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.
Listen to Ozzy Osbourne’s new song ‘Nothing Feels Right’ with Zakk Wylde
nme.comOzzy Osbourne has shared one more preview of the record: a cut called ‘Nothing Feels Right’ that features Zakk Wylde on guitar.Wylde has regularly toured with Ozzy and played guitar for several of his solo albums, such as 1988’s ‘No Rest for the Wicked’, 1991’s ‘No More Tears’, 1995’s ‘Ozzmosis’, 2001’s ‘Down to Earth’ and multiple live records.However, ‘Nothing Feels Right’ marks the first time the Black Label Society frontman has appeared on an Osbourne album since 2007’s Black Rain’ – he was absent from both 2010’s ‘Scream’ and 2020’s ‘Ordinary Man’.
He rejoined Osbourne’s live band in 2017. Listen below:‘Nothing Feels Right’ is the third single Osbourne has released from ‘Patient Number 9’ ahead of its arrival this Friday.
He announced the forthcoming album in June alongside its Jeff Beck-featuring title track, and reunited with Black Sabbath‘s Tony Iommi on ‘Degradation Rules’ in July.Produced by Andrew Watt, the album is also set to feature appearances from Pearl Jam‘s Mike McCready along with Eric Clapton on guitar, plus Metallica‘s Robert Trujillo, Guns N’ Roses‘ Duff McKagan and Jane’s Addiction‘s Chris Chaney on bass.
Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith plays drums on the record, along with the late Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters.In other Ozzy news, it was revealed earlier this week that Osbourne will kick off the upcoming NFL season with a performance at the Los Angeles Rams’ halftime show at SoFi Stadium on Thursday (September 8).Earlier this month, BBC announced a British reboot of The Osbournes.
Read more on nme.com
