The new solo material from Ozzy Osbourne is surely on the way soon. According to a recent financial statement issued by Sony it is likely to be released in the next 6 months.
The legendary Black Sabbath vocalist is among a whole host of popular artists slated to have new releases coming within the next 6 months. Ozzy’s name appeared alongside the likes of A$AP Rocky, Adele, the Black Eyed Peas, Rick Ross and Travis Scott.
Sony Group Corporation is the over-arching parent company of Sony Music Entertainment and also Osbourne’s label, Epic. Some fans spotted something amongst the company’s document titled ‘Supplemental Information for the Consolidated Financial Results for the Second Quarter Ended September 30, 2021’.
A single line under the heading ‘Selected upcoming releases anticipated over the next six months’ states the name Ozzy Osbourne. Given the document is dated October 28, 2021, that would surely mean that the record should be set to hit our shelves by the end of April next year.
Osbourne’s previous full-length release was back in February 2020 with Ordinary Man. This was accompanied by the singles “Under The Graveyard”, “Straight To Hell” and “It’s A Raid” (featuring Post Malone). The record ended what was a ten-year hiatus from Osbourne’s solo endeavours. He has also released his latest single “Flying High Again” that could feature in the new album. You can hear the track below.
He recently told Metal Hammer that album 13 would be “similar in tone” to his previous album, but their will likely be differences as he also conceded that he “can’t describe it completely”. He then continued “I’ve not heard it for a while because it keeps going over to the next person to add their parts – we’re fucking around with it all the time.”
Osbourne later told Metal Hammer that he had 15 songs ready to go, declaring that his work on the album had “kept [him] alive”. These past two years, I’ve been in a terrible fucking state between the accident [a fall at home that left him seriously injured and then the pandemic. It’s kept me sane; I’ve needed the music.”
Last December, Osbourne’s producer and guitarist Andrew Watt said he and his bandmates were “about halfway through” recording the new album. The new band, Watt explained, features Osbourne on vocals, himself on guitar and Robert Trujillo (Metallica) on bass, with Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters) and Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) sharing drumming duties. The album also features other big names such as Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and as discussed in a previous MXDWN article Zakk Wylde.
