In a new interview with Classic Rock, Zakk Wyde talks about the new Black Label Society box set, Zakk Sabbath, working with Ozzy Osbourne, and not working with Ozzy. An excerpt follows:

Classic Rock: You didn’t play on Ozzy’s last album Ordinary Man. Was that disappointing?

Zakk Wylde: "Not at all. I thought he and Andrew Watt did a great job. And I’m not on the new one either. Again it’s Ozz and Andrew. I understand why I’m not in the studio. Ozz once said to me that he didn’t want to be the lead singer in Black Label Society: “You have your own thing now, so go to it.” I don’t have to be involved in everything Ozz does. I’ll always be there for him and Sharon. If they call now and ask me to go over to feed their dogs for three days… I’m there."

Classic Rock: Would you expect to be in his touring band for 2022?

Wylde: "Yes I will be. Ozz is getting himself back healthy, and then we’ll be back out on the road."

Read more at Classic Rock.

Black Label Society will tour the US this fall with special guests Obituary and Prong. Tickets are on sale now.

Tour dates:

October
1 - Sacramento, CA - Ace Of Spades
2 - Ventura, CA - The Majestic Ventura Theater
4 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
5 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory
7 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
8 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
12 - West Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom
13 - Lincoln, NE - Bourbon Theatre
15 - Bowler, WI - North Star Mohican Casino Resort
16 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave / Eagles Club
17 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues Chicago
18 - Minneapolis, MN - The Fillmore Minneapolis
19 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
21 - Biloxi, MS - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi
22 - Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre
23 - Dothan, AL - The Plant
24 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues Orlando
26 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution Live
28 - Huntsville, AL - Mars Music Hall
29 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
30 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
31 - Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works

November
2 - Philadelphia, PA - Franklin Music Hall
4 - Worcester, MA - Worcester Palladium
5 - Albany, NY - Empire Live
6 - Stroudsburg, PA - Sherman Theater
7 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
9 - Hartford, CT - The Webster
10 - Montclair, NJ - The Wellmont Theater
11 - Rochester, NY - Main Street Armory
13 - Sault Ste. Marie, MI - Kewadin Casinos - Sault Ste. Marie
14 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit
15 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues Cleveland
16 - Fort Wayne, IN - Piere's
18 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom
19 - San Antonio, TX - The Aztec Theatre
20 - Grand Prairie, TX - The Texas Trust CU Theatre
21 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
23 - Tucson, AZ - The Rialto Theatre/Tucson, Arizona
24 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues Las Vegas
26 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
27 - Denver, CO - Summit Denver
28 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater