Zakk Wylde

Okay, I have to be honest: Zakk Wylde is one of those guys who just radiates pure metal energy, and I'm here for it. The moment Ozzy plucked this beefy, bearded New Jersey kid out of obscurity to be his guitarist, you knew lightning had struck. That bulls-eye guitar is iconic, the pinch harmonics are unmistakable, and his playing has this thick, southern-fried heaviness that's all muscle and soul. Then he goes and builds Black Label Society into its own beast, growling and shredding like a Viking who learned blues. I love that under all the leather and roar there's a real student of guitar, somebody who clearly worships the craft. He's loud, ridiculous, and completely sincere, and that combination just works for me.

Name (English)

Zakk Wylde

Name (Japanese)

ザック・ワイルド

Reading

ざっく・わいるど

Born

January 14, 1967 (age 59)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Goat

Origin

Bayonne, New Jersey, United States

Occupation

guitarist / musician / singer / pianist / songwriter

High school

Jackson Memorial High School

• Official sitehttps://zakkwylde.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/zakkwyldebls/
• Xhttps://x.com/ZakkWyldeBLS
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakk%20Wylde
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B6%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q144746

Tags

• New Jersey
• guitarist
• musician
• singer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.