Patient Number 9

About

Now well into his seventie, Ozzy Osbourne is metal’s unlikeliest survivor. After decades of hard living, tragic band member death, and numerous health scare, the Prince of Darkness delivers his 13th solo album fast on the heels of his 2020 mainstream smash <i>Ordinary Man</i>. Like its predecessor, <i>Patient Number 9</i> was produced by multi-instrumentalist Andrew Watt and boasts a head-spinning array of guest stars—including return appearances from Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith alongside Metallica bassist (and Ozzy’s former sideman) Robert Trujillo and late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins (in one of his last recording sessions). But it’s stellar guitar cameos from the likes of Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready, and Ozzy’s longtime collaborators Tony Iommi and Zakk Wylde that really give the record a varied, multigenerational feel, as each guitarist lends his signature sound to the respective track. “Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck are megastar,” Ozzy tells Apple Music. “I didn’t think they’d want to play on my album. But they both did.” .

via Apple Music

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