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Zakk Wylde (born Jeffrey Phillip Wielandt in January 14, 1967, in Bayonne, NJ) is the founder of Black Label Society and the longtime guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne's band, replacing Jake E. Lee. Zakk Wylde also recorded a Guitar Battle specifically for Guitar Hero World Tour. You unlock Wylde by defeating him in a guitar battle and playing his encore song (Stillborn).

He has also contributed with the series with two songs prior to his appearance in World Tour: the Black Label Society song "Fire It Up" appears as one of the leading bonus track in the very first Guitar Hero game (along with Graveyard BBQ's "Cheat on the Church", as the winners of the Be a Guitar Hero contest), in the Ozzy Osbourne song "I Don't Wanna Stop" (off his 2007 album, Black Rain), featured in Guitar Hero: On Tour, and also the Public Enemy song "Bring the Noise 20XX" on Guitar Hero 5.

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Best known as the guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne for over 20 years and as the founder of Black Label Society, Zakk Wylde is one of the premiere guitar gods of the modern age. His blistering guitar playing is characterized by his signature use of pinch harmonics, and his distinctive guitars are instantly recognized from the "bull's-eye" finish.

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