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Sharon Osbourne Hits Back at Donald Trump for His Use of Ozzy’s “Crazy Train”

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Ozzy Osbourne At Ozzfest Meets Knotfest, by Stephanie Cabral (with permission MSOPR)

Let is never be said that Sharon Osbourne is not a fierce opponent when crossed. She has hit back in a statement against President Trump for the unauthorized use of her husband Ozzy Osbourne’s classic metal anthem ‘Crazy Train”. The track showed up in a new political video by Trump and vis vice president Mike Pence, that constitutes a political ad for the 2020 election. Read her response. Sharon, to her credit, suggested Trump steal a song from  Kanye West, Kid Rock or Ted Nugent. Continue reading →


Ozzy Osbourne Says He’d Like to Play One More Black Sabbath Show with Bill Ward

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Ozzy Osbourne is home recuperating from illness and injury that has derailed his solo farewell tour, the No More Tours 2” Tour. Now Ozzy has clearly been thinking about how Black Sabbath ended their farewell tour and wishes it ended differently. He now says drummer Bill Ward should have been a part of it stating “it should have been the four of us ending it”. In a new interview with Kerrang!, Osbourne noted, “I didn’t like the fact that Bill Ward wasn’t there, for a start. People put that down to me, but it wasn’t me, honestly. We didn’t have the f*cking time to hang around, we had to get going, but I’m sorry it didn’t work out with Bill. Hopefully, this starts the ball rolling for even one final show with Bill, which would be great. The band has officially said they will never tour again but are open to special festivals and one-off concerts. In addition to Ozzy’s solo career, Ward is working on a solo album, art projects and has a podcast, Tony Iommi is making a new solo album with Dr. Brian May of Queen, and Geezer Butler has a new band, rock supergroup Deadland Ritual. Continue reading →


Politician Danica Roem Gives A Shoutout To One of The Best Eras Ever in Metal

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We have covered the political and social media exploits of Danica Roem, one of our favorite people in public office for some time. She is back again paying tribute to metal, giving props to the year in metal releases in 1986 with a series of fire Tweets where she shouted out Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Kreator, Ozzy Osbourne, Iron Maiden, Candlemass, and others for awesome releases that year. Roem has used her Twitter account to host metal trivia, engage with fans and rep her love of many subgenres of music as hard as she reps her constituents. Before politics and the military, Roem performed in a melodic death metal band in the Virginia area. Hail Danica!

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Ozzy Osbourne and Judas Priest Announce Rescheduled Tour Dates for 2020

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With Ozzy Osbourne on the mend from his recent illness and injuries, he has rebooked his previously postponed tour dates with Judas Priest for 2020. All tickets previously purchased and held will be honored at the rescheduled European dates as part of his “No More Tours 2” with the exception of the now-canceled Barcelona and Frankfurt shows. More tickets will go on sale this coming Friday, May 3 at 9 a.m. See all the dates below. The new dates will kick off on January 31 at Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena and run until March 16 at Zurich’s Hallenstadion.Continue reading →


Korn Replaces Ozzy Osbourne at Rocklahoma 2019

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Following the news that Ozzy Osbourne has post-poned all of his 2019 concerts until 2020, Korn has stepped up to fill in for the “Prince of Darkness” at Rocklahoma 2019. They join Disturbed, Shinedown, Bush, Seether, In This Moment, Steel Panther, Jackyl, Asking Alexandria, and forty-plus other bands, along with brand new experiences for 2019. Rocklahoma will take place Memorial Day Weekend on Friday, May 24, Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26, 2019, at “Catch The Fever” Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma, just outside of Tulsa. Tickets on sale at the link below. Continue reading →


Ozzy Osbourne Forced To Postpone All 2019 Performances, 2020 Dates Announced

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Following up from the recent postponement of his shows earlier this year, Ozzy Osbourne has now postponed all of his 2019 shows due to illness. Apparently while convalescing, Ozzy fell in his home, aggravating old injuries that will make it impossible for him to tour in 2019. Read a statement from Ozzy below. The shows will be rescheduled beginning in February 2020 and concert-goers are being asked to hold onto their original tickets, as they will be honored for the rescheduled dates. Because some of the 2019 dates were festival appearances, not all will be rescheduled. Below are the new North American dates; the Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl show will be rescheduled in July 2020, exact date TBA. The 2020 UK and European dates will be announced in the coming weeks. We wish Ozzy a speedy recovery. Continue reading →


Dumb and Dumbest Podcast #135: Interview with Blasko, Bassist for Ozzy Osbourne, Band Manager

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Rob “Blasko” Nicholson is a music lifer, best known as the bassist for Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Sabbath, and also with his company Mercenary Management (Black Veil Brides, Zakk Wylde and more).  Dumb and Dumbest Podcast number #135 is streaming now and it’s an Interview with Blasko, Bassist for Ozzy Osbourne, Band Manager. Hosted by Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions) and Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR), they also offer The Music Marketing Challenge, a low cost, super high-value private training to bands and artists. Get hands-on practical experience to market your band like a pro today! Message them at the links below. Continue reading →


Slayer’s “Show No Mercy” ReAction Figure Is Temporarily Sold Out Due To Demand!

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As we previously reported Slayer partnered up with retro toy specialists Super7 to create a “Show No Mercy” ReAction figure, based on Slayer’s 1983 debut album Show No Mercy (Metal Blade). Global Merchandising Services, Slayer’s worldwide agent, brokered the deal. The Minotaur from the artwork has been reimagined as a 3.75-inch debuted at this month’s ToyFar convention in New York City. The figure was such a hit that it totally sold out the first run of product. Super7 is working fast to restock but goes to show the power of Slayer and Super7’s quality and genius. The brand also recently released new figures for Ozzy Osbourne, Ghost, Motorhead and Megadeth. Continue reading →


Ozzy Osbourne Cancels Download Japan, Australia and New Zealand Headline Appearances

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Although he is home from the hospital and recovering from the flu and an upper respiratory infection, Ozzy Osbourne has canceled his scheduled headline appearances in Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, including Download Japan and Download Australia next month. According to his wife and manager Sharon Osbourne “Ozzy recently developed pneumonia and has spent some time in the hospital. Thankfully he is now through the worst part. His doctors have advised that he stay at home to recuperate for a full six weeks with no travel.” A statement by Download Japan fest reveals that Ozzy is still too unwell to travel and tour as planned. The fest is working to find a replacement act, which already has Slayer, Sun 41, Anthrax, Arch Enemy, Halestorm, Man With A mission and more, so they will not be offering refunds. Ozzy’s next scheduled tour date is the start of his USA summer tour with Megadeth, at Rocklahoma this May. Continue reading →


Ozzy Osbourne, Ghost, Motorhead, and Megadeth Get ReAction Figures from Super7

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Super7 is having a big weekend featuring at the ToyFair convention in New York this weekend. They are at booth 5382 Level 1 if you are going! They have already unveiled their Slayer Show No Mercy era “Mintor” ReAction Figure. Now they have revealed the rest of their new music line of figures including Back At The Moon era Ozzy Osbourne, Papa Emeritus III from Ghost, Motörhead’s mascot War Pig come to life, and Vic Rattlehead, from the classic Ed Repka, painted cover of Megadeth’s Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying? Check out the very first photos of the figures from the convention booth and check the link below to purchase them as soon as they go online. Continue reading →