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From Loudersound.
Heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne has been reunited with rock’n’roll legend (and close friend) Lemmy Kilmister in a new animated music video for the song Hellraiser. Produced by Hey Beautiful Jerk and directed by Mark Szumski, the video is a tribute to the pair’s decades-long friendship.
In the video (linked below), Ozzy and Lemmy are playing an old-school arcade (by all accounts a favourite pastime of Lemmy’s) before being forced out onto the streets and through the hordes of hell as they try to retrieve Lemmy’s stolen bass from a winged demon that flees in a giant spaceship, getting assistance from an eye-patch wielding space pirate who looks suspiciously like legendary Motorhead drummer ‘Philthy Animal’ Taylor. It’s utterly ludicrous, but also completely perfect for the over-the-top legends.
Speaking to Metal Hammer earlier this year as part of a 30th anniversary commemorative feature for No More Tears, long-time Ozzy guitarist Zakk Wylde recalled fond memories of Ozzy’s relationship with the Motorhead legend.
“Lemmy was buddies with Ozzy forever,” he said. “They toured Europe together when Saint Rhoads [Zakk’s nickname for legendary Ozzy Osbourne band guitarist Randy Rhoads] was in the band and Lemmy would take Randy out to go play Asteroids wherever they went. So it was just a quick phonecall – ‘can you write some songs?’ ‘sure’.”
In that same feature, Ozzy told Hammer‘s Rich Hobson that “[he] had great fun with Lemmy – you couldn’t be serious around him. Even just writing the songs, we could instinctively tell whether it was going to be good or not. We always used to go out to the pub and have a real laugh. It was a true rock n roll lifestyle he lived and I miss him terribly, you know.”
Hellraiser was one of four songs Lemmy contributed as a guest writer for Ozzy’s 1991 album No More Tears, an album that saw him freshly fit and sober after a decade of debauchery. The album revitalised Ozzy’s image and gave him his best chart performance since his 1980 solo debut Blizzard of Ozz, getting certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA.
Motorhead themselves would later go on to cover Hellraiser on their 1992 record March Or Die, the song being one of the first to feature drummer Mikkey Dee as a member of the band.
The new version of the song combines both of these renditions for an all-star duet, with Ozzy and Lemmy sharing vocal duties. This version was featured on the No More Tears 30th anniversary reissue that was released on September 17th, but will also be released on limited edition Black 10″ vinyl on December 3rd – Ozzy’s 73rd birthday. The vinyl edition of the track features all 3 versions of the song. No More Tears is out now via Epic Records.
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- Ozzy Osbourne - Changes - UK - 12" picture disc - £50.00, $64.50, €59.50 (New Item) (arrived 20-Jul-2024 15:29)on July 26, 2024 at 12:18 pm
OZZY OSBOURNE Changes (1993 UK limited edition 4-track vinyl 12" Picture Disc single featuring tracks from Ozzy's 'Live & Loud' double album including Changes [With Audience], No More Tears & Desire, within a PVC sleeve complete with back picture insert)
- Ozzy Osbourne - Diary Of A Madman - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $32.25, €29.75 (New Item) (arrived 01-May-2024 10:43)on July 26, 2024 at 12:18 pm
OZZY OSBOURNE Diary Of A Madman (1981 UK 8-track LP starring Ozzy, Randy Rhoads, Rudy Sarzo & Tommy Aldridge, glossy picture sleeve complete with the illustrated lyric inner. The sleeve & vinyl remain in Excellent condition with just a few minor signs of wear & play JETLP237)
- Ozzy Osbourne - Memoirs Of A Madman - Japanese - CD album - Promo - £40.00, $51.60, €47.60 (Back In Stock) (arrived 28-Sep-2023 12:10)on July 26, 2024 at 12:18 pm
OZZY OSBOURNE Memoirs Of A Madman (2014 Japanese promo sample issue of the exclusive limited edition 13-track Blu-Spec CD album [an audio CD format using Blu-Ray technology, playable on all CD players], issued to radio stations and reviewers ahead of the actual release date. Custom stamped inner rim on the disc & housed in a promo stickered gatefold card picture sleeve, with booklet, seperate lyric booklet & obi-strip EICP30044)
- Ozzy Osbourne - Just Say Ozzy - Japanese - CD album - Promo - £30.00, $38.70, €35.70 (Back In Stock) (arrived 28-Sep-2023 12:10)on July 26, 2024 at 12:18 pm
OZZY OSBOURNE Just Say Ozzy (1988 Japanese 6-track promo sample CD, issued to radio stations and reviewers ahead of the actual release date. Custom stamped inner rim on the disc and promo stickered back insert, complete with picture sleeve, fold-out lyric insert & obi-strip CSCS5109)
- Ozzy Osbourne - Randy Rhoads Tribute - Japanese - CD album - Promo - £30.00, $38.70, €35.70 (New Item) (arrived 17-Nov-2023 11:39)on July 26, 2024 at 12:18 pm
OZZY OSBOURNE Randy Rhoads Tribute (2002 Japanese 14-track promo sample CD album issued to radio stations and reviewers ahead of the actual release, with a custom stamped inner rim on the disc and promo stickered back insert, complete with picture sleeve, lyrics, 'Nice Price' obi-strip & still sealed from new SICP8037)
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