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Bringing Metal to the Children

The Complete Berzerker's Guide to World Tour Domination

Zakk Wylde

with Eric Hendrikx

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Bringing Metal to the Children
 

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Zakk Wylde

In the two decades since Ozzy Osbourne hired him away from his job at a New Jersey gas station to become his new guitarist, Zakk Wylde has established himself as a guitar icon known and revered the world over. Writing and recording with Osbourne led to multi-platinum success, inspiring him to create the now legendary Black Label Society in 1998. In the decade since, BLS has turned the notion of what a rock band should be upside down, inspiring legions of fans (known as Berzerkers) all over the world to follow the mantra: Strength, Determination, Merciless, Forever-SDMF for short. The Berzerkers, with Wylde as their leader, have created a heavy metal institution true to his vision of uncompromising, unfiltered, and unrestrained rock and roll. Wylde has won nearly every guitar award imaginable, and is a major influence on a new battalion of rock guitarists currently popular today. One thing is for certain: wherever Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society travels, brutality is sure to follow.


 

with Eric Hendrikx

Writer and photographer (and fellow Berzerker) Eric Hendrikx is a notable contributor to more than a dozen books including New York Times bestsellers Forrest Griffin’s Got Fight? and Be Ready When the Sh*t Goes Down. Following the success of these books, Hendrikx approached longtime friend Zakk Wylde about writing a Metal Opus for the legions of Berserkers worldwide, sharing Wylde’s roadmap toward World Tour Domination and revealing never-before-told stories of backstage lunacy and anecdotes for the aspiring Berzerker. A lifelong musician, Hendrikx played guitar for the rock band Snake River Conspiracy and toured with bands including Queensrÿche. He currently lives in Southern California with his son Stone.



 

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Bringing Metal to the Children
Bringing Metal to the Children
Zakk Wylde, Eric Hendrikx
  • Hardcover
  • 9780062002747
  • 4/10/2012
  • $24.99 ($27.99 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
Bringing Metal to the Children
Bringing Metal to the Children
Zakk Wylde, Eric Hendrikx
  • E-Book
  • 9780062079350
  • 4/10/2012
  • $12.99 ( Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
 

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Praise for Zakk Wylde:
“Zakk Wylde. Great Player. Great Sound. Great friend.”


- Eddie Van Halen
"If Zakk Wylde did not exisit, we would have to build him like Frankenstein's monster. The hands of Randy Rhoads sewn onto the body of Conan the Barbarian implanted with the brain of Larry David."


- Rob Zombie
"When Zakk plays, it's like Guitarmageddon!! An audio assault coming from his fret board, the ture meaning of a guitar hero."


- Kerry King, Slayer
"In my opinion, Zakk Wylde is the f*cking best guitarist in the world. He curses like a f*cking marine and knows more about f*cking music than anybody I've ever f*cking met. I hope you can use this f*cking opinion."


- William Shatner