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 ...

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 ...

Ozzy Osbourne always knew Randy Rhoads was a genius, but this became intensified when he insisted on triple-tracking in the ...

While Ozzy Osbourne held his solo career close to his heart, not everything he played had to be the greatest song in the ...

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 ...

Rudy Sarzo recalled asking Randy Rhoads what had happened to him when the bassist first heard the guitarist’s contribution to Ozzy Osbourne’s band. Rhoads had left Quiet Riot to join the Blizzard of ...

KALAMAZOO, MI — It was the early ’80s and Ozzy Osbourne was in Kalamazoo with Randy Rhoads. The talented guitarist was helping the band reach new highs and fans were buzzing in anticipation for the ...