Founding member Bobby Burns was another bassist who went on to bigger and better bands, playing with Soulfly for seven years. Prior to that, he started Primer 55 that released back to back records ...

Ozzfest proved to be a continually evolving festival even beyond the types of music you'd hear on stage. The festival itself went through several changes after it first launched as a two-date event in ...

Will Smith commented on Ozzfest in his memoir, Will, published last year, calling it the "least African-American event" outside of Olympic curling. The actor and rapper who infamously slapped comedian ...

Blond, tattooed metal poet Otep Shamaya enjoys a special distinction at Ozzfest. She's the only woman to front a band on the touring heavy-metal fest. Sharon Osbourne, wife of Ozzfest founder Ozzy ...

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Is heavy metal’s commercial success dampening its intensity? That was the question that seemed to linger in the sweltering, 100-plus-degree air at this year’s Ozzfest on Saturday at the Glen Helen ...

Wanting to share heavy metal with the world, Ozzy Osbourne and his wife, Sharon Osbourne, created the annual music festival Ozzfest. Holding events in the United States, Europe, and even Japan, the ...

Unfortunately, the singer’s voice gave out shortly before the festival took off during a set in New Jersey. Allegedly, he had fallen ill and had to be taken to the hospital. He was unable to appear at ...