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THE OSBOURNE'S have released their first podcast in over a year reflecting on the loss of their family's patriarch OZZY OSBOURNE who died of a heart attack on July 22 at 76 years of age. His death certificate stated that he also had coronary artery disease and Parkinson's. In an excerpt from the chapter entitled "Hospital Stories & Hidden Strength", the family reveals that Ozzy was hospitalized two weeks prior to the "Back To The Beginning" concert, which took place on July 5 at Villa Park in Birmingham, England.
The iconic second SLAYER studio album Hell Awaits is set to receive a 40th anniversary edition reissue via Metal Blade Records next spring. Formed in 1981, Slayer assaulted the world with a new hybrid of metal and punk - heavier, faster, and darker than the rest - and set a new standard, defining not only a genre, but an attitude. Throughout Slayer's history, the band never faltered in unleashing their extreme and focused aural assault, and repudiating temptations, Slayer always chose to remain crushing and brutal, steadfastly refusing to cater to the mainstream. "It's the record where Slayer became Slayer." says guitarist Kerry King.
RUNNING WILD's classic albums, Death Or Glory and Blazon Stone, will be released as deluxe Picture-LPs (limited to 500 copies) on February 13. Death Or Glory is the pinnacle of Running Wild's career and one of the best heavy/power/speed metal albums ever made, the vocals, lyricism, drumming and guitar/bass playing here have no equal in their later or earlier efforts. It is a simply outstanding, passionate and epic project of legendary proportions, one of such albums that can be correctly labeled a "classic". 1991's Blazon Stone became their best-selling album to date.
