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Ozzy Osbourne's wife and manager Sharon Osbourne shared an interesting story about how her late husband felt terrible about the way he treated Ronnie James Dio, his replacement in Black Sabbath. According to her, in the documentary "No Escape From Now", by the end of his life he used go on Youtube and watch Dio interviews and said he felt sorry for him, because he never got to know his solo career or hear his albums with Black Sabbath. She also recalled an episode of when they first met and Ozzy tried to stab him with a fork at the Rainbow Bar & Grill in Los Angeles decades ago. Sharon Osbourne says Ozzy felt terrible about how he treated Dio "It was like, 'Why are you watching Ronnie?' He goes, 'I feel sorry for him. I feel terrible.' He never really listened to any of those (Black Sabbath) records at all. He never knew Ronnie. The first time he met him was when he tried to stab him at the Rainbow (Bar and Grill)… with a fork. He never really knew the guy and never knew his music. So he feels really bad. So he watches Ronnie James Dio interviews and I'm like, 'What the fuck are you doing?'" Sharon Osbourne said. Due to his alcohol and drug addiction and his lack of commitment with Black Sabbath at the time, he was fired by the band in 1979, being replaced by Ronnie James Dio who had left Rainbow. During Sabbath's first era with Dio they recorded two praised studio albums: "Heaven & Hell" (1980) and "Mob Rules" (1981). After those records due to creative differences with Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, Dio left the band taking with him the drummer Vinny Appice, who replaced Ward on the second album. Both of them would return in the early 90s to record "Dehumanizer" (1992). Both of them would leave the band again but this time curiously, because of Ozzy Osbourne. By the end of the tour to promote the record Iommi and Geezer accepted Ozzy Osbourne's invitation to be his opening act and to perform a few songs together by the end of his show. Dio didn't accept to perfom that night, being replaced by Judas Priest's Rob Halford on vocals. It was the reason why he left Sabbath again but that same line-up would reunite again in the 2000s when they formed Heaven & Hell, Sabbath's spin-off band, which released one studio album "The Devil You Know" (2009). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DivwM2EVro4The post Sharon Osbourne says Ozzy felt terrible about how he treated Dio appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

The singer Bruce Dickinson first joined Iron Maiden in 1981, replacing the band's first recording frontman Paul Di'Anno after he was fired. After millions of successful records sold worldwide, Dickinson decided to leave the band in 1993 and his replacement was Blaze Bayley, who was part of the group from 1994 to 1999, when Bruce returned. With the band Blaze recorded two studio albums "The X Factor" (1995) and "Virtual XI" (1998), which is loved by many fans of the band. During the past two decades he's been back in Iron Maiden, Bruce kept singing of course, his songs, the classic tracks they did with Paul Di'Anno and also a few songs from the Blaze Bayley era. In an interview with Chris Jericho, he talked about those tracks. Bruce Dickinson talks about Maiden songs from Blaze Bayley era "(It's not that) I didn't have any interest in listening. I was just too busy doing my own stuff (When I was out of the band). So, it was kind of peripheral awareness, but in a way I was just, like, 'This is none of my business. I'm not in the band anymore.' And I wished Blaze well, 'cause when he joined the band, I thought, 'Wow.' 'Cause his voice is very different to mine. I loved what he was doing in Wolfsbane. And I thought, 'Well, this is… I hope it works out the right way.' And sadly it didn't. But I love Blaze. I think he's a great character. There's not a malicious bone in his body. He's a great guy." "You know what? I actually can't remember. But when I heard it, I was just, like, 'Well, I think I could put some blood on the walls with that.' To be honest with you, not all of the songs that they did with Blaze, I think, would necessarily suit my voice. Because some of the songs they wrote for Blaze are not really in my range — they're a little bit low." "Whilst Blaze would sing a particular tune with a lot of power, 'cause it was in his range, I would frankly struggle to make that tune sound as effective as Blaze, 'cause it's a little bit below where all the horsepower kicks in with my voice," Bruce Dickinson said (Transcribed by Blabbermouth). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxn1EAY3TsQ&list=RDyxn1EAY3TsQ&start_radio=1&pp=ygUbYnJ1Y2UgZGlja2luc29uIHRoZSBjbGFzbWFuoAcBThe post Bruce Dickinson talks about Maiden songs from Blaze Bayley era appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

