{"id":28849,"date":"2015-11-20T17:38:25","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T06:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=28849"},"modified":"2016-03-05T12:38:50","modified_gmt":"2016-03-05T01:38:50","slug":"zakk-wylde-of-zakk-wylde%e2%80%99s-black-label-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2015\/11\/zakk-wylde-of-zakk-wylde%e2%80%99s-black-label-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Zakk Wylde of Zakk Wylde\u2019s Black Label Society"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n<\/a>\u201cIt\u2019ll be great family entertainment, I wrestle a great white shark and then after that we have dancing bears, grizzly bears and then we introduce everyone to the Black Label fall fashion line of men\u2019s lingerie, so it\u2019s a very exciting evening *laughs* there\u2019s also a lot of choreography going on, it\u2019s just a delight to the senses. *laughs*\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

From release: Since their late 90\u2019s inception,\u00a0Zakk Wylde\u2019s Black Label Society, formed by guitar legend\u00a0Zakk Wylde, have been at the forefront of their genre. Their taste for hard riffs and blazing solos has resulted in a slew of hugely successful albums and a reputation as one of the most powerful live bands of their generation. Fuelled by fiercely loyal fans and signature merchandise\u00a0Zakk Wylde\u2019s Black Label Society\u00a0have stamped themselves as an established brand in today\u2019s music culture and one that continues to grow.<\/p>\n

With his best \u201cHello Dear\u201d I knew this was going to be a fun chat, Zakk gave us an insight into what we can expect when he hits Australia, as well as new music, a message to guitarists and much more\u2026<\/p>\n

It’s been almost ten years since your last headline tour here, after so long away what can expect at this run of shows?<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019ll be great family entertainment, I wrestle a great white shark and then after that we have dancing bears, grizzly bears and then we introduce everyone to the Black Label fall fashion line of men\u2019s lingerie, so it\u2019s a very exciting evening *laughs* there\u2019s also a lot of choreography going on, it\u2019s just a delight to the senses. *laughs*<\/p>\n

With five albums out since your last tour, have you thought about how you’ll put the sets together for these Australian shows?<\/strong>
\nWell it is a lot of work, it\u2019s a lot of production and we\u2019ve always got a lot of problems with the dancers, because it\u2019s all about the art and the sacrifice you make for the art\u2026<\/p>\n

Being here before, what’s your fondest memory of touring Australia?<\/strong>
\nWe\u2019ve been down there with Ozzy and then our shows and we\u2019ve just got so many friends down there it\u2019s a Black Label family, it\u2019s always a good time when finally get down there, man. Every time we come down there we have a blast for sure.<\/p>\n

There’s just something about Black Label Society and the level of dedication of your fans. What do you think it is about BLS that commands this amount of love?<\/strong>
\nI don\u2019t know, I mean it\u2019s the truth, we don\u2019t have fans, we have friends and a gigantic family, and then it\u2019s like the family get together and we\u2019re just a house band. So it\u2019s definitely always a good time, man.<\/p>\n

With so many chapters around the world too, it just keeps growing\u2026<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s cool, the whole thing is you can ran into in Australian in a bar in New York with Black Label stuff on and say I\u2019m just going to a bar to see some friends and the next thing you know they\u2019re buddies for the last ten years and go to shows or whatever, but the band brought them together. It\u2019s definitely cool.<\/p>\n

In terms of new music, with ‘Catacombs of the Black Vatican’ out now for eighteen months or so, has there been any thought of new music?<\/strong>
\nWell we recorded a batch of stuff in between when we have a break from being out on the road. So I have maybe twenty eight ideas, so for \u2018Book of Shadows 2\u2019, and that game plan is once we get done doing the Australian run and New Zealand, and I think we\u2019ve got some shows over in Asia, and then we come back and we track Book of Shadows to finish this one off.<\/p>\n

You’ve been in the industry for a long time, after so long what keeps you motivated to create music?<\/strong>
\nI don\u2019t know, there\u2019s just always something new to create and something new to do you know what I mean? As far as music goes it\u2019s limitless, it really is, at the end of the day you just do different things and it\u2019s never ending. That\u2019s the beautiful thing about it.<\/p>\n

Other side of that, Black Label has been a band for seventeen years, what for you is the biggest and most notable change in the way the band works since its beginnings?<\/strong>
\nI mean the whole thing with the band is that it really isn\u2019t determined, there is no arguments or piss ant little arguments, we don\u2019t have any of that. The whole thing is guys you want to get together? This is what it is, let\u2019s go out and have a good time and that\u2019s it. It\u2019s like a bunch of Navy Seals getting together, we all know we\u2019re getting together to kill some bad guys and then we\u2019re all coming home and that\u2019s that. So there isn\u2019t piss ant arguments, we always enjoy each other\u2019s company and just hang out with each other, so if nobody wants to go out one night it\u2019s like it\u2019s late or I\u2019ve got stuff I have to do, that\u2019s it, nobody has any time to deal with pissy ant little arguments. That\u2019s about it, man.<\/p>\n

You’re not only very active but also entertaining on social media, how important to you is this medium in this very digital day and age?<\/strong>
\nI mean for me I think it\u2019s great in regards I can keep in touch with my Black Label family all the time, and I mean half the time we\u2019re bullshit goofballs anyway, so I love having fun with that. That\u2019s me! I mean it\u2019s just a chance to let everyone know what you\u2019re doin\u2019.<\/p>\n

