a design he used to differentiate himself visually from

– who was also frequently identified by his cream-colored Les Paul Custom, the guitar Wylde has used since he was 12 years old. The "bulls-eye" paint job was originally supposed to look like the spiral from the

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movie ''

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'', but when it came back incorrect from the paint shop, he liked the result and decided to keep it. One of Wylde's favorite stage guitars is a GMW RR-V, a model that is famously known as the "Polka-dot V" Created originally by

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Karl Sandoval of California, used by Randy Rhoads, often mistaken as a custom Flying V. Black Label Society (26643606944)

Wylde's signature Les Pauls include a red flame-maple bulls-eye model, a black and antique-white bulls-eye model, an orange "buzz-saw" model, the pattern on which was inspired by a design on a

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lighter, and a "camo" bulls-eye model with

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and a green camouflage paint scheme. His original bulls-eye Les Paul was purchased from one of the owners of Metaltronix Amplification. Metaltronix was building a one-off live rig for Wylde that was designed around one of the owner's guitars, a creamy white Les Paul Custom with EMG pickups, which would later become known as "The Grail". Wylde has a custom Dean Splittail with a mud splatter bulls-eye graphic, as well as a signature Splittail shaped Gibson model called the "ZV". Another Dean in his collection is a Dime series Razorback with custom Bulls-eye graphics ordered for him specially by

shortly before his murder in 2004; since receiving the guitar, he has only ever used it on stage to play the song "In This River", Zakk's personal tribute to Dimebag. In practice, Wylde uses Marshall MG Series practice combos ranging in wattage levels from 10-30W during tour/private use especially in hotels and buses. He has also been known to use Marshall Valvestate combo amplifiers. Wylde has an extensive relationship with Marshall Amplification due to his love for their amplifiers, both solid state and tube-driven. Live, Wylde exclusively uses Marshall JCM 800's with twin 4 X 12 Cabinets loaded with EVM12L 300W Black Label Speakers. His usual signal path consists of his guitar > (on stage pedal board) Dunlop Wylde Wah > Dunlop Wylde

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> MXR ZW

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> MXR Wylde

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> MXR Carbon Copy

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> (to a back stage pedal board) > MXR EVH Flanger > MXR Black Label

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> split signals, one to each distorted amp into the High Gain input. A detailed gear diagram of Wylde's 1988 Ozzy Osbourne guitar rig is well-documented. At the 2015

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, Wylde announced his new company called Wylde Audio and provided a preview of his new line of custom guitars and amplifiers. Currently he now is seen playing Wylde Audio equipment almost exclusively.

Media appearances

Guest album appearances

Wylde has made guest appearances on various albums by other artists: * He contributed a guitar solo on Britny Fox's track "Six Guns Loaded" from their 1991 release, ''

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''. * He guested on

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's 1994 album '' After the Reign'' playing the second solo on the title track. * He played "White Christmas" on the ''Merry Axemas 2'' Christmas guitar album. * He appears as guest vocalist and guitarist on the tracks "Soul Bleed" and "Reborn" on

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's debut album, ''

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''. * He played guitar solos on Dope's single "Addiction" from their newest album, ''No Regrets''. * He plays a solo on the songs "Nameless Faceless" and "Wanderlust" on

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's 2005 release '' All That Remains''. * He has worked alongside

and others on five of

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's solo albums: ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Molecular Heinosity''. * Wylde was a judge for the eighth annual Independent Music Awards. His contributions helped assist independent artists' careers. * In 2010, he played lead guitar on

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' first single "

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", along with guest singers

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and

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. * In 2011, he featured in

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's new project, ''Jasta'', in the song "The Fearless Must Endure". * He plays the guitar solo on

' cover of the

song "

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" on their EP, '' Rebels''. * Wylde contributed a solo to "Monument / Monolith", a song by

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on their album '' Built to Last'', which was released in 2012. * He contributes a guitar solo on the track Steep Climb on

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' 2014 album Good For Sumthin.

Guest live performances

* On August 1, 1993, at Great Woods Amphitheatre in

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, Wylde appeared on stage with the

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on lead guitar since

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was unable to make the show, and they needed a guitarist at the last minute. This show is documented on the bootleg ''Zakk Goes Wylde''. * Wylde performed the U.S. national anthem on the electric guitar during a

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game in October 2005. He has also played the anthem at

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and

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games. A video of a Kings performance is included as an extra feature on the DVD '' Boozed, Broozed & Broken-Boned''. * On February 1, 2007, Wylde and

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began a tour of acoustic shows at the

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in various cities across North America. Although Catanese had to leave mid-tour due to unspecified personal reasons, Wylde continued to play shows alone. He performed several songs on both the acoustic guitar and keyboard. The tour was eventually canceled due to unspecified reasons. * On April 13, 2011, he was the guitarist for

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on ''

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'', during Durbin's performance of " Heavy Metal" by

