In the two decades since Ozzy Osbourne hired him away from his job at a New Jersey gas station to become his new guitarist, Zakk Wylde has established himself as a guitar icon who is known and revered the world over. Writing and recording with Osbourne led Wylde to multiplatinum success, inspiring him to create the now-legendary Black Label Society in 1998. For the past ten years, BLS has turned the notion of what a rock band should be upside down, creating worldwide legions of fans known as Berzerkers, who follow the mantra: Strength, Determination, Merciless, Forever-SDMF for short. The Berzerkers, with Wylde as their leader, have created a Heavy Metal institution true to his vision of uncompromising, unfiltered, and unrestrained rock 'n' roll. Wylde has won nearly every guitar award imaginable, and is a major influence on a new battalion of rock guitarists. One thing is certain: Wherever Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society travels, brutality is sure to follow.