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Sweet Leaf Likes Black Sabbath

Barbara LaRue — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:52:29 +0000

Tests have shown that plants apparently really like to rock out to a good, solid dose of Ozzy and the boys. According to guyspeed.com: Chris Beardshaw (garden designer and TV presenter) says that during a recent study of the effects of plant life when subjected to different types of music, he found that those plants [...]

Sharon Osbourne Promises To Stick Her Foot Up Ozzy's Ass if He Doesn't Stay Sober

Matthew Wilkening — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:57:55 +0000

On today’s episode of her very appropriately-titled show ‘The Talk,’ Ozzy Osbourne‘s wife Sharon commented publicly for the first time on her husband’s recent admission that he had relapsed into drug and alcohol abuse. After reports circulated that the pair were considering divorce, Ozzy shocked his fans last week by revealing that he fell off [...]

Ozzy Osbourne Falls Off the Wagon Again

Andy Chase — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:17:29 +0000

Rumors have been going around lately that Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon are splitting up.

Ozzy cleared up the rumors on his Facebook page yesterday with what is REALLY going on:

Black Sabbath Announce First U.S. Tour Dates

Barbara LaRue — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:32:41 +0000

Black Sabbath fans in our area will be able to rock out with the band in New Jersey this summer! According to ultimateclassicrock.com, the band has added a handful of dates in the U.S. in select cities, including the PNC Bank Arts Center in Homdel. Tickets will go on sale Saturday (April 20th), but if [...]

Ozzy's Update on Tony Iommi's Health

Barbara LaRue — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:35:09 +0000

Ozzy Osbourne is revealing the latest news on his band mate, Tony Iommi, while Tony battles lymphoma. According loudwire.com, Ozzy says “Tony’s fine, but he can only go out on the road for six weeks at a time as he has to have infusions or some s— for his immune system.” Despite the restrictions, Ozzy [...]

[Top 5 Tuesday] Top 5 Randy Rhoads Guitar Tracks

Varacchi — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:50:03 +0000

On this day in 1982, Randy Rhoads died tragically at the age of 25. Here’s my list of his Top 5 guitar tracks. I Don’t Know Flying High Again Diary of a Madman Mr. Crowley Crazy Train Honorable Mention: Dee

Ozzy Osbourne Would Love To Work With Adele

Dave Lifton — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:48:36 +0000

Could the Prince of F—ing Darkness be working with reigning Queen of Pop? It could happen if Ozzy Osbourne gets his wish. In a new interview, he expressed his desire to record a duet with Adele. Speaking to Australia’s Rip It Up, Osbourne heaped praise upon the British singing star, and said that a collaboration [...]

Randy Rhoads Lives On!

Barbara LaRue — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:11:25 +0000

Ozzy’s and Quiet Riot’s brilliant guitarist, Randy Rhoads, died on this day, March 19th, back in 1982. He was killed when the small plane he was riding in buzzed Ozzy’s tour bus and the wing clipped the bus, resulting in the crash. Many consider Randy to be one of the best rock guitarists of all [...]

Online Petition Urges Knighthood for Ozzy Osbourne

Jeff Giles — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:03:18 +0000

From the Prince of F—ing Darkness to a royal knight? If a growing number of fans have their way, that could be the next step in the long, strange journey of Ozzy Osbourne. The Birmingham Mail (via Bravewords) reports that an Australian woman named Helen Maidiotis started the campaign to have Ozzy knighted via the [...]

Ozzy is Really Burnt (But Suffered Only Minor Injuries)

Barbara LaRue — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:39:15 +0000

Ozzy Osbourne was injured in a fire at his home in Beverly Hills yesterday morning. According to Loudwire.com: “A freak fire in the home of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne early this morning (Jan. 17) has left metal music’s ‘Prince of Darkness’ with singed hair, no eyebrows, minor burns to his face and a setback to [...]

