Guitar icon Zakk Wylde today has announced new U.S. and Canadian tour dates in continued support of his new LP, "Book Of Shadows II". Wylde will hit over 40 cities spread out across the U.S. and Canada this summer including a performance at Heavy Montreal festival in Montreal on August 7, a first for him as a solo artist. Tickets will go on sale this Thursday, May 12. TYLER BRYANT & THE SHAKEDOWN and Jared James Nichols will serve as support. Wylde, as always, has been on the road nonstop. He wrapped up a buzzworthy stint on Steve Vai's "Generation Axe" tour just yesterday in Red Bank, New Jersey and prior to that served as a marquee artist on the "Hendrix Experience" tour with the likes of Billy Cox and Buddy Guy. This is the first time Zakk has toured as a headliner in the U.S. and Canada since last year's "Unblackened" tour. The dates are as follows: Jul. 08 - Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Live Jul. 09 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom Jul. 10 - Austin, TX @ Emo’s Jul. 12 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues Jul. 13 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues Jul. 15 - Orlando, FL @ The Plaza Live Jul. 16 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade Jul. 18 - Millvale, PA @ Mr.Smalls Theatre Jul. 19 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall Jul. 20 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa Jul. 22 - Charlotte, NC @ Amos’ Southend Jul. 23 - Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom Jul. 24 - Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall Jul. 26 - Minneapolis, MN @ Skyway Theatre Jul. 28 - Detroit, MI @ The Majestic Theatre Jul. 29 - Cleveland, OH @ The Agora Theatre Jul. 30 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre Of Living Arts Jul. 31 - Boston, MA @ Royale Aug. 02 - Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live Aug. 04 - Uncasville, CT @ Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun Casino *no support Aug. 07 - Montreal, QC @ HEAVY MTL Aug. 08 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre Aug. 10 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave Aug. 11 - Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre Aug. 13 - Sturgis, SD @ Full Throttle Saloon *no support Aug. 15 - Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall Aug. 16 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot Aug. 18 - Missoula, MT @the Wilma Aug. 19 - Calgary, AB @flames Central Aug. 20 - Saskatoon, SK @ O’Brian’s Event Centre Aug. 21 - Winnipeg, MB @ The Garrick Centre Aug. 23 - Edmonton, AB @ The Ranch Roadhouse Aug. 25 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom Aug. 26 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox SODO Aug. 27 - Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory Concert House Aug. 28 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater Aug. 30 - San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom Sep. 01 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues Sep. 02 - Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee Sep. 03 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre "Book Of Shadows II" was released on April 8 via Entertainment One Music (eOne Music). Zakk's first solo release in 20 years is the follow-up to 1996's "Book Of Shadows", a classic album Wylde released between his work with Ozzy Osbourne that has since become a fan favorite. Wylde feverishly worked on new material since he wrapped up BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's "Unblackened" spring tour last year. All songs on "Book Of Shadows II" were recorded and produced at Wylde's home studio, The Black Vatican, where several of Wylde's recent releases were made. The artwork was created by Wylde and longtime collaborator John Irwin. As fierce and diverse as his work in BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and as large as his accomplishments as lead guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne have been, "Book Of Shadows II" offers an even richer look into the spirit and psyche of one of the most beloved pillars of the hard rock community. Brand new tracks like "Sleeping Dogs", "Tears Of December", "Darkest Hour", "Harbors Of Pity" and "The King" are bold proclamations of intense feeling and powerful catharsis. Zakk Wylde's powerful pipes, mayhem-inducing charisma, mischievous humor, and instantly recognizable pinch-harmonic driven blues based histrionic guitar shredding have made him the world's most beloved American guitar hero.
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