Tag Archives: Ozzy Osbourne

Scorpions and Opeth at Hellfest

Scorpions (pictured above), Ozzy Osbourne, Opeth, Black Label Society and many others have been confirmed for next year’s Hellfest, taking place July 17-19, 2011 in Clisson, France.

Poster with all bands attending, after the jump. More info at the official site.

Tuesday Trivia: Ozzy's (animal) body count

Have you ever had a discussion with someone over Ozzy Osbourne, and they wondered just how many birds and bats Ozzy decapitated over years, or is it all just a myth? Wanna come off as a smartass and annoy your imaginary friends? Thanks to us, now you can. Read on.

Ozzy is honest

Say what you will about Ozzy‘s live performance. Or ability to form a basic sentence. But he is funny, and honest, no matter whom he’s talking about.

Check out this excerpt from a recent interview, about a possibly Black Sabbath reunion.

QMI Agency: I spoke to Geezer Butler recently and he said he’d love to do one more Black Sabbath world tour.

Ozzy: I bet he would. (Laughs) Um, I’m not saying I wouldn’t do it. But not right now. I’ve got another year to finish my tour. And if I do a BLACK SABBATH tour, he’s got to promise to stop fucking moaning. Geezer, I love him. But he’s always on about something. He’s like, “Ohhhhh.” And I’m like, “Yeah, great to see you too, Geezer.”

Read full interview here.

Ozzy names a hospital

“Fascinating” news today. Apparently the legendary Black Sabbath frontman, Ozzy Osbourne, well known for his fantastic health of course, has helped name a new £484 million hospital in his hometown, Birmingham (England). What has it been called? The Midlands Metropolitan Hospital.

Wow, what’s next? Munky from Korn naming a music shop?

This day in metal

There was once a time when people did stupid things because of how good Ozzy was:

1984, 19-year-old John D. McCollum killed himself with a .22 caliber handgun after spending the day listening to Ozzy Osbourne records. One year later, McCollum‘s parents took court action against Ozzy and CBS Records, alleging that the song “Suicide Solution” from the album Blizzard of Ozz contributed to their son’s death. The case was eventually thrown out of court.

Source: Gibson

Nowadays I see a new generation of kids getting to depressed when they see what Ozzy and Sabbath have (or to be more precise – haven’t) done in the last 10-15 years.