Ozzy Osbourne

By info@metalrage.com (DemonDust) RandyRhoads.us, the only web site endorsed by the Randy Rhoads family, is back online and it no longer requires a membership fee to access. There is a video from Randy's brother, Kelle, on the homepage welcoming you to the site. Former Quiet Riot bassist Kelly Garni is the main contributor an...

By info@metalrage.com (Angel) We're a little more than two weeks away from the Layn [Los Angeles Youth Network] 'Slash & Friends' fundraiser, November 22nd at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood, California. George Lopez is hosting an indulgent night of rock & roll with special guests Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol,...

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By info@metalrage.com (DemonDust) Fuel Records released the new Guitar Zeus CD, "Conquering Heroes", on August 25. The double-disc set, which features 24 of the best Guitar Zeus songs, showcases the prolific talents of many world-renowned rock guitarists, including Brian May, Ted Nugent, Slash, Zakk Wylde, Richie Sam...

By info@metalrage.com (DemonDust) The Overmuch Box", a collection of D-A-D's complete works in a box, is due on November 16. It contains - besides a CD with never previously released tracks and b-sides and a 160-page book about the band - remastered versions of the bands ten albums. All albums have been remastered by Chris Ath...

By info@metalrage.com (Mindsaver) According to a press release, "Blackheart Revolution" "combines the band's signature genre-bending musical style of aggressive rock, mechanical metal and underground electric pop with all the twists and turns of a sonic roller coaster of seductive mayhem that the band has crafted o...

By info@metalrage.com (Mindsaver) According to Variety, Jack Osbourne filmed several of his father's concerts, compiled early archive footage, and was hoping to secure an interview with Ozzy's first wife. He was planning to put the footage together with Piscitelli and Tappis before talking to distributors.

By info@metalrage.com (Niamen) Slash tracked most of the CD with former Nine Inch Nails drummer Josh Freese and ex-Jane'S Addiction bassist Chris Chaney. Other confirmed guest singers so far include Ozzy Osbourne, Avenged Sevenfold's M. Shadows and Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Audioslave). The CD was produced by Eric...

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By info@metalrage.com (Mindsaver) War Is The Answer" was released in the U.S. on September 22 via Prospect Park Records. The CD was produced by the band and Kevin Churko (Ozzy Osbourne, In This Moment), and was mixed by Randy Staub (Metallica, Mötley Crüe, Nickelback). According to a press release, "the record evolves the band...

By info@metalrage.com (Angel) In a recent radio interview, Wylde's former Ozzy Osbourne/Black Label Society bandmate Robert Trujillo (who is currently playing with Metallica) stated about the guitarist's health status, "I think he is doing a lot better. The last I heard, he hasn't had a drink in over a month, which is...

By info@metalrage.com (DemonDust) Congregation Of The Damned", produced by Bob Marlette (Ozzy Osbourne), mixed by Rich Costey (The Mars Volta, System Of A Down, Rage Against The Machine) with select tracks mixed by Noah Shain (Endless Hallway, Sonny), is the follow-up to 2007's "Lead Sails Paper Anchor", which was fuel...

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By info@metalrage.com (DemonDust) Ozzy Osbourne, Slash (Velvet Revolver, Guns N' Roses), Billy Idol and Andrew Stockdale (Wolfmother) are among the musicians who are scheduled to perform at a benefit concert on November 22 at the Music Box in Hollywood, California. The show, billed "Slash & Friends", will be a fundr...

By info@metalrage.com (DemonDust) Andrew Haug has been hosting Triple J's weekly national metal program "The Racket" (formerly "Full Metal Racket") since 2001. He is a longtime metalhead who has conducted interviews with such greats as Metallica, Tool, Pantera, Slayer, Ozzy Osbourne and more.

By info@metalrage.com (Mindsaver) For the St. Petersburg Times story, Margaret was asked if she'd like to meet Metallica - Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo. She smiled and said "Oh sure," but added "I wouldn't know what to say! I'd be so nervous!"

By info@metalrage.com (Niamen) So with credentials like these, why is a book titled "Why AC/DC Matters" (William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; Hardcover; October 13, 2009) necessary? Because, from the start, AC/DC was at best ignored - and at worst ridiculed - by the mainstream music press. In AC/DC...

By info@metalrage.com (DemonDust) Oct. 08 - Whs, 29 Union Street, Birmingham, U.K. (4:30 - 6.30 p.m.) Ozzy's wife and manager, Sharon Osbourne, published her own best-selling memoir in 2005, called "Extreme: My Autobiography". A second volume was rushed out in 2008 after Ozzy's book was delayed.

By info@metalrage.com (Boek) Tt Quick was a popular club band during the 1980s in the New York and New Jersey area and was known for the guitar work of David Dipietro and the powerful vocals of Mark Tornillo. Dipietro's skills were especially singled out as he had given lessons to both Zakk Wylde of the Ozzy Osbourne band a...

By info@metalrage.com (DemonDust) The release of "Have Guitar, Will Travel" follows self-produced solo releases including "Let The Music Do The Talking" (1980), "Once A Rocker, Always A Rocker" (1983), "I've Got The Rock 'N' Rolls Again" (1981) and 2005's "Joe Perry", which received universal critical praise and earn...

By info@metalrage.com (Mindsaver) Corey Taylor (Slipknot), Franky Perez (Scars On Broadway), Billy Morrison (The Cult, Camp Freddy) and Steve Stevens (Billy Idol) are among the musicians who performed last night (Thursday, September 11) at a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California.

