Rise Against, A Day to Remember, Bush and Black Label Society are set to headline the first INKCARCERATION Music and Tattoo Festival, July 13, 14 and 15 at the Historic Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio. This massive, awe-inspiring locale is recognized primarily as not only one of the most haunted buildings in the country, but... Continue Reading →
Review by Greg Maki ----- Black Sabbath always has loomed large over Zakk Wylde and his mighty metal militia known as Black Label Society. (All metal bands owe a large debt to Sabbath.) But one has to think that Wylde spending most of 2017 touring the world with his Sabbath tribute band, Zakk Sabbath, led... Continue Reading →
Black Label Society has debuted a new track titled "Trampled Down Below" from its new LP, "Grimmest Hits," due out Jan. 19. The single is the third song the band has made available to the public. Last month, the band released music videos for “Room of Nightmares” and "All That's Once Shined" both of which can be seen below. All three... Continue Reading →
Black Label Society has debuted a new track titled "All That Once Shined" from its upcoming LP, "Grimmest Hits," due out next year. The single is the second song the band has made available to the public. Last month, BLS released the “Room of Nightmares” music video, seen below. Both "All That Once Shined" and "Room of Nightmares" are available as iTunes instant... Continue Reading →
Black Label Society announced a hefty batch of North American tour dates today spanning coast to coast in support of its recently announced new LP, "Grimmest Hits. "Support will come from Corrosion of Conformity on all dates. Select tour dates will see support from EYEHATEGOD and Red Fang. A full list of tour dates can... Continue Reading →
Zakk Wylde Review by Greg Maki-----Even as he built Black Label Society into the metal monster it is today, Zakk Wylde cultivated another side as a musician, mixing the occasional acoustic number or piano ballad among the Sabbath-esque riffs and face-melting guitar solos. He’s emphasized it more of late, first with the BLS “Unblackened” album... Continue Reading →
Review by Greg Maki-----Let’s get one thing straight: “Unblackened” does not equal “unplugged.” Many people, including fans, are under the impression that Black Label Society’s “Unblackened” tour is an acoustic affair, despite the presence of a 2013 live album of the same name that offers definitive proof otherwise. (Of course, the Wikipedia entry on the... Continue Reading →
Zakk Wylde passed the point of needing an introduction a long time ago. All hard rock and metal fans (and even American Idol viewers) know him from his long stint as Ozzy Osbourne’s guitarist and as the main man in his own band, Black Label Society. It’s been business as usual of late for Zakk,... Continue Reading →
One of the hardest working bands in hard rock, Rev Theory returned early this year with “Justice,” its third and best album to date. Boasting a raw, aggressive sound that matches the intensity of its live show, “Justice” is the product of a band that is hungry, that feels like it has something to prove,... Continue Reading →
