Zakk Wylde is the latest guest on the SPIN Presents Lipps Service podcast, during which he and host Scott Lipps discuss paying homage to the late Dimebag Darrell while serving as lead guitarist on the Pantera reunion tour and his time recording and touring with Ozzy Osbourne.
Wylde also touches on befriending Eddie Van Halen and watching him shred classic Led Zeppelin songs in private, how he writes material for his band Black Label Society and his upcoming tour with his Black Sabbath tribute band, Zakk Sabbath. He also shares his top five underrated guitarists and heavy metal riffs.
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On the previous episode of Lipps Service, Lipps sat down with Strokes/Voidz frontman Julian Casablancas to discuss how the two bands are different, making the new Voidz album Like All Before You and the influence of Lou Reed and Bob Marley.
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