Tag: Ozzy Osbourne
A Devil’s Dozen – The Original Black Sabbath
For as long as I’ve been a fan of this wild, wonderful world of heavy metal, I can remember two discussions (that inevitably become two arguments), ones that never seem to get resolved. The first …
Staff Infections – Summer 2025
Howdy, friends. I’m back. Apologies for the absence of Staff Infections these past few months. The rise of fascism has me in a bit of a crisis of giving a shit, and Ozzy Osbourne’s death …
Eulogy For A Madman: Rest Easy, John Michael “Ozzy” Osbourne
Being actively online can be a terrifically strange thing to experience if you happen to be old enough to remember… the Before Times. This becomes imminently clear when misfortune hits because, if you’re like me—and …
50 Years Of ‘Black Sabbath’ & 50 Years Of Heavy Metal
Did heavy metal begin with Black Sabbath, or were the young Brummies behind that grim denomination simply the optimal vessels at that very moment for an entity perhaps as old as the Earth itself? Few …
Diamonds & Rust: Ozzy Osbourne – Tribute
I don’t recall exactly when I first purchased Ozzy Osbourne’s Tribute, but I bought in on cassette, so that would mean early 90s. I wasn’t into metal when the album was first released in 1987, …
Thanks For Nothin’ – Wait, No… Thanks For Everything!
“Do you hear the lurid call of the Wild Turkey? The furious gobble and the toileted hurl?” ~ James Fenimore Cooper It’s Thanksgiving in LastRitesville, USA, and some of us staffers are overwhelmed with enough …
80s Essentials – Volume Four
Welcome to the fourth installment of The 100 Most Essential Albums of the 80s. If you need to catch up, you can do so here. This week’s edition is another testament to the diversity of …
Ozzy Osbourne – Scream Review
Scream marks the tenth solo studio album (or eleventh, depending how you want to count Under Cover) for metal’s reigning Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne. Beyond that, the man needs no introduction. His backing band, …