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Jeffery Phillip Wiedlandt (Born January 14, 1967 in Bayonne, New Jersey), better known as Zakk Wylde, is the lead guitarist in Ozzy Osbourne’s band and has also found success playing lead guitar in his own band, Black Label Society. Wylde has done numerous “guest” appearances on many albums, such as the debut album for Damageplan as guest vocalist, as well as Derek Sherinian’s album “Black Utopia” alongside Yngwie Malmsteen, among others.

Growing up, Zakk played locally with his first band called “Stone Henge” then later with local Jersey band “Zyris”. Years later, a virtually unknown 19 year-old Zakk landed the coveted role as lead guitarist and co-writer for Ozzy Osbourne. He sent Ozzy a demo tape in 1987 and was hired to replace the departed Jake E. Lee. He first appeared in No Rest for the Wicked in 1988 with Ozzy Osbourne. In addition to Black Label Society, Zakk has been part of a Southern style blues band called “Pride & Glory” that released one self-titled album before disbanding. He has also released an acoustic solo project entitled “Book of Shadows” that contained a much different style of music than he had been accustomed to producing in the past.

Zakk Wylde’s guitar-playing style is usually characterized by his use of pinch harmonics (often confused with artificial harmonics), and his guitar soloing technique is usually characterized by his use of the minor pentatonic scale, playing rapid box-pattern licks using strict alternate-picking, creating a very distinctive, choppy attack, compared to the more fluid playing styles of other rock guitarists. Another notable feature of Zakk’s playing is his liberal use of “chicken pickin’ “, a technique which is usually associated with country music, and which is (comparatively) rarely seen in heavy metal; a technique he has picked up from watching Albert Lee, one of his influences.

He is known for his use of Gibson Les Paul Custom model guitars with a unique “bulls-eye” graphic on them, a design he used to deliberately differentiate himself visually (despite having a similar hairdo) from Randy Rhoads - who was also frequently identified by his white Les Paul Custom.