Wylde audio has been in effect for a little while now, what has this allowed you the freedom to do?<\/strong>
\nFor me it\u2019s just a natural progression, I mean I was blessed to be with the companies that I was with for all those years and I have great relationships with everybody over there and now it\u2019s just a matter of me taking, like if I ran an amazing steakhouse form Ozzy to now and now it\u2019s just a matter of us getting our own steakhouse we\u2019ve just got to bring the same quality control and the same craftsmanship, I\u2019m just saying the level of quality we just bring it to now in our own company. It\u2019s just fun, like moving out of your parent\u2019s house, now you have your own place, so we can do whatever we want and anything like that. So it\u2019s just a matter of I don\u2019t know, for me I enjoy working, so the whole thing is like Richard Branson, it doesn\u2019t matter how much fun you have or what you do, you have to have a reason why you get up in the morning before your feet hit the floor, so it\u2019s just like it\u2019s something new to do and I love my situation, man. It brings so much joy to me.<\/p>\n

I do love some of the guitar bodies so far, have you got any in the works?<\/strong>
\nNo, like I said there\u2019s always some new things you can tweak, you can do, and then all the knowledge from touring, it\u2019s the pedals, the strings, and every other thing. Then after that because it\u2019s Wylde Audio, take it from everything from outdoor gear in the studio, pro tools stuff, and plugins to microphones to everything.<\/p>\n

Will the range of men’s lingerie be available off the site soon too?<\/strong>
\nYeah *laughs* yeah like Seinfeld, you\u2019ve got the \u2018manzier\u2019, \u2018the bro\u2019 you\u2019re only taping into half the market *laughs*<\/p>\n

What’s your message to aspiring guitarists out there?<\/strong>
\nPlay what you love without a doubt it\u2019s a lot harder and easier said than done, you have to play the music you love and the proof is in the pudding, just look at all the bands you love and all the successful bands, whether it\u2019s Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath or Guns N Roses or Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, like any when all that was going down, or any of the hair metal bands and all that stuff, RATT, Motley Crue and all that stuff, Bon Jovi, anybody, all those bands I just mentioned are playing the music they want to play. That\u2019s that hands down you know what I\u2019m saying? None of them are playing what was popular at the time or what they think they should do, no you just play what you like playing, you should do that. Look at the Sex Pistols and The Clash when they came out I\u2019m sure people were telling them they should be more like Led Zeppelin, that\u2019s what\u2019s really popular, they\u2019re the biggest band on the planet right now, but they don\u2019t like Led Zeppelin, you know what I\u2019m saying? *laughs* Go fuck yourself, this is who we are, this is what we do. Then on the other side of the boat, I came from New Jersey, before I was blessed and got the opportunity to play with The Boss, I remember our band was like \u2018oh you\u2019ve got to be more like Bon Jovi\u2019 in the meantime I loved Black Sabbath and Oz with Randy and everybody in the band is into Zeppelin or Sabbath or Bad Company or Skynyrd and I go \u201cWhy are we playing Bon Jovi music? None of us even listen to this stuff\u201d *laughs* it\u2019s just like and I kid you not, it was a learning lesson\u2026 you have to play what you love playing, man, that\u2019s the truth any aspiring guitar players, just play what you love but like I said it\u2019s a lot easier said than done.<\/p>\n

Of course many would know you from your time with Ozzy, and Black Sabbath have just announced their farewell shows, what are your thoughts on such a legendary band hanging it up?<\/strong>
\nI mean if they decided to get back together and make another record and tour I would never argue it *laughs* another day of more Black Sabbath is always a good day *laughs*. We did some shows with them on the last tour, I saw some of the shows on the last tour and then ended up doing the shows with them, they sound phenomenal you know what I mean?<\/p>\n

I personally want to thank you for being a part of the movie Rockstar\u2026<\/strong>
\n*laughs* I had a great time doing that, it was hysterical.<\/p>\n

Well as many bands from the 80’s are getting back together and touring, think we could ever see a Steel Dragon reunion show?<\/strong>
\nYou never know *laughs* like I said I had a great time when we did it and I\u2019m buddies with everybody that was in that movie and the guys in the band, so you never know for shits and giggles man.<\/p>\n

Lastly let’s look ahead to the future, so I want you to finish this sentence for me. In 2016, Zakk Wylde will…<\/strong>
\n*laughs* in 2016 Zakk Wylde will continue sniffing glue and lifting weights\u2026 and convincing himself when he looks in the mirror that his rump roast is still as sexy as J-Lo\u2019s\u2026<\/p>\n

Gotta go, but wanted to say thanks for the laughs, Zakk\u2026<\/strong>
\nAlright my brother, we\u2019ll see you in a little bit, tell the Australian chapters I said stay strong, keep bleeding Black Label and God bless and we\u2019ll see you guys in a little bit.<\/p>\n

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Zakk Wylde\u2019s Black Label Society Australian Tour Dates 2015
\n<\/strong>Wednesday 25th<\/sup>\u00a0November \u2013 Metropolis\u00a0Fremantle<\/strong>\u00a018+
\nFriday 27th<\/sup>\u00a0November \u2013 HQ,\u00a0Adelaide<\/strong>\u00a018+
\nSaturday 28th November \u2013 Roundhouse,\u00a0Sydney<\/strong>\u00a018+
\nSunday 29th November \u2013 The Tivoli,\u00a0Brisbane<\/strong>\u00a018+
\nMonday 30th<\/sup> November \u2013 170 Russell, Melbourne<\/strong> 18+
\nTuesday 1st Dec \u2013 170 Russell,\u00a0Melbourne<\/strong>\u00a018+<\/p>\n

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Essential Information<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

From:<\/strong> USA<\/p>\n

Band Members:<\/strong> Zakk Wylde – Vocals, Guitar, John DeServio \u2013 Bass, Jeff Fabb \u2013 Drums, Dario Lorina – Guitar<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.blacklabelsociety.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Latest Release:<\/strong> Catacombs of the Black Vatican (Out Now)<\/p>\n

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