This year was bittersweet for Wylde. Given his close relationship with the Osbourne family, Wylde enjoyed the ride of ...

If music was the magical elixir that got Zakk Wylde off the gridiron and on a stage when he was a teenage linebacker, the ...

Thomas McRocklin would go on to become Steve Vai’s protégé. But his first major gig was opening for the Prince of Darkness ...

Having surrounded himself with some of metal's most celebrated guitarists, one axesmith was as close as family to the late ...

No More Tears, Osbourne’s sixth solo studio album, was rereleased in September 1991 and featured the title track as well as ...

In the months since Ozzy Osbourne’s passing, guitarist Zakk Wylde has spoken several times about how he hoped to keep working ...

Ozzy Osbourne had Zakk Wylde at his side all the way to the last show. Wylde, the guitarist who grew up in Jackson, first joined forces with the Prince of Darkness in 1987, and he spent much of the ...

A fan-shot video from Ozzy Osbourne’s final performance shows the moment guitarist Zakk Wylde rearranged his stage setup to help his boss deliver with the vocals on “Mama, I’m Coming Home.” In the ...

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Somehow surviving Ozzy Osbourne’s admittedly ridiculous audition process, Zakk Wylde joined the Prince of Darkness’ band as lead guitarist in 1987. Although he would go on to find success with his own ...

The Prince of Darkness, who died on July 22 at the age of 76, was the godfather of Wylde's oldest son Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has ...

Ozzy Osbourne’s Final Text to a Close Friend Will Break Your Heart originally appeared on Parade. For Zakk Wylde, Ozzy Osbourne wasn’t just a frontman — he was family. The two rockers shared decades ...