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As the Black Label Society's leader (and Ozzy's guitarist for more years than anyone else), Zakk Wylde has become infamous for his brew-tal riffage and lethal lead style. Remarkably, though, he also has a soul-stirring softer side.
Just last year, BLS reworked an entire album (Order of the Black) into the all-acoustic The Song Remains Not the Same, and you may agree that it's high time we honor the burly, bearded one's fine acoustic guitar work.