Ozzy Osbourne is doing "much better," three days after the BLACK SABBATH singer was hospitalized because of flu complications. On Monday (February 4), Ozzy was admitted to the Keck Hospital of University of Southern California. His wife and manager, Sharon Osbourne, said that doctors believe "this is the best way to get him on a ...
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Tony Iommi has wished Ozzy Osbourne a "speedy recovery" after the BLACK SABBATH singer was hospitalized because of flu complications. Earlier this week, Ozzy was admitted to the Keck Hospital of University of Southern California. His wife and manager, Sharon Osbourne, said that doctors believe "this is the best way to get him on a ...
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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, is gearing up to unveil a career first, a series of art pieces he has crafted from guitar performance. A new medium in art that utilizes time, space, ...
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Ozzy Osbourne has been hospitalized as he recovers from the flu. The BLACK SABBATH singer's wife and manager Sharon shared the news earlier today, writing on Twitter: "As some of you may have heard, Ozzy was admitted to hospital following some complications from the flu. His doctors feel this is the best way to get ...
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STEVIE D FEAT. COREY GLOVER, a musical partnership between producer and multi-instrumentalist Stephen DeAcutis a.k.a. Stevie D and legendary singer Corey Glover (LIVING COLOUR), will release its first album, "Torn From The Pages", in May worldwide through Mighty Music. First single of the record is "Final Resting Place", expected to drop on March 19 with ...
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METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo spoke to Wine Enthusiast about the band's recently launched brand of whiskey. Dubbed Blackened after a track on the group's 1988 album "...And Justice For All", the spirit is a blend of American bourbon, rye, and whiskey that wasn't just barrel-aged, but also sound-aged to the group's own music. ...
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Living legend Ozzy Osbourne, who has sold more than a hundred million albums as a solo artist and the lead vocalist in BLACK SABBATH, will be a star performer in NetEnt's licensed slots portfolio when the game launches. Featuring imagery and vocals from the instantly recognizable Osbourne, it adds to the NetEnt Rocks family of ...
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MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was asked by College Radio News Network to name his top three vinyl albums of all time. He said (hear audio below): "If I was forced to pick my top three vinyl albums, I would probably pick some old classics, because of the tonality of the instruments back then and a ...
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Hard rock four-piece LIKE A STORM has released a music video for "Complicated (Stitches & Scars)". The clip was shot by Ron Thunderwood and edited by Sam Shapiro. "Complicated (Stitches & Scars)" is taken from LIKE A STORM's latest album, "Catacombs", which was released last year via Century Media/RED. The disc was produced by LIKE ...
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GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge says that his band can become one of the next generation of music festival headliners. Since there are many festivals taking place through Europe and the U.S. every year, organizers are forced to battle with each other over an already-diminished pool of artists with enough pulling power to top a bill. ...
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In the two-minute video below, Ozzy Osbourne, who will headline the first-ever Download festival in Japan, talks about his memories of Japan and Japanese audiences. Despite the fact that "No More Tours 2" is being billed as his farewell tour, Ozzy insists that he is not calling it quits. "I'm not retiring," he says. "I'm ...
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Legendary bassist Rudy Sarzo spoke to go.Jimmy.go about the 35th anniversary of QUIET RIOT's "Metal Health" album. Asked what thoughts come to mind when he looks back on that whole era now, Sarzo said: "I was on the same circuit as Kevin [Dubrow, late QUIET RIOT singer] and Frankie [Banali, QUIET RIOT drummer] ...
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In conjunction with his participation in the October 2018 edition of Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp, drum legend Tommy Aldridge (WHITESNAKE, OZZY OSBOURNE) was interviewed by Miles Schuman. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On joining BLACK OAK ARKANSAS at the age of 19: Tommy: "I ...
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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 answered a number of fan-submitted questions in a new video posted on his official YouTube channel. Asked why he continues to live in Greece when there are ...
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MEGADETH was honored with its first-ever Grammy nearly two years ago. The band received the "Best Metal Performance" award for the title track of its latest album, "Dystopia". This marked the group's twelfth Grammy nomination in this category (including nominations in the discontinued "Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance" category). Speaking to the Recording Academy, MEGADETH bassist ...
