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Concert Review: Black Label Society with The New Black at Backstage in Munich by Alexandra Bock

July 20, 2015

Convert Review Black Label Society / The New Black July 19, 2015, Backstage Werk, Munich It was a hot summer night yesterday, when Black Label Society invited all Berzerkers to another show in Munich. The Backstage Werk was really crowded and the heat inside the venue almost unbearable. But we made it through and the little rainshower outside at the end of the show was welcomed by everyone. But, first things first….. ‘The New Black’, a German band from Würzburg, opened the show. They play a heavy, melodic and groovy sound and really knew how to start a show. After their set, a big curtain was drawn up and shielded the view to the stage. A little after 9 pm an intro started, guitars began to wail, the veil dropped down and with loud cheers from the audience Black Label Society started their set. It was a very guitar driven show, which is to be expected when one of the greatest guitarists is playing in town. Set list included ‘In This River’, ‘My [Read More]

Day 12 of 12 Days of Vocalists goes to Zakk Wylde

December 26, 2014

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 [Read More]

Black Label Society dominated Aftershock with their stellar set

September 20, 2014

Aftershock Festival truly was filled with so many great bands but one set that really stood out was the performance by Black Label Society. It is hard at festivals since you could have several bands playing at the same time but Black Label Society dominated the crowd. Their crowd was filled with both, longtime and new Berzerkers of all ages. Nothing stopped the dedicated fans as they braved the intense 100+ temps to bear witness to the shredding madness of Zakk and his crew. The set was stellar and the fans went wild, begging for more. If one thing I wanted, was a longer set since I could have watched them all day long! Check out the photos by our Rockin Ryan of the set: If you weren’t able to make it to Aftershock, don’t worry, Black Label Society have been quite busy on some heavy duty touring and it will start again in October. Check the dates and make sure to not miss them if they are coming to a venue even remotely [Read More]

Hatebreed announce winter tour supporting Black Label Society

September 16, 2014

Hatebreed have a very busy touring schedule this fall and winter. They are ready to set out on tour later this month to South America, Europe and the UK with Napalm Death and Volbeat and then shortly after head out again on a winter tour with Black Label Society. They will be supporting headliners Black Label Society along with other supporting act, the fantastic Butcher Babies. The tour will start on December 28th in Spokane, WA and tickets will go on sale this Friday, September 19th. Hatebreed is Jamey Jasta (vocals) Chris Beattie (Bass) Wayne Lozinak (Guitar) Frank Novinec (Guitar) Matthew Byrne (Drums). Check out the tour dates below and make sure to get yourself to a show: Hatebreed Tour Dates w/Napalm Death September 26 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Circo Voador September 27 – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Caricoa Club September 28 – Curitiba, Brazil – Music Hall September 30 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Vorterix October 1 – Santiago, Chile – Teatro Caupolican October 3 – Bogota, Columbia – Teatro Las Vegas October 5 – Mexico City, Mexico [Read More]

Black Label Society is our Monster Aftershock Featured Band of the Day

July 31, 2014

When we first heard that Black Label Society would be playing at this year’s Aftershock Festival, our excitement went through the roof! If you have not seen them perform yet, do whatever you can to make sure you get yourself to a show. We recently caught BLS when they came into San Francisco for the Revolver Golden Gods Tour and it was unbelievable. You can read our review of the night here: Black Label Society – Regency Ballroom. Black Label Society have been busy with some non stop touring including their headlining US tour with special guests Wovenwar and Kyng as well as their worldwide tour! They have also announced that they will be on the lineup for the first annual KNOTFEST with Slipknot, Five Finger Death Punch and Volbeat. So get ready to be in awe of Zakk’s playing as you are fiercely thrust into the BL family. There is no turning back, you are now one of us, a BERZEERKER. SDMF Band Members: Zakk Wylde – Vocals, Guitar John DeServio – Bass Jeff Fabb – Drums [Read More]

Black Label Society debut new music video for Angel of Mercy

July 9, 2014

Black Label Society have debuted a new music for their bad ass song, Angel of Mercy. Directed by long time collaborator, Justin Reich of The Antimatter Studio, the video depicts a stripped down version of the wall of sound that is widely associated with the band. The band performed the single recently on Late Night with Seth Myers. which is the first time they performed on national television. Check out the stellar video here: The band will embark on a stretch of headlining tour dates across the U.S. starting on July 17th in Cincinnati before eventually wrapping up at the Sunshine Theater in Albuquerque on August 4th. Wovenwar and Kyng have been tapped to support, click here for all tour dates. Black Label Society has also been announced on the first annual KNOTFEST with Slipknot, Five Finger Death Punch and Volbeat. We are excited also because Black Label Society will be performing at this year’s Monster Energy Aftershock in September! If you have never seen them perform, do what you can to get yourself to a show. It is an awesome experience [Read More]

Black Label Society delivers a spine tingling set at Regency Ballroom for Golden Gods Tour

June 8, 2014

What a night! This past Friday, the place to be was at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco for the Revolver Golden Gods Tour. There was a line around the block as everyone came out in full force to catch Black Label Society perform. Also make sure to check out our coverage of the amazing two opening bands, Devil You Know and Butcher Babies. I think it was a sold out show or nearly sold out since earlier that day they had only a 100 or so tickets left. It was packed from front to back, left to right and the entire upstairs was filled with no empty seats. Black Label Society came out and were behind a full stage curtain, and then the lights went up and the curtain came down. Our photographer Rockin Ryan was in the photo pit and got wildly tangled in the rope but he made it out just in time to catch Zakk take center stage! The crowd went WYLDE as they started with My Dying Time. There was a full on [Read More]