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 ...

If Jonny Harline wanted to play the national anthem on his guitar at a BYU football game, he probably could have walked into ...

Ozzy Osbourne had Zakk Wylde at his side all the way to the last show.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Zakk Wylde speaks publicly for the first time about Ozzy Osbourne’s death, recalling his friend’s toughness and ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Zakk Wylde has revealed the final message he received from Ozzy Osbourne before the Black Sabbath icon died on July 22. The guitarist also reflected on his long history with Osbourne, and explained ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X “Everybody and their mother were in the backstage dressing room and I just wanted to give him a ...