Ozzy Osbourne sat down with co-host Billy Morrison for another episode of "Ozzy Speaks" on SiriusXM's Ozzy's Boneyard. During the episode Ozzy and Billy discuss the good, bad and ugly of 2020 while playing some of their favorite hard and heavy classic rock. In the clip below, Ozzy reveals that he has been using some ...
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Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND, has reflected on the passing of Eddie Van Halen, saying that the legendary VAN HALEN axeman was a huge influence on him and millions of other guitar players. ...
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California glam metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER have announced two more virtual concerts. The band will perform live from the Viper Room on December 5 for "Gobblefest - Gobbling Isn't Just For The Holidays Livestream", to be followed nearly four weeks later by "Almost Live - Formal As Fuck New Year's Eve Special". Both shows will ...
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Ross Halfin and Rufus Publications have announced the publication of "Pete Way By Ross Halfin", a 240-page celebration of UFO's iconic bass player, containing classic and unseen images by music photographer Ross Halfin, and exclusive new interviews and with Phil Mogg (UFO), Andy Parker (UFO), Neil Carter (UFO), Ozzy Osbourne (BLACK SABBATH), Kirk Hammett (METALLICA), ...
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URIAH HEEP guitarist Mick Box has blasted Sharon Osbourne for removing the original drum and bass tracks from Ozzy Osbourne's first two albums, saying it is about "as low as you can get." The 2002 re-releases of "Blizzard Of Ozz" and "Diary Of A Madman" featured FAITH NO MORE drummer Mike Bordin and METALLICA bassist ...
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MOTÖRHEAD's "Ace Of Spades" 40th-anniversary celebration releases have taken the world by storm once more, establishing this landmark album as being of eternal importance to music culture. With a centerpiece deluxe edition box set, comprising the original album, two previously unreleased live albums from the "Ace Up Your Sleeve" tour, a DVD compilation, 40-page book, ...
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ETERNAL CHAMPION may honestly be the platonic ideal of what, on a basic level, heavy metal should sound like. In a modern heavy metal field that is increasingly crowded with bands paying tribute to tried-and-true sounds, the group crafts songs that are lean and streamlined, not coming off as regurgitated hero worship or comically over-the-top ...
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On today's (Wednesday, November 18) episode of her talk show "The Talk", Ozzy Osbourne's wife and manager Sharon announced that she is self-quarantining after being in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. "I'm home today because one of the ladies that I work with at home has come down with COVID. So we're ...
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In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford broke down his top 10 favorite albums, and explained how they helped make him who he is. Among the records included on the list are LED ZEPPELIN's debut LP (1969), QUEEN's "Queen II" (1974), THE BEATLES' "A Hard Day's Night" ...
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MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke to RadioactiveMike Z, host of the 96.7 KCAL-FM radio program "Wired In The Empire", about the progress of the recording sessions for the follow-up to the band's 2016 album "Dystopia". He said (hear audio below): "We shut down pretty much at the end of 2017 — we wrapped up in ...
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In a new interview with Metal-Net, legendary hard rock bassist Rudy Sarzo was asked what advice he has for up-and-coming musicians who are looking to make it in the music industry. He responded (see video below): "That is so hard, because I learned that I learned from experience and not from ...
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ELLEFSON, the solo band of MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, will release its covers album, "No Cover", on November 20 via earMUSIC (Europe) and Ward Records (Japan). The effort will be made available in conjunction with Ellefson's revived Combat Records, which will issue the album in North America via Amped. A teaser for ELLEFSON's music video ...
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In a new interview with Rock Titan TV, singer Ron Keel once again spoke about the time he nearly joined BLACK SABBATH in 1984 while the legendary heavy metal act was looking for a replacement for Ian Gillan. "For the longest time, I didn't mention it until some books and web ...
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During a new one-hour special celebrating 40 years of Ozzy Osbourne's debut solo album, "Blizzard Of Ozz", Ozzy spoke to host Matt Pinfield about the third track off the LP, "Goodbye To Romance", which was written about Osbourne being fired from BLACK SABBATH. "That was the first song we [Ozzy, guitarist Randy Rhoads and bassist ...
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Geezer Butler has called time on BLACK SABBATH, declaring "it's over." Dismissing long-discussed fan chatter about a possible final SABBATH gig at Birmingham's Villa Park, the bassist is the second member of the Birmingham quartet to apparently confirm the end of the band. Butler made his comments while speaking to Eonmusic ...
