He went to say that, “his stage guitars were relatively inexpensive Epiphone Masterbilts, around $400, but they play like Les Pauls”. After the show he told me he found his acoustic sound by accident when he distorted his acoustic guitar and thought it sounded like a “Strat gone out of control”. ![]() Zakk’s guitar wizardry on the acoustic versions maintained each song’s sense of ferocity, attitude, and passion. ![]() Backing Zakk on rhythm guitar was Nick Cantonese from BLS who laid down a solid performance, allowing Zakk to showcase his shredding abilities. The song that brought down the house was his piano version of “In this River”, which is a tribute to his friend Dimebag Darrell. Highlights of the night were “Spoke in the Wheel”, “Speedball”, “Rust”, and “Queen of Sorrow”. Zakk opened the show with an acoustic version of “The Blessed Hellride” and continued to perform a song from almost every BLS CD. Tonight, Berzerkers in attendance were in store for more than just a concert, it’s was going to be an overall rock experience with Zakk performing BLS songs on acoustic guitar and piano, followed by a spoken word “gone wrong” segment, as Zakk likes to put it. Though small in size, the Iridium has an infamous musical history with some of the biggest and best guitar legends playing there, including a standing Tuesday night gig by Les Paul. New York and New Jersey Chapters of the Black Label Society were out in force packing the tiny basement club in Times Square. The book has countless laugh-out-loud stories about Ozzy, his BLS bandmates, his experiences in dealing with record labels, and even depicts how to set up a shooting range on a tour bus. His book “Bringing Metal to the Children: The Complete Berzerker’s Guide to World Tour Domination” was a New York Times Best Seller in 2012 and depicts tales of excess and debauchery while on the road with Ozzy and BLS. ![]() Zakk is famously known for being Ozzy Osburne’s guitar player for over 20 years, as well as heading up his own band, Black Label Society (BLS). It was the second of three sold out nights! Tuesday night, June 11 th, the legendary Iridium Jazz Club in New York played host to guitarist, Zakk Wylde, for his Book Tour of Doom.
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