(New York, NY) – Hard rock legends BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, fronted by guitar icon ZAKK WYLDE, have announced the Unblackened tour. Originally performed as a one night only concert at Club Nokia in Los Angeles for a live CD/DVD release two years ago, the show will now make its way across the U.S. The show will feature intimate versions of some of the band’s most popular songs, as well as songs from Wylde’s best-selling solo album Book of Shadows & his Southern rock band Pride & Glory. “I always wanted to take Unblackened on the road, we just didn’t have the time until now,” said Wylde. “You can take a song that you’ve played thousands of times and rearrange it, and all of a sudden it’s something totally fresh. The attitude of the songs doesn’t change when we play them acoustically–the tunes are gritty regardless.”
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY has been on the road constantly in support of their latest release Catacombs of the Black Vatican. The band recently wrapped up a block of successful tour dates with HATEBREED and BUTCHER BABIES which took them across the States and Canada, followed by an electric performance at the 2015 annual SHIPROCKED CRUISE. Rocking on the high seas is nothing new for BLS as they have also participated in the inaugural MOTORBOAT CRUISE just last year.
Catacombs of the Black Vatican was released on April 8th, 2014 and debuted at #5 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart and #1 on the Rock and Independent Charts. The chart topping LP was also hailed as one of the “Best Albums of 2014” by REVOLVER MAGAZINE. The new effort has accumulated critical praise with outlets like LOUDWIRE declaring “Wylde’s guitar playing has always been at an extremely high level, but the instrument that’s improved steadily over the years is his voice.” New Jersey’s AQUARIAN WEEKLY states, “This is Black Label Society at its finest!”
With cover appearances on the likes of both Guitar Player and Guitar World magazines and a first ever TV performance on Late Night with Seth Meyers following the release of Catacombs Of The Black Vatican, the presence of the band has dug itself deeper into the history of modern day rock music.
Date Venue Location
Feb 11 O2 ABC Glasgow, United Kingdom
Feb 12 The Institute Birmingham, United Kingdom
Feb 13 Roundhouse London, United Kingdom
Feb 14 O2 Academy Bristol Bristol, United Kingdom
Feb 15 O2 Academy Leeds Leeds, United Kingdom
Feb 17 UEA Norwich, United Kingdom
Feb 18 Rock City Nottingham, United Kingdom
Feb 19 Manchester Academy Manchester, United Kingdom
Feb 21 Melkweg The Max Amsterdam, Netherlands
Feb 22 Ancienne Belgique Brussels, Belgium
Feb 24 Batschkapp Frankfurt, Germany
Feb 25 FZW Freizeitzentrum West Dortmund, Germany
Feb 26 Le Bataclan Paris, France
Feb 27 La Laiterie Strasbourg, France
Mar 01 Train Århus C, Denmark
Mar 03 Rockefeller Music Hall Oslo, Norway
Mar 05 Close-Up Båten Stockholm, Sweden
Mar 06 Nosturi Helsinki, Finland
Mar 08 Rock Cafe Sodom Tallinn, Estonia
Mar 09 Forum Palace Vilnius, Lithuania
Mar 11 B90 Gdansk, Poland
Mar 12 Club Studio Krakow, Poland
Mar 14 Z7 Pratteln, Switzerland
Mar 15 Les Docks Lausanne, Switzerland
Jul 18 Pistoia Blues Pistoia, Italy
Jul 19 Metaldays 2015 Tolmin, Slovenia
Jul 26 Universiada Hall Sofia, Bulgaria
Jul 27 Arenele Romane Bucharest, Romania
Jul 28 GARE SBB-CFF Bale, Switzerland
Jul 29 Fezen Festival Székesfehérvár, Hungary
Jul 30 Wacken 2015 Wacken, Germany
