Sweden's Metal Shrine has issued a new interview with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist Nick Catanese and bassist John J.D. DeServio. The following is an excerpt:

Q: The latest album, how do you guys work when it comes to writing music?

JD: "Zakk's the writer! He has the riffs. He plays his riffs with the drummer and then we just get a good drum track and then we build it pretty much from there. It's his riffs, his melodies and his lyrics."

Nick: "It's his vision!"

JD: "In the studio though, I did produce it and mix it, so I definitely got good takes out of him and things like that and helped with arrangements and stuff, but as far as the writing, it's all his writing."

Read the complete interview at this location.

Artisan News Service caught up with BLS mainman Zakk Wylde (ex-OZZY OSBOURNE) recently about his new unplugged/acoustic album, The Song Remains Not The Same, due out on May 10th.

About the album which includes classic covers of NEIL YOUNG, SIMON & GARFUNKEL and others Wylde says; "I always listen to classic rock radio anyway. They are all timeless, classic songs."

Check out the video report below:

The offering features unplugged versions of material from Black Label Society’s latest album, Order Of The Black, as well as additional material recorded during the Order Of The Black sessions. The Song Remains Not The Same was conceived, created and compiled by Zakk Wylde himself and the title is, of course, a nod to one of Wylde’s favorite bands, LED ZEPPELIN.

Tracklisting:

'Overlord' (Unplugged version)

'Parade Of The Dead' (Unplugged version)

'Riders Of The Damned' (Unplugged version)

'Darkest Days' (Unplugged version)

'Juniors Eyes'

'Helpless'

'Bridge Over Troubled Water'

'Can't Find My Way Home'

'Darkest Days' (featuring JOHN RICH)

'The First Noel'