Chapter/Family Members), as well as towards the band and Doom Crew Inc. Just support the band, follow the rules, and be kind and respectful to, and of all fellow BLS fans (i.e. There is nothing 'official' that anyone in any city or state has to do in order to consider themselves a chapter member. In the eyes of Zakk and the rest of the Mother Chapter and the Doom Crew Inc., every single fan/supporter in every city or state (regardless of affiliations with an organized group or not), honorary represents his/her chapter of fans from that city or state. Yes there are many groups of fans that have organized into core groups, and that is awesome! However, they are no more or no less a chapter or a chapter member than any other fan or group of fans that live in that particular city or state who bleeds Black Label.įor various different reasons (some legal and some personal), Zakk, the band, and management, does not recognize any one group of people in any given city or state as the 'official' chapter of that city or state.īLS is not an organized or official club. Simply by living where they live.īeing a supporter and fan of BLS, also includes following a code of ethics and conduct set forth by Zakk about how to treat all things Black Label including how to treat fellow fans. Therefore because of the loyal support BLS fans show the band and each other, BLS chooses to call their fans family members of Black Label and/or chapter members of which ever city (chapter) BLS fans reside in.Īs a result of this ideology, anyone who is a loyal supporter of BLS is automatically considered an honorary chapter member of the Black Label Society in whatever city or state they reside in. The band knows that their fans are huge supporters of what they do and they want their fans to feel a real sense of belonging to something much bigger and greater than just being a fan of a band. BLS fans mean far more to the band to just simply label them fans. A Chapter is simply the name that Zakk uses to refer to the many cities, states, countries, provinces, etc. Outside of the Mother Chapter (which is the band itself, the Doom Crew Inc., which is friends and family that work for the band and/or people that ZAKK WYLDE chooses to have close to him). So be cautious about where you fly the Black Label colors. If they ask you to remove your colors, do as they say. ![]() Let them know that is merely a band and nothing more. ![]() If you are wearing the BLS colors and approached by a member of a MC (motorcycle club) show them respect and be cool. "BLS patches/colors were not made for riding. BLACK LABEL SOCIETY has issued the following update:
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