Ozzy Osbourne is the ultimate crowd pleaser. With the Black Sabbath European tour tabled while guitarist Tony Iommi recovers from lymphoma, the Ozzy & Friends European tour kicked off last night (May 23) in Helsinki, Finland. Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler and longtime Ozzy guitarist Zakk Wylde joined the Prince of Darkness for a hit parade at the Hartwall Arena.
It’s here: Record Store Day 2012! The annual holiday takes place on the third Saturday of every April, and it strives to bring together independently owned record stores to celebrate the art of music.
Going to be in the neighborhood of Dessel, Belgium, this June? Then you’d be a fool to miss out on the incredible lineup that the 2012 Graspop Metal Meeting has put together. Newly announced acts such as Slash, Black Label Society and Limp Bizkit join Ozzy Osbourne & Friends, Guns N’ Roses, Motorhead and Slayer on the festival’s power-packed lineup.
In honor of the 30th anniversary of Ozzy Osbourne’s pivotal metal releases, ‘Blizzard of Ozz,’ and, ‘Diary of a Madman,’ camp Osbourne recently unleashed re-mastered issues of both albums, including a box set toting previously unreleased live tapings, a coffee table book and other metal-happy goodies.
Zakk Wylde is a guitar deity. He’s also a good sport, as he has agreed to be the roastee for Guitar World’s first-ever Rock ‘n’ Roll Roast. Wylde will sit in the hot seat and be subjected to good-natured barbs from fellow rockers, like his former boss Ozzy Osbourne, as well as Anthrax‘s Scott Ian and Slipknot / Stone Sour vocalist Corey Taylor.
The 2012 Honda Pilot has a new 'Road Trip' TV commercial. Ozzy Osbourne's 'Crazy Train' is the theme behind it. Instead of just playing the music in the background, the passengers sing it themselves providing a very creative commercial.
Ozzy Osbourne once said he wanted to join Slipknot, singer Corey Taylor claims.
We reported a couple weeks ago that Ozzy would be doing a special reissue of Blizzard of Ozz this May and along with that a special DVD. The DVD is an awesome look at Ozzy's career and it's called Thirty Years After The Blizzard. In this clip Ozzy talks about how his career got going.
Apparently the Prince of Darkness hasn't been keeping track of his expenses because he owes near $2 million in back taxes.
I think hockey is overlooked in this country in favor of other sports, but man is it exciting to watch. The Washington Capitals may have the leagues best player in Alexander Ovechkin and the team loves them some Ozzy. They use "Let Me Hear You Scream" to re-enter the ice and pump themselves up. So Ozzy joins celebs Pat Sajak and Tom Green in this "Unleash the fury" promo video.
The 53rd Annual Grammy awards are Sunday night. One of the most interesting categories is the Best Hard Rock Performance. Nominees consist of '90s grunge bands, a supergroup and a legend.
