Ozzy Osbourne To Release New Album 'Patient Number 9' In September, Shares Title Track
Friday, 24 June 2022
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Ross Halfin
Ozzy Osbourne has released his first new single in two years, Patient Number 9.
The heavy metal legend might be recuperating after a major surgery, but that hasn't stopped him from being hard at work in the studio and creating new music.
The epic seven-minute song features guitar icon Jeff Beck, and longtime sidekick and axeman Zakk Wylde, along with Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith and Metallica's Robert Trujillo. Offering a haunting, asylum aesthetic, with a blistering guitar solo midway through, it serves as the title track of the 73-year-old's 13th studio album, which is due out on September 9, following up 2020's 'Ordinary Man'.
Other guest collaborators featured on the Andrew Watt-produced record include his former Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi, as well as Eric Clapton, Josh Homme, and Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan.
Check out the song's accompanying Todd McFarlane-directed video below, next to the LP's artwork and tracklist. McFarlane commented:
"Having worked with Ozzy in the past, I jumped at another opportunity to do so again…especially on the music side this time. In the harsh business called the music industry, any creative person who’s sustained a multi-decades career has shown the skill, talent and tenacity that will always garner my admiration. Ozzy has shown many of us creative folks that it’s indeed possible to make a living doing what you love for nearly an entire lifetime. Go, Ozzy!"
The rescheduled UK and European shows of Ozzy's No More Tours 2 trek are due to go ahead in spring 2023. Original tickets are valid for the new dates, and the remainder are on sale now.
'Patient Number 9' tracklist:
1. Patient Number 9 (featuring Jeff Beck)
2. Immortal (featuring Mike McCready)
3. Parasite (featuring Zakk Wylde)
4. No Escape From Now (featuring Tony Iommi)
5. One Of Those Days (featuring Eric Clapton)
6. A Thousand Shades (featuring Jeff Beck)
7. Mr. Darkness (featuring Zakk Wylde)
8. Nothing Feels Right (featuring Zakk Wylde)
9. Evil Shuffle (featuring Zakk Wylde)
10. Degradation Rules (featuring Tony Iommi)
11. Dead And Gone
12. God Only Knows
13. Darkside Blues
Ozzy Osbourne Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Wed May 03 2023 - HELSINKI Hartwall Arena (Finland)
Fri May 05 2023 - STOCKHOLM Friends Arena (Sweden)
Sun May 07 2023 - DORTMUND Westfalenhalle (Germany)
Wed May 10 2023 - MADRID Wizink Arena (Spain)
Fri May 12 2023 - BOLOGNA Unipol Arena (Italy)
Sun May 14 2023 - MUNICH Olympiahalle (Germany)
Wed May 17 2023 - BUDAPEST Budapest Arena (Hungary)
Fri May 19 2023 - PRAGUE O2 Arena (Czech Republic)
Sun May 21 2023 - ZURICH Hallenstadion (Switzerland)
Wed May 24 2023 - HAMBURG Barclaycard Arena (Germany)
Fri May 26 2023 - MANNHEIM SAP Arena (Germany)
Sun May 28 2023 - BERLIN Mercedes Benz Arena (Germany)
Wed May 31 2023 - NOTTINGHAM Motorpoint Arena
Fri June 02 2023 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Utilita Arena
Sun June 04 2023 - GLASGOW OVO Hydro
Wed June 07 2023 - MANCHESTER AO Arena
Sat June 10 2023 - DUBLIN 3Arena
Mon June 12 2023 - LONDON O2 Arena
Wed June 14 2023 - BIRMINGHAM Resorts World Arena
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