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shots in the dark

Seven Potential Heirs To Ozzy Osbourne's "Prince Of Darkness" Throne

When Ozzy Osbourne declared himself "the prince of fucking darkness" on a 2002 episode of The Osbournes, he may as well have simultaneously relinquished the title. The MTV hit quickly dissolved 30 years' worth of mystique and danger as it revealed him to be in reality a doddering old family man. But when Ozzy rose to fame in the '70s, every other rock star had an interest in the occult (or at least Hobbits), and heavy metal was still genuinely thought of as the province of Satanists, not nerdy gearheads. But who could be pop music's reigning prince of darkness in the era of rock star transparency, when every famous musician has a whiny MySpace blog? Since it's Halloween, we decided to think of a few options: More »

11:00 AM on Fri Oct 31 2008
By Al Shipley
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Latest by Tertiad: Nick Cave is a good call. But no Jaz Coleman? Really? He's still wears the boiler suit and face paint on stage, can both sing and bellow with the best of them, and spouts all kinds of bizarre, offensive things in interviews. more »

will spider bite?

Alice Cooper's New Concept Album To Feature "(In Touch With) Your Feminine Side," Ozzy On Harmonica

Looks like Judas Priest will have some competition for "Most Awesome Concept Album By A Metal Act That Really Has No Place Recording A Concept Album in 2008." Alice Cooper's Here Comes A Spider, out on July 29, will describe the life of a serial killer named Spider, who is killing people and taking their limbs in order to create a spider. Says Cooper, "Every song is sort of a letter to the police. They think they're investigating it from the outside, but he's actually woven them into the whole thing." Also woven into the whole thing are frequent Alice Cooper album guest stars Slash and Ozzy Osbourne, who will play a harmonica part on a song the two co-wrote. More »

2:30 PM on Mon Jun 2 2008
By Anthony Miccio
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Latest by JeanelleJiblical: This album seems like it is going to be very old school Alice. I am a huge Alice fan. Ozzy has slipped a lot in recent years but he is a legend as well. Alice is still a more »

lineups

Ozzfest Clipped To One Day In Dallas, Metallica Stuck Atop Its Lineup

Ozzy Osbourne and Metallica will headline this year's Ozzfest, which is slated to be a one-day festival that will also feature Jonathan Davis, The Sword, Serj Tankian, and many other, crappier metal bands. The show is set for Aug. 9 at Dallas' Pizza Hut Park, a setup that is causing fans to revolt in the official announcement's comment section. (Sample comments: "FUCK YOU Sharron!!!!!!! If it wasnt for the thousands of people like me that payed to see Ozzfest and promote music YOU wouldnt have anything....You have made your last dime from me"; "This Suck This is bullshit ozzfest is only going to be a one day show in TX. Well I am gland that all of other summer tour is not like this like warped tour now we got a new summer tour call rockstar mayhem tour I hope it better than ozzfest") Full lineup after the jump. More »

10:30 AM on Tue May 13 2008
By Maura Johnston
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Latest by FionaScrapple: The ungodly suckage of solo-Jonathan Davis is nicely balanced out by Devildriver and !OMG! Rigor Mortis. more »

And capping a day of festival line-up changes, rumors, and sperm-related news, we learn that the latest rumor regarding troubled ol' Ozzfest is that the metal revue might be transplanted to London's O2 arena this July. A U.S. Ozzfest may also still be a go, whether as a full tour or a single multi-day event, but considering the U.K gave us Ozzy in the first place, it'd only be fair if they took him back. [Blabbermouth]

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If you happened to tune into the Brit Awards last night and noticed that noted mumbly motormouth Ozzy Osbourne seemed a tad muted, it may have been because he beaned himself not once but two times before the broadcast? "Ozzy gave himself a real fright. It was touch and go whether things would go ahead as planned." [Blabbermouth / Photo: AP]

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reductions

Ozzfest To Embark On A "Limited Run" After Free Edition's Limited Success

Last year's edition of the Ozzy Osbourne-helmed traveling metal circus Ozzfest, experimented with letting people in for free, and was subsequently plagued by underwhelming headliners who didn't get paid for their time, lots of crowd unrest, and limited appearances by the man himself. All of which probably led to the amphitheaters where the shows were held only turning up half-full, thus denying the sponsors who bankrolled the fest their chance to reach the maximum number of eyeballs. So it's time for some nipping and tucking! More »

3:45 PM on Wed Jan 30 2008
By Maura Johnston
428 views, 2 comments

Latest by Dead Air ummm Dead Air: How about I pay them to stop? Oh wait, I don't care enough to do that. more »

The tabloid loose talk that Ozzy Osbourne was going to perform with Paul McCartney at this year's Brit Awards is untrue, leaving Ozzy more time to audition for TV announcer spots and/or be gently mocked by the producers at CNN. [Blabbermouth]

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Two years ago, Ozzy Osbourne got a $2 million advance from the publishing company Little, Brown to write his memoirs. But the Prince Of Darkness is also apparently the Prince Of Blowing Deadlines, resulting in the book getting pushed back all the way to May of '08. What's keeping Ozzy from putting his life's highlights into a clear, well-delineated narrative? You probably won't be surprised to learn that some people think he actually has smoked and snorted away all of his memories, leaving him with nothing to commit to paper except a few doodles of the design on Zakk Wylde's guitar. [Expo Say]

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"Ozzy Osbourne" Loose In Great White North On Chrismas Eve Crime Spree Holy crap, Ozzy is knocking over Vancouver convenience stores on the day before the day Baby Jesus wriggled free from Mary's womb!

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making lemonade

Ozzy Osbourne Sting Has Charitable Silver Lining

So when a North Dakota sheriff tricked a bunch of local petty criminals into getting themselves arrested in October, thanks to a sting operation promising the scofflaws a private party before an Ozzy Osbourne concert, the police even made a T-shirt in honor of the event, featuring a tres heavy metal skull with a police badge stuck in its eye socket. Ozzy was pissed at the police hosting a mass arrest at one of his gigs, claiming his rep got besmirched, but perhaps he'll feel better now that the sheriff is selling the shirts to fans around the country and donating all proceeds to the United Way. Who knew there was so much popular demand for an item of clothing commemorating the idiocy of your fellow Ozzy fans? More »

8:52 AM on Wed Nov 28 2007
By jharv
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Latest by Jfrankparnell: The went with Ozzy because their Sufjan Stevens sting only netted a few school loan scofflaws and the BTK Killer. more »