Leaving behind an incredibly slender body of work – his far-too-brief career curtailed in a plane crash in 1982 at the age of 25 – the precision, melody and eye-popping technique Randy Rhoads brought ...

Randy Rhoads is known for pioneering and perfecting the traditional '80s metal guitar style. Fast riffs, big hooks and wild solos are all staples of the Rhoads brand of heavy metal. Virtually unknown ...

While a former Van Halen recording engineer has recently revealed why Eddie Van Halen shunned double-tracking his parts, Randy Rhoads’ sister has detailed the late virtuoso’s oddball recording tactics ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about music and the business of music. Ozzy Osbourne recently celebrated the fortieth anniversary of his seminal solo ...

Founding member of Quiet Riot and eventual Ozzy Osbourne guitarist, Randy Rhoads made a career out of rocking. In just a short time, the heavy metal axeman became a trailblazing talent, popularizing ...

Reluctantly, the management flew Rhoads to London, continues Daisley. “Ozzy and I went into Jet Records in about October 1979, and Randy was already there. Now Ozzy had told me [that] Randy was a ...

The No More Tears sessions found the Ozzy camp in high spirits and ready to lay down a record that would take the Prince of Darkness' solo career to new heights ...

Late guitar virtuoso and Ozzy Osbourne collaborator Randy Rhoads received the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Musical Excellence Award during the 2021 induction ceremony. Rage Against the Machine guitarist ...

Randy Rhoads would have celebrated a birthday on Dec. 6 annually, if not for the plane accident that cut his life tragically short. He gave fans less than 10 years worth of music – first with Quiet ...

Ozzy Osbourne, who passed away at age 76 early on Wednesday, once bit off the head of a bat – needing rabies shots after – and was known as the Prince of Darkness, but he brought joy and light into ...