Ozzy Osbourne

Country and/or Western Heavy Metal Rock 

Alex Williams Puts the Pedal (Steel) to the Metal on New Album

July 31, 2025August 4, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments Alex Williams, Black Sabbath, Cinderella, Guns 'N' Roses, Mötley Crüe, Motörhead, Ozzy Osbourne, Poison, Space Brain, Tesla

Space Brain features country covers of classics by Ozzy, Crüe, Ratt, Priest and more

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Metal! Remembrance Rock 

Ozzy Osbourne: The Death of a Prince

July 24, 2025July 25, 2025 Kara Tucker 0 Comments Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Blizzard Of Ozz, Diary Of A Madman, Geezer Butler, Ozzy, Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, RIP, Sharon Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Zakk Wylde

Remembering heavy metal’s greatest singer

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Remembrance Rock 

Remembering Roy Thomas Baker

May 1, 2025 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Free, Local H., Ozzy Osbourne, Queen, Roy Thomas Baker, Smashing Pumpkins, T’Pau, The Cars

The acclaimed producer was a master of the eccentric and eclectic

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Festivals Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

Black Sabbath to Reunite for Final Show

February 6, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments Alice in Chains, and Halestorm, Anthrax, Back to the Beginning, Bill Ward, Billy Corgan, Black Sabbath, Duff McKagan, Fred Durst, Geezer Butler, Gojira, Guns 'N' Roses, Lamb of God, Mastodon, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Pantera, Slash, Slayer, Tom Morello, Tony Iommi, Wolfgang Van Halen

Mega concert takes place in Birmingham, England, on July 5

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Progressive Rock Rock 

Rock Bottom: Geddy Lee Contributes an Important and Entertaining Memoir

December 11, 2023January 27, 2024 Ken Kurson 6 Comments Geddy Lee, Kiss, Leonard Cohen, Mordecai Richler, Mort Zuckerman, My Effin Life, Nazareth, Neil Peart, Ozzy Osbourne, Rush, World War II

Rush operated on epic scale, but Holocaust portion elevates this book beyond peers

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

Miracle Man: Ozzy Osbourne Turns 75

December 3, 2023July 22, 2025 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 75th birthday, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Bob Daisley, Brad Gillis, Geezer Butler, George Lynch, Jake E. Lee, Lee Kerslake, Ozzfest, Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Tony Iommi, Zakk Wylde

Careening through the complex history of a heavy metal pioneer

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

Sabbra Cadabra: Black Sabbath’s Sabbath Bloody Sabbath at 50

November 27, 2023November 27, 2023 Todd Manning 0 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Tony Iommi

Was it the last great album from the heavy metal pioneers?

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Metal! Rock 

Swinging the Chain: Black Sabbath’s Never Say Die! at 45

September 29, 2023September 30, 2023 Todd Manning 0 Comments 1978, 45th Anniversary, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Geezer Butler, Never Say Die!, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi

Looking back on the last studio album from the original lineup

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

Keep It Warm: Black Sabbath’s Born Again At 40

September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 Nathan Carson 2 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Bev Bevan, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Born Again, Deep Purple, Geezer Butler, Geoff Nicholls, Ian Gillan, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Trashed

Looking back on the metal legends’ sole album with Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

Ozzy Osbourne Wins Two Grammys

February 6, 2023February 6, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Andrew Watt, Best Metal Performance l, Best Rock Album, Black Sabbath, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Trujillo, Tony Iommi

Black Sabbath frontman takes home trophies for Best Rock Album and Best Metal Performance

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Remembrance Rock 

Jeff Beck Remembered By His Peers

January 11, 2023January 11, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Jeff Beck, Mick Jagger, Ozzy Osbourne, RIP, Rod Stewart, Ron Wood, The Jeff Beck Group, The Yardbirds

British guitar master died following a short illness at 78

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Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. 38: December 2022

December 29, 2022December 29, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Black Sabbath, Duran Duran, Famous Quotes, Jim Sullivan, John Taylor, Morrissey, Ozzy Osbourne, Richard Thompson

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

Icicles Within My Brain: Black Sabbath’s Vol. 4 at 50

September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 Matt Hanson 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Cornucopia, FX, Geezer Butler, Laguna Sunrise, Ozzy Osbourne, Snowblind, St. Vitus Dance, Supernaut, Tomorrow’s Dream, Tony Iommi, Vol. 4, Wheels of Confusion

Looking back on the metal legends’ cocaine-fueled masterpiece

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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 3 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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