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WITHOUT A SINGLE doubt, the most familiar character in heavy metal, the late Ozzy Osbourne, was presented to the public as a madman, a maniac and a court jester whose life was a constant ricochet from

ON JUNE 23, the guitar world lost a true legend — Mick Ralphs of Bad Company and Mott the Hoople fame. He was 81. Besides being an amazing songwriter, Ralphs was a criminally underrated blues/rock gui

MUSIC FANS KNEW Ozzy Osbourne as the Prince of Darkness or maybe even the Messiah of Metal, but among the hard-rock guitar community, he’ll always be remembered as the Godfather of Heavy Guitar. Thank

IF ONLY HALF the rumors about him are true, Ozzy Osbourne should be dead. Yet, after 21 years of twisted public behavior, the man who brought you songs like “Paranoid,” “Bark at the Moon” and “Childre

BELOW, BRAD GILLIS remembers the day Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne asked him to fill Randy Rhoads’ spot in Ozzy’s band. What are your memories of first meeting Ozzy? Two weeks after the tragic death of Ran

FEW VOCALISTS IN history are as synonymous with guitar heroics as Ozzy Osbourne. Starting with Tony Iommi and somehow also connecting with Randy Rhoads, Brad Gillis, Jake E. Lee, Zakk Wylde and so man