Zakk Wylde will launch a tour later this year with Zakk Sabbath, his Black Sabbath cover band featuring bassist Rob “Blasko” Nicholson and drummer Joey Castillo. Zoso, the Led Zeppelin tribute band, and the Iron Maidens, the all-women Iron Maiden tribute band, will serve as supporting acts.The trio’s 2024-25 King of the Monstours trek is set to begin on Dec. 1 in Phoenix, with dates scheduled through mid-January.Additionally, Zakk Sabbath has released Greatest Riffs, a digital collection that includes songs from two of the band’s albums, 2020’s Vertigo and 2024’s Doomed Forever Forever Doomed.You can see the full list of tour dates and the track listing for Greatest Riffs below.READ MORE: Hear Black Label Society’s Storming New Song, ‘The Gallows’UCR recently caught up with Wylde, who spoke about the work he’s doing with Zakk Sabbath. “I remember playing keg parties and people’s kitchens and basements, playing these songs when I was, like, 16 years old,” he said. “And here I am, 57 years old, and I’m still playing them, and I’m still in people’s basements and kitchens and backyard keg parties, but there’s just a couple more people there.”The guitarist should feel right at home on King of the Monstours, as all three bands pay tribute to some of hard rock and metal’s greatest pioneers. “If you’re a classical musician, you’re pretty much gonna know something by Bach, Beethoven and Mozart, like the big three,” Wylde said.”So if you’re a rock musician — whether you’re a guitarist, bassist, drummer, keyboardist, whatever it is — part of your education is Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple. You know a riff by one of those guys, just because it’s your education. You learn how to play these songs.”Zakk Sabbath, ‘Greatest Riffs’ Track Listing1. “The Wizard”2. “N.I.B.”3. “Iron Man”4. “Fairies Wear Boots”5. “War Pigs”6. “Sweet Leaf”7. “Into the Void”8. “Solitude”Zakk Sabbath, Zoso and the Iron Maidens, King of the Monstours DatesDec. 1 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Regency BallroomDec. 2 – Ventura, CA @ The Majestic Ventura TheaterDec. 4 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn BowlDec. 5 – Riverside, CA @ Riverside Municipal AuditoriumDec. 6 – Tempe, AZ @ The MarqueeDec. 8 – Denver, CO @ Ogden TheaterDec. 9 – Omaha, NE @ The AdmiralDec. 10 – Lawrence, KS @ Liberty HallDec. 12 – Austin, TX @ EmosDec. 13 – Ft. Worth, TX @ Tannahill’s Tavern and Music HallDec. 14 – Little Rock, AR @ The HallDec. 15 – New Orleans, LA @ The FillmoreDec. 17 – Chattanooga, TN @ The SignalDec. 18 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’sDec. 19 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Egyptian RoomDec. 20 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn BowlDec. 27 – Charlotte, NC @ The FillmoreDec. 28 – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVaDec. 29 – Wilmington, DE @ The QueenDec. 30 – Albany, NY @ Empire LiveDec. 31 – Silver Spring, MD @ The FillmoreJan. 2 – Portland, ME @ State TheatreJan. 3 – Providence, RI @ The StrandJan. 4 – Huntington, NY @ The ParamountJan. 5 – Buffalo, NY @ Buffalo River WorksJan. 7 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The IntersectionJan. 9 – Milwaukee, WI @ The RaveJan. 10 – East Moline, IN @ The Rust BeltJan. 11 – Sauget, IL @ Pop’sJan. 12 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond BallroomMost Played Cover Songs By 50 Big Hard Rock + Metal BandsWe combed though setlists of the biggest names in rock and metal to find out their most played cover songs. (OK, so we actually used Setlist.fm. What, did you think we had a pile of setlists sitting around?)Gallery Credit: Rob Carroll
