Jake E. Lee’s story about bassist Don Costa being fired from Ozzy’s band, plus an interview with Don’s sister, Sara on his history with early Great White, W.A.S.P., Ozzy., his younger years, his death, and more. Hit the subscribe button & click the bell if you would like to be […]
In episode 272 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas sits down with Mark Menghi (from Metal Allegiance) and Brann Dailor (from Mastadon) to chat about King Ultramega, the all-star collective paying tribute to Chris Cornell. This super group ranges from players like Kim Thayil, Alissa White-Gluz, Charlie Benante, Joe Satriani, […]
Kelly Osbourne posted five Instagram Stories in about thirty minutes on Monday, August 3, 2026 — starting roughly six hours after TMZ reported Slipknot fired Sid Wilson over how he treated his bandmates. She never named him in any of them. Her posts included “I’m done. I want to be […]
In episode 281 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas analyzes the retirement of several legendary metal bands to see why they all keep coming back. From Ozzy, Slayer, Megadeth, Ministry, Mötley Crüe, and Sepultura they always come back. But what are the factors? Let’s discuss it! Get 10% off Hear’s […]
Exactly one year after the passing of Ozzy Osbourne, the heavy metal world is stopping to pay tribute to the Prince of Darkness. Today, the surviving members of Black Sabbath—Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward—BROKE THEIR SILENCE to share emotional messages about their fallen brother. Ozzy’s family also spoke […]
In episode 280 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas chats with Keith Kahn-Harris about his book, The Beautiful Death of Ozzy Osbourne – How Metal Teaches Us to Live. Ozzy wasn’t just a rock and metal icon. His life, struggles, failures, triumphs, and unbelievably poetic final show have a lot […]
In episode 278 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas tells four short stories that reveal the current state of our society. As if influencer culture wasn’t bad enough, now we have AI producing even worse versions of it. These stories will illustrate the reality of our current situation, but don’t […]
In episode 277 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas analyzes criticisms of Yungblud coming from rock stars like Justin Hawkins of the Darkness, Machine Gun Kelly, and Ronnie Radke. Is Yungblud a poser? Disloyal? A rich kid? Does it even matter when he makes pop rock? Let me know what […]
The full in bloom Flashback -Description: This day in rock history: Queensryche’s Eddie Jackson, Jim Morrison of The Doors, Motley Crue/Tommy Lee. Hit the subscribe button & click the bell if you would like to be notified as news & interviews are uploaded. Intro & Outro by FOOL OF FATE […]
This is a full in bloom interview with Randy Rhoads’ brother, Kelle, and sister, Kathy. Kathy and Kelle talk about Randy Rhoads’ early days, Quiet Riot, Eddie Van Halen, Ozzy, George Lynch, Nick Menza, Musonia, Sharon Osbourne, Kevin Dubrow, & more. -LINKS- RHOADS w/ Nick Menza & Kelle “Push Shove” […]
