John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, actor and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which he adopted the nickname "The Prince of Darkness".
Osbourne was fired from the band in 1979 due to alcohol and drug problems, but he went on to have a successful solo career, releasing eleven studio albums, the first seven of which were all awarded multi-platinum certifications in the United States. Osbourne has since reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions.
Heavy Metal Pioneer Jonny Z Talks Jersey Roots, Metallica’s Early Days in New Audiobook
variety.comMichele Amabile Angermiller Heavy metal titan and founder of Megaforce Records/Crazed Management Jonny Zazula — best known in metal circles as Jonny Z — is tantamount for giving a voice and a platform to what was once an underserved and underrepresented musical community.All that changed in 1981 when Zazula and his wife, Marsha, opened a record store (with only 21 imports to start) in the Route 18 flea market located in East Brunswick, N.J.
The store mainly catered to musical connoisseurs with heavier tastes who flocked to the store — dubbed Rock N’ Roll Heaven — as a mecca of metal, a church to trade music or stock up on merchandise of their favorite bands.“It was a church, especially when [Ozzy Osbourne guitarist] Randy Rhoads died,.
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