ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT #64: @BlackLabelSocietyofficial BLUE RIDGE - Prepare for a double dose of @ZakkWyldebls as BLS is joining Pantera on your 2023 Lineup! Everything about Black Label Society begins with the riff. A dedicated disciple of Zeppelin, Sabbath, and Deep Purple, Zakk Wylde looks to the massive guitar hooks in classics like “Whole Lotta Love,” “Into the Void,” and “Smoke On the Water” as guiding lights. “The main ingredient in any Black Label soup is the riff,” says the larger-than-life frontman. A charismatic heavy metal marauder recognized worldwide as a living legend, Wylde rose to prominence when @OzzyOsbourne chose him as his loyal axe-man, based on a cassette he mailed in as a teen. @GuitarWorldmagazine put him on their cover more than a dozen times in recognition of his work on multiplatinum albums by the icon he calls “the Boss” and the two decades of music made by BLS. The Black Label Society biker-style battle vest “kutte” is as ubiquitous at hard rock and metal shows as a black t-shirt, a testament to the legion of support behind the one and only BLS. #zakkwylde #blacklabelsociety #BLS #rock #hardrock #metal #heavymetal #blueridgerockfest #blueridgerockfestival #pantera