The Prince Of Darkness followed that with Straight To Hell which featured a guest appearance from Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash. For as much as it all sounds like wallowing, the tune ends with a warning, or possibly words of encouragement, depending on how you look at it: “We all die alone.” It’s Ozzy saying he’s ready to climb out of the grave and join the living, reaper be damned. Under The Graveyard was the first track revealed from Ozzy’s upcoming solo album Ordinary Man, which is expected to be released in January through Epic Records. Ozzy’s sick of toughing out his ailments and he’s ready to move on to the next thing. The jury’s still out on the wording of “under the graveyard” - is it sort of like a tar pit where bones have liquefied with time and dripped down beneath the sepulchers? - but the sentiment cuts through. It comes down to combo of Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith in the rhythm section to give the song a live feel, which, when combined with Watt’s experiments, makes the song feel fresh yet not too far afield. Plus, Watt played guitar on the track, and even though he plays pretty standard rock & roll pentatonic spitfire licks in the solo, he uses guitar effects that also sound sort of robotic, giving the tune a postmodern feel for Ozzy. There has never been a turnaround in an Ozzy song before like the track’s “Don’t take care of me/Be scared of me” prechorus, which almost sounds caught between a tango and a Texas shuffle and yet still like a modern pop song - and somehow it fits. But it also sounds wholly new for Ozzy, who (unbelievably?) collaborated with Post Malone producer Andrew Watt on the track and subsequently tried a few new things in the process. The ornately gothic acoustic guitars recall his classic, morose songs “Diary of a Madman” and “Killer of Giants,” while the crushing heavy riffs toward the end of the song evokes the Sabbath swing. Then again, doom and gloom is what makes an Ozzy song great, and it’s what makes this one a keeper. The tune is a heartbreaking elegy for himself - “Death doesn’t answer when I cry for help,” he sings over stark acoustic guitar in the first verse - and the self-pity would make it too sad to listen to if it weren’t for prayers of hope like “I don’t wanna be my enemy” and “I ain’t livin’ this lie no more” jutting out of the shadows like bones in a catacomb. And now that he’s on his journey back, judging from his new single, “Under the Graveyard,” the Prince of Darkness does not sound pleased. He has overcome a serious staph infection, and now he’s recovering from a fall that has forced him to postpone nearly two years of tour dates. See dates below.Over the past year or so, Ozzy Osbourne has been going through hell. Longtime guitarist Zakk Wylde may not appear on the album - he also didn't play on Scream - but rest assured, the hirsute shredder will accompany the singer on his 2020 North American tour. I really hope people listen to it and enjoy it, because I put my heart and soul into this album."įollowing the release of Ordinary Man, Ozzy is set to resume his farewell world tour, which was stalled by his health issues. I previously had said to Sharon I should be doing an album, but in the back of my mind I was going, 'I haven't got the fucking strength …,' but Andrew pulled it out of me. Duff and Chad came in and we would go in and jam during the day and I would go work out the songs in the evenings. "My first thing was 'Who the fuck is Post Malone?!' I went to Andrew's house and he said, 'We will work really quick.' After we finished that song, he said, 'Would you be interested in starting an album.' I said, 'That would be fucking great,' but now I am thinking I don't want to be working in a basement studio for six months! And in just a short time, we had the album done. "It all started when Kelly comes in and says, 'Do you want to work on a Post Malone song?'" Osbourne explained of the new album. Due in early 2020, the record features Watt on guitars, Guns N' Roses' Duff McKagan on bass and Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith on drums. "Under the Graveyard" is set to appear on the heavy-metal godfather's forthcoming 12th solo album, Ordinary Man, his first since 2010's Scream, which he made across just four weeks with Post's producer Andrew Watt. "Everything you are, can't take it when you go, I ain't living this lie no more." "Under the graveyard, we're all rotting bones," he sings, seemingly drawing on his recent brushes with mortality. Following up his guest turn on Post Malone's hit song " Take What You Want," the Prince of Fucking Darkness has now dropped his own single, "Under the Graveyard," and it's classic Ozzy through and through. After a very trying 2019 - which he's called " one of the most fucked-up years of my life" - Ozzy Osbourne is on the mend and back with new solo music.
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