Pride and Glory (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Pride & Glory


Img_capt = Pride & Glory in 1994. From left to right: Zakk Wylde, Brian Tichy, James LoMenzo.
Landscape = yes
Background = group_or_band
Origin = USA
Genre = Southern rock, heavy metal
Years_active = 1991–1994
(One-off reunion: 1998)
Label = Geffen Records
Spitfire Records "(Reissue)"
Associated_acts = Black Label Society
Ozzy Osbourne
White Lion
URL = [http://www.zakkwylde.com/ www.zakkwylde.com]
Current_members = Zakk Wylde
James LoMenzo
Brian Tichy
Past_members = Greg D'Angelo
John DeServio

Pride and Glory was a side project for Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde. This was Zakk's first self-fronted project, after which he released the largely acoustic solo-album Book of Shadows. After that he formed Black Label Society, which remains his current band.

Coming together in 1991, during the "No More Tours" supposed-retirement tour for Ozzy's No More Tears, the band was originally named Lynyrd Skynhead and included the former White Lion rhythm section of bassist James LoMenzo and drummer Greg D'Angelo alongside Wylde. Although credited solely as 'Zakk Wylde' solo tracks, this line-up actually released two individual recordings; a raucous Southern instrumental entitled "Farm Fiddlin'" on a compilation called The Guitars That Rule The World (1991) and a cover of the blues-standard "Baby Please Don't Go" on the L.A. Blues Authority Vol. 1 compilation (1992).

In early 1994 D'Angelo was replaced by Brian Tichy, this was at the same time that the band changed their name to Pride & Glory, and by May released their self-titled debut - and only - album, on Geffen Records. In June of that year, the band performed as a main stage act at the Donington Monsters of Rock Festival in England. In November 1994 LoMenzo left after their tour of Japan, 3 days before the beginning of their US Tour. Zakk managed to find a replacement for James in his long time friend John 'J.D.' DeServio. The band played their last show on December 10th 1994 in Los Angeles in which Slash, guitarist of popular rock band Guns N' Roses (also signed to Geffen Records) played the songs Voodoo Child and Red House with the band. On January 31, 1998, the original Pride & Glory band reunited for a one-off reunion show at the Whiskey in Hollywood, CA. This momentous occasion was believed to be bootlegged, but no video has turned up anywhere.

Discography

Studio albums

* "Pride & Glory" (1994)

Singles

* "Losin' Your Mind" (1994)
* "Horse Called War" (1994)
* "Troubled Wine" (1994)

Additional Recordings

(Lynyrd Skynhead recordings credited as 'Zakk Wylde')
* "Farm Fiddlin'" - The Guitars That Rule The World (1991)
* "Baby Please Don't Go" - L.A. Blues Authority Vol. 1 (1992)

Compilation Appearances

* "Black Label Society" - No More Tears Sampler (1999)
* "Black Label Society" - Kings of Damnation 98-04 (2005)