Three songs from Ozzy Osbourne's new album, "Ordinary Man", are among this week's 40 most-played songs at American active rock radio — the first time in eight years that an artist has achieved such a feat. This week's Mainstream Rock National Airplay chart— a Nielsen BDS-ranked tally of the genre's most ...
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Alabama musician Jacob Bunton has confirmed that he is the lead singer on MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Mick Mars's highly anticipated debut solo album. Mars has been working on the disc — on and off — for at least the past four years. The effort is being recorded in Nashville, where Mars has lived for about ...
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Behind-the-scenes video footage of Jason Momoa, the hulking star of the superhero film "Aquaman", channeling Ozzy Osbourne for the "Scary Little Green Men" teaser clip can be seen below. The Hawaiian-born actor, who is perhaps best-known for his role as Khal Drogo in HBO fantasy epic "Game Of Thrones", is a huge heavy metal fan, ...
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"Rockfield: The Studio On The Farm", the new documentary about the legendary studio where classic albums by RUSH, QUEEN, BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD and SEPULTURA have been recorded, will premiere at SXSW (South By Southwest) on March 16. The documentary, directed by Hannah Berryman, is the unlikely tale of how two Welsh farming brothers ...
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On April 10, JAZZ SABBATH's self-titled debut album will be released on vinyl, CD, cassette and all download and streaming platforms. The band's story will surprise many, as the seven songs featured on this album, supposedly recorded in 1969, have not been heard by anyone for 50 years, but they are known by millions. Ahead ...
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Former DREAM THEATER and current SONS OF APOLLO drummer Mike Portnoy has praised Ozzy Osbourne's new album, "Ordinary Man", calling it a "surprisingly great" effort with "some seriously poignant introspective life reflections." Earlier today, Portnoy took to his Instagram to share the "Ordinary Man" album cover and he included the following message: "In all honesty, ...
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Former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin has wished Ozzy Osbourne well in his recovery from his recent health issues. A week ago, Ozzy's 2020 North American tour was canceled. This decision was made months in advance to accommodate fans who've been holding tickets for rescheduled shows. The original SABBATH frontman, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, ...
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Ozzy Osbourne says that he hopes to begin work on the follow-up to his "Ordinary Man" album later this year while he continues to recover from various health issues. Speaking to iHeart Radio's Eddie Pappani at last night's (Monday, February 24) iHeartRadio's "ICONS" event, Ozzy said: "I'm hoping that next month ...
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DISTURBED frontman David Draiman will host iHeartRadio's "ICONS" event, celebrating the release of Ozzy Osbourne's "Ordinary Man", which will also include an exclusive question-and-answer session with Ozzy and David. Fans can listen and tune in free for a video stream of the exclusive "iHeartRadio ICONS Ozzy Osbourne: In Celebration Of 'Ordinary Man'" on Monday, February ...
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Ozzy Osbourne is on track to land his highest-charting solo album in the United Kingdom ever with his latest effort, "Ordinary Man". Released on Friday (February 21), the LP is currently at No. 2 on the the U.K.'s midweek Official Albums Chart Update. Ozzy's previous highest-charting solo album in the U.K. ...
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Ozzy Osbourne has revealed that his new solo album, "Ordinary Man", is the first LP he has made completely sober. "I thought it was the drugs and the alcohol that made it all work," he told Apple Music's Zane Lowe in a new interview (see video below). "But it's not true. ...
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Ozzy Osbourne appeared at an in-store signing for the first time in 10 years on Friday, February 21 at Amoeba Records in Hollywood, California. The legendary heavy metal singer signed copies of his new album, "Ordinary Man", for fans who purchased the effort on CD, LP or picture disc vinyl. The line to purchase formed ...
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"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's longtime girlfriend says that she would "definitely" be in favor of Philip Anselmo, Rex Brown and Zakk Wylde embarking on a special tour celebrating the music of PANTERA. Rita Haney discussed the possibility of the former PANTERA members and the OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist paying tribute to Dimebag and his brother Vinnie Paul ...
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Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee and Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Ozzy Osbourne has released his first new solo album in ten years, the highly anticipated "Ordinary Man" (Epic Records). To celebrate the record's arrival, Ozzy made history by launching the largest global tattoo sale and album listening event ever across 50 cities worldwide ...
