Black Label Society has dropped its newest single, "Broken and Blind," via MNRK Heavy/Spinefarm Records. This is the band’s third recent single release, following "Lord Humungus" earlier in 2025 and "The Gallows" in late 2024, leading up to the much-anticipated new Black Label Society album scheduled for early 2026. "Broken and Blind" is available across... Continue Reading →
Joining full-time in 2014 after a fill-in stint in 2012-13, Jeff Fabb is the longest tenured drummer of Black Label Society and the backbone of what has been by far the most consistent lineup in the band’s history—joining guitarist/vocalist Zakk Wylde, bassist John “J.D.” DeServio and guitarist Dario Lorina for the past 10 years. Some... Continue Reading →
LIVE PHOTOS: Anthrax, Black Label Society, Hatebreed—By Greg Maki—If someone arrived here from another planet without a clue as to what metal is, I can think of no better way to explain it than to simply drop them into the middle of the crowd at this show. Each veteran act offers a different flavor—from the... Continue Reading →
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By Greg Maki Zakk Wylde has been universally acknowledged and accepted as a guitar god for years, decades even. So how is it that in 2021, nearly 35 years after he skyrocketed to worldwide fame by joining Ozzy Osbourne’s band, he has churned out an album with what might be his most impressive display of... Continue Reading →
Black Label Society will host a special Thanksgiving Day listening party of its new album, "Doom Crew Inc." The record, the band's 11th studio effort, will be released the following day, Nov. 26, 2021, via MNRK Music. Starting at 1 p.m. PT/4 p.m. ET Nov. 25, hear "Doom Crew Inc." a day early, followed by... Continue Reading →
Black Label Society will release its 11th studio album, "Doom Crew Inc.," on Nov. 26, 2021, via Entertainment One (eOne). The album will be available digitally, on CD and vinyl, plus a deluxe edition that includes vinyl, CD longbox, cassette and more. Pre-order here. The band also has debuted a video for the record's first... Continue Reading →
Earth Rocker Festival. Photos by Greg Maki.
Black Label Society, led by guitar icon Zakk Wylde, has released a new music video for the single "A Love Unreal," from its latest LP, "Grimmest Hits." The video was directed by longtime collaborator Justin Reich. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R98MHlsbUeU&feature=youtu.be Black Label Society recently soared onto the charts with "Grimmest Hits" (Entertainment One), landing at number 4 on the... 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 →
