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Ozzy Osbourne and Bernie Torme (1952 - 2019) perform at Madison Square Garden on the Diary of a mad man tour, on April 5, 1982 in New York City
Bernie Tormé’s turbulent eight-gig stint with Ozzy Osbourne

By Phil Weller Published

From the Archive Tormé was drafted in mid-tour after the tragic death of Randy Rhoads – and it was one of the most difficult periods of his career

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Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen
Randy Rhoads on the struggle to become his own player and avoid the Eddie Van Halen comparisons

By Phil Weller Published

From the Archive He was regularly compared to Eddie Van Halen, but Randy Rhoads struggled with the height of his hype

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Chris Shiflett and Randy Rhoads
Chris Shiflett plays Randy Rhoads’ Gibson ‘Quiet Riot’ Les Paul with Foo Fighters

By Phil Weller Published

He also got to play a host of other iconic guitars before the show

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Robert Sarzo of Queensryche performing at The Fillmore on April 21, 2013 in San Francisco, California.
Robert Sarzo was hired and immediately fired as Randy Rhoads’ replacement – but he has no regrets

By Andrew Daly Published

The Hurricane leader, soundtrack composer, and veteran rock axeman explains how he’s taken career ups and downs in his stride, and how it felt to finally be on a big stage with bassist brother Rudy

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Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads
Ozzy Osbourne on his special writing dynamic with Randy Rhoads

By Janelle Borg Published

Blizzard of Ozz was the Prince of Darkness' solo debut – but it forever marked Rhoads as a guitar hero for the ages

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Ozzy Osbourne (left) and Randy Rhoads perform at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, August 14, 1981
Dive into the secrets behind Randy Rhoads’ guitar tone on Crazy Train – plus how to nail the sound on a budget

By Chris Gill Published

How a mids-heavy EQ and a triple-tracked solo gave Rhoads to the sound that launched Ozzy's solo career

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Guitarist Robert Sarzo of Queensryche performing at The Fillmore on April 21, 2013 in San Francisco, California
The guitarist who was hired to fill in for Randy Rhoads – only to be fired immediately afterward

By Janelle Borg Published

Robert Sarzo – Rudy Sarzo's brother – found himself in the unenviable position of lending his guitar chops to Ozzy Osbourne right after Rhoads' tragic death

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Julien K guitarist Amir Derakh performs at the 2007 Projekt Revolution Tour at the Hyundai Pavilion on July 28, 2007 in Devore, California
The guitarist who lost the coveted role to Zakk Wylde on what it was like to audition for Ozzy Osbourne

By Janelle Borg Published

Guitar-synth master Amir Derakh was already well established in the industry when he got the once-in-a-lifetime call to become Ozzy's next guitarist...

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Ozzy Osbourne (left) and American musician Randy Rhoads (1956 - 1982), on electric guitar, as they perform onstage, during the 'Blizzard of Oz' tour
Jack Osbourne confirms Ozzy Osbourne biopic is still in the cards

By Janelle Borg Published

The movie will reportedly feature Ozzy at the tail end of his Black Sabbath career – and will also include Randy Rhoads

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Photo of Randy RHOADS; playing Gibson Les Paul guitar, performing live onstage with Ozzy Osbourne
Petition launched for Randy Rhoads memorial statue in his hometown of Burbank

By Phil Weller Published

The project already has the backing of Randy’s sister, as well as his former Ozzy bandmate

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