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Ozzy Osbourne has released a teaser video for his new song "Scary Little Green Men". The one-minute clip, which can be seen below, features Jason Momoa, the hulking star of the superhero film "Aquaman", playing the role of Ozzy, standing at the mic and singing along to the song's lyrics. The Hawaiian-born actor, who is ...
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Ozzy Osbourne's new song "It's A Raid" can be streamed below. The track is the legendary heavy metal singer's a second collaboration with Post Malone, following Ozzy's joint appearance with the rapper on the song "Take What You Want". "It's A Raid" and "Take What You Want" both appear on Ozzy's new album, "Ordinary Man", ...
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In the latest "What's In The Box" challenge series, gaming entertainment and e-sports organization FaZe Clan has teamed up with the iconic rock star Ozzy Osbourne for another entertaining episode featuring comical moments with Ozzy, his family and members of the FaZe Clan team. Having garnered over three million views in previous episodes, the FaZe ...
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Ozzy Osbourne has spoken to Radio.com about his recent revelation that he was first diagnosed with Parkinson's disease back in 2003. The legendary singer disclosed that he was stricken with the disease last month during an appearance on "Good Morning America". Ozzy told Radio.com: "Everybody thinks when I had this fall ...
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Sharon Osbourne has commented on the cancelation of Ozzy Osbourne's 2020 North American tour. The trek was scrapped on Monday (February 17) to allow her husband to continue to recover from various health issues. This decision was made months in advance to accommodate fans who've been holding tickets for rescheduled shows. Speaking on her daytime ...
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Ultimate Jam Night, the long-running community-oriented music show in residency at the Whisky A Go Go, and Independent Music Professionals United present "Change AB5", a night of music and unity to raise awareness surrounding the damaging effects of California's new AB5 law on California's music professionals. The event will be Tuesday, February 18 at the ...
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Ozzy Osbourne's 2020 North American "No More Tours 2" has, unfortunately, been canceled to allow the legendary heavy metal singer to continue to recover from various health issues he has faced over the past year. This decision was made to accommodate fans who have been holding tickets for rescheduled shows and have been asked to ...
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To mark the 50th anniversary of BLACK SABBATH's genre-defining self-titled debut album, GibsonTV has uploaded an hour-long "Icons" episode featuring guitarist Tony Iommi talking about his early years in Birmingham, England, the accident that almost ended his career as a guitarist and his 55-year musical journey with SABBATH. Check it out ...
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A month after announcing that he had Parkinson's disease during an appearance on "Good Morning America", Ozzy Osbourne has now revealed to the Los Angeles Times that it was actually first diagnosed back in 2003. "I'm not dying from Parkinson's. I've been working with it most of my life," the legendary ...
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Grammy Award-winning musician and cultural icon Ozzy Osbourne and his son, television star Jack Osbourne, will take part in conversation with comedian, radio personality, author and actor Jim Norton at the 34th edition of the South By Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas. Also scheduled to appear at the festival are Oscar-, Golden Globe- and ...
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During a recent appearance on the "Come To Where I'm From" podcast, ICED EARTH and DEMONS & WIZARDS guitarist Jon Schaffer spoke about the artists that inspired him to become a musician. He said (see video below): "The reason I do this is KISS. You don't really hear it in my music, but I've been ...
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On the eve of the release of Ozzy Osbourne's new album, "Ordinary Man" (Epic Records), more than 50 cities around the world will host celebrations for the largest global tattoo sale and album listening event in history. Fans attending the February 20 events — to be held simultaneously at tattoo shops in 50 cities around ...
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Andrew McKaysmith of the "Scars And Guitars" podcast recently conducted an interview with lead guitarist Alex Skolnick of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he's "overqualified" to be playing in TESTAMENT considering his accomplishments in the jazz guitar ...
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Ozzy Osbourne was interviewed for the latest episode of producer Rick Rubin's "Broken Record" podcast. During the chat, which can be heard at Apple.com, they discussed Ozzy's upcoming solo record, "Ordinary Man"; working together to produce BLACK SABBATH's "13" album; and lots more. Speaking about his SABBATH bandmates, Ozzy said: "Geezer's ...
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In an interview with TotalRock Radio's Dawn Osbourne prior to their January 30 show at London Underworld in London, England, United Kingdom, members of veteran all-girl British hard rockers GIRLSCHOOL recalled their first encounter with legendary MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. The two bands teamed up for the 1981 "St. Valentine's Day Massacre" EP that ...
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