Ozzy Osbourne - "Bark at the Moon"

About this episode

Brian Slagel discusses Ozzy Osbourne's song 'Bark at the Moon' with insights from guests and historical context.

Ozzy Osbourne - "Bark at the Moon" Released November 15, 1983 Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel discusses his favorite Ozzy Osbourne song, "Bark at the Moon" with Adam Rank from the NFL Network and The Jim Rome After Hour. Brian also discusses the production of the song with Bill Metoyer, and as always, author Martin Popoff provides some historical context as to why this is one of the 100 songs that define heavy metal. Watch the complete, unedited interview on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5kjrRi75_c Bill Metoyer is on Instagram and X @Bill_Metoyer Martin Popoff is on X @Popoff Martin Follow 100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal on X, Instagram and TikTok @100Metal Songs Adam Rank is on X @AdamRank and Instagram @AdamRankNFL Bill Metoyer is on Instagram and X @Bill_Metoyer Martin Popoff is on X @Popoff Martin Follow 100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal on X, Instagram and TikTok @100Metal Songs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Brian Slagel

Guest: Adam Rank

Topics covered

• Ozzy Osbourne
• heavy metal
• music production
• song analysis
• historical context

Keywords

• Ozzy Osbourne
• Bark at the Moon
• heavy metal
• music production
• Bill Metoyer
• Martin Popoff

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Metal Blade Records, NFL Network, The Jim Rome After Hour, YouTube

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