This is it! Our last day of 12 Days of Vocalists and our featured artist actually was featured on our 12 Days of Guitarists last year! The honor goes to the MOST BAD ASS GUITARIST… AND VOCALIST…. Zakk Wylde!!! Zakk has a voice that is not only powerful but brings out true honesty in his vocals. He conjures up a whirlwind of emotion as he sings with his grizzled tone. He has a rich quality in his voice that conveys everything from hard hitting in your face hard rock, soulful blues, powerful metal edge to a soft heart warming tone that will make your heart dance and flutter.
This has been another busy year for Zakk. He released with Black Label Society, “Catacombs of the Vatican (Deluxe Edition)“. The release delivered a heavy dose of hard rock after their highly successful mostly acoustic release, Unblackened , live DVD/Blue Ray and CD. With all the great new music out, it led to a year of non stop touring that took Zakk across the country as well as on a Latin American tour, as well as performing at many major music festivals. In addition, Zakk celebrated the music and legacy of Jimi Hendrix as he participated in the Experience Hendrix 2014 Tour.
This year, we were excited to have had the opportunity to catch him twice and each time, he blew us away. Whether we were drooling at his guitar shredding or finding solace in his soulful voice, he was definitely one of our highlights of 2014. We really look forward to what 2015 brings for Zakk! Black Label Society will be heading out on a UK/Europe Tour with special guest Crobot and Black Tusk. But before that, they will be heading out on another tour with Hatebreed, Butcher Babies that will take them into Canada and more North American dates. Make sure to visit their website at http://blacklabelsociety.com for all the tour dates.
Now to get your fix of Zakk, check out a slideshow from our Rockin Ryan of photos from this year as well as a couple videos, including a video Rockin Ryan made for Death Wish Valhalla Java coffee! If you don’t already have it, make sure to pick up Zakk’s book, Bringing Metal to the Children. It is awesome and Zakk’s stories are hilarious. I think I read it already three times and I just might pull it out and start it again.Visit his social media sites and stay up to date on his latest news!
~ Marisol
Information & Links:
- Website: http://www.zakkwylde.com/
- Website: http://blacklabelsociety.com/home/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zakkwylde
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blacklabelsociety
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/zakkwyldebls
- Instagram: http://instagram.com/zakkwyldeBLS
- Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/zakkwyldetv
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