Modern day guitar hero Zakk Wylde has earned himself another gold record in the United States, this time for his work his outside of Ozzy Osbourne. The acclaimed musician, known for his long run with the aforementioned Prince Of Darkness, as well as his own venture Black Label Society, and his current role as Pantera‘s touring guitarist, just recently picked up a plaque for his guest appearance alongside country star Morgan Wallen on country rocker Hardy‘s 2019 track, “Turn You Down“.
Outside of his work with Ozzy, Black Label Society have notched up a gold record for their 2003 live DVD “Boozed, Broozed & Broken-Boned“. His latest gold certification with Hardy and co. was handed down by the RIAA yesterday, August 09th.
A platinum album/single in the United States represents 1,000,000 units, while gold signifies 500,000 units. Outside of traditional physical/digital sales, the certifications factor in digital streams/downloads with 10 permanent track downloads counting as 1 unit and 1500 on-demand audio/video streams from a particular album also counting as as a unit.