Black Sabbath Announce Details for New Album '13′

Double Down — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:57:41 +0000

News broke earlier today that Black Sabbath not only will be out with new music in 2013 but they have a name for the album and a release date. According to Ozzy Osbourne’s Twitter account, Black Sabbath’s new album will be entitled ’13.’ The release date for ’13′ will be sometime in June. [...]

Randy Rhoads Remembered

Barbara LaRue — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:04:38 +0000

He was born December 6, 1956 and he would have turned 56 years old today. Instead, all we have is the brilliant guitar work he left behind in his short career with Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot. He died in 1982 at age 25 in an airplane accident while the pilot was buzzing Ozzy’s tour [...]

Ozzy on New Black Sabbath Album: "It's Been a Lot of Fun Making This Record"

Barbara LaRue — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:04:38 +0000

But first, The Prince of F*-ing Darkness celebrates his 64th birthday today, born December 3, 1948 in Birmingham, England. According to an article on Loudwire.com, he says that things have changed now that the band members of Black Sabbath are older, therefore making the creative process of working on an album a lot easier: “What’s [...]

5 of the Coolest Dads You Could Ever Ask For [LIST, VIDEOS]

Double Down — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 13:00:13 +0000

Being that Father's Day is this weekend we are paying homage to some of the coolest dads on the planet from the world of hard rock and heavy metal. Not that we would trade any of our own dads but it would pretty cool to say that you grew up with any of these rockers as your 'old man.'

Ozzy vs Lemmy – This Week's Metal Meltdown [VIDEO, POLL]

Double Down — Sat, 26 May 2012 21:00:47 +0000

Every Saturday night we wage a fierce battle during the Slaughterhouse called the the Metal Meltdown. Every week we take bands, musicians and songs, pit them against each other and YOU decide the winner by casting your vote! George De Sota, Noel Vasquez/Getty Images This week’s battle is for the ultimate supremacy for the [...]

Grandpa Of F'ing Darkness

Barbara LaRue — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:10:15 +0000

Ozzy has become a grandfather once again.

Hard to quite grasp the idea of Ozzy Osbourne playing that role at all, but the Godfather of Heavy Metal will fulfill the office of doting grandpop to his fifth grandchild, because his son Jack just had a daughter with his fiancee on April 24th.

Remembering Randy [VIDEO]

Barbara LaRue — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:58:25 +0000

On this day in rock history, March 19, 1982, the rock world lost one of its most talented and influential guitarists. Randy Rhoads was only 25 years old when his promising rock career was abruptly ended. The Axeman Extraordinaire died when the small plane he was in buzzed Ozzy Osbourne’s tour bus and crashed into [...]

10 Live Black Sabbath Performances [VIDEOS, LIST]

Double Down — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:16:48 +0000

One of the Godfathers of heavy metal, guitarist Tony Iommi is celebrating his 64th birthday this weekend. Tony is one of the all-time greatest musicians and a pioneer of a whole genre of music. To honor him, we've put together ten performances of classic Black Sabbath songs both with Ozzy and the late, great Ronnie James Dio on vocals. Tha

Television Commercials With Classic Rock Songs [VIDEO]

Andy Chase — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:00:36 +0000

While watching TV last night, I took notice at how many classic rock songs are featured in commercials. It just shows the power of this music and that it will be around for a long time after the current stuff you hear on pop radio today. Sit back and enjoy some cool commercials with great music. And as a bonus, I added 3 vintage TV commercials I'm sure you'll enjoy as well

Slaughterhouse Throwback Video of the Week

Double Down — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:22:01 +0000

Every week the Saturday Night Slaughterhouse takes a look back at one classic hard rock/heavy metal video. This week it’s a special ‘double shot’ for the birthday boy, New Jersey’s own, guitar great, Zakk Wylde. Zakk turns 45 today, so to celebrate we have one video, ‘Breaking All the Rules’ from his years with Ozzy [...]