Artist
Zakk Wylde
Zakk Wylde is a heavy metal artist from New Jersey, USA formed in 1994. 8 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Heavy Metal · New Jersey, USA · Best heavy metal albums
- 8
- Releases
- 1988–2019
- Active years
- 1994
- Formed
Artist
Zakk Wylde is a heavy metal artist from New Jersey, USA formed in 1994. 8 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Heavy Metal · New Jersey, USA · Best heavy metal albums
Zachary Phillip "Zakk" Wylde (born Jeffrey Phillip Wielandt, January 14, 1967), is an American musician, songwriter, and occasional actor who is best known as the former guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and founder of the heavy metal band Black Label Society. He was the lead guitarist and vocalist in Pride & Glory, who released one self-titled album in 1994 before disbanding. As a solo artist he released Book of Shadows in 1996. Wylde was born in Bayonne, New Jersey. Wylde started playing the guitar at the age of 14 and worked at Silverton Music in Silverton, New Jersey. He grew up in Jackson, New Jersey, and went to Jackson Memorial High School, where he graduated in 1985. Wylde has stated that he would practice playing the guitar as much as 12 hours per day and would often play the guitar almost non-stop between coming home from school and leaving for school the next morning, then sleeping through the school day. Wylde played locally with his first band Stone Henge, then later with local Jersey band Zyris. Later, he landed the role as lead guitarist and co-writer for Ozzy Osbourne. He sent Ozzy a demo tape in 1987 and was hired to replace Jake E. Lee, who had replaced the deceased R…
