32 Facts About Zakk Wylde

Zachary Phillip Wylde was born on Jeffrey Phillip Wielandt; January 14,1967 and is an American musician.

Zakk Wylde is best known as the lead guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and as the founder, lead guitarist, lead singer, songwriter and producer of the heavy metal band Black Label Society.

Zakk Wylde joined the reunited Pantera in 2022 as a touring guitarist.

Zachary Phillip Zakk Wylde was born Jeffrey Phillip Wielandt in Bayonne, New Jersey, on January 14,1967.

Zakk Wylde started playing guitar at the age of eight, but did not become serious about it until his early teenage years.

Zakk Wylde grew up in Jackson, New Jersey, where he attended Jackson Memorial High School, graduating in 1985.

Zakk Wylde 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.

Zakk Wylde played locally with his first band Stone Henge, then later with local New Jersey band Zyris.

Zakk Wylde gravitated toward a particular Les Paul guitar, which has become known as "The Grail"; his bullseye-painted 1981 Gibson Les Paul Custom.

Zakk 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.

Zakk Wylde contacted Wylde's former webmaster Randy Canis to arrange its return to Wylde.

Grateful, Zakk Wylde gave the fan his signature model in exchange.

Zakk Wylde was replaced in Osbourne's band by Joe Holmes from 1995 until his return in 2001.

In January 2006, Zakk 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.

On stage with Osbourne, Zakk 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 Ozzfest, with Zakk Wylde playing double duty with Ozzy Osbourne on certain dates.

Zakk Wylde joined Osbourne for the Ozzy and Friends Tour in replacement of the Black Sabbath tour scheduled for the summer of 2012, playing a range of European dates including Graspop Metal Meeting in Belgium.

Zakk Wylde played a guitar solo on Black Veil Brides' cover of Kiss' "Unholy", on the 2011 EP Rebels.

Since 2014, Wylde has led a Black Sabbath cover band called Zakk Sabbath, handling guitar and vocal duties, joined by Rob "Blasko" Nicholson on bass and Joey Castillo on drums, who replaced original drummer John Tempesta.

Zakk Wylde was featured on Derek Sherinian's solo albums including Inertia, The Phoenix, and Vortex.

Zakk 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 Zakk Wylde had joined the reunited Pantera as a fill-in for original guitarist, and his close friend, Dimebag Darrell.

Zakk Wylde is a Roman Catholic who has described himself as a "Soldier of Christ".

Zakk Wylde was a close friend of fellow guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and dedicated the song "In This River" to Abbott after he was murdered on stage in 2004.

Zakk Wylde promotes Death Wish Coffee via his Instagram page, as they have used his name in marketing their line, "Odinforce Blend".

Metaltronix was building a one-off live rig for Zakk 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".

Zakk 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".

Zakk Wylde has been known to use Marshall Valvestate combo amplifiers.

Zakk Wylde has an extensive relationship with Marshall Amplification due to his love for their amplifiers, both solid state and tube-driven.

Live, Zakk Wylde exclusively uses Marshall JCM 800's with twin 4 X 12 Cabinets loaded with EVM12L 300W Black Label Speakers.

At the 2015 NAMM Show, Zakk Wylde announced his new company called Zakk Wylde Audio and provided a preview of his new line of custom guitars and amplifiers.

Zakk Wylde has made guest appearances on various albums by other artists:.