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 ...

Zakk Wylde speaks about Ozzy Osbourne's finest qualities and how his love for Black Sabbath continues through his Zakk ...

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 ...

Phil Anselmo, left, and Zakk Wylde of Pantera perform at Pine Knob Music Theatre on July 17 in Clarkston, Mich. It didn’t look like Pantera, but it sure as heck sounded like it Tuesday night at ...

On Aug. 22, I traded textbooks for thrash riffs and embarked on a pilgrimage to the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn to see one of metal’s most iconic bands: Pantera. My friend Jude Selam picked me ...

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 ...

Ozzy Osbourne Had Help From Zakk Wylde During His Iconic Final Show originally appeared on Parade. Ozzy Osbourne delivered his legendary final show on July 5—just weeks before his tragic death. The ...

Pantera didn’t headline Minneapolis’ Target Center on Thursday night, but a reasonable facsimile of the groove metal pioneers did. Lead singer Phil Anselmo was the first to admit it, announcing to the ...

Karly B. is a music news journalist at Collider, specializing in the Western and Asian music industries. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Media and Web Technology, she has dedicated part ...

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 ...

Zakk Wylde revealed his final text with Ozzy Osbourne. The Prince of Darkness’ longtime guitarist shared the last words they ever exchanged just weeks before Osbourne’s death on July 22 at the age of ...