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. * On April 20, 2011, he joined Michael Bearden and the Ese Vatos (house band for

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) to perform the

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song "Are You Gonna Go My Way". * On May 14, 2011, Wylde performed the U.S. national anthem at

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. * Wylde appeared onstage December 8, 2011 in

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, Indiana, to play a cover of

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's "

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" with

while Black Label Society opened for Guns N' Roses during a leg of the US tour. Wylde also did this on subsequent shows before Black Label Society finished their run on the tour. * In late 2014, Wylde appeared as one of the performers on the "Experience Hendrix 2014" tour along with Billy Cox, Eric Johnson, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Buddy Guy and others. Wylde performed "Manic Depression", "Little Wing", and "Purple Haze", as well as playing with many of the other performers.

Acting appearances

*In 2001, Wylde appeared as the lead guitarist for a band called Steel Dragon in the movie '' Rock Star'', starring

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. * Wylde appeared as himself in the

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animated program ''

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'', in the episode "Spirit Journey Formation Anniversary" (season 2, episode 16, first broadcast on October 19, 2003). * Wylde appeared in the ''

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'' episode "Suicide Solution" in 2011, credited as "Guitar Guy". * Wylde also appeared playing guitar alongside Lorne and other audience members in ''

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s season 4 episode " The Magic Bullet" in 2003. * Wylde appeared in the 2010 film ''

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'' as Jed, Bones' uncle.

Other media

*Wylde appeared in the 2008 music video game ''

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and completing the Black Label Society song "

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Discography

with Ozzy Osbourne * 1988: '' No Rest for the Wicked'' * 1990: ''

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'' (live album) * 1991: ''

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'' * 1993: ''

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'' (live album) * 1995: ''

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'' * 2001: '' Down to Earth'' * 2002: '' Live at Budokan'' (live album) * 2007: '' Black Rain'' * 2022: ''

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'' with Pride & Glory * 1994: '' Pride & Glory'' Solo * 1996: ''

'' * 2016: '' Book of Shadows II'' with Zakk Sabbath * 2016: ''Live in Detroit'' (live EP) * 2020: ''Vertigo'' with Black Label Society * 1998: ''

Sonic Brew ''Sonic Brew'' is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Black Label Society, released on October 28, 1998 in Japan and May 4, 1999 in the US by Spitfire Records. Unlike the albums that followed, this album still possessed a distin ...

'' * 2000: ''

Stronger than Death ''Stronger Than Death'' is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Black Label Society. It was initially released in Japan on March 7, 2000, with 11 tracks and in a blood red jewel case. It was released outside Japan almost a mont ...

'' * 2001: '' Alcohol Fueled Brewtality Live!! +5'' * 2002: ''

1919 Eternal ''1919 Eternal'' (also stylized as ''1919''★''Eternal'') is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Black Label Society. It was released on March 5, 2002 and was written for Zakk Wylde's father. Writing Five songs from the album ...

'' * 2003: '' The Blessed Hellride'' * 2004: ''

Hangover Music Vol. VI ''Hangover Music Vol. VI'' is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Black Label Society, released April 20, 2004. This album is a much more mellow affair than any other Black Label Society album, and some fans have recognized it as ...

'' * 2005: ''

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'' * 2006: ''

Shot to Hell ''Shot to Hell'' is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Black Label Society. It was released September 12, 2006, and was the band's first record released by Roadrunner Records. Track listing Production According to Zakk Wy ...

'' * 2009: ''

Skullage ''Skullage'' is a compilation/live album by American heavy metal band Black Label Society, although the first two songs are from Zakk Wylde's solo career and side project Pride & Glory (band), Pride & Glory. Some versions also come with a bonus D ...

'' * 2010: ''

Order of the Black ''Order of the Black'' is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Black Label Society. It was released in North America on August 10, 2010, through E1 Music. In New Zealand and Australia, it was released by Riot Entertainment (with ...

'' * 2011: ''

The Song Remains Not the Same ''The Song Remains Not the Same'' is a compilation album by American heavy metal band Black Label Society, released on May 10, 2011. It features new cover songs, acoustic versions of songs originally released on ''Order of the Black'', and compil ...

'' * 2013: ''

Unblackened ''Unblackened'' is a live acoustic album by American heavy metal band Black Label Society. It was recorded live on March 6, 2013, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, and released on September 24, 2013. Disc 1 consists of live tracks and disc 2 also ...

'' * 2014: ''

Catacombs of the Black Vatican ''Catacombs of the Black Vatican'' is the ninth studio album by heavy metal band Black Label Society. The album was released in the UK on April 7, 2014, and in the US on April 8. It is the only Black Label Society album to feature former Breaking ...

'' * 2018: '' Grimmest Hits'' * 2019: ''Nuns and Roaches: Tasty Little Bastards'' ( EP) * 2021: ''Doom Crew Inc.''

References

External links

*
Black Label Society official website

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