There was quite a bit of drama earlier in the summer when Ozzy announced that he was going to be hiring a new guitarist. Mainly because he never discussed this with Zakk Wylde, the previous and as far as he knew, current guitarist. He still has yet to do so. Wylde is understandably hurt. Ozzy is Wylde's son's godfather and Wylde has been with the band for around 20 years. He has had a major hand in writing the music over the last several albums.
Still though, a change needed to be made because the quality has been decreasing exponentially over the last several albums. I didn't even bother to purchase the last one because I thought it was terrible. So, Ozzy needed someone new to come in an reenergize things in the studio. But, he should have been upfront with Wylde from the beginning. More proof that Ozzy is kind of losing it.
Enough of that though, who is the new guitarist? Well, if rumors are correct and that's all we have to go on right now, Gus G. is the new guitarist. I actually like this move because Gus is a very talented guitarist and songwriter. He has been involved with the following bands: Firewind (his personal band), Dream Evil, Nightrage, Arch Enemy, and Mystic Prophecy. He is more of a melody-based shredder than a riffmaster like Wylde. The new music will be interesting to hear.
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