Zakk Wylde brought his Black Label Society Berserkus tour to the Sound Academy in Toronto just a few days ago.

Now, I’ve been a Zakk Wylde fan for probably 20 years and a Black Label fan for as long as they’ve been around, which is probably 12 years.  I’ve bought (yes, bought) all the BLS CD’s minus the last one, and listened to them for hours and hours, mostly with my buddy Ding.

Nothing could have prepared me for the onslaught of that wall of Marshalls that Zakk and Nick tore through that night.  Guitar squeals were in full force (I think my left ear is still slightly ringing from it) and so were the solos. They brought their “A” game and the crowd present were handsomely rewarded.

Let me just say that the show was so great, it inspired Ding and I to start our own BLS cover band with Ding on drums and myself on guitar.

Long live Black Label!