The Offspring will be back on the road in 2026 and they recruited Bad Religion to be their opening act. Called "Supercharged Worldwide in 26'", the first dates of the tour will happen next January and February in the United States and Canada. The band is currently promoting their latest record "Supercharged", released in 2024. The band is currently formed by the classic members Dexter Holland (Vocals and guitar) and Noodles (Guitar), accompanied by Todd Morse (Bass), Jonah Nimoy (Guitar) and Brandon Pertzborn (Drums). The Offspring 2026 tour dates with Bad Religion January 16 - Bakersfield, CA - Dignity Health Arena 17 - Reno, NV - Grand Sierra Resort and Casino* 19 - Nampa, ID - Ford Idaho Center Arena 20 - Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena 22 - Victoria, BC - Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre 24 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena 25 - Kelowna, BC - Prospera Place 27 - Prince George, BC - CN Centre 28 - Grande Prairie, AB - Bonnetts Energy Centre 30 - Edmonton, AB - Rogers Place February 1 - Calgary, AB - Scotiabank Saddledome 5 - Winnipeg, MB - Canada Life Centre 6 - Fargo, ND - FARGODOME 7 - Sioux City, IA - Tyson Events Center 10 - Evansville, IN - Ford Center 11 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena 13 - Hamilton, ON - TD Coliseum 14 - London, ON - Canada Life Place 17 - Peterborough, ON - Peterborough Memorial Centre 19 - Ottawa, ON - Canadian Tire Centre 21 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre 23 - Moncton, NB - Avenir Centre 24 - Halifax, NS - Scotiabank Centre Remaining The Offspring 2025 tour dates October 9 - Stockholm, Sweden - Hovet - w/ Simple Plan 10 - Oslo, Norway - Unity Arena - w/ Simple Plan 11 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Royal Arena - w/ Simple Plan 18 - Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Festival Grounds - When We Were Young 2025 19 - Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Festival Grounds - When We Were Young 2025 24 - Linz, Austria - TipsArena - w/ Simple Plan 26 - Lodz, Poland - Atlas Arena - w/ Simple Plan 27 - Berlin, Germany - Uber Arena - w/ Simple Plan 28 - Hamburg, Germany - Barclays Arena - w/ Simple Plan 30 - Munich, Germany - Olympiahalle - w/ Simple Plan 31 - Budapest, Hungary - MVM Dome - w/ Simple Plan November 2 - Frankfurt, Germany - Festhalle - w/ Simple Plan 3 - Brussels, Belgium - ING Arena - w/ Simple Plan 5 - Cologne, Germany - Lanxess Arena - w/ Simple Plan 7 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Ziggo Dome - w/ Simple Plan 8 - Paris, France - La Defense Arena - w/ Simple Plan 10 - Cardiff, United Kingdom - Utilita Arena - w/ Simple Plan 12 - Dublin, Ireland - 3Arena - w/ Simple Plan 14 - London, United Kingdom - The O2 - w/ Simple Plan 15 - Newcastle, United Kingdom - Utilita Arena - w/ Simple Plan 16 - Manchester, United Kingdom - AO Arena - w/ Simple Plan 18 - Glasgow, United Kingdom - OVO Hydro - w/ Simple Plan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTZmKZqvIkI&list=RDBTZmKZqvIkI&start_radio=1&pp=ygUSdGhlIG9mZnNwcmluZyAyMDI1oAcBThe post The Offspring announces 2026 tour with Bad Religion appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

Heavy Metal music evolved throughout every decade of the 20th century and in the early 80s it became heavier and faster with the rise of Thrash Metal led by bands like Metallica, formed by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Cliff Burton and Kirk Hammett. With the release of their first records, at a time when Glam Metal was the biggest thing in heavier Rock, they became a major inspiration for musicians who didn’t identify with what was happening in music at that moment. One of those bands was Pantera, who started as a Glam Rock band and later changed their sound and image, becoming much heavier in the early 90s. Over the years, James Hetfield gave his opinion on many groups, including the Texas band, whose classic line-up featured Dimebag Darrell, Vinnie Paul, Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown. What is James Hetfield's opinion on Pantera James Hetfield is a big fan of Pantera and the late guitarist Dimebag Darrell, who he had the chance to meet still in the 1980s, when the Texan band was still not that well known. “Well, what a blessing to have been in his life and him in my life. Yeah, some of those early days... Just traveling down there to the Dallas area and meeting with those guys and just hanging out. Dimebag introduced me to the solid-state amp. I remember he had this freaking amazing crunch going on. It was like, 'What is that?' You know? So yeah, (we) inspired each other. He inspired me as well. No doubt,” James Hetfield said in an interview with Sirius XM in 2023. In the mid-80s, when Metallica was going to play a show in Fort Worth, Texas, mutual acquaintances of the two bands suggested that Metallica invite Pantera to be their opening act. Ticket prices were three dollars, and only about 30 people came to see this historic line-up. According to Neil Daniels’ book Reinventing Metal, after the show, Lars and James went to Dimebag’s garage to play. "While Ulrich watched, Hetfield and Darrell riffed away all night long, swapping licks and techniques as they went. (It was from this jam that rumors began to circulate that Hetfield had borrowed some of Darrell’s licks, and vice versa.) Hetfield and Ulrich were blown away by how well Darrell knew their songs, and were particularly impressed with his take on 'Damage, Inc.'" He continued: "The three men became friends and developed a high level of mutual admiration, and it was through this that Darrell— and by extension Pantera—began to appreciate and understand the heavier forms of metal,"  Neil Daniels said. As said by the same book, the late drummer Vinnie Paul revealed that he even had photos of Hetfield wearing spandex. “I’ve got pictures of James Hetfield wearing spandex. We were young kids when we started. We emulated our favorite bands,” he said. A couple of years later the two bands would both be part of the historical Monsters of Rock festival in Moscow, in 1991, during the dissolution of the Soviet Union. James Hetfield supposedly showed Dimebag the riff that would later become "Cowboys From Hell" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEBp9ulELLA&list=RDpEBp9ulELLA&start_radio=1 According to the former Pantera guitar tech Walter Trachsler, James Hetfield supposedly showed Dimebag Darrell the guitar riff of "Cowboys From Hell" in the mid 80s. The Pantera guitarist asked Hetfield when they were at his house if Metallica was working on something new and then he played that slow guitar riff.  “It was a Metallica song. One hundred percent. James Hetfield came up with that. It had nothing to do with Texas, nothing to do with cowboys." "It was one of those times they came to the ('Abbotts’) house to hang out. (...) We’re hanging out in the front room with James playing guitar. I said, ‘Hey dude, you're gonna come up with any new Metallica stuff?’ He said, ‘Yes, as a matter of fact (I’m finishing this off) wanna hear it?’ (...) He played all the way through and it was a slow song. I was like, ‘Dude, what the fuck? What’s that called?’ He said, ‘Cowboys from Hell'", Walter Trachsler said as reported in the book "Reinventing Metal". Although that information was not confirmed by the Abbott brothers, the guitar riff is similar to the one in Metallica's "Eye of the Beholder". That track was part of their 1987 album "...And Justice for All". "Cowboys From Hell" was released by Pantera three years later, in 1990 on the album of the same name. Like Metallica, Pantera was also formed in 1981 and also released their debut album in 1983. However, their first four records were more Glam Rock orientated. It was after the classic "Cowboys From Hell" that they became a heavier band and achieved fame. "Motorbreath" was one of Dime's favorite Metallica songs and he said James Hetfield was a God in guitar Dimebag Darrell was a big fan of Metallica and one of his favorite songs of the band was "Motorbreath", from the band's debut album. He mentioned the song in an interview with Guitar World in 1993, when he revealed some of his favorite songs by other artists. "I love Hammett's lead playing, but Hetfield's rhythm playing is truly phenomenal. He's the God of chugging riffs, and Motorbreath is a good example of tight, chunky, galloping speed playing. Man, when I first heard that song, I didn't know what it was! It was so heavy, but real clean. That song really taught me how to play clean, driving rhythms. I don't know any guitarist that can down-pick like Hetfield. Motorbreath is a prime example of his expertise," Dimebag Darrell said. Pantera's vocalist Phil Anselmo also praised Metallica over the years, crediting them as one of the bands that took Heavy Metal to another level. "Heavy metal production was in a really odd place back in 1988, 89 when we actually recorded the record. Either you got good production or you got sh*t production, straight up. It was a hit or miss thing. Honestly, heavy metal production, once again I gotta turn to Metallica. To say they were the first ones to really bring that bite to the f*cking guitars. So they really upped the game." He continued: "But I also have to say this. Dimebag Darrell had known James Hetfield, and Lars, and all those guys a long time, even before I’d met them. I was still living in New Orleans. Dimebag would tell me stories about them coming down and playing. Daryl told me he taught James many, many scales, and they taught us a lot about sound. The sound actually coming out of the amps. So you know Metallica got that ripping sound," Phil Anselmo told Elliot Levin in 2010. The singer joined the band in 1986, being part of the album "Power Metal" (1988). That one was the final record of their Glam Rock phase. Two years later with the release of "Cowboys from Hell" the band entered their most praised and successful era, with a heavier kind of sound. Phil Anselmo said Metallica's "Load" was a terrible record   In 1991, with the release of their self-titled record, also known as The Black Album, Metallica made a crucial move that would help them become one of the most successful bands of all time. They freed themselves from the need for most songs to be as heavy as those on their previous records. What led them to create a more accessible sound for listeners who were not necessarily fans of Thrash Metal but enjoyed traditional Heavy Metal. After the huge success of that album, the band decided to experiment even more throughout the rest of the decade. The result was albums like Load, which divided fans’ opinions. Pantera's frontman Phil Anselmo is among those who didn't like that record at all. Talking with Metal Hammer in 2014, the musician said that it was a "terrible" album. "I would have to say 'Load' by Metallica. I mean, it's a terrible record, man, I just don't get it. If you're gonna put out a record like that, just do a f---ing side project or something, ya know?" Although that didn't was well received by Metallica members like Lars Ulrich, once responded to that commentary saying Anselmo "has a tendency to talk a lot of horses - most of the time", they continued to be friends. Phil's band Down was even Metallica's opening act in 2008. More recently, Pantera also toured extensively with Metallica during their M72 tour. They current line-up has Anselmo and Rex Brown accompanied by Zakk Wylde and Charlie BenanteThe post James Hetfield’s opinion on Pantera appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.