Ozzy Osbourne

Alternative Rock Remembrance Rock 

Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Gone at 50

March 26, 2022March 26, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Ozzy Osbourne, RIP, Taylor Hawkins

The band was on tour in South America at the time of his undisclosed passing

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

Randy’s Last Stand: Diary Of A Madman Turns 40

November 10, 2021April 3, 2022 Nathan Carson 2 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Bob Daisley, Diary Of A Madman, Flying High Again, Lee Kerslake, Over The Mountain, Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Rudy Sarzo, S.A.T.O

Ozzy’s final studio LP with Rhoads is a testament to the might of his original solo band

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal New Wave 

Quadruple Your Pleasure: Technical Ecstasy Gets An Overdue Upgrade

October 14, 2021April 3, 2022 Nathan Carson 0 Comments 1976, 2021, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Box Set, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, Rhino Records, Super Deluxe, Technical Ecstasy, Tony Iommi, Vertigo Records

Black Sabbath’s maligned seventh album deserves the super deluxe treatment

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Heavy Metal 

10 Things I Learned About Ronnie James Dio

August 3, 2021April 4, 2022 Lily Moayeri 3 Comments autobiography, Black Sabbath, Dio, Elf, Ozzy Osbourne, Rainbow, Rainbow In The Dark, Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio, Wendy Dio

A list of more reasons to love the eternal metal king after reading his long-overdue autobiography Rainbow In The Dark

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Heavy Metal 

Rob Halford’s ‘Confess’ Is What a Rock Memoir Should Be – Brutally Honest and Funny as Hell

December 28, 2020March 24, 2022 Ken Kurson 2 Comments David Bowie, Judas Priest, Memoir, Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, Rob Halford, The Clash, The Scorpions, Van Halen, Willie Nelson

Judas Priest singer details a career-long struggle with his sexuality

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal 

The Future Of Mankind: Blizzard of Ozz at 40

November 17, 2020October 27, 2021 Nathan Carson 0 Comments Black Sabbath, Blizzard Of Ozz, Bob Daisley, Crazy Train, Dee, Deep Purple, Don Airey, Goodbye To Romance, Lee Kerslake, Mr. Crowley, Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, Randy Rhoads, Suicide Solution

The rags to riches story of Ozzy Osbourne’s miraculous solo success

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Heavy Metal 

Throne of Doom: Paranoid at 50

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 Nathan Carson 1 Comment 1970, 50th anniversary, Bill Ward, Birmingham, Black Sabbath, Buddy Rich, Geezer Butler, Gene Krupa, Hand of Doom, Ironman, Ozzy Osbourne, Paranoid, Rat Salad, Tony Iommi, War Pigs, World War II

Black Sabbath’s founding drummer Bill Ward reflects on a half century of their heavy metal milestone

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Blues Heavy Metal jazz 

Satan’s Coming ‘Round The Bend: Black Sabbath At 50

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 1970, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, The Warning, Tony Iommi, Warner Bros.

The Jazz! The Devil! The Downtuning! It was all part of the recipe for the LP that defined heavy metal

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Blues Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

Sing Me A Sweet, Sweet Song: Badlands at 30

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 Jedd Beaudoin 1 Comment 1989, 30th Anniversary, Badlands, Black Sabbath, Blue Murder, Jake E. Lee, Ozzy Osbourne, Ray Gillen, Tony Iommi

When Jake E. Lee and Ray Gillen formed a potent supergroup that never go its chance to fully shine

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal 

Thirty Years After the War

February 2, 2019February 2, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, Gary Moore, Ozzy Osbourne, Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy

Gary Moore’s political conscience rose to the surface on the last metal album of his career

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