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Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND, has confirmed that he has begun work on a new solo album. On Saturday (November 7), Gus took to his social media to write: "Being on lockdown can ...
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DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey has revealed that he played bass on JUDAS PRIEST's "Painkiller" album. It was previously reported that Airey had laid down keyboards on the "Painkiller" songs "A Touch Of Evil" and "Living Bad Dreams", but he had never publicly discussed the fact that he also contributed bass tracks to the 1990 ...
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BLACK SABBATH's 2017 concert film "Black Sabbath: The End Of The End" will air on November 11 at 9/8c as part of AXS TV's popular "Docs That Rock" block. Taking the stage in front of a sold-out crowd in their hometown of Birmingham, England, the band performs enduring hits such as "Iron Man", "Paranoid" and ...
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Aimée Osbourne, the eldest daughter of Ozzy and Sharon, has opened up again about her decision to not participate in the family's reality TV show, "The Osbournes". Aimée, who was only 15 years at the time, reportedly went as far as to move out of the family home in an effort to stay away from ...
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Hit Parader has announced the all-star judges for "No Cover", its first-ever music competition TV show. Alice Cooper, Bishop Briggs, Gavin Rossdale, Lzzy Hale and Tosin Abasi have been selected as the judges to help find the world's next greatest unsigned original artist. While most music competition shows such as "American Idol" and "The Voice" ...
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Tony Iommi is mourning the death of his longtime attorney. Earlier today, the BLACK SABBATH guitarist wrote on his social media: "I'd like to say how sad to hear of the passing of my long-term New York lawyer Jeff Greenberg. He'd been handling my affairs for over 30 years and had become a dear friend, ...
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Sharon Osbourne says that she and husband Ozzy were victims of credit card fraud. The 68-year-old discussed the incident during Tuesday's (October 27) episode of her talk show "The Talk". Speaking about how Conan O'Brien's late-night set was burglarized, she said (see video below): "That's so wrong. You know what? He's trying to give everyone ...
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In a new interview with Madness To Creation, former MEGADETH, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and WHITE LION bassist James LoMenzo was asked which band he found the most musically challenging to play with. He responded: "Oh, without a doubt it was MEGADETH, without a doubt. There were several things on the block ...
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SOEN, the progressive heavy rock group featuring world-renowned drummer Martin Lopez (formerly of AMON AMARTH and OPETH), will release its fifth album, "Imperial", on January 29, 2021 via Silver Lining Music. The lyric video for the first single, "Antagonist", directed by Zev Deans, can be seen below. "Imperial" continues SOEN's unique journey through the psyche ...
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Founding BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has released a video of him reading another original Halloween poem called "Stepping From Broomsticks". Check it out below. The clip comes less than a week after the release of Ward's first Halloween poem video, "It's Nearly Time". Ward was on board for the SABBATH reunion when it was ...
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Ozzy Osbourne sat down with co-host Billy Morrison for another episode of "Ozzy Speaks" on SiriusXM's Ozzy's Boneyard. During the episode, Ozzy and Billy remembered Eddie Van Halen and played some of their favorite VAN HALEN songs. Speaking about Eddie's guitar-playing skills, Ozzy said: "You think you've seen it all. Then out of the blue, ...
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Ozzy Osbourne has once again announced the rescheduled dates for the European leg of his "No More Tours 2". Due to the unprecedented and ever-changing situation, the six-week trek previously slated for October 2020 will move to early 2022. The rescheduled 19-date arena tour, with lifelong friends JUDAS PRIEST as special guests, will kick off ...
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Founding BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has released a video of him reading an original Halloween poem called "It's Nearly Time". Check it out below. Ward was on board for the SABBATH reunion when it was first announced nine years ago, but backed out soon after. The drummer later claimed that he sat out the ...
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TWISTED SISTER's Jay Jay French has reflected on the passing of Eddie Van Halen, saying he was as important to rock and roll as Chuck Berry and Jimi Hendrix were. The legendary VAN HALEN axeman died on October 6 at the age of 65 after a long battle with cancer. French spoke about Eddie's influence ...
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ZAKK SABBATH's cover of the BLACK SABBATH classic "Under The Sun" is the third digital single taken from the forthcoming MER Redux series installment "Vol. 4 [Redux]". You can now stream it below. ZAKK SABBATH is the BLACK SABBATH tribute band featuring guitarist and vocalist Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE), bassist Robert "Blasko" ...
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