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Zakk Wylde leads all-star Ozzy Osbourne tribute at the BRIT Awards
By Phil Weller published
Four Ozzy alumni, and a British pop hero, united for a white-hot performance of No More Tears

William Shatner is making an all-star metal album – with an AI-generated Les Paul, apparently
By Jonathan Horsley published
The cast of players is yet to be announced – there is no title either – but Shatner says the whole thing was inspired by a guest turn on a Nuclear Messiah record with Chris Poland

Joe Bonamassa on the ‘unorthodox’ Marshall hack he nicked from Zakk Wylde
By Phil Weller published
The bluesman turned to the former Ozzy guitarist to get the most out of his Marshalls

Zakk Wylde recalls his “Spinal Tap moment” during Back to the Beginning
By Janelle Borg published
Wylde reveals the crucial moment that could have gone horribly wrong during Ozzy Osbourne's final show...

How Zakk Wylde wrote his tribute song to Ozzy Osbourne
By Janelle Borg published
Wylde explains how no one expected Ozzy to pass away two weeks after Back to the Beginning, saying that, “Keith Richards, Lemmy, Ozzy... they're like the air you breathe, and you think they're going to be around forever”

Speed bursts are the path to Shred Heaven: boost your rock chops with 6 jaw-dropping examples (that won't break your fingers)
By Jamie Humphries published
Learn how short and fast sequential patterns favoured by legends such as Paul Gilbert, John Petrucci and Zakk Wylde can be connected to create blazing solos

Zakk Wylde looks back on his closer-than-close relationship with Ozzy Osbourne, and their final moments together onstage
By Andrew Daly published
Wylde was the Black Sabbath icon's guitarist and friend for decades. He reflects on his instant connection with the Prince of Darkness, how their relationship evolved both on and offstage, and that emotional final show at Back to the Beginning

In 1988, a shred prodigy opened for Ozzy Osbourne. He was eight years old
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Thomas McRocklin would go on to become Steve Vai’s protégé. But his first major gig was opening for the Prince of Darkness

Zakk Wylde on the miracle of his ‘Grail’ Les Paul and the three most important guitars in his life
By Mark McStea published
The longtime Ozzy guitarist and Black Label Society frontman on why you should hold onto your childhood gear, how he got into Les Pauls and active pickups, and the making of his iconic Grail

Gus G on growing up on Black Sabbath, playing with Ozzy Osbourne – and why Tony Iommi’s style was the hardest to master
By Andrew Daly published
Gus G reflects on a life-changing moment when he joined the likes of Randy Rhoads, Jake E. Lee and Zakk Wylde as one of the few to be chosen by Ozzy as his shredder-in-chief
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