OZZY OSBOURNE

Release Year: 2022
Artist Origin: ENG
Style: loud expressive melodic heavy metal

though clearly older, the Prince of Darkness returns after a six year break with a new studio record [2007] and shows himself in strikingly strong shape, a quality that applies not only to him personally but also to his tight, evocative songwriting, which benefits greatly from the timely return of the brilliant Zakk Wylde whose irreplaceable solos seem to double the Maestro's emotional charge, and despite whatever antics he may pull on TV, the comeback album plays like a continuation of the classic No More Tears, surprising with several prophetic, sensitively delivered tracks, marked by distinctly heavy, hard-hitting groove and weighty metal elements hovering between hard and heavy, effectively uniting longtime die-hards and new fans alike; recent European double black 150g vinyl edition comes with three extra tracks on side D, earlier available on single B sides and Japanese editions