#Worlds2026 When the Brewers close this out in the next half inning, that will give me 3 division bingo cards completed of the 4 majors sports where I've seen every team from that division win a title in my lifetime: NFC East NL East NL central This one's for Bob Uecker who's undoubtedly in the front row for this one. #brewers

Metallica performing their best song "The outlaw torn" at the Sphere

RANDY RHOADS OZZY OSBOURNE I have to tell you, this is still one of the ballsiest moments I've ever seen in an interview. facebook.com/groups/randyrho… While most interviewers lob softballs at their guests, like Eddie Trunk often does, this guy takes control of the conversation and makes absolutely sure there's no misunderstanding about where he stands. He believes "Mr. Crowley" features the greatest guitar solo ever written, and he's not afraid to say it, especially considering who his guest was. At approximately the one-minute mark of the video, the host makes his case for "Mr. Crowley." As Wolf shares what his father believed that the greatest guitar solos are the ones you can sing or hum. They're essentially songs within songs, with their own melodies, structure, and emotional progression. And that is the epitome of a Randy Rhoads solo. Randy wasn't simply playing a collection of impressive licks or demonstrating how fast he could move his fingers. He was composing something memorable, something that could stand on its own musically while perfectly complementing the song. And "Mr. Crowley" might be the greatest example of that approach in the history of heavy metal guitar. That's what separated Randy Rhoads from so many other guitarists. His solos weren't just displays of technical prowess. They were compositions within compositions, and more than four decades later, we can still hum practically every note.

I hear the members of Tool can take up to ten minute breaks in between each throw I heard they will give the spot to any Tool fan who can identify a picture of Eddie van Halen.

Let's do this A-leaguers @davidmdraiman @DanDoneganGtr

Is there any rock musician who is not a fan of AC/DC in some way.....just a good old rock and roll band. Little known fact the original title of Let My Love Open the Door was Let All My Love Open In Through the Out door. @deesnider

Metallica ...For Whom The Bells tolls at The Sphere

Metallica ..ONE

James Hetfield meeting some inferior genre artist at the Raiders game. Metallica the unofficial band of the Raiders. James reminding Ice-Cube he has Cate Blanchett....

Marty Friedman, Scott Ian and Dave Ellefson on Randy Rhoads and his impact. it is clear not everyone thought Ozzy Osbourne was the focus.

hey @Forbes one of these bands has the top selling metal debut in history, the other is Metallica...

great job, A leaguers on AND off the stage @5FDPChrisKael

Metallica deserves the praise, but let's not forget what pieces of shit Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Darth Hideous were/are and the lies they told to ruin an all time great band: The Blizzard of Ozz.

While Metallica deserves the top spot as the greatest heavy metal band of all time, Black Sabbath certainly deserves votes for being the Godfathers of Heavy Metal. Iron Maiden belongs in that conversation as well. But what often gets overlooked, thanks to Ozzy Osbourne's dishonesty, his treatment of the musicians who helped resurrect his career, and the actions of his horrible manager and wife, Darth Hideous, is what might have happened had The Blizzard of Ozz remained a band. Think about that lineup: Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley, Lee Kerslake, and Ozzy Osbourne as their frontman. Four musicians who came together and created two of the greatest albums in heavy metal history in an incredibly short period. Imagine if they had stayed together. Imagine what Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley, and Lee Kerslake could have accomplished over another five or ten years of writing, recording, and touring together. The Blizzard of Ozz might have become one of the greatest rock bands of all time, potentially rivaling even Led Zeppelin. And here's what makes the historical revisionism surrounding this band so ridiculous: Ozzy Osbourne could have been remembered as the frontman of TWO of the greatest heavy metal bands in history. Black Sabbath, the band that helped invent the genre, and The Blizzard of Ozz, the band that helped revolutionize it. What an extraordinary legacy that would have been! Instead, Ozzy and Darth Hideous chose to build the mythology of a solo artist at the expense of the musicians whose songwriting and performances made those records legendary. And let's not forget, Diary of a Madman is an absolute masterpiece. In my view, it's as close to an objectively perfect heavy metal album as you can get. The songwriting, arrangements, musicianship, and Randy Rhoads' extraordinary guitar work are simply on another level. The tragedy isn't just that Randy Rhoads died at 25. It's that we'll never know what this remarkable collection of musicians might have accomplished had they remained together. The Blizzard of Ozz had the talent to become one of the greatest bands in rock history. Their legacy should be celebrated as a band, not reduced to a footnote in the Ozzy Osbourne solo mythology.

I don't think there's much debate that Metallica is the greatest heavy metal band of all time. But there are certainly a few other bands that deserve consideration. For the sake of argument, let's acknowledge that Black Sabbath founded heavy metal. Sabbath absolutely deserves votes in any discussion about the greatest metal band of all time. They also have a legitimate claim to being the most influential heavy metal band in history. Of course, when you consider the sheer number of people Metallica has reached and influenced, they might have an argument for that distinction as well. But Sabbath came first. Tony Iommi and company laid the foundation upon which everyone else built. Iron Maiden should certainly receive votes, too. Here we are, nearly 50 years after their formation, and they're headlining stadiums in the United States, reaching heights that arguably eclipse even their commercial peak in the 1980s. And let's not forget that Iron Maiden had the balls to stand up to those two pieces of shit, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, during the infamous Ozzfest debacle in August 2005. In many ways, that moment reinforced Maiden's stature as a band that didn't need to bow down to anyone. They were already metal royalty, and their continued ascent only strengthened that position. But there's another band that rarely gets mentioned in these conversations, and I believe they might have become the greatest heavy metal band of all time had history unfolded differently. The Blizzard of Ozz. Randy Rhoads. Bob Daisley. Lee Kerslake. And Ozzy Osbourne as their frontman. Think about the extraordinary collection of talent in that band. Randy Rhoads was revolutionizing heavy metal guitar. Bob Daisley was an exceptional bassist, lyricist, and songwriter. Lee Kerslake brought tremendous musicianship, songwriting ability, and a powerful rhythmic foundation. And Ozzy, whatever his shortcomings, was the perfect voice for what those musicians were creating. Together, they produced two of the greatest heavy metal albums ever recorded: Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman. And they accomplished that in an astonishingly short period. Unfortunately, because Ozzy Osbourne and his wife, Darth Hideous, chose to promote the Ozzy Osbourne solo narrative rather than properly celebrate the band responsible for those masterpieces, The Blizzard of Ozz has never received the recognition it deserves as a band. One of the great acts of historical revisionism in heavy metal. And here's the irony: I believe that decision actually diminished Ozzy Osbourne's legacy rather than enhanced it. Imagine being able to say you were the frontman of Black Sabbath, the band that essentially created heavy metal, and then became the frontman of another band that arguably produced two even greater albums. What an extraordinary legacy that would have been! Instead, the Blizzard of Ozz identity was pushed aside in favor of the Ozzy solo brand, leaving generations of casual fans believing those albums were simply Ozzy's creations, with Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley, and Lee Kerslake serving as hired musicians. Nothing could be further from the musical reality. And that's what makes this such a fascinating hypothetical. Had Randy Rhoads lived, had Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake remained, and had The Blizzard of Ozz continued creating music as a band, how high could they have climbed? Could they have eventually challenged Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, or even Metallica for the title of greatest heavy metal band of all time? We'll never know. But based on those first two albums, I wouldn't have bet against them.