By info@metalrage.com (Sledgehammer Messiah) In 1982 and '83, Ozzy Osbourne was completing his transition from Black Sabbath to the solo "Metal Madman" we know today. Ozzy was back on top and touring in support of his then-current album, "Diary Of A Madman". The live concert visuals of this show are now legendary with stage left and righ...

By info@metalrage.com (Mindsaver) We're part of a family tree that started with Black Sabbath," adds J.D. "From there came Ozzy with Randy Rhoads, then eventually Ozzy with Zakk. Zakk started the whole Black Label thing, which I became a part of, and we've now reached the point where I have my own project in the same line of such h...

By info@metalrage.com (Boek) Ozzy Osbourne is currently in the studio in Los Angeles co-producing his tenth studio album with Kevin Churko. The new CD is the rock and roll legend's follow-up to 2007's "Black Rain" which debuted in the Top Ten on the album charts in 11 countries and spawned Ozzy's first-ever #1 Active Ro...

By info@metalrage.com (Mindsaver) Big Noize, the band featuring vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (Deep Purple, Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen), bassist Phil Soussan (Ozzy Osbourne), guitarist Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot) and drummer Vinny Appice (Heaven And Hell, Dio, Black Sabbath), has issued the following update:

By info@metalrage.com (Boek) Dope has posted three songs from the band's long-awaited fifth album, "No Regrets", on the group's MySpace page. Check out the tracks "Addiction", "No Regrets" and "Die Boom Bang Burn Fuck" at this location. Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society) lent his signature guitar squea...

By info@metalrage.com (DemonDust) Wyse is well known for his skills on bass (especially the stand-up bass) and vocals. Besides Owl and The Cult, he has played with Ozzy Osbourne, Jerry Cantrell and Bob Rock, just to name a few. He even auditioned for Metallica, but the post went to Robert Trujillo. Wyse also plays in Cardboard V...

By info@metalrage.com (Boek) Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society), Tony Franklin (The Firm, Whitesnake), Brian Tichy (Billy Idol, Ozzy Osbourne), Virgil Donati and Rusty Cooley (Outworld) are among the guest musicians who appear on the new solo album keyboardist Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater, Yngwie Malmsteen),...

By info@metalrage.com (Boek) Fatal Smile released its third album, "World Domination", in the U.S. on April 8 via Locomotive Records. The CD, which was issued in Europe on February 15, was mixed by the legendary producer Michael Wagener (Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, M�tley Cr�e).

By info@metalrage.com (Mindsaver) Velvet Revolver guitarist Dave Kushner has been added to the list of musicians who will take part in the first Monster Circus performance in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Masquerade Showroom at the Rio Suite Hotel Casino on December 9. The band will play a set of some of the greatest songs of all ti...

By info@metalrage.com (Gilles) Iommi has released over 30 albums with Black Sabbath, two solo albums, has sold over 80 million copies and is the recipient of 20 platinum and 14 gold albums. Black Sabbath was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in November 2005, and in March 2006 into New York's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

By info@metalrage.com (DemonDust) Veteran bassist Neil Murray (Black Sabbath, Whitesnake) has been added to the list of musicians who have contributed to "Blizzards From Oz", an international, all-star compilation tribute CD (featuring musicians from Italy, United States, Scotland, Germany, and Canada) paying ho...

By info@metalrage.com (Boek) Former Megadeth guitarist Jeff Young will release his solo debut, "Equilibrium", in early 2009. The CD, which was mixed by Michael Wagener (Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, King'S X, Extreme, Skid Row), will feature guest appearances by the following musicians:

By info@metalrage.com (DemonDust) Japan's WeROCK City web site has posted video footage of the legendary drummer Carmine Appice (Ozzy Osbourne, Rod Stewart, Vanilla Fudge, Jeff Beck) perfoming with '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford on July 7, 2008 during her concert at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City.

By info@metalrage.com (DemonDust) When asked if there will be any new music coming from Big Noize, the new supergroup featuring Joe Lynn Turner, guitarist Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot), drummer Vinny Appice (Dio, Black Sabbath), bassist Phil Soussan (Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol) and Teddy "Zig Zag" Andreadis (Guns N' Roses...

By info@metalrage.com (DemonDust) The CD features returning Msg singer Gary Barden, drummer Simon Philips (The Who, Toto), bassist Neil Murray (Black Sabbath, Whitesnake) and keyboardist Don Airey (Deep Purple, Ozzy Osbourne). Schenker's final 2007 gig in the UK took place on August 3 in Stourbridge, U.K. when Michael en...

By info@metalrage.com (Gilles) Marshall Amplification unveiled the new Randy Rhoads (Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot) signature series amplifier earlier today (Thursday, January 17) at at this year's winter Namm (National Association of Music Merchants) show in Anaheim, California. Check out a preview at this locatio...

By info@metalrage.com (Mindsaver) Orange County's Avenged Sevenfold recently shot a video for the track "Afterlife" with director Wayne Isham, who has a long video history working with Metallica, Queensrÿche, Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne, Mtley Cre, Bon Jovi, and Dokken, among others.

By info@metalrage.com (DemonDust) North Dakota's KXNet.com reports that a law enforcement sting before the Ozzy Osbourne concert in Fargo has started an unexpected fundraiser for a local non-profit organization. Osbourne said in a statement that the sting tarnished his reputation by implying his concerts attract crim...

By info@metalrage.com (Gilles) Since when does the lure of an Ozzy Osbourne concert become the impetus for a sting operation by one local sheriff? That's what an outraged Osbourne would like to know after the events that transpired Monday, October 29 before his show at the Fargodome in Fargo, Nd.