Pride And Glory-Pride And Glory (1994)

Zakk Wylde rose to international fame in the mid-1980s when he replaced the late guitarist Randy Rhoads in Ozzy Osbourne's band. While still with the "Prince of Darkness", he formed a side project called Pride and Glory with bassist James LoMenzo and drummer Greg d'Angelo. In 1994, this powerful trio released their first and only album on the Geffen label, a record marked by Southern rock sounds and classic 1970s hard rock. Echoes of bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Allman Brothers, and Led Zeppelin permeate the grooves of this work. Songs like the swampy "Cry Me A River", exciting ballads like "Sweet Jesus", powerful cuts with vintage seventies sounds like "Horse Called War", "The Chosen One" and "Losin' Your Mind", nostalgic country rock like "Lovin' Home" or dusty hard rock with a southern flavor like "Horse Called War", "Shine On" and "Harvester Of Pain", constitute a magnificent work that would continue with his first solo album "Book Of Shadows" two years later or with his subsequent career at the front of his band Black Label Society, with whom he has released more than a dozen albums.