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According to Pollstar, the special one-night-only New Year's Eve Ozzfest, which took place on December 31 at The Forum in Los Angeles, California, was attended by 12,465 hard rock and heavy metal fans. Ticket sales from the Live Nation-produced concert totaled $1.2 million, with tickets priced from a low of $59.50 to $179.50. ...
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"Don't Tread On Me", the new video from 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, can be seen below. The song is taken from Gus's latest solo album, "Fearless", which was released in April 2018 ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of LAST IN LINE's January 20 concert at Ace Of Spades in Sacramento, California can be seen below. LAST IN LINE will release its sophomore album, "II", on February 22 via Frontiers Music Srl. As with 2016's "Heavy Crown", the new disc was produced by DOKKEN and FOREIGNER bassist Jeff Pilson. The ...
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Ozzy Osbourne has been forced to postpone the entire European leg of his "No More Tours 2" on doctors' orders. This follows yesterday's (January 28) announcement that the BLACK SABBATH singer was postponing the first four dates of the tour because of the flu. After seeing his physician again, Osbourne has been diagnosed with a ...
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Entertainment One (eOne) has licensed the complete back catalog of BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, the hard rock group led by American guitar icon Zakk Wylde. In addition to the band's last three albums which were released on eOne, the company has licensed the following titles: "Sonic Brew", "Stronger Than Death", "1919 Eternal", "The Blessed Hellride", "Hangover ...
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Ozzy Osbourne says that he was "falling apart emotionally" during the making of the MTV reality show "The Osbournes", which followed the lives of the BLACK SABBATH singer and his family. The "fly-on-the-wall" TV series, which became the highest rated original program in MTV's history, started in 2002 and ended in 2005. The show chronicled ...
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The first four U.K. shows on the OZZY OSBOURNE/JUDAS PRIEST tour have been postponed due to Ozzy having a very bad case of flu. The concerts in Dublin (January 30), Nottingham (February 1), Manchester (February 3) and Newcastle (February 5) will be rescheduled at a later date. Details will follow once they have been finalized. ...
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If Jake E. Lee has been on a personal redemptive quest since the BADLANDS years, he's taken a modest and methodic path down his own voodoo highway to get there. The former OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist was unceremoniously fired then overshadowed by his high-profile successor, Zakk Wylde. However, his partnership with the late Ray Gillen in ...
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STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet has commenced recording his next solo album. The follow-up to 2016's "One Sided War" will arrive this summer via Rat Pak Records. Among the guest musicians who will appear on Sweet's new disc are QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre, guitarists Joel Hoekstra (WHITESNAKE, NIGHT RANGER), Jeff Loomis (ARCH ENEMY, NEVERMORE), Marzi ...
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Bassist David Ellefson (MEGADETH, METAL ALLEGIANCE) recently spoke with PureGrainAudio about "Get It Out", the debut album by ALTITUDES & ATTITUDE, his side project with ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the "rock" direction of the music of ALTITUDES ...
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Sharon Osbourne has told Variety that she is developing a biopic about her childhood and early days with Ozzy. "I don't want to do another rock and roll, sex, drugs and money movie about a musician," Sharon said. "That's not what I'm doing. There hasn't been a movie about a woman that actually ...
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Ozzy Osbourne says that he coughed so hard that he burst a blood vessel in his eye. The BLACK SABABATH singer posted a picture of his blood-red eye to his social media, along with the following caption: "Coughed so hard I burst a blood vessel in my eye." According to the Mayo Clinic, "a subconjunctival ...
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Former OZZY OSBOURNE drummer Lee Kerslake was inducted into the Hall Of Heavy Metal History on Wednesday, January 23 at Marriott Delta Garden Grove in Anaheim, California. The annual Metal Hall Of Fame gala was hosted by television, radio personality and heavy metal champion Eddie Trunk, and featured appearances by heavy metal greats of today ...
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During a recent appearance on Dean Delray's "Let There Be Talk" podcast, former OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Jake E. Lee spoke about the passing of his onetime BADLANDS bandmate Ray Gillen. The singer, who also had a brief stint with BLACK SABBATH in the mid-1980s, died in December 1993 from an AIDS-related disease in a New ...
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IN THIS MOMENT will head out on the road this spring with SEVENDUST, LIGHT THE TORCH and HYDE. The dates are as follows: May 03 - Jacksonville, FL - Welcome To Rockville May 05 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle (no HYDE) May 07 - Louisville, KY - Palace Theater May 09 - Cedar Rapids, ...
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