Ozzy Tattoo 8/16 Ozzy Osbourne Remembered Aston Villa Football Club remembers the late Black Sabbath singer ahead of the Premier League opener against Newcastle United at Villa Park in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Ozzy grew up in Aston. A video tribute is shown while the teams enter to Ozzy’s live performance of “Crazy Train.”  Ozzy Osbourne 8/18 “Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home” Pulled The one-hour film about the “last chapter” of Ozzy’s life is pulled from the BBC without explanation. on BBC. “The film has moved in the schedule and we’ll confirm new details,” states a BBC spokesperson. Later, the BBC adds, “we are respecting the family’s wishes to wait a bit longer before airing this very special film in due course.” Lars Ulrich Made In Japan 8/19 “Live In Japan” Is The Best “I just wanna take a brief second and say 53 years ago, this very weekend (August 15th -17th), Deep Purple were in Japan for the very first time,” says Metallica’s Lars Ulrich in an interview. “The concerts became the ‘Made In Japan’ album — in my humble opinion, hands down the best Hard Rock live album ever. I have heard it just about 18,000 times, and every time I hear it, it just gets better and better and better, and it’s so crazy cool.” The double album was originally released in December ’72 in Japan, with a U.S. release the following March. It became a critical and commercial success. The band was unenthusiastic about recording a live album until their Japanese record company decided it would be good for publicity. Thanks in part to a killer version of “Smoke On The Water,” “Made In Japan” was an immediate commercial success, particularly in the U.S. Oval Office w/ Zelensky Steven Cheung 8/19 Jack White Slams Oval Office Decor – White House Responds “Look at how disgusting Trump has transformed the historic White House,” posts Jack White (White Stripes) on Instagram after seeing images of the Trump/Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky meeting in the oval office. “It’s now a vulgar, gold leafed and gaudy professional wrestler’s dressing room. Can’t wait for the UFC match on the front lawn too.” White House Communications Director Steven Cheung responds saying,” Jack White is a washed up, has-been loser posting drivel on social media because he clearly has ample time on his hands due to his stalled career.” There’s bad blood between Trump and White ranges from White’s defense of Zelensky following the Trump/Zelensky public oval office clash earlier in the year to the Trump campaign’s unauthorized use of “Seven Nation Army” in a promo clip. Def Leppard 8/20 Def Leppard on “AGT” Def Leppard perform “Pour Some Sugar On Me” on NBC’s talent competition “America’s Got Talent.” Asked to share some advice for the competition’s hopefuls, Def Leppard’s singer Joe Elliott says, “Live your dream.” Brent Hinds 8/20 Former Mastodon Guitarist Dies Brent Hinds is killed in a car/motorcycle accident in southeast Atlanta. A female operating a BMW SUV failed to yield while turning left and collided with Hinds who was operating a Harley Davidson. Hinds, who left Mastodon earlier this year, was 51 years old. The Who 8/21 The Who Cancel Philly Concert The Who’s concert in Philadelphia at Xfinity Mobile Arena, is postponed due to illness. Tickets are valid for a rescheduled show, The Who are on “The Song Is Over” U.S. farewell tour. The band’s first ‘farewell’ trek was four decades ago. The Warning: Live From Auditorio Nacional, CDMX 8/22 The Warning Live From Auditorio Nacional, CDMX Concert Album Is Out It’s a companion album to the concert film of the same name. “We’re so excited to share a night that we’ll never forget, a moment that is etched in our band’s history,” said the band. “Having a live album has always been a dream of ours and, for it to be out in a concert film, vinyl and everything in between, is a huge accomplishment for us. We hope that our fans who see or hear this piece of work get to feel the same exhilaration and excitement we felt while playing this show. The live debut of our album Keep Me Fed was possible thanks to the work of a huge team, and we are so happy that their work and ours get to live in a piece of media forever.” All Is Beautiful… Because We’re Doomed 8/22 We Came As Romans: All Is Beautiful… Because We’re Doomed The set contains the track “Culture Wound.” “‘(The song) is about taking a look inside and deciding which side of yourself is going to control your life,” stated the band. “This song was written to question our human nature — is it inherently good or inherently selfish? Are we here to try and make something better for everyone or just survive for ourselves? All of the different ‘sides of ourselves’ that we’ve discovered, struggled with, or left behind.” Private Music 8/22 Deftones: Private Music “Private Music,” with the lead single “My Mind Is A Mountain,” is the first Deftones album in fifteen years without bassist Sergio Vega. It’s also their first studio album since “Ohms” (2020), making it the Alt. Metal band’s longest gap between two albums. Deftones will embark on a North American tour that will coincide with the album’s release. Arron Lewis Bruce Springsteen 8/22 Staind Frontman Trashes Bruce Springsteen Staind frontman Aaron Lewis expresses his disillusionment with Bruce Springsteen on Tucker Carlson’s podcast. “I used to call ‘Born In The USA’ one of the most anti-American songs, ironically celebrating the values of being born in America.” Lewis continued saying, “I think it’s disgraceful how he fails to recognize his own privilege. It’s easy to have an anti-American stance when you’re wealthy and privileged, He’s just out of touch with the struggles.” For the record, Springsteen has played benefits for causes against nuclear energy, for Vietnam veterans, and for Amnesty International. He founded two charity organizations, The Trill Foundation and The Foundation Inc., which focus on helping low-income families gain resources and funding.  Sleep Theory 8/23 Sleep Theory Take “Static” To #1 Sleep Theory score its second consecutive #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart with “Static.” It follows “Stuck in My Head” to the top. Both songs are from the band’s debut album “Afterglow.” ### The post The Week In Rock: August 16th – 23rd appeared first